Referral Network

This list is comprised of Catholics who are professionals in the mental health field. Please note that 'mentors' or 'coaches' may address mental health symptoms, but do not diagnose mental illness. For terminology describing the roles of mental health professionals, click here. For more questions about specific treatment services provided by the individuals on this list, please contact [email protected]. 

Caitlin Stark, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

• Services: Individual therapy (ages 14 and older), couples therapy, and family therapy 
• Location and Hours: Harmonia Madison Center for Psychotherapy (406 N Pinckney St. Madison WI, 53703); Wed-Fri from 10am-6pm; in-person and telehealth
• Cost: Accepts Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, GHC, Quartz, WPS Arise, the Alliance Insurance plans and private pay including HSA and FSA Card
• Specialties: Women's issues (perinatal and postpartum mental health care) and couples therapy (including premarital counseling) 
• Contact: [email protected]

CJ Grahn, Masters in Social Work, Guidance Counselor at St. Jerome in Columbus 

• Services: Counseling for individuals of any age
• Location and Hours: St. Jerome in Columbus; in-person or virtual
• Cost: $40 per session, sliding scale
• Specialties: Variety of areas
• Contact: [email protected]

Claire Shepardson, MS, Licensed Professional Counselor in Training (LPC-IT) 

• Services: Individuals, couples, families, children, and adolescents
• Location and Hours: Maleck Therapy (5609 Medical Circle, Suite 201, Madison, WI); in-person or telehealth
• Cost: $105/session (private pay, HSA/FSA welcome). Limited insurances accepted: Medicare/Medicaid, Badgercare, Dane County CCS, and The Alliance
• Specialties: Individual Mental, Emotional, Behavioral and Spiritual Concerns; Play Therapy and Child and Adolescent issues; Postpartum and Women's Health; Body Image and Disordered Eating Concerns; Marriage and Family Related Concerns; Couples Therapy; Life Transitions; Stress; ADHD Management
• Contact: Call 608-514-1625 or fill out form on website (malecktherapy.com) request Claire or email [email protected] 

Cynthia Jurishica, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

• Services: Mental health and substance use counseling for individuals ages 15 and older
• Location and Hours: Pauquette Center for Psychological Services - virtual only; 9am to 4pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays
• Cost: Accepts most insurances including Medicare and Medicaid
• Specialties: Trauma (EMDR and EFT trained), anxiety, depression, substance use, stress, self-esteem, life transitions, adolescent behavioral problems, parenting, family problems, blended family issues, stress management, balancing work and family, personal wellness, forgiveness, grief and loss, divorce, work-life balance, school issues, dealing with health concerns, retirement, coping skills, aging
• Contact: (608) 524-5151; request to schedule with Cynthia 

 Dotty Mockenhaupt, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)  

• Services: Individuals, couples, children and adolescents; licensed in WI and IL; 45-60 min sessions
• Location and Hours: Tues - Thurs. Avenues Counseling and Consultation LLC (1518 11^th Street # 1-4 Monroe, WI 53566) Also contracted with Green County CCS, and with schools in Monroe, Albany, Brodhead, New Glarius, and Juda; telehealth or in-person
• Cost: Accepts a majority of insurances including Medicare
• Specialties: Christian counseling, parenting, relationships, anxiety, depression, ADHD, ASD, behavioral difficulties, self-esteem, grief & loss and anger management.
• Contact: 608-325-1070; Jolie LaBarre (intake worker): [email protected]

Dr. Christine McCasey, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) 

• Services: Counseling and Consultation for individuals, Couples and adolescents with a desire to bring Christ’s values of care to the broken hearted and those who feel lost. 
• Location and Hours: All sessions are virtual via HIPAA compliant online meeting platform. Can meet from the private of your home, Monday afternoon, all day Tuesdays and some Fridays. 
• Cost: Out of network-private pay clinic. Standard rate $200-230. $400 monthly package for four 50-minute-sessions.
• Specialty: Individuals feeling stuck, couples, premarital counseling, life transitions, individuals experiencing loss, anxiety, and or extreme sadness, and those feeling abandoned. 
• Contact: email responses are quicker, email i[email protected] or [email protected] . Check out the website at relentless-counselling.com to learn more. 

