About Teresa
Teresa Buss is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, and struggles with self-esteem and relationships. She creates a warm, nonjudgmental space where someone can talk about painful experiences and start making small, steady changes. Teresa emphasizes compassion and steady encouragement during hard moments.
She centers the person before a diagnosis and works with clients to set practical goals. Teresa draws on approaches that connect the body and mind, such as breath work and guided imagery, to reset habits and regulation.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on concrete steps that people can try between meetings. Teresa describes her style as collaborative and strengths-based. She listens first to understand each person’s perspective and then helps them craft new narratives about their experiences.
Motivation and relationship-building are central to how she helps people stay engaged in change. Her work pays particular attention to trauma’s effects on the body, emotions, and sense of self. Teresa uses research-informed strategies to support emotional regulation and to help people develop healthier patterns over time.
She also supports people coping with addictions, sleep and eating issues, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue. Teresa welcomes clients who want a practical, steady approach to healing. She partners with each person to create a treatment plan that matches their goals and pace.
Small steps and consistent support are emphasized as paths toward lasting change.
How her approaches translate to online care
Teresa uses client-centered work to keep sessions focused on the person’s priorities. This approach means the conversation follows what matters most to the client and sessions are paced to fit each person’s needs. It helps when someone wants practical problem solving or emotional support.She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape reactions and safety. That work helps people understand patterns in close relationships and practice new ways of relating. Mindfulness-based techniques are included too, teaching breath work and simple body exercises to calm the nervous system and manage anxiety or impulsivity.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process. Teresa will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. Together they adjust tools and pacing as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and body-based exercises, while phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited. Chat or text options allow short check-ins or ongoing prompts between sessions to help maintain momentum and practice new habits.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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