Our Practice

 

The staff at Marriage & Family Health Services are licensed providers of mental health services in Wisconsin.  Although we have divergent educational and experiential backgrounds, we are all proud of our commitment to professional, confidential, and prompt services.  Please feel free to contact us for more information.

 
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Licensed Outpatient Providers & Lead Therapists

 
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Jason Bryant, MSW, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Jason Bryant is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Jason provides outpatient counseling for adults, couples, and children (12+). Jason also works with and supports military Veterans and their families with their mental health needs in the community. Jason specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and utilizes client centered strengths-based approaches and interventions. 

(Jason offers a discount to uninsured military Veterans and military personnel who provide a valid military ID card. 5 - sessions for $300.00 or 10 - sessions for $600.00).

Jason works with clients in order to assist them in creating and implementing the changes they seek in their personal lives as well as in their relationships with others. Examples of areas of focus include developing and implementing effective, healthy, and safe coping strategies, improving communication skills to include conflict resolution/compromising skills, improving and maintaining self-care, challenging cognitive distortions, and also focuses on relationship issues with couples such as infidelity, communication issues, trust issues, co-parenting issues, and interpersonal connection/intimacy issues.

Jason provides outpatient counseling in Eau Claire.

 

Meghan Callan, MS, MFTA 

Marriage and Family Therapy Associate 

Meghan is a Marriage and Family Therapy Associate who provides outpatient counseling for individuals, couples, families and children (12+). Meghan specializes in relational issues (infidelity, separation, divorce) family conflict, blended families, life transitions, grief, trauma, existential issues, LGBTQIA issues, identity issues, body image and eating disorders. 

Meghan’s approach is client centered and uses a systems approach focused on evidence-based practices, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Attachment Based Therapy.

Meghan provides outpatient counseling in Eau Claire and participates in day treatment as a lead therapist. 

 
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Jane Faacks, MS, LPC

Board of Directors

Licensed Professional Counselor

Jane is a licensed professional counselor who provides individual and couples counseling for adolescents (16+) and adults.  She provides therapy for those struggling with a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, and relationship difficulties.  

Jane is a Certified EMDR Therapist and a Certified Gottman Method Couples Therapist.

Jane provides outpatient counseling in Eau Claire. 

 

Rachael Hartle, LPC-IT

Licensed Professional Counselor-IT

Rachael is a licensed professional counselor in-training who provides outpatient counseling for children (4+), adolescents, and families. She specializes in children with anxiety, depression, and adjustment disorders. Rachael’s focus is to be a voice for her clients, helping them push themselves past their comfort levels, developing social skills, change their mindsets and challenging them to be the best version of themselves. Her preferred approaches are play therapy, art therapy, CBT, SFBT and positive psychology.

Rachael provides outpatient counseling in Marshfield and participates in day treatment as a lead therapist. She also provides school based mental health services (SBMH) at the following schools; Madison Elementary, Lincoln Elementary and the Marshfield Middle School/Junior high.

 

Kaitlin Peterson, MSW, APSW

Advanced Practice Social Worker

Kaitlin is an Advanced Practice Social Worker who provides outpatient therapy in Eau Claire, group counseling in the Migisi Day Treatment program, and school-based mental health services in the Chippewa Falls School District. With a focus on supporting elementary-aged children, Kaitlin also helps individuals facing adjustment challenges, trauma, ADHD, interpersonal conflicts, distress tolerance, and LGBTQIA+ clients navigating identity and relational dynamics.

Kaitlin's approach creates a safe and supportive environment for clients to process experiences and facilitate change. She utilizes evidence-based and trauma-focused practices including Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

Kaitlin emphasizes strengths-based practices to meet clients where they are, and helping them build on the skills and resilience they already possess to promote growth and healing.

 
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Mary Pierce, MS, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Mary is a licensed professional counselor who provides outpatient therapy for individuals and couples. She specializes in depression, anxiety, life transition adjustments, the impact of addictions and other compulsive behaviors, grief and loss, women's issues and support for caregivers and their families.

Mary serves on the Eau Claire County Aging and Disability Resource Center Board, the Greater Wisconsin Area Aging Resources (GWAAR) Board,  and is a member of the Chippewa Valley Family Caregivers Alliance.

Mary is a Certified EMDR Therapist.

Mary provides outpatient counseling in Eau Claire.

 

Brita Spencer, MSW, LCSW

Brita is a licensed clinical social worker providing outpatient therapy for children, adolescents, families, and individuals. She specializes in ADHD, Autism, anxiety, trauma, and grief issues along with depression and major life challenges. Brita approaches therapy with a client centered approach utilizing array of modalities to meet client needs while focusing on sustainable long-term results to promote continued recovery and growth with her clients. During sessions creative avenues are applied such as interactive activities, art, sensory and somatic exercises, in addition to traditional talk therapies such as CBT, ACT, DBT, and solutions and strengths focused treatment methods. 

Brita provides outpatient counseling in Eau Claire, statewide telehealth sessions, and school based services. Evening and weekend appointements available.  

 
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Dr. Tammy Stargardt, PhD, LPC

Board of Directors

Licensed Professional Counselor

Tammy is a licensed professional counselor who provides individual, couples and family therapy for children, adolescents/teens and adults.  She specializes in depression, anxiety, trauma, attachment issues and childhood disorders.  Tammy is experienced with children and adolescents with behavioral issues or those who have experienced trauma and/or abuse.

Tammy provides outpatient counseling in Marshfield and participates in day treatment as a lead therapist.  She also provides school based mental health services.

 

Susan Thomas, MSW, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Susan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in adult mental and behavioral health conditions including: depression, anxiety, PTSD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and personality disorders. She also understands the influence of trauma and addictions in mental health.

Susan’s approach to therapy is to find a person-centered path to healing. She helps individuals gain the skills they need to get their needs met more effectively so they can experience a more satisfying and meaningful life.

Susan provides outpatient counseling in Eau Claire.