Behavioral Health Clinic

  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and trauma can profoundly impact an individual’s daily life, often having similar symptom presentation and each one exacerbating the other. Because both conditions share overlapping symptoms, understanding the origin of an individual’s behavioral and emotional experiences can be complicated and lead to confusion in diagnosis and treatment. Let’s take a look at the similarities between ADHD and trauma. Common Symptoms While ADHD and trauma are different conditions, they exhibit several overlapping symptoms. These include difficulties with attention, impulsivity, emotional regulation, and hyperactivity. Attention Difficulties: Individuals with ADHD often struggle with sustaining attention and focusing on tasks. Similarly, those who have experienced trauma may find it hard to concentrate due to intrusive thoughts or anxiety about past events. This inability to focus can hinder academic or professional performance and create additional ...

  About PRISM PRISM is a professional/peer-led online support group for LGBTQIA+ youth in Northcentral Wisconsin who may be struggling with identity-related stressors and discrimination in their day-to-day experiences. Youth who identify as LGBTQIA+ often feel isolated from their peers and have minimal support for exploring their identities and feeling more confident in their identity presentation. This group aims to fill a gap in service to youth and provide a safe space to explore identities and process traumas and stressors related to discrimination in their daily lives. Group Location and Time PRISM currently meets online every other Wednesday evening 6–7 pm. See calendar for next session. To be part of these sessions, you must register to receive a link to join. The group meets August through May in line with the school schedule. Should a cancellation occur, a notice will be posted via Facebook and Instagram. Please like and follow Behavioral Health Clinic to receive notices. ...

  Judy Lemke, MS, LPC, LCSW Judy Lemke is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a wide variety of experience in Mental Health and Substance Abuse issues. She completed her Master’s Degree in Counseling at the University of Wisconsin –Stout and her Bachelor’s Degree in Comprehensive Social Work from the University of Wisconsin — Eau Claire. Clients who counsel with Judy will find her to be engaging, patient, thorough, and genuinely interested in them as individuals with unique strengths and abilities. She has extensive experience in assisting individuals with co-occurring disorders, relationship issues, mood disorders, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, change of life events, trauma, self-esteem issues, and post-divorce co-parenting struggles. Cognitive-behavioral therapy, person-centered and solution-focused interventions are an integral part of her approach in encouraging her clients to become confident in their creation of achievable goals...

  Meet Emily Wereley, MS, LPC Emily Wereley is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She completed her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, with a specialization in children and adolescents, at Marquette University, and her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at UW-Stevens Point. Emily has experience working with children and adolescents with a variety of symptoms and diagnoses, including clients with trauma and behavioral concerns. She currently serves clients ages 3 years old and up, individually. She also provides family and  group counseling .  She utilizes a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy, positive psychology, and solution-focused therapy. Emily’s approach allows clients to learn and develop skills to process and handle emotions, as well as learning and developing a sense of who they are as a person. Emily’s therapeutic interests include: Behavioral and Conduct Disorders Trauma ADHD Anxiety Adjustment issues School Problems Click here   to...

  WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) — The United States withdrawal from Afghanistan may bring back past trauma for some veterans. That’s why a local licensed counselor,  Luke Severt ,  wanted to tell them about an option for dealing with it. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing or EMDR, is a form of therapy that may be a good fit for veterans rehashing memories. If you’re interested in learning more about EMDR or scheduling an appointment  contact Behavioral Health Clinic in Wausau .

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – The United States withdrawal from Afghanistan may bring back past trauma for some veterans. That’s why a local licensed counselor, Luke Severt, wanted to tell them about an option for dealing with it. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing or EMDR, is a form of therapy that may be a good fit for veterans rehashing memories. Click here   to watch the interview. If you’re interested in learning more about EMDR or scheduling an appointment  contact Behavioral Health Clinic in Wausau .

Dr. Meggers-Wright is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri; her clinical internship at South Texas Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio, Texas; and her doctoral residency at the Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Meggers-Wright works with individuals, couples, and families to help them take advantage of their strengths and opportunities to lead a well-lived life. Her clients find her to be warm and caring, with a tendency to bring in humor. Her clients also find her to be goal-focused in that she works together with her clients to create achievable goals and actively take steps to reach them. Dr. Meggers-Wright is also one out of four owners that direct the Behavioral Health Clinic of Wausau. Dr. Meggers-Wright is dedicated to providing evidence-based treatments that are supported by science as being effective in producing measurable change. Evidence-based treatments are ty...

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Meet Emily Lindberg, MS, LPC Emily Lindberg is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She completed her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, with a specialization in children and adolescents, at Marquette University, and her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at UW-Stevens Point. Emily has experience working with children and adolescents with a variety of symptoms and diagnoses, including clients with trauma and behavioral concerns. She currently serves clients ages 3 years old and up, individually. She also provides family and group counseling. She utilizes a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy, positive psychology, and solution-focused therapy. Emily’s approach allows clients to learn and develop skills to process and handle emotions, as well as learning and developing a sense of who they are as a person. Emily’s therapeutic interests include: Behavioral and Conduct Disorders Trauma ADHD Anxiety Adjustment issues School Problems Click here   to schedule an appoi...

Dr. Brian Weiland is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has spent most of his life in North-central Wisconsin including receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UW-Stevens Point. He then received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and completed his clinical internship at Lakeview Specialty Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Waterford, Wisconsin. Dr. Weiland has conducted research in the area of successful psychotherapy and is, therefore, most interested in fostering a therapeutic environment where patients can feel safe to be their authentic selves. He believes it is the process of self-exploration that heals and allows patients to break free from worries and destructive patterns that leave clients feeling hopeless and trapped. Dr. Weiland utilizes a relational-dynamic approach which focuses on integrating past experiences with the here-and-now moments that occur in the office. Dr. Weiland pro...