What I treat · College students · Shell Lake
Therapy for college students in Shell Lake, by telehealth from any Wisconsin campus.
Therapy for Shell Lake college students across the Wisconsin state university, technical college, and private campus system, with Wisconsin-licensed Amber Miller, MSed., LPC. Telehealth from your dorm, apartment, or wherever you are over break. BadgerCare and most major insurance.
Shell Lake sits in Washburn County in northwestern Wisconsin and houses the Northwood Technical College district headquarters. Local clients include Northwood Tech students from across the seven-county Northwood district, plus the year-round Northwoods residents in Spooner, Birchwood, and the surrounding lake communities. The Superior office is drivable for occasional in-person sessions.
What College students therapy looks like
Before I was a therapist I spent more than a decade teaching in schools. I know what the academic calendar does to a person. I know the rhythm of midterms, the dread of a thesis advisor email, the way the second half of the semester arrives faster than the first, the particular flatness of the week before finals. None of that is in the textbook, and most of it doesn't go away when the semester ends. It comes back the next one.
If you are a college student in Wisconsin, almost any topic in my practice is going to fit. Anxiety. Depression. ADHD that didn't show up until the structure of high school stopped holding it. The aftermath of something that happened before you got to campus. The slow grind of being far from home, or of being home and missing the version of you who left. These are not new problems and they are not signs anything is wrong with you. They are common, they are workable, and they are easier to work on with someone whose only job is to listen.
Why I think therapy outside the campus center is worth it
Campus counseling centers are well-staffed by good clinicians, and most of them are stretched thin. Common limits include a cap on the number of sessions per year, long waits for an intake, and reduced or no service over breaks. None of that is the fault of the clinicians; it is structural. If you want continuous weekly therapy, an outside therapist is often the better fit.
Working with me means the same therapist before, during, and after the semester, sessions on your insurance instead of a per-session campus fee, and a real person on the other end of telehealth from your dorm, apartment, or your parents' house over break. My scheduling window is Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; most students who work with me find a between-class or early-afternoon slot that holds through the semester.
How sessions work for Shell Lake clients
Shell Lake is within driving distance of the Superior office for clients who want occasional in-person sessions. Most Shell Lake clients meet entirely by telehealth, which works as well for this kind of work as in-person. We can mix and match if that helps.
If you are at a college in or near Shell Lake
Shell Lake and the surrounding area is home to Northwood Tech. I see students from each, regardless of which campus you are on. Telehealth from a dorm or apartment works the same way it works from home. Sessions are confidential. The full angle on student work is on the college student page.
Insurance and cost in Shell Lake
Wisconsin BadgerCare, Medicaid, Medicare, and most major commercial insurance in Shell Lake are in-network. Out-of-pocket is $125 per 50 minutes session. Full detail on the insurance and fees page.
What to do next
If this read like something you recognize, the next step is to schedule the consultation or intake session. The free 15 minutes consult gives us both a sense of whether we would work well together before you book the first paid session. Text, call, or use the form, whichever is easiest.