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
- Academic Coaching
- Coaching
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Animal-Assisted Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Coaching
- Body Image Therapy
- Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Behavior Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Mindfulness Training
- Eclectic Approaches
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Erikson/Psychosocial Development
- Experiential Psychotherapy
- Feminist Therapy
- Gestalt Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Non-Violent Communication Process
- Object Relations Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Process-Oriented Psychology
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Relationship Enhancement Therapy
- Systematic Desensitization
- Parent Management Training (PMT)
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Social Skills Training
- Emotional Support Animal Assessment
- Narrative Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP)
- Anger Management
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
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
- Out-of-pocket
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- Out-of-network insurance
- Single case agreement
- Sliding scale
- In-network insurance
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