What I treat · Domestic abuse
Domestic abuse therapy for survivors.
If you have left an abusive relationship, or you are in the longer aftermath, the work of putting yourself back together can take a long time. There is no right pace and no wrong starting point.
Most of the work I do in this area is with survivors, often years after the relationship ended, untangling what the experience taught your nervous system about safety and what you would like to teach it instead. The body remembers in detail. The work is letting the rest of you catch up.
This page is for therapy work. It is not a crisis service. If you are in danger right now, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233 (or text START to 88788). In Wisconsin, End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin can connect you to local services.
How we work on it
Trauma-focused and person-centered work, paced by what your body can revisit at one time. We do not start with the worst of the story. We start with whether the room feels safe and what you want the work to do.
Many of my domestic-abuse clients are also working on related things: a damaged sense of self-worth, complicated family relationships, coparenting after separation, the slower trauma underneath. The shape of the work changes as the work changes.
Leaving was not the end of the work. It was the beginning of a different kind of work, and that is normal.
What this is not
I am not a forensic evaluator and I do not do court-related work as a primary specialty. If you need clinical documentation as part of a legal proceeding, tell me at the consult and we will talk about what is and is not appropriate.
I do not work with people who are currently choosing to use violence in a relationship. That is a different specialty (batterer's intervention) and I will refer you.
What to do next
If domestic-abuse aftermath is what brought you here, the next step is to schedule the consultation or intake session. You decide how much to say and how fast.
Common questions
Things people ask before reaching out.
How long does this take?
It varies more than almost any other topic. We talk about your timeline at the first session and revisit it.
Do you do court-related evaluations?
No. I am a treating therapist, not a forensic evaluator. We can talk at the consult about what fits.
Are you in-network with most plans?
With most major Wisconsin plans, yes. The current in-network list is on the insurance and fees page.
Where I can see you
By telehealth, anywhere in Wisconsin.
Common cities and college towns where I work with clients on this. If yours is not listed, telehealth covers you all the same.
Also serving across Wisconsin
- Domestic abuse in Kenosha
- Domestic abuse in Racine
- Domestic abuse in Waukesha
- Domestic abuse in West Allis
- Domestic abuse in Janesville
- Domestic abuse in Sheboygan
- Domestic abuse in Wausau
- Domestic abuse in Stevens Point
- Domestic abuse in Fond du Lac
- Domestic abuse in Brookfield
- Domestic abuse in New Berlin
- Domestic abuse in Menomonee Falls
- Domestic abuse in Oak Creek
- Domestic abuse in Mount Pleasant
- Domestic abuse in Franklin
- Domestic abuse in Greenfield
- Domestic abuse in Manitowoc
- Domestic abuse in Beloit
- Domestic abuse in Sun Prairie
- Domestic abuse in Middleton
- Domestic abuse in Fitchburg
- Domestic abuse in De Pere
- Domestic abuse in Neenah
- Domestic abuse in Menasha
- Domestic abuse in River Falls
- Domestic abuse in Hudson
- Domestic abuse in Menomonie
- Domestic abuse in Platteville
- Domestic abuse in Whitewater
- Domestic abuse in Waupaca
- Domestic abuse in Rhinelander
- Domestic abuse in Ashland
- Domestic abuse in Hayward
- Domestic abuse in Park Falls
- Domestic abuse in Rice Lake
- Domestic abuse in Chippewa Falls
- Domestic abuse in Marshfield
- Domestic abuse in Portage
- Domestic abuse in Baraboo
- Domestic abuse in Merrill
- Domestic abuse in Ripon
- Domestic abuse in Mequon
- Domestic abuse in Keshena
Don't see your city? Telehealth covers any Wisconsin address. Get in touch.