MCPST Therapists

For more information about any of our therapists please click on their name.
To reach a therapist’s confidential voice mail, dial our main clinic number at (608) 237-8000 and use the direct extension listed after the therapist’s name.

All therapists have expertise in general psychotherapy issues including stress, depression, anxiety, self-esteem and relationship concerns.  Each therapist has special interest areas and specialized training in additional areas.  These are listed below:

Dawn Brubakken, LCSW, S.C. x108

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • Young adults, adolescents, adults. Individuals, parents, families, groups
  • Specialty areas:  Sexualized behaviors, offending behaviors, sexual orientation issues, gender dysphoria, adjustment issues and conduct disorders, treating parents of sexualized children – specializing in intra-familial sexual abuse.  Family therapy (addiction issues and blended family dynamics).  Consultation, evaluation and treatment of the adolescent female with sex offending behaviors.

Meg Burge, LCSW, S.C. x485

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • Older adolescents, adults.  Individuals, group
  • Specialty areas: Sexualized behaviors, sexual compulsivity, healthy sexuality, offending behaviors/perpetration, adjustment issues, conduct disorders, personality disorders, anger management, trauma resolution.

Shari Cohn, MSSW, LCSW, S.C. x109

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • IITAP Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT)
  • Adults, young adults, seniors. Individuals, couples, families, group
  • Specialty areas:  Sexual addiction and compulsivity; partners and spouses of sex addicts; adult children of addictions; sexual dysfunction; survivors of abuse-assault; trauma resolution; sexual issues after trauma; PTSD; EMDR; sexual orientation; couples and marriage counseling.

James K. Gerndt, Ph.D., S.C. x103

  • Licensed Psychologist
  • IITAP Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT)
  • Director of STOP program
  • Adults, older adolescents, young adults, seniors. Individuals, couples, families, group
  • Specialty Areas:  Psychological and risk assessments; sexual dysfunction; compulsivity/addiction; assault/ perpetration; and male survivors.  Anxiety disorders; depression; anger management.

Jessica Taapken Klabough LMFT-IT SC x486

  • Marriage and Family Therapist – In Training
  • Children, adolescents and adults supporting them. Individuals and families both with a focus on internal family systems.
  • Specialty areas: anxiety, depression and life transitions for children and young adults; families with multi-system involvement; behavior concerns for children and adolescents; parenting support and encouragement. Motivational interviewing and CBT.

Tarah Liljeberg, MSW, LCSW, S.C. x484

  • Tarah sees clients primarily through tele-health sessions.
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • Certified in Trauma Focused- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Advanced Certified in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
  • Children, Adolescents, Adults. Individuals, Couples & Families
  • Specialty Areas: Trauma treatment. Child and adolescent behavioral and emotional concerns. Parenting, Family, and Couples Issues. Young adult and women’s mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and relational concerns.

Jennifer A. Miroslaw, MS, LPC, S.C. x207

  • Licensed Professional Counselor
  • CCPS – Candidate
  • Adolescents, adults. Individuals, couples, families
  • Specialty Areas: Sexual problems;  sexual dysfunction; sexual trauma; couples and marital sex therapy; pre-marital sexuality; sexuality/adjustment for new parents. Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

BJ Nichols, MSSW, LCSW, SUDS, S.C. x104

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • Substance Use Disorder Specialty
  • Children, adolescents, adults. Individuals, families, groups.
  • Specialty Areas:  Treating complex and developmental trauma in children, adolescents, and adults, including traumatic dissociation.  Behavioral and emotional concerns for children.  Parenting support, including parenting a child with PTSD. Anxiety, depression, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, substance use disorders. EMDR.

Stephanie L Oestreich MA, LPC, S.C. x102

  • Licensed Professional Counselor
  • Children, adolescents, adults. Individuals, families
  • Specialty Areas: Child and adolescent behavioral and emotional concerns; Parenting; Trauma specific treatment; Young adult and women’s mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, self esteem and relationship concerns.

James Sauer LCSW, S.C. x 487

  • LCSW, LMFT, CSAC, ICS
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
  • Licensed Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor
  • Licensed Independent Clinical Supervisor
  • Adults. Individuals, couples, families
  • Specialty Areas: Substance Use issues for adults, as well as affected partners and families of substance related issues. Co-occurring issues of substance users, including depression, anxiety, stressors, post traumatic stress, and relationship repair. Comprehensive Substance Abuse evaluations. Utilizing breath and movement, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral, motivational interviewing, and a wide range of recovery principles.

Jacob Schuldies, LCSW, S.C. x209

  • Jacob Schuldies is no longer providing services at MCPST.
  • Please contact our Administrative Manager Sarah with any questions. Sarah can be contacted at (608) 237-8000 x 3. Sarah’s email is administration@mcpst.com.

Melissa Teela, MS, LMFT, S.C.x483

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
  • Substance Use Specialty Authorization
  • Children, adolescents, adults. Individuals, couples, families.
  • Specialty areas: Anxiety, depression; Behavior concerns for children and adolescents; Trauma specific treatment; Parenting; Life transitions. Substance use counseling and family members affected by substance use. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy based interventions, motivational interviewing and CBT.