Therapist in Brookfield, Wisconsin Michael Rospenda, Therapist

Mike is a licensed clinical social worker and substance abuse counselor who provides psychotherapy for individuals and couples working through depression, anxiety, life transition and adjustment, relationship issues, as well as substance dependence recovery. Mike will work collaboratively with you to help you become the best version of yourself while taking into account your life’s circumstances. Mike brings a warm, empathetic, and energetic approach that fosters a safe environment to put you at ease and explore the challenges you face. There are often past adversities and future concerns that can take you away from making changes. Mike will work with you in determining how to process and work through challenges while staying in the present moment. Mike utilizes techniques from solution-focused, motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral (CBT), and dialectical behavioral therapies (DBT). Mike has a particular interest in exercise, working with athletes, peak performance and incorporating these into the treatment process.

Mike earned his master’s degree in social work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and has been providing mental health and addiction care since 2010. Mike’s past clinical experience includes partial hospital and intensive outpatient programming at Advocate Aurora Health Care and Rogers Behavioral Health. In his free time, Mike enjoys spending time with his wife and two children as well as long-distance running and watching sports.