Meet our Staff - Joe Weidenbenner, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Specialties: Counseling children, adolescents, individuals, Family Counseling, Marital Counseling, Anger Management

Joe is a skilled therapist who helps his clients manage and overcome life’s challenges with a gentle, interactive approach. Joe works with individuals of all ages and ethnicities, married and pre-married couples, families, individuals with mental disabilities and specializes in counseling youth. Joe has actively counseled since 2003, and has received training in several areas including grief, anxiety and depression. Joe received his BA in Physical Education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and he received his MA in Community Counseling at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Much of Joe’s experience comes from providing counseling to at-risk youth with depression, anxiety, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, discipline issues, attention deficit disorder, family dysfunction, substance abuse and aggressive behaviors. He has further clinical experience working with adults, group therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy through Virginia’s DePaul Hospital geriatric day treatment program.

Joe works from a variety of approaches including cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused therapy, within a faith-based framework. Spiritual and faith concerns are incorporated into the therapy process as needed by the client.

“While counseling, I’m oriented to identifying negative, unhelpful thinking and replacing them with positive and practical ideas that will lead to overcoming life’s challenges.”

Please call (608) 223-1506 x2 if you wish to contact Joe Weidenbenner. Email should not be used for emergencies or urgent messages.