Terri Wilkens, LCSW

Terri Wilkens is a Wisconsin licensed LCSW, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with 30 years of professional experience helping people navigate difficult life challenges. She focuses on supporting clients coping with stress and anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and the complex process of grief and loss. Terri emphasizes an open, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients can explore thoughts and feelings and work toward meaningful change.

Her practice values collaboration and empathy, guiding each person at their own pace while offering practical strategies and emotional support. Terri recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and honors that first step toward healing. She works to create a welcoming space where clients feel seen, heard, and respected as they pursue their goals.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Virtual Care

Terri uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify what matters most to them and learn practical ways to move toward those values even when painful thoughts or feelings arise. ACT can be helpful for stress, anxiety, and issues that involve avoidance.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing new, more effective ways of coping. CBT is often useful for anxiety, mood difficulties, and managing symptoms that interfere with daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Terri works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit support into busy schedules, accommodate mobility or caregiving constraints, and access consistent care from different locations. Licensed professionals can provide meaningful therapeutic work through these options, and Terri aims to help clients find the format that supports their progress.