What I treat · Impulse control · Superior
Impulse control therapy for Superior, Wisconsin.
Impulse-control therapy for Superior residents, with Wisconsin-licensed Amber Miller, MSed., LPC. Telehealth statewide, in-person at the Superior office. Most insurance accepted, including BadgerCare and Medicaid.
Superior is Amber's home base. Her in-person office is on Tower Avenue, a short drive from Belknap and Tower or from anywhere on the Wisconsin side of the bridge. Most Superior clients prefer telehealth from home or work in winter and in-person in the warmer months; we will pick what fits. If you are a UW-Superior student, the office is in town and we can meet either way. Most Twin Ports clients book a regular weekday morning or early-afternoon slot.
What Impulse control therapy looks like
Impulse control shows up in a lot of shapes: snapping at someone you love before you have caught up to the fact you were angry, spending money you do not have, eating past full, leaving a job in the middle of a hard week, ending a relationship in a single sentence. Most of these are not character flaws. They are patterns with a job.
The work depends on what is underneath. With ADHD, the work is partly executive-function scaffolding. With anxiety, it is partly nervous-system regulation. With shame, it is partly the older work of why the costs have been bearable. We figure out which mix is yours.
How we work on it
CBT and DBT tools come in heavily for the in-the-moment work. Person-centered work holds the longer arc. Most weeks we talk about what happened since the last session, name the pattern, and work on a smaller-cost option to try between sessions.
Impulse-control work is not white-knuckling. It is figuring out what the impulse is for, and whether there is a less expensive version of that same job.
How sessions work for Superior clients
Superior is right at the office. We can meet in-person at 3712 Tower Ave, Suite C, by telehealth from home or work, or some mix of both. Many local clients prefer in-person for the first session and switch to telehealth for the regular cadence.
If you are at a college in or near Superior
Superior and the surrounding area is home to UW-Superior and 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 Superior
Wisconsin BadgerCare, Medicaid, Medicare, and most major commercial insurance in Superior 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.