~Drake Wellness Group~

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~ Heal, Thrive, & Live Life Again ~

Do you feel stuck, disconnected, and unhappy in your relationship? Or maybe you feel stuck, disconnected, and unhappy with yourself. Have you lost a sense of identity, maybe not even sure who you are anymore and how you got here? Perhaps you're having issues navigating a big transition in your life and feel overwhelmed with emotions you can't seem to make sense of. Life can come at you fast and sometimes it gets hard to slow down to really understand and feel what's happening without feeling like you're going to drown. 


Here is where I can help!


I specialize in couple/relationship/marriage therapy and help couples rebuild lost connections and mend relationship wounds through Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). We are meant for connection and you'd be surprised at how impactful relationship bonds (healthy or unhealthy) are to our overall wellness. In addition to couples, I also work with adults, adolescents, parents, and families. I help people navigate through depression, anxiety, life transitions, identity issues, grief and loss, and trauma. Scroll to the "Let Me Help You Through" section (or click the tab above) and see all of the other areas I can help you with.


I'll meet you with warmth, compassion, and acceptance wherever you are on your life journey. My most important goal is to understand your lived experiences; walking alongside you toward the healing you deserve.


You don't have to look at the whole staircase; we will take it one step at a time toward your desired wellbeing.


Drake Wellness Group is here to help you heal, thrive, and live life again! 

Tell me how I can support you

APRIL HARRIELL

Licensed Professional Counselor & Owner

Emotionally Focused Relationship/Couple Therapist

My number one goal as a therapist is to meet you with full acceptance of your entire lived experience and personhood. I value the time I get to spend with my clients and aim to provide an emotionally safe space for you to explore aspects of yourself you may have hidden or didn't even know existed.


Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is my area of speciality that I use not only to help couples strengthen the connective tissue within their relationships, but I also help individuals restore supportive bonds with those they love. Emotionally secure and satisfying attachments/bonds are critical components to our physical, mental, and emotional well-being; we are meant for connection! I'll help you identify and understand your unmet attachment needs, fears, and injuries to make sense of your behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. I'll help you develop deeper levels of connection with yourself and with the relationships that mean the most to you.


I strive for this website to serve as a "house" of information and resources to help you along your path. I hope as you move through the "house" you feel the compassion and care I have for every person I work with, and I'm hopeful that includes you.


It's a privilege to walk alongside you on your journey to better overall wellness and a more enriched life! Thank you for choosing Drake Wellness Group and I look forward to beginning our work together.


With Gratitude,
~April

LET ME HELP YOU THROUGH...

  • Grief & Loss


  • Anxiety


  • Depression


  • Abandonment


  • Attachment Issues


  • Relationship Issues


  • Marital Issues


  • Coping Skills


  • Family Conflict



  • Loneliness


  • Couple Counseling


  • Women's Health


  • Trauma


  • Life Transitions


  • Divorce


  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum

What kind of therapy do I offer?

 

  •  Individual Therapy


  • Couple/Relationship/Marriage Therapy


  • Family Therapy


Heal, thrive, & live life again!

How are sessions held , insurance, and fee information...


  • I see clients in-person (greater Milwaukee area) and virtually (Wisconsin & Mississippi).
  • I accept Optum / UHC (Wisconsin & Mississippi); Aetna (Wisconsin), and Aurora Health Network (Wisconsin) via UHC plans. Use of insurance benefits require a mental health diagnosis.
  • I am licensed in the states of Wisconsin (#10804-125) and Mississippi (#3030), which means you must be in one of these states at the time of your virtual session, per each state's licensing requirements.
  • Fees for sessions are as follows:

60 minute individual sessions- $155

60 minute couple / family sessions- $165

90 minute couple / family sessions- $185 (all 90 minute sessions are out of pocket as insurance does not cover for sessions longer than 1 hour).

*All couple sessions are paid out of pocket/self pay. I  do not use diagnosis  for this type of therapy, which is required by insurance companies. As an Emotionally Focused Therapy relationship specialist, I treat relationship concerns and problems; helping couples develop deeper connections. If you and your partner are seeing me to help the relationship, I am not treating a mental health diagnosis and therefore am unable to provide the type of documentation required to indicate medical necessity. This policy also maintains the confidentiality of your relationship issues and prevents insurance companies from dictating the type of treatment your relationship gets; the length of treatment, etc.

Couple therapy with an Emotionally Focused relationship specialist is a priceless  investment  in your relationship and the future of your connection with the person who means the most to you. *

 



Here's How it Works...

  • 1. Set up appointment

    Call or email (contact information listed below) to schedule your free 15 minute consultaiton call and/or to set up your first appointment. Intake paperwork and consent forms will be sent after this is set up. 


  • 2. Complete intake & consent forms

    Log into the client portal (link will be emailed after appointment is scheduled). Read through and complete all policy information and required intake and consent forms. All of these forms must be completed BEFORE your appointment time. 


    You can also complete your client portal profile in this step as well as provide additional necessary information. Please sign up for appointment and document reminders in this step as well. 


  • 3. Prepare for your first session

    Reflect on your goals for therapy and maybe jot down some notes you want to bring to your therapist's attention at your first appointment. Don't worry, if you forget anything, there will always be time to share with your therapist at another appointment. 

  • 4. Get ready to heal, thrive, & live life again

    Be proud of yourself! You've taken the first step on your healing journey! Get ready to heal, thrive, & live life again! 

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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

Books are great additions to therapy and just good, in general, to have in your toolkit. They not only provide helpful information, but can also give greater understanding of what you may be going through. Sometimes, you might even get into one of these books and say to yourself, "How did this person know my story!!"...sometimes you can really see yourself in these pages. If reading a page-turning book isn't your style, search for these on Kindle or audio-book platforms like Audible.


