What I treat · Self-harm · Superior
Self-harm therapy for Superior, Wisconsin.
Therapy for self-harm patterns for Superior adults and college students, 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 Self-harm therapy looks like
The clients I see who self-harm are usually not in immediate medical danger. They are managing something the rest of their life has no place for. The pattern usually started for understandable reasons. The work is real, slow, and respectful of why it began.
This page is for therapy work. It is not a crisis line. If you are in immediate danger or you cannot keep yourself safe right now, please call 988 (the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency department. Therapy work continues alongside, once you are safe.
How we work on it
Dialectical behavioral skills come in heavily for the in-the-moment work, especially distress-tolerance and emotion-regulation tools. Person-centered work holds the slower arc of figuring out what the pattern protects and what the alternative would look like.
The work is between you and me. We talk through what you want anyone close to you to know or not know about it, and whether and when you want them looped in.
Self-harm is rarely the problem in the deepest sense. It is a solution that started costing more than it solved. The work is finding solutions whose costs are smaller.
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.