What I treat · Self-esteem · Oshkosh
Self-esteem therapy for Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Self-esteem and self-worth therapy for Oshkosh residents, with Wisconsin-licensed Amber Miller, MSed., LPC. Telehealth statewide, in-person at the Superior office. Most insurance accepted, including BadgerCare and Medicaid.
Oshkosh is a UW-Oshkosh town with a steady non-student population that crosses over into the Fox Cities and Fond du Lac. The shortage of therapists is consistent with the rest of the Fox Valley. Telehealth works for both populations. Many Oshkosh clients book over their lunch hour and we keep the slot semester-to-semester.
What Self-esteem therapy looks like
Low self-esteem in adults rarely looks like a person who openly says "I don't believe in myself." It looks like someone who apologizes a lot, agrees to things they did not want to do, struggles to accept a compliment, and runs a quiet internal commentary that would be considered cruel if it were aimed at anyone else.
This is workable. Slow, but workable. The voice you hear in your head was usually built early, by people who were not paying close enough attention, and what we do in therapy is start to question it more accurately than you have ever been allowed to.
How we work on it
Most of this work is person-centered. We listen for the voice. We slow it down. We try out, in the room, the possibility that it is not telling the truth. Cognitive behavioral tools come in for catching the voice in the act; the slower work is about whose voice it is and whether you owe it the airtime.
Self-esteem is not a personality trait. It is a relationship, between you and the voice you grew up with.
How sessions work for Oshkosh clients
Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh
Oshkosh and the surrounding area is home to UW-Oshkosh. 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 Oshkosh
Wisconsin BadgerCare, Medicaid, Medicare, and most major commercial insurance in Oshkosh 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.