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About Central Wisconsin Counseling
Central Wisconsin Counseling is an outpatient behavioral health clinic serving residents of Wisconsin Rapids and the greater Wood County area of Wisconsin. They’re located less than half a mile northeast of Veterans’ Memorial Park and Ben Hansen Park, and southwest of the South Wood County Historical Museum. The clinic provides compassionate and quality care in a confidential and welcoming setting for individuals, couples and families. The clinic has built a strong reputation for consistent and effective care as one of the longest-standing outpatient clinics in the greater Wisconsin Rapids area, with 20+ years of experience.
Diverse Programs
They serve individuals of all ages and diverse backgrounds from children and adolescents to transitional-age youths, adults and adolescents. They support LGBTQ+ individuals and those living with HIV/AIDS through inclusive, affirming care tailored to their unique needs. Specialized care is also available for veterans and active military personnel, addressing the unique challenges tied to service-related experiences and transitions. As the creator of Wisconsin’s first state-approved alternative AODA First Time Offenders Program for Driver Safety Plans, they’re well equipped to help you navigate legal challenges with informed support.
Community Based Services
Their deep community roots allow them to deliver services at the client’s convenience, including in-home and school settings. They were among the first clinics in Wisconsin to partner with local school districts in providing satellite mental health services for children and adolescents directly within schools. They were also the first to partner with Wood County Human Services in delivering intensive in-home psychoeducation and psychotherapy to children and families via the Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) program.
In addition, they partner with Mid-State Technical College to provide psychotherapy for at-risk students. Their network of community partners and local collaborators ensures coordinated care and broad access to support services that encourage stability and long-term success.
Affordable Treatment
We especially appreciate their low-cost care, which makes quality treatment accessible to more people in the community. They accept Medicaid, TRICARE and various commercial health insurance. In addition, they work with various Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) like Lifeworks, ERC and Compsych.
Support for Individuals, Couples and Families
Central Wisconsin Counseling provides high-quality and personalized therapeutic support that helps individuals overcome a broad range of emotional issues including anxiety, stress and self-esteem. They offer trauma-informed care using proven methods like EMDR to help clients regain control from past traumatic experiences like physical abuse, domestic violence and sexual abuse. They help women manage ongoing and recurring challenges like postpartum depression with focused attention and proven care.
They also address adolescent issues and deliver targeted support for individuals and families facing substance use challenges. Their family and couple therapy helps strengthen relationships and improve communication to support positive family dynamics. They also offer divorce mediation and psychological testing.
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Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.
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Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
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Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.
Eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and dysfunctional eating patterns. Many psychologists and other mental health professionals consider eating disorders to be food addictions, meaning food is being used in an addictive way (similar to drug or alcohol addiction). Certain substance abuse treatment programs will have treatment for eating disorders as one of the services offered. An eating disorder may also present as a co-occuring disorder or dual diagnosis alongside drug and alcohol addiction.
Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
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Amy Gunderson
Business Manager, Director of Operations
Melissa McKeel
Administrative & Client Services Manager
Contact Information
320 West Grand Avenue
Suite 304-A
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
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