Tory Koetterhagen , LCSW

Tory Koetterhagen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin with seven years of practice experience. She focuses on supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Tory approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

She adapts conversations and plans to fit each person's needs rather than using one set method for everyone. Sessions aim to help clients build practical skills for day-to-day coping and to make thoughtful steps toward goals. Tory encourages small, achievable changes that add up over time.

Her work often addresses issues such as commitment concerns, communication problems, family difficulties, and feeling stuck about life purpose. She also supports people facing aging and geriatric concerns, hospice and end-of-life matters, seasonal affective disorder, and young adult issues. There is attention to multicultural concerns and the particular pressures that can affect women.

Tory uses evidence-based approaches to help people manage emotions, improve relationships, and increase motivation. She helps clients explore forgiveness and work through guilt and shame when those come up. The focus is practical: clearer thinking, steadier moods, and better ways to handle everyday stressors.

People who choose Tory can expect collaborative sessions that respect their pace and preferences. She frames therapy as a team effort and aims to empower clients as they make changes and find more satisfaction in their lives.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy works: CBT looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, low mood, and negative self-talk.

What Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers: DBT teaches practical emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. It can help people handle intense emotions and improve communication when relationships feel strained.

What Solution-Focused Therapy does: This approach zeroes in on strengths and immediate goals. Sessions often focus on small, concrete steps to move toward a preferred future rather than rehashing everything from the past.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences, then recommend or combine methods that fit. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they feel useful and realistic.

Online therapy makes these methods more accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.