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Your Trusted Partner for Mental Health Counseling in Madison, WI
Golden Vibes Counseling Center is a dedicated mental health practice committed to empowering individuals through accessible, unbiased, and non-pathologizing care. Our team of experienced therapists specializes in addressing a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and identity-related concerns. We prioritize creating a safe, inclusive environment for marginalized communities, particularly LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and polyamorous individuals. With expertise in evidence-based modalities like CBT, EMDR, and Brainspotting, we emphasize client-centered care that fosters resilience, self-acceptance, and personal growth.Our clinicians bring decades of combined experience in navigating complex mental health issues, ensuring clients receive tailored support that respects their unique journeys. We uphold transparency in our practices, maintain strict confidentiality, and strive to dismantle systemic barriers to mental health care through community engagement and advocacy.
Services
Anxiety Therapy
Adolescent Counseling
Trauma Treatment
Gender-Affirming Care
Couples Therapy
Child Play Therapy
Depression Treatment
Multicultural Counseling
Polyamory Support
College Student Counseling
Highlights and features
- We specialize in trauma-informed care with clinicians trained in EMDR and Brainspotting
- Our team includes bilingual Spanish-English therapists for culturally responsive care
- We offer free gender-affirming surgery consultation slots for underserved clients
- Clinicians have 30+ years combined experience working with adolescent populations
- We provide both in-person and telehealth options across Wisconsin
What people say
Inclusive environment
Culturally competent staff
Effective trauma treatment
Gender-affirming care
Experienced therapists
Services
Anxiety Therapy
Our anxiety specialists use evidence-based techniques like CBT and mindfulness to help clients manage symptoms. We address panic attacks, generalized anxiety, and stress-related disorders through personalized treatment plans. Clients learn coping strategies to reduce hypervigilance and regain control over daily functioning while maintaining a supportive therapeutic environment.
Adolescent Counseling
Experienced clinicians provide developmentally appropriate care for teens facing identity challenges, academic stress, and social pressures. We incorporate family systems approaches while maintaining adolescent confidentiality boundaries. Our therapists address self-harm, depression, and trauma using DBT and narrative therapy techniques tailored to adolescent brain development.
Gender-Affirming Care
We offer informed consent-based gender-affirming care including surgery readiness consultations. Our therapists provide trauma-informed support for non-binary, transgender, and gender-questioning clients. We navigate systemic barriers while offering letters of support and identity exploration in a safe, validating environment without pathologizing gender diversity.
Trauma Treatment
Specialized trauma treatment using EMDR, somatic experiencing, and Brainspotting addresses complex PTSD and acute trauma. Our clinicians help clients process traumatic memories while developing grounding techniques. We specialize in treating childhood trauma, sexual assault, and systemic oppression-related trauma with culturally responsive approaches.
Multicultural Counseling
Black-owned practice providing culturally competent care for BIPOC clients experiencing racial trauma and systemic discrimination. Therapists address microaggressions, acculturation stress, and intergenerational trauma through an anti-racist framework. We validate cultural identities while navigating majority-culture spaces and institutional racism impacts.
People
Joy Kiesch
Founder/LCSW
Joy Kiesch, LCSW, founded Golden Vibes Counseling Center with 15+ years of clinical experience. She specializes in trauma recovery and social justice-informed therapy, focusing on marginalized communities. Her leadership emphasizes culturally responsive care and systemic change.
Laura PhD
Art Therapist
Laura, a board-certified art therapist with 20+ years' experience, integrates creative expression into mental health treatment. She specializes in trauma recovery and multicultural counseling, holding multiple licenses including LPC and LCAT for comprehensive client care.
Josh MA
Trauma Specialist
Josh, MA, LPC, CCTP, focuses on trauma-informed care with certifications in complex trauma treatment. He has 12 years' experience helping clients with PTSD, using EMDR and somatic therapies to address trauma's lasting impacts on mental health.
Ghazel PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Ghazel, PhD, LP, brings 18 years of expertise in multicultural psychology and immigrant mental health. Her research focuses on acculturation stress and identity development, providing evidence-based care for diverse populations navigating cultural transitions.
Natalia LPC
Child Therapist
Natalia, LPC, specializes in child and adolescent mental health with 10 years' experience. She uses play therapy and family systems approaches to address behavioral issues, anxiety, and trauma in younger clients.
Questions
What mental health services do you offer?
We provide anxiety therapy, trauma treatment, adolescent counseling, gender-affirming care, multicultural counseling, and specialized services for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities using evidence-based approaches.
Do you accept insurance?
We accept major insurance plans and offer sliding scale fees. Contact our office for specific details about your mental health coverage and payment options.
Are telehealth sessions available?
Yes, we offer secure online therapy sessions across Wisconsin for your convenience and accessibility.
Do you specialize in working with marginalized communities?
Yes, our practice specifically focuses on serving BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, polyamorous, and immigrant populations with culturally responsive, anti-racist mental health care.
What therapy approaches do you use?
Our clinicians utilize CBT, EMDR, Brainspotting, play therapy, and trauma-informed care tailored to each client's unique needs and cultural background.
