What I treat · Domestic abuse · Eau Claire
Domestic abuse therapy for survivors in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Trauma-informed therapy for Eau Claire survivors of domestic abuse, with Wisconsin-licensed Amber Miller, MSed., LPC. Telehealth statewide, in-person at the Superior office. Most insurance accepted, including BadgerCare and Medicaid.
Eau Claire is one of the better Wisconsin cities for outpatient therapy, with several established group practices, and it still runs a wait. Telehealth is a faster way in. UW-Eau Claire's counseling center is similarly stretched; outside therapy is a common choice for students who want to continue past the session cap or over the summer. CVTC students fit the same pattern. The Eau Claire-to-Superior corridor is also drivable for occasional in-person sessions (about 2.5 hours).
What Domestic abuse therapy looks like
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.
How sessions work for Eau Claire clients
Eau Claire is too far from the Superior office for regular in-person sessions, so this is a telehealth-only relationship. That works as well for this kind of work as in-person. We pick a regular weekly slot and keep it.
If you are at a college in or near Eau Claire
Eau Claire and the surrounding area is home to UW-Eau Claire and CVTC. 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 Eau Claire
Wisconsin BadgerCare, Medicaid, Medicare, and most major commercial insurance in Eau Claire 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.