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.
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. Group for Partners and Spouses of Sex Addicts
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.
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.
Jacob Schuldies, LCSW, S.C. x209
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Adults, older adolescents, young adults, seniors. Individuals, couples, families, groups.
- Specialty Areas: Problematic sexual behavior; assault/perpetration; problems concerning unwanted and/or harmful sexual interests. Treating complex developmental trauma in adults; EMDR. Anxiety disorders; depression; bipolar disorder; anger management. Developmental disabilities; Serious mental illness.
- Trainings on forensic issues including sex offender treatment, adapted treatment program development, and work with mandated populations or specialized (e.g., intellectual disability) populations.
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.
Nick S. Yackovich, PhD, S.C. x482
- Licensed Psychologist
- Adults, older adolescents, young adults, seniors. Individuals, couples, families, group
- Specialty Areas: Forensic Psychological/Psychosexual and risk assessments; general psychological evaluations; substance use disorders; and behavioral disorders. Anxiety disorders; depression; anger management
- Trainings and workshops regarding a variety of forensic issues including sex offender treatment and assessment; working with personality disorders; treatment program development; and inmate re-entry.