Therapist in Madison, Wisconsin Deseree Nehrkorn, Therapist
Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)
Ages Served: 11-75+
Appointments: In-office and Online
Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans
Deseree Nehrkorn, MS, LPC
Specializes In:
Deseree Nehrkorn is a Licensed Professional Counselor in WI. She received her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University and her Bachelor’s in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Deseree creates a safe, inclusive space free from judgment or shame to provide quality, strength based treatment. She effectively collaborates with clients to identify their specific goals to empower each person to live their best life. She utilizes an eclectic approach that draws strategies from dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, trauma focused care, play therapy, and psycho-education to address individual issues across the lifespan and circumstances. She has provided quality and compassionate therapy for over 17 years to thousands of people.
Deseree’s professional expertise includes addressing generalized anxiety, depression, mood swings, dysregulated emotions, anger, managing stress, identity issues, eliminating suicidal idealization/ self injuring behaviors, increasing resilience, improving adjustment, increasing self esteem, managing attention deficit & hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD), relieving obsessive thinking & compulsive behaviors, treating personality disorders, addressing the effects of trauma & abuse, grief & loss, easing life transitions, decreasing social anxiety, phobias, supporting gender alignment/transition, & LGBTQ concerns, sexuality issues, adult, adolescent, & child, behavioral problems, parenting strategies, marriage & relationship struggles, family problems, divorce, blended family issues, work & family balance, personal wellness, effective communication, mindfulness, promoting forgiveness, addressing men/women issues and more.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 11-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Depression/feeling down
- Empty nesters
- Parenthood
- Self-esteem
- ADHD
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Autism: generally independent
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Detachment/disconnection
- Dissociative disorders
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Emotional abuse
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- Fertility
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hair pulling & skin picking
- Hoarding
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Men's health/issues
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders
- PMS & PMDD
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unhealthy eating habits
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Ascension SmartHealth
- CareSource
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Dean Health Plan
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Payment Systems (HPS)
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medical College of WI
- Medicare
- Network Health Plan (Exceedent)
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quartz
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Railroad Medicare
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- The Alliance
- Tricare West (TriWest)
- Trilogy
- Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS)
Languages
- English
Education
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Capella University
FAQs
Please call us at 608-601-8300 to schedule an appointment with Deseree Nehrkorn.
Deseree Nehrkorn generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 608-601-8300 to find out Deseree Nehrkorn's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Deseree Nehrkorn:
- Aetna
- Ascension SmartHealth
- CareSource
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Dean Health Plan
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Payment Systems (HPS)
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medical College of WI
- Medicare
- Network Health Plan (Exceedent)
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quartz
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Railroad Medicare
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- The Alliance
- Tricare West (TriWest)
- Trilogy
- Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 608-601-8300 to see how we can help.
Deseree Nehrkorn is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Deseree Nehrkorn works at:
Yes, Deseree Nehrkorn does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Deseree Nehrkorn is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: