What I treat · Sexual abuse · Ashland
Sexual abuse therapy for survivors in Ashland, Wisconsin.
Trauma-informed therapy for Ashland adult survivors of sexual abuse, with Wisconsin-licensed Amber Miller, MSed., LPC. Telehealth statewide, in-person at the Superior office. Most insurance accepted, including BadgerCare and Medicaid.
Ashland sits on Chequamegon Bay in Ashland County, about an hour and ten minutes east of Superior. Northland College students and the Northwood Tech Ashland campus make up much of the local caseload. The Superior office is drivable for occasional in-person sessions.
What Sexual abuse therapy looks like
Most of this work in my practice is with adult survivors, often years after the experience, sometimes for the first time naming it out loud with anyone. Childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual assault have different shapes; what they share is that the body keeps a record the words have not caught up to yet.
This page is for therapy work. It is not a crisis service. If something has happened recently and you are in crisis, the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-4673. In Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault can connect you to local services.
How we work on it
Trauma-focused and person-centered work, paced to what your body is willing to revisit at one time. We do not start with the worst of the story. We start with whether the room feels safe enough to do any of this work at all.
Pacing is the part most people get wrong on their own. The instinct is often to push through and tell the whole story fast. That usually re-traumatizes more than it helps. We will go slower than that, and we will check in throughout.
Your body learned a lesson it has not been able to unlearn yet. The work is not blame and it is not erasure. It is making space for both the lesson and a different way forward.
How sessions work for Ashland clients
Ashland is within driving distance of the Superior office for clients who want occasional in-person sessions. Most Ashland 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 Ashland
Ashland and the surrounding area is home to Northland 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 Ashland
Wisconsin BadgerCare, Medicaid, Medicare, and most major commercial insurance in Ashland 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.