Karen Kiser-Mikulanec, Therapist
Karen is a seasoned Licensed Professional Counselor who places value on the individual, their life experience and perspective. Karen is skilled at helping adult and clients address life transitions, grief/loss, trauma, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, substance abuse as well as traumatic brain injury. For individuals, families and couples, Karen identifies areas of strength within the family structure as well as identifying emotional and verbal abuse that affect the balance and the overall quality of relationships.
With Karen’s background in neuroscience she is trained to identify the behavioral changes that result with TBI and is able to educate and counsel not only those injured but family members who often are not educated regarding the behavioral changes that occur after injury. Karen’s specialties also include educating and counseling families who live with verbal/emotional abuse. She brings a careful expertise for an intelligent assessment and provides rich insight based on experience and study that has proved valuable to individuals and families coping and recovering from a variety of cultural, social and psychological issues.
Karen earned her master’s degree at Concordia University in 2003, which emphasized clinical psychology and neuroscience. At the core of her counseling practice is compassion, not just as an approach, but as authentic and necessary to promote the fruition of personal identity and quality relationship to the rest of the world.
An active member of her Catholic parish, Karen also offers Christian counseling services to clients who look to integrate their spiritual life into their growth and recovery.
Provider Introduction
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 22-75+
- Couples Therapy: Ages 22-74
- Family Therapy: Ages 18-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- ADHD
- Aging
- Anxiety
- Attention & focus
- Autism: generally independent
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Autism: requires substantial support
- Bipolar Disorder
- Brain/head injuries (TBI)
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Fertility
- Focus, concentration & memory
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hallucinations
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
- Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Other neurological conditions
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- PMS & PMDD
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Premarital counseling
- Psychosis/issues with reality
- Retirement
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- Self-esteem
- Sexual trauma
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Stroke-related conditions
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- Social skills & communication
- ADHD
- Aging
- Anxiety
- Attention & focus
- Bipolar Disorder
- Brain/head injuries (TBI)
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- General relationship issues
- Hallucinations
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- Marital stress or divorce
- Other neurological conditions
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Premarital counseling
- Psychosis/issues with reality
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- Self-esteem
- Sexual trauma
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Stroke-related conditions
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
Family Therapy
Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.
- Family conflict
- Social skills & communication
- ADHD
- Aging
- Anxiety
- Attention & focus
- Bipolar Disorder
- Brain/head injuries (TBI)
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hallucinations
- Intense mood changes
- Marital stress or divorce
- Other neurological conditions
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Premarital counseling
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- Self-esteem
- Sexual trauma
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Stroke-related conditions
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Ascension SmartHealth
- Aurora Health Care (Advocate)
- CareSource
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Dean Health Plan
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Payment Systems (HPS)
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medical College of WI
- Medicare
- Network Health Plan (Exceedent)
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quartz
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- The Alliance
- Tricare West (TriWest)
- Trilogy
- Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS)
Languages
- English
Education
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California Institute of Integral Studies
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Concordia University
Locations
Telehealth Only
262-789-1191
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Frequently Asked
Questions
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Karen Kiser-Mikulanec. You can also call 262-789-1191 to have someone assist you.
Karen Kiser-Mikulanec generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 262-789-1191 to find out Karen Kiser-Mikulanec's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Karen Kiser-Mikulanec:
- Aetna
- Ascension SmartHealth
- Aurora Health Care (Advocate)
- CareSource
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Dean Health Plan
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Payment Systems (HPS)
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medical College of WI
- Medicare
- Network Health Plan (Exceedent)
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quartz
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- The Alliance
- Tricare West (TriWest)
- Trilogy
- Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 262-789-1191 to see how we can help.
Karen Kiser-Mikulanec is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
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Yes, Karen Kiser-Mikulanec does offer online telehealth visits.
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