Therapy that’s honest, steady, and trauma competent.
Nikki Hensler Gordon, MS, MA, LPC, CCI, CCISM - Owner & Director
Nikki is a trauma therapist, consultant, and educator with advanced training in EMDR and complex trauma. Her work is focused on adults who are ready to engage in trauma-based treatment, including survivors of abuse, first responders, pregnancy and birth trauma, infant loss, and professionals affected by chronic stress and institutional injury.
Her approach is direct, structured, and grounded in how the nervous system adapts to threat and long-term stress. Therapy is not about symptom management alone—it is about understanding how protective responses developed and helping the system respond differently when those responses are no longer needed.
EMDR is used as a foundational treatment lens, supported by regulation-focused and trauma-competent strategies. Sessions are intentional and paced for safety rather than emotional flooding. Clients can expect clear expectations, collaborative goal-setting, and honest communication about progress and readiness for trauma work.
Nikki believes therapy should be steady, practical, and grounded in reality—not vague reassurance or motivational language. Clients are not rushed into disclosure, and they are not treated as diagnoses. This practice is designed for people who are prepared to do trauma work, not for those seeking only supportive counseling or symptom coaching.
Outside of clinical work, Nikki spends as much time as possible outdoors. She enjoys hunting with her three German Shorthaired Pointers, fishing, trail running, and disc golf—activities that keep her grounded and connected to the physical world outside the therapy office.
Children, Young Adults in life transitions, women over 40
Erin Neilan Miller, LCSW
Scheduling clients beginning August 2026
Erin Neilan Miller is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of behavioral health experience spanning crisis services, clinical supervision, and trauma-informed care. Before joining Perspectives Therapy WI, she served as the first Clinical Program Manager for Wisconsin's statewide 988 Lifeline program, where she built and led a team of crisis counselors and supervisors, established quality assurance frameworks, and managed clinical governance in high-stakes, time-sensitive environments. She knows what it looks like when people are in over their heads — and she knows how to help them find their footing.
At Perspectives Therapy WI, Erin works with children ages 5 and up, adolescents, and young adults through age 30 navigating ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and autism spectrum presentations. She also works with people in the thick of life transitions that don't come with a roadmap — the kind that hit hard in your teens and twenties and leave you unsure of who you are outside of what you're supposed to be doing next.
Erin also specializes in working with women 40 and older who are accomplished by every external measure and quietly running on empty. If you have spent years being the person who holds everything together and have no idea how to stop, that is exactly the kind of work Erin does well. Her clinical approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy — built around the actual person in the room, not a protocol.
Erin holds her Master of Social Work from Michigan State University and her Bachelor of Social Work from Saginaw Valley State University. She is currently accepting new clients.
Outside the office, Erin is well known for her selection of beverage options always at the ready and is a lover of cats of all shapes, sizes, and claw length.