I'll try to update this section as I discover new reading material I want to share with you! Now get to it...dig into one these selections and build your wellness library!


RELATIONSHIPS

  • Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson


  • the Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman


  • Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John & Julie Gottman


  • Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment & How it can Help you Find & Keep Love by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller

HEALING

  • The Journey from Abandonment to Healing by Susan Anderson


  • After the Rain by Alex Elle


  • How to Do the Work by Dr. Nicole LePera


  • You Are Your Best Thing, Vulnerability, Shame, Resilience & the Black Experience edited by Tarana Burke & Brene` Brown


  • Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss & the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore, Ph.D.


  • A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis



  • Navigating Intense Grief- How to Recover from a Devastating Loss by Emily Vanderberg

TRAUMA

  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessell Van Kolk, M.D.


  • My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem

WORKBOOKS / JOURNALS

  • In Courage, A Daily Practice of Self-Discovery by Alexandra Elle


  • How to Meet Yourself, the Workbook of Self-Discovery by Dr. Nicole LePera


  • Today I Affirm by Alexandra Elle


  • The Hold Me Tight Workbook: A Couple's Guide for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson






* This Season's Podcast*

Attachment theory and attachment styles are rampant across social media and even showing up in some popular dating shows lately. Despite it becoming more popular in the recent few years, it's been around for ages and as an attachment-based therapist, I appreciate the increased awareness and recognition.


In short, attachment styles come from our relationships with our caregivers in childhood and become the backdrop to our relationships; the way we bond with others/attach to others; and even the relationship we have with ourselves. It's the key to a lot of patterns to our emotions, thoughts, behaviors, needs, fears; and holds the key to some of our most critical emotional wounding.


Listen to this podcast (click the podcast title above!) and learn more about attachment styles! Thais Gibson is a relationship expert, therapist, and author who breaks down, in an easy-to-understand way, the 4 most common attachment styles and how they play out in our love lives. As a caveat, at the end of the podcast, she does offer a 21 day meditation to help "heal" your attachment wounds. In full transparency, I am not a fan and usually don't co-sign time framed "fixes" like this. I'm not saying it does not work, it's just not something I can't co-sign. BUT I do co-sign everything else about this podcast...so give it a listen!



*Please note, this podcast is for informational purposes only! Please do not create an identity around an attachment style...which is something I'm seeing too much on the socials and dating shows.*


xoxo,

~April



Wellness Freebies

**This month I'm dropping 3 wellness freebies...so get into them below.**

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Get into this month's Connection Bingo!

Connection builds trust and fosters emotional intimacy and safety; it helps repair ruptures and heal emotional wounds in the relationships that matter the most to you.

Real connections and loving bonds are built in small doses, so mark off as many squares of connection as you can this month and water that closeness with you and your person.  

Click the Build Connection Bingo for your freebie to unlock and practice some small, but powerful ways to strengthen the health and happiness within your relationship.

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I'm also offering another Self-Care Bingo for the month of April! When we take better care of ourselves and meet our own needs, we can show up better for others. So, click the Self-Care Bingo and get started.

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As a bonus and connected to this season's podcast, click the link below to take Thais Gibson's free attachment style quiz. Remember, this quiz is for informational purposes only and an extra resource to help you build your understanding of attachment.



xoxo,

DWG


Build Connection Bingo Self-Care Bingo Attachment Style Quiz

~ RESOURCES ~

If you or someone you know is in crisis, or  a threat to harm themselves, don't be afraid to reach out for support. Suicide doesn't have to be the answer and is preventable! If you need help, or know someone who does, you can reach out to one of these services below:


  • Call or Text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) 
  • Dial 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-SUICIDE 
  • The Trevor Project 1-866-4-U-TREVOR

Substance abuse is a major issue affecting millions of people each day. Not only are those who are abusing subtances affected, but so are their families, friends, and other loved ones. It's an issue shrouded in shame, and it doesn't have to be that way. If you, or someone you know is struggling, you can reach out to the following: 


  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Alliance (SAMHSA)

SAMHSA

Approximately 20 people per minute are physically abused by their intimate partners, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. It can be hard and scary to reach out for help for so many reasons, but you don't have to suffer alone. Please know that help is available! 


Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline  1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. Click below!

National Domestic Violence Hotline

When you or a loved one gets a cancer diagnosis, it's truly a life changing event for everyone involved. People don't often talk about the mental & emotional impacts such a diagnosis can have. 

Here are some general facts:

* As many as 3 in 10 people receiving cancer treatments in hospitals are affected by a common mental illness.

* Cancer patients are thought to suffer from major depressive disorder at a rate three times higher than the general population.

* As much as 24% of cancer patients also have depression.

* Youth and young adults with cancer are at a greater risk for mental health conditions than adult patients.

Check out Mesothelioma Hope for important resources and information on how to support yourself or your loved one battling a cancer diagnosis. 


Mesothelioma Hope

If you're looking for support for other mental health issues, here are some additional resources to look into:


  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  • Mental Health America (MHA)
  • National Youth Crisis Hotline 1-800-422-HOPE
  • Al-Anon for Families of Alcholics 1-800-344-2666
  • Holding Space Foundation- www.holdingspacefoundation.com
  • REDgen-  www.REDgen.org
  • Calm Sage- www.calmsage.com


 ~ Contact DWG ~

I want to hear from you! If you have any questions about any of the services offered, or any part of the therapeutic process, please use the form below and give me a shout. You can also use this form to request your free 15 minute consultation or set up an appointment. Please give me approximately 24-48 hours to follow up with you.


I look forward to connecting with you!

~April


*If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or emergency, please call 911 immediately.*


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