What I treat · Grief & loss · Shell Lake
Grief counseling for Shell Lake, Wisconsin, by telehealth or in person.
Grief and loss counseling for Shell Lake residents, with Wisconsin-licensed Amber Miller, MSed., LPC. Telehealth statewide, in-person at the Superior office. Most insurance accepted, including BadgerCare and Medicaid.
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 Grief & loss therapy looks like
Grief work in my practice covers the obvious losses, like the death of a parent, a spouse, a child, a friend, and the less obvious ones (divorce, a friendship that ended, a body that has changed, a future that turned out not to be available). The form of the loss matters less than the fact of it.
There is no normal timeline. The phases people tell you about (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) come and go and come back. The work is not to finish grieving. The work is to find a way to keep living alongside it.
How we work on it
Most grief sessions are slower than other kinds of therapy. We talk. I do not fill silence. We name what is here. Person-centered work is the spine; other tools come in where they are useful.
Grief is the price of having loved something. The work is not to lower the price.
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.