Dr. Marlo Zarzaur, Doctor of Education in Counselor Education, Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider (Ed.D., LPC-MHSP) 

• Services: Counseling for 2-30 year-olds and their families, Consultation for parents & schools.
• Location: 525 Junction Rd Suite 6500 Madison, WI 53717
• Hours: M-F 9:00-5:00 (later evenings by appointment), Weekends: Saturday 1:00-4:00 and by appointment.
• Appointments: In person and Virtual
• Cost: $150 per session (I am currently out of network for all insurance companies. However, if you have out of network benefits, I am happy to provide you with documentation for reimbursement.)
• Specialties: Behavioral issues, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, autism spectrum & related disorders, tic disorders, school related issues, grief, depression, college major and career selection, sexual abuse cases taken on a case-by-case basis. Early Childhood Assessment of children 2-6 (anxiety, learning issues, autism, ADHD, home & school related issues), EMDR (all ages), Play Therapy (when age appropriate).
• Contact: For more information, visit my website www.drmarlozarzaur.com. Appointment requests are made through the Contact Form via my website. All requests responded to with-in 24 hours, 7 days a week.

 John Paul Schiedermayer, Masters in Clinical Psychology 

• Services: Life coaching and accompaniment for individuals 16 and older, Couples coaching using the Prepare/Enrich assessment for engaged and married couples. Session length and frequency depends on goals and preferences. Individuals can schedule sessions for 50 minutes (for depth of processing and clarity) or 10-25 minutes (for more frequent check-ins related to habit formation or goals). Monthly packages provide discounted rates and flexible scheduling within 24 hours. Couples sessions are 60-90 minutes based on preference.
• Location and Hours: 5610 Medical Circle Suite 3, Madison. Can also meet via phone or video chat. – Monday through Wednesday from 7am-6pm, Fridays from 7am-3pm, Saturdays from 7am-11am.
• Cost: Standard rate is $90 per 50-minute session; $300 monthly package provides time for four 50-minute sessions that can be split between more frequent meetings of 25 or 10 minutes if desired. Significant discounts for students and those working in ministry. 
• Specialties: Understanding personal patterns, processing through conflicted feelings, grief, aligning life with values and desires, healthy relationships, communication, overcoming unwanted behaviors and building healthy habits, building self-knowledge and leveraging it into actionable growth. 
• Contact: (608) 305-4888, [email protected], or visit johnpaulcoaching.com
  

Justin Bangert, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) 

• Services: Outpatient therapy services; Individual, marriage, adolescent/teens, family, group, presentations and workshops
• Location and Hours: The Psychology Clinic, Inc in Madison and Sauk offices
• Cost: Covered by most insurance policies; Can offer adjusted self-pay rate;
• Specialties: Individual Mental, Emotional, Behavioral and Spiritual Concerns; Marriage and Family Related Concerns; Technology and Sexual Addiction Specialist; Boundaries and Assertiveness Training; Parenting and Spiritual Development Focus;
• Contact: Website : https://www.justinbangert.com Email: [email protected] 

Marco Tejada, Graduate of Catholic Spiritual Mentorship Program through Apostles of the Interior Life 

• Services: Relationship coaching for dating, engaged, or married couples (couple to couple where Marco and his wife, Erica meet with a couple or man to man where Marco meets with the man in the relationship)
• Location and Hours: Two by Two Marriage Missionaries; virtual or at St. Christophers (301 N Main St. Verona, WI); flexible hours
• Cost: Sliding scale
• Specialties: Couples relationship coaching
• Contact: (608) 234-7130, [email protected], or visit 2by2mm.org  

Monica Mack, Masters in Social Work, Certified Life Coach 

• Services: Individual guidance and coaching for adults; typically, 60-minute sessions 2-4 times a month
• Location and Hours: Renewal Guidance; virtual only; Mondays and Wednesdays 7:30am-5:30pm, Friday's 7:30am-4pm
• Cost: $125 per session; sliding scale if needed
• Specialties: 22 plus years of counseling and mental health experience, family-of-origin dysfunction, trauma, internal family systems, inner-child work, narcissistic traits, boundary work, attachments, and co-dependency.
• Contact: visit  https://renewalguidance.com/ or email [email protected]

Penina Boros, MS, Licensed Professional Counselor in Training (LPC-IT)

• Services: Counseling for individuals ages 14+. 53 minute sessions, weekly, biweekly, or monthly.
• Location and Hours: Four Winds Counseling (8500 Greenway Blvd, Ste 102); in-person or virtual; Tuesday-Friday, 8am-6pm.
• Cost: Accepts Dean and Dean BadgerCare, Quartz BadgerCare, GHC-SCW BadgerCare, Dane County CCS, Aetna, The Alliance, and Cigna. $225 for self-pay, financial hardship form available. 
• Specialties: Complex trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, grief and loss, scrupulosity, life transitions, parenting, perinatal and postpartum care, forgiveness, and spirituality. Trained in EMDR.
• Contact: [email protected], 608-571-5313; 
  https://fourwindscounselingllc.com If you fill out the online form under 'Contact' on the website, request Penina.

