Sara Biddle, LCSW

Winding Rivers Counseling

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Address: 4330 Golf Terrace Suite 207 Eau Claire, WI 54701

Phone: 715-514-0493

Email: Front-Desk@windingriverscounseling.com

Accepted insurances: 

Anthem, Dean, Group Health, Health Partners, Managed Heatlh, Security Health, Quartz, Trilogy, The Alliance, United Health Care-Optum, Medicaid, WPS

Areas of Specialty:

  • Behavioral Health
  • Addiction Recovery
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Mood Disorders

Bio:

Hi, my name is Sara.

I am dedicated to creating a safe and nurturing environment.  I strive to facilitate conversation to assist with building acceptance of self and reality.  Through collaboration with my clients, we learn and practice skills for significant and enduring change. I am committed to a non-judgmental approach, helping clients embrace life on life’s terms.  I take pleasure in working with individuals across all age groups, concentrating on leveraging their strengths to deepen self-awareness.

I have over 15 years of professional experience, pre and post licensure working with teens, adults, families, and addiction recovery. I completed my undergraduate studies in Social Work at the University of Eau Claire and obtained a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and I specialize in anxiety, mood, and depressive disorders. I am certified in Exposure Response Ritual Prevention and am passionate about working with clients who have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and enjoy employing DBT techniques to assist clients and their families in mastering emotional regulation, thereby enhancing effective communication and unity within the family. In addition, I’ve provided clinical supervision to facilitate growth in the population of highly trained and qualified mental health clinicians. 

As a fellow human, I am dedicated to helping my clients develop acceptance and compassion. I hold the therapeutic relationship as central to transformation. It would be my honor to accompany you on your journey and I encourage you to call us today. Remember, you are not alone.

TESTIMONIALS

“I liked how they gave me strategies and not just one but many so I could choose what I liked and didn’t like!”
CFAUSD Student
“The group was very good, and it calmed me down a lot. When you feeling stressed this class is a time to just relax and think about everything and it soothes your mind.”   “I liked that every time I needed to relax or talk about something I would not get judged that place was a free spot.”   “Being in the relax group really helped me become calm, and know what to do in times when I’m overwhelmed. The Relax Group also helped me focus on everyday tasks, and the group gave some incredibly good advice :)”
Student feedback about a Relax Group
School-based mental health services allow a child to receive much needed services regularly without the inconvenience of scheduling around after school activities or parents having to take time off work.
SBMH Mental Health Therapist
As a therapist, having the School Based Mental Health available for students is very important in many aspects. School is an area where children spend a great amount of their time and the schools are able to work with the therapists to help in any areas that they may be struggling in.  The schools have all been very open with working with me as a therapist and the children are able to still get services that are needed for either home or school issues without having to miss more time at school since the therapy is able to be done right at the school settings.  Being able to provide this service for families is a great asset for everyone involved.
School Based Mental Health Therapist
As a parent having the School Based Mental Health available has been very helpful with my child.  The process has gone smoothly from the initial contact to being able to choose a therapist that may work best with my child to the therapist working directly with my child.  This is also helpful that they are able to come directly to my child at the school so that they are missing less school and I as a parent need to miss less work as well.  Overall the whole experience has been a positive one for both myself and my child.
CFAUSD Parent
You made this process super easy and helped me every step of the way to ensure that my student is set up for success. In following up with me and making sure we were taken care of shows that you care about the students and their wellbeing. Thank you so much for making this as easy as it was, I truly appreciate everything!
CFAUSD Parent