Margaret (Brittany) Bester
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Accepting clients
Updated 30+ days ago
21 years in practice
Current availability, all identities welcome, experienced professionals working with a variety of diagnosis', symptoms, or if someone just wants to talk.
Remote / In-person
Speaks English
Emergency number not available
LGBTQIA+ ally
Practice hours (CST)
Sun
closed
Mon
7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tue
7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wed
7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thu
7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Fri
7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sat
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Accepts new patients after hospitalization for
- Manic episodes
- Severe depression
- Self-harming behavior
- Suicidal intent or a plan
- Altered mental status or delirium
- Psychosis (delusions and hallucinations)
- Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
- Suicide attempt
- Severe emotional stress or trauma
Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.
Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Adoption
- Aging
- Anger Issues
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Avoidant Personality
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Cognitive Functioning
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- End of Life
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Gaming/Internet Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Histrionic Personality
- Hoarding
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intimacy Concerns
- Learning Disorder
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Panic
- Paranoid Personality
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Polyamorous relationship
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Children (under 10)
- Preteens (10-12)
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Assessment/Evaluation
- Behavior Modification
- Communal Therapy
- Couples Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Experiential Psychotherapy
- Mindfulness Training
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Parent Management Training (PMT)
- Coaching
- Narrative Therapy
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Animal-Assisted Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Behavior Therapy
- Academic Coaching
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Social Skills Training
- Eclectic Approaches
- Humanistic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Relationship Enhancement Therapy
- Process-Oriented Psychology
- Non-Violent Communication Process
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Gestalt Therapy
- Body Image Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Object Relations Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Feminist Therapy
- Emotional Support Animal Assessment
- Anger Management
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Play Therapy
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Coaching
- Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP)
- Jungian Therapy
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Psychoanalysis
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Systematic Desensitization
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Erikson/Psychosocial Development
Location
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Door can be opened easily
- Service animals allowed
- Emotional support animals allowed
Communication
- Text-based talk therapy
Getting around
- Elevators
Settling in
- Storage for mobility aids (e.g. wheelchair, scooter)
Remote options
- Chat
- Voice
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Alliance Wisconsin – Wisconsin
- Anthem – Wisconsin
- BadgerCare – Wisconsin
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Wisconsin
- Cigna – Wisconsin
- Dean Health Plan – Wisconsin
- Forward Health – Wisconsin
- Group Health Cooperative (GHC) – Wisconsin
- Humana – Wisconsin
- Medica – Wisconsin
- Multiplan – Wisconsin
- Network Health Plan – Wisconsin
- Quartz – Wisconsin
- United Health Care – Wisconsin
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- In-network insurance
- Single case agreement
- Out-of-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
- Sliding scale
Payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Online
Credentials
Licenses
LPC
6027-125, Wisconsin
Education
The George Washington University
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), 2019