About Beth
Beth Wanke is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, parenting challenges, family conflict, and low self-esteem. She draws on a range of practical approaches to help clients get unstuck and build everyday coping skills. Beth communicates plainly and offers steady support for people facing hard transitions or repeated setbacks.
Her style is warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental. She aims to listen first, help people name what matters most, and then try small, doable changes.
How Beth works
Sessions focus on clear goals and tools that fit daily life, such as skill building, problem-solving, and pacing change to match each person's readiness. Beth uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral techniques. She also works with dialectical behavior strategies and motivational interviewing to address motivation, emotion regulation, and behavioral patterns.
Solution-focused ideas help keep sessions goal-directed and efficient. Her background includes seven years of direct mental health practice and additional experience in child welfare, substance use treatment, outpatient settings, and in-home services. That mix gives practical insight into family stress, foster and adoption concerns, caregiver strain, and complicated emotional or behavioral issues.
People who choose Beth can expect straightforward talk, collaborative planning, and tools to practice between sessions. She supports those coping with grief, guilt, codependency, communication problems, and the pressures that come with life changes and relationships.
Beth lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Beth works with
The areas below are the ones Beth selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
How Beth’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and helping people feel understood. The therapist follows the client's lead and supports them in finding solutions that match their values and daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete techniques to change them. It can help with anxiety, stress, and habit patterns that feed addictions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Beth will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, comfort, and what has or hasn't helped before. That way sessions stay practical and focused on what the client wants to change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, quick coping reminders, or when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and weave new skills into everyday routines.
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