Teresa Buss , LPC

Teresa Buss is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin who is also trained and licensed in art therapy, blending talk-based work with creative expression to support healing. Teresa has extensive experience with young people from age four through 18 and has supported women and their children through addiction recovery. She is interested in working with veterans, informed by a personal journey through PTSD, and identifies as non-binary while also being an LGBTQIA+ ally. Teresa emphasizes cultural understanding and seeks to learn each person's perspective first.

Her therapeutic style is warm and non-judgmental, grounded in a belief that lived experience with trauma strengthens her ability to accompany others through theirs. Teresa centers the person rather than diagnostic labels, building compassionate relationships and motivating clients toward change even when progress feels difficult. She commonly uses a bottom-up approach that engages the body, breath-work, and image making to encourage new neural connections and healthier habits, and she collaborates with each person to create a treatment plan aligned with their goals.

Teresa's work is rooted in contemporary research on trauma's effects on mind, body, and spirit, and she focuses on emotional regulation, creating new narratives, and fostering post-traumatic growth. She has worked with a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, PTSD, addictions, self-worth challenges, grief and loss, relationship and family issues, abuse, parenting difficulties, and more. Teresa approaches the journey with patience, small steps, and steady support.

Attachment, Client-Centered, and Mindfulness Approaches Online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how relationships shape a person’s sense of safety and connection. It helps people explore patterns in close relationships, heal wounds from attachment disruptions, and build more secure ways of relating to others. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and the client’s own wisdom; the therapist follows the client’s lead to support self-discovery, self-esteem, and personal growth, which can be especially helpful for coping with life changes and improving relationships. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple body- and breath-based practices to reduce reactivity, improve emotional regulation, and increase tolerance for difficult feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Teresa will collaborate with each person to determine what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative stance allows adjustments over time so that techniques and goals evolve with the client.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can happen by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - which makes it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to connect across distances. Licensed professionals and therapists can use these formats to provide consistent support, making therapy more accessible for people with varied routines and responsibilities.