Melanie Wasserman, MSW, LCSW,
About Melanie Wasserman (She/Her)
Melanie Wasserman provides psychotherapy to individuals 17 and older. She received her Master in Social Work degree from UW – Milwaukee, where her training focused on mental health, trauma counseling, and marriage and family therapy. Melanie has practiced psychotherapy since 1999 and her therapeutic approach to treatment includes Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Solution Focused, Cognitive Behavioral, Emotional Focused and Insight Oriented Therapy. Additionally, Melanie is skilled in group therapy and facilitating psycho-educational and bereavement groups.
She works collaboratively with clients to identify, address and resolve their mental health challenges and psycho-social roadblocks. Melanie’s areas of expertise include but are not limited to: Divorce and separation, parenting challenges, grief and loss issues, adjustment issues, anxiety, depression, ADHD, women’s issues, and relationship issues.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 18-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Empty nesters
- Fertility
- Grief & loss
- Parenthood
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- ADHD
- Aging
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Depression/feeling down
- End-of-life challenges
- Focus, concentration & memory
- General relationship issues
- Intense mood changes
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Retirement
- Self-esteem
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Stress management
- Unhealthy eating habits
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Ascension SmartHealth
- Aurora Health Care (Advocate)
- 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
- University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Locations
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414-361-3400
262-821-6180
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Frequently Asked
Questions About
Melanie Wasserman
Please call us at 414-361-3400 to schedule an appointment with Melanie Wasserman.
Melanie Wasserman generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist. Please call 414-361-3400 to find out Melanie Wasserman'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 Melanie Wasserman:
- Aetna
- Ascension SmartHealth
- Aurora Health Care (Advocate)
- 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 414-361-3400 to see how we can help.
Melanie Wasserman is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Melanie Wasserman works at:
Yes, Melanie Wasserman does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Melanie Wasserman is currently offering in-office visits at the following location:
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