Kate Nipko-Brown, MSW, LCSW,
About Kate Nipko-Brown
Kate Nipko is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Wisconsin who has been practicing since 2011. Kate has a Master of Social Work, Direct Practice track, focus in trauma and clinical practice from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Bachelor of Arts, Drama from Ithaca College. Kate believes in empowerment of individuals and a humanistic approach to help clients evaluate and maximize choices. Kate strives in every interaction to meet everyone where they are at and help support, identify, and develop strengths to help move through adverse experience and barriers to find their personal truth and source of fulfillment.
Outside of work, Kate enjoys reading, nature, gardening, animals, gaming, art, music, theatre, and inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy- especially advocacy for and with the LGBTQ+ community.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 15-40
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- LGBTQ+
- Sexual trauma
- Trauma & PTSD
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Detachment/disconnection
- Dissociative disorders
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender affirming evaluations
- Gender identity
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Intense mood changes
- Marital stress or divorce
- Men's health/issues
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress management
Therapy Types
- ACT Therapy
- Attachment Regulation & Competency Therapy (ARC)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- Clinical Evaluations for Gender Affirming Care
- DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
- Family Systems Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Parenting Support
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Ascension SmartHealth
- Aurora Health Care (Advocate)
- CareSource
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Curative
- 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
- Ithaca College
Locations
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262-789-0909
262-821-6180
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Frequently Asked
Questions About
Kate Nipko-Brown
Please call us at 262-789-0909 to schedule an appointment with Kate Nipko-Brown.
Kate Nipko-Brown generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist. Please call 262-789-0909 to find out Kate Nipko-Brown'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 Kate Nipko-Brown:
- Aetna
- Ascension SmartHealth
- Aurora Health Care (Advocate)
- CareSource
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Curative
- 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 262-789-0909 to see how we can help.
Kate Nipko-Brown is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Kate Nipko-Brown works at:
Yes, Kate Nipko-Brown does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Kate Nipko-Brown is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: