Therapist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Brenda Stiff, Therapist
Provider Gender: Female
Ages Served: 11-65+
Appointments: In-office and Telehealth
Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only

Brenda Stiff, LCSW
Brenda believes Psychotherapy and Biblical Basis for Counseling are her main focus. Other methodologies of treatment include but are not limited to Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Gestalt Therapy which are utilized to treat Trauma Informed Care, Family Marital Therapy, Women Men s Issues, Severe Insomnia, Personality Disorders, and truancy and Identity Crisis in youth to College age students.
In Brenda s spare time, she enjoys cooking, shopping, decorating, watching movies and writing Stage Christian Plays to address Mental Health and Contemporary Problems from a Biblical Worldview Perspective. She is the author of Erica The Eagle : I Believe I Can Fly, Girl Wait on Your Boaz and her dissertation entitled, on The African American Church in the Biblical Worldview Development of African American Women.
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Childhood Behavior Issues
- Couple's Issues
- Depression
- Gender Identity
- Grief
- Later Life Transitions
- Medical Conditions/Health Psychology
- Men's Issues
- Midlife Transitions
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Postpartum Depression/Anxiety
- Psychosis/Schizophrenia
- PTSD/Trauma
- Reproductive Challenges
- School Avoidance
- Sleep Disorders/Insomnia
- Women's Issues
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Aurora Health Care (Advocate)
- Behavioral Health Systems (BHS)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Chorus Community Health Plan
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Common Ground Healthcare
- Dean Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthPartners
- Health Payment Systems (HPS)
- Medical College of WI
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Network Health Plan (Exceedent)
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quartz
- Sana Benefits
- The Alliance
- Tricare West (TriWest)
- Trilogy
- Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS)
Interventions
- CBT for Insomnia
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Couples/Marital Counseling
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Faith-Based Treatment
- Family Therapy
- Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
- Parenting Skills
Populations
Education
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The University of Louisville
Graduate School | 1985
Louisville, KY, United States
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Kentucky State University
Undergraduate | 1984
Frankfort, KY, United States
Languages
- English
FAQs
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Brenda Stiff. You can also call 414-361-4100 to have someone assist you.
Brenda Stiff generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 414-361-4100 to find out Brenda Stiff'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 Brenda Stiff:
- Aetna
- Aurora Health Care (Advocate)
- Behavioral Health Systems (BHS)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Chorus Community Health Plan
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Common Ground Healthcare
- Dean Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthPartners
- Health Payment Systems (HPS)
- Medical College of WI
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Network Health Plan (Exceedent)
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quartz
- Sana Benefits
- The Alliance
- Tricare West (TriWest)
- Trilogy
- Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 414-361-4100 to see how we can help.
Brenda Stiff is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Yes, Brenda Stiff does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Brenda Stiff is currently offering in-office visits.