About Mildred
Mildred Spann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with 18 years of experience in mental health care. She focuses on helping people who are stressed or anxious and supports those facing depression, trauma, grief, anger, and addiction. Mildred also helps with relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem, and career stress.
Her approach centers on partnership. She creates a calm, respectful space and listens without judgment.
Background and approach
Mildred works with people to set realistic goals and build practical skills they can use when things get hard. In sessions she draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are used to find small steps that lead to real change.
The emphasis is on tools clients can use outside of sessions. Mildred has spent nearly two decades supporting people through major life changes and crises. She aims to leave clients with a personal toolbox of strategies for managing stress and emotions.
Her style is steady, empathetic, and focused on what each person needs. People who choose her often want clear, workable steps and a therapist who listens closely. She accepts clients in English and works with international clients as well.
Sessions may be scheduled in ways that fit different routines and lifestyles.
How Mildred’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Mildred uses client-centered therapy to make sessions focused on each person's needs. That means she listens carefully and helps clients set goals that matter to them, whether they are dealing with anxiety, grief, or life changes.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and stress because it breaks problems into manageable steps and practices new responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mildred will talk with each client about their goals and preferences and together they will choose methods that fit. The plan can change as progress is made or new challenges appear, and she encourages feedback throughout the process.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video lets people talk face to face, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging works for ongoing support between sessions. These options let people access care from different locations and schedules while keeping the focus on clear steps and useful tools.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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