Shelby Perkins, Clinical Intern  

• Services: psychotherapy 
• Location and Hours: The Family Center (8025 Excelsior Dr. Madison, WI 53717) Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9am-6pm; Wednesday and Friday from 9am-4pm.
• Cost: Sliding scale 
• Specialties: Marriage and Family Therapy and Individual Therapy 
• Contact: 608-663-6154, can request Shelby

Susan Cooper, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC)

• Services: Mental health and substance use counseling for individuals 18 and older
• Location and Hours: New Growth Mental Health Counseling (2802 Coho Street, Ste. 204, Madison, 53713) in-person or virtual; 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday
• Cost: Accepts Quartz and will be accepting Dean; otherwise $190 per session  
• Specialties: Trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, loss, substance abuse, brain spotting  
• Contact: (608) 698-3234;  [email protected]; visit website www.newgrowthmentalhealthcounseling.com

Teresa Whipple, Certified Catholic Mindset Coach through Metanoia Catholic

• Services: Coaching for individuals ages 18 and older
• Location and Hours: St. Maria Goretti (5313 Flad Ave, Madison), virtual or in-person; flexible hours
• Cost: Divine Mercy Pastorate parishioners $65 per session; non-parishioners $90 per session
• Specialties: Discerning interplay between thoughts, emotions and actions, processing emotions with Christ, enhancing relationships between adult children & their parents, goal setting, forgiveness 
• Contact: [email protected]  

Thomas Pfister, LPC, CSAC, BC-TMH    

• Services: Individual (ages 16 and older), couples/marital, family therapy, and coaching. 
• Location and Hours: Most Sorrowful Mother Counseling (www.mostsorrowfulmothercounseling.com); available Monday-Friday with variable hours; sessions available via telehealth only
• Cost: $135 per session (self-pay). Most credit, debit, and HSA/FSA cards accepted. Limited insurance accepted: Aetna, Cigna, Anthem BCBS, Optum, and Quest Behavioral Health. Superbills available upon request for out-of-network reimbursement.
• Specialties: Thomas offers individual, couples, and family therapy, as well as coaching, to support a wide range of mental health challenges—including anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief and loss, scrupulosity, life transitions, and parenting. His therapeutic approach is grounded in Thomistic psychology and integrates techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). He has received advanced training in couples therapy through the Gottman Relationship Institute and in EMDR through Mind Works Professional Education. In addition, Thomas provides specialized therapy services for seminarians, priests, and members of consecrated religious life.
• Contact: [email protected] (email), (920) 717-9341 (phone), www.mostsorrowfulmothercounseling.com (website)

Wisconsin Consortium of Catholic Therapists 

Visit WICCT.org to access a list of vetted Catholic Mental Health Professionals in Wisconsin. 

The Diocese does not guarantee specific outcomes from any mental health support or services provided through the WICCT. 

Catholic Psychotherapy Association 

Fem Catholic - Brya Hanan 

Brya is a Catholic wife, mother, and Licensed Marriage and family therapist. She integrates the Catholic faith into counseling and is licensed in the state of Wisconsin. 

Website: Brya Hanan 

Boyd Counseling Services 

Family, marriage, and individual counseling options available via telehealth. Regina Boyd, LMHC is featured on the Catholic prayer app Hallow where she shares her knowledge on mental health through the lens of Catholicism. 

Website: Boyd Counseling Services 

BetterHelp

The world's largest therapy service. Cost is $70-100 per week with a virtual session and messaging available throughout the week. HSA/FSA cards are accepted, and a membership can be canceled at any time. This is not a Catholic organization, but there is the option to get matched with a Catholic or Christian counselor. 

Website: betterhelp 

Insight Anchors

Catholic counseling by phone or zoom - discounts for priests, religious, and missionaries (including FOCUS missionaries). 

Website: Insight Anchors

Pastoral Solutions 

Licensed Pastoral Counselors offering tele-counseling. Pastoral Solutions is listed in the Official Catholic Directory, recognized to be in good standing with the Roman Catholic Church. 

Website: Pastoral Solutions - Catholic Counselors 

Archdiocese of Dubuque - Catholic Charities 

NOTE: Catholic Charities in Dubuque only offers services for residents in the following towns: Bagley, Beetown, Benton, Bloomington, Cassville, Cuba City, Dickeyville, Fenimore, Glen Haven, Hazel Green, Kieler, Lancaster, Mount Hope, Patch Grove, Potosi, Shullsburg, and Sinsinawa. The services offered only include in-person counseling. 

Website: Archdiocese of Dubuque Catholic Charities 

The Diocese does not guarantee specific outcomes from any mental health support or services provided through these organizations.