Ladysmith, Wis. – Kayla Petersen, LPC-IT, is now seeing patients at the Prevea Ladysmith Health Center, 1101 Lake Ave. West.

“I believe effective therapy requires authentic connection,” says Kayla. “To cultivate that connection, an individual coming to therapy needs to feel safe, recognized and unconditionally supported with their best interests being taken to heart.”

Kayla specializes in the following:

• Individual and couples therapy
• Depression, anxiety and mood disorders
• Women’s issues
• Stress management
• Life transitions
• Grief and loss
• Mindfulness skills, including mindfulness based cognitive behavioral therapy
• Emotional processing
• LBGTQIAP+ affirming therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Acceptance and commitment therapy

Kayla received a master’s degree at St. Bonaventure University and is certified as a licensed professional counselor in training by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.

Kayla joins Tracy Kleingartner, LPC, who sees patients at the Prevea Ladysmith Health Center and the Prevea Rice Lake Health Center, 1051 West Ave.

To schedule an appointment with Kayla Petersen or Tracy Kleingartner at the Prevea Ladysmith Health Center, please call (715) 532-0203. To schedule an appointment with Tracy at the Prevea Rice Lake Health Center, please call (715) 719-0662.

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About Prevea Health

Founded in Green Bay, Wis. in 1996, Prevea Health is a health care organization that provides high-quality, primary and specialty health care in 80+ locations across Northern, Eastern and Western Wisconsin in clinic and hospital settings. It is partnered with six Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) hospitals across Wisconsin to provide patients a system of highly-coordinated care, close to home: HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay; HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan; HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls; HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire; and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls. For more information, visit www.prevea.com.