Jason Fairweather, LPC, CS-IT, Dual Diagnosis Clinical Therapist-

Through a career spanning more than two decades as a United States Marine, a university student, and a civil servant, Jason has worked with people from all walks of life, domestically and abroad. During the latter half of those two decades, he went back to school to obtain a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling and subsequently changed careers to that of a psychotherapist. He is now a nationally board-certified counselor and has been practicing as a licensed psychotherapist for nearly 4 years. Life experience–personal and professional–has offered Jason the good fortune of rich and diverse experience, from which he draws to offer clients a dynamic approach to therapy. While Jason treats an extensive range of disorders, including substance use and co-occurring disorders, he is particularly experienced in the areas of trauma and mood disorders. He works with a broad range of clientele, from 6 years of age through end of life. As with all our clinicians, his training in therapeutic techniques is comprehensive; however, his particular areas of specialization include Brainspotting, Clinical Hypnosis, Neurosomatic Psychotherapy, and Cognitive Processing Therapy.

Lana Hilbert, MA, LPC, Clinical Therapist-

Lana is currently a Clinical Therapist at Green Lake County.  She has a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and is licensed as a professional counselor. She has been practicing as a professional counselor for 15 years.  While Lana treats a broad range of clients and mental health disorders, she has the most experience with adults with depressive and anxiety disorders.  She approaches therapy from an eclectic perspective, meaning she uses the therapeutic method that best fits the client.  In addition to working as a clinical therapist, Lana is also part of the crisis team.

Kristle Jackson, MSE, LPC-IT, Clinical Therapist-

Prior to receiving her professional counselor training license, Kristle has worked as a clinical therapy intern for Green Lake County DHHS since February of 2023. Kristle loves learning clients’ stories and finds that each person brings something unique and valuable to therapy. She is particularly passionate about late life concerns, obsessive compulsive disorder, and relational issues. Outside of these concerns, the bulk of her experience lies within treating anxiety, depression and adjustment disorders. Kristle places a great deal of importance on the relationship between the client and therapist, and therefore strives to create an environment where clients feel empowered, valued, and challenged. Though she works to tailor each approach to specific client need, some common treatment modalities that she practices are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Relational Cultural Therapy (RCT), Narrative Therapy (NT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

Nichol Wienkes, LPC, ICS, IDP-AT, Unit Manager-

Nichol developed an interest in mental health and wellbeing as a teenager, following a personal loss to suicide.  She has been a practicing therapist since 2013 and has been the manager of the Behavioral Health unit since 2017.  Prior to obtaining her therapy license, Nichol worked with survivors of domestic abuse and their children.   Nichol provides therapy across the lifespan, integrating a variety of therapeutic practices including EMDR, narrative therapy, DBT, internal family systems, ecological/ feminist therapy, and mindfulness approaches.  Regardless of the therapeutic technique, Nichol approaches therapy with the whole-hearted belief that each individual is worthy of self-compassion, community connection, and positive regard and that all people are capable of growth.

Autum Wolford, Clinical Therapy Intern-

Hello! My name is Autum Wolford, and I am so excited to work with you! I am currently a clinical therapy intern at Green Lake County DHHS. I am enrolled in the Professional Counseling Program at UW-Oshkosh and will be graduating with my master’s degree in May. My personal counseling philosophy is rooted in relational-cultural theory. Relational-cultural theory made a shift from viewing human nature from an individualistic perspective to the perspective of interconnectedness. Although, my approach to therapy is flexible, based on each individual client, and what is the most helpful for them. Depending on the client’s needs throughout the treatment process there can be different approaches incorporated to fit each individual client. I strive to foster a safe and supportive environment to increase mutual empowerment for the client. I bring an empathic, supportive, engaging, and safe approach to therapy. The bulk of my experience lies within treating anxiety, depression, and adjustment disorders.

Brooke Zank, MA, LPC, Clinical Therapist-

Brooke has been working in the human services field for nearly ten years and practicing as a mental health and substance use psychotherapist for two years. Brooke received a master’s degree in mental health counseling from Lakeland University in 2017. Brooke believes that having strong rapport and trusting relationships with individuals is critical in the therapeutic process. Brooke is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Brooke is the clinician that serves the Markesan Middle and High School students at our satellite office. Brooke also is a member of the on-call crisis rotation and is trained in completing Intoxicated Driver Program (IDP) assessments.

Ashliegh Gehrke, CLTS Service Coordinator

Kassondra Gillingham, RN

Stephanie Good, SAC

Casey Jackl, CCS Service Facilitator

Amy McClelland, BSW, SAC-IT, scheduling, records, CSP Case Manager

Kate Meyer, BSW, CLTS/CCS Coordinator

Wes Shemanski, LCSW, Crisis Therapist

Kelda Tangen, Crisis/APS Case Manager

Megan TerBeest, CSP Professional

“Your present circumstances do not determine where you can go They merely determine where you start.”
-Nido Qubein

As a state-certified crisis intervention provider, the Behavioral Health Unit collaborates with schools, local law enforcement, and area hospitals to provide the most appropriate level of community-based crisis treatment and Adult Protective Services response. The Behavioral Health Unit provides crisis counseling on a walk-in basis or go mobile to the most appropriate location to provide crisis assessment, safety planning, and response 24/7.

The Behavioral Health Unit adheres to the philosophy that often hidden in a crisis is an opportunity. The Behavioral Health Unit provides in-depth crisis follow up including case management, outpatient treatment, and wrap-around services post-crisis for individuals on community-based safety plans or who are transitioning from a hospital setting back to their home.

To access crisis or APS services for yourself or someone you love, please call:

Monday-Friday (8:00AM-4:30PM)— (920)294-4070 (ask for a Behavioral Health Intake Worker)

After Hours and Weekends— (920) 294-4000 (ask for a Crisis Worker)

Walk-in appointments with crisis intervention workers are also available Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM. There may be a short wait for a walk-in appointment, however walk-in crisis appointments are seen on a same-day basis.

You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle.
– Julian Seifter

The CSP program serves people with chronic, severe, and persistent mental illnesses that are at the greatest risk for admission to mental health hospitals. The CSP program utilizes the services of psychiatrists, a psychologist, nurses, and social workers to implement and oversee treatment.

The program offers a variety of services including:
-Medication monitoring
-Assistance with activities of daily living
-Linkage to community resources
-Supported employment activities
-Socialization skills
-Symptom management
-Coping techniques
-Case management for co-occurring medical and substance use concerns

The CSP program is a Medicaid-funded treatment option. If you feel this program may benefit yourself or someone you love, you may call (920) 294-4070 for further information or to schedule a screening.

Wellness Group
The focus of the wellness group is to provide opportunities for socialization, improve the participants’ overall health and wellness and to provide participants with activities that they can use in the future as coping skills. Participants learn about a health related topic from a public health educator, participate in a 20 minute exercise and have a healthy snack with their peers.

“When ‘I’ is replaced by ‘we’, even illness becomes wellness”

The CCS program is a strength-based consumer driven psychosocial rehabilitation recovery program that is community based. This program utilizes the consumer’s identified strengths to support their goal-directed recovery process. The program serves adults and children with a mental health or substance use disorder who may benefit from services in addition to or outside of the traditional office-based outpatient psychiatric care model.
In the CWHP Region, CCS is a voluntary, community-based program funded by the State of Wisconsin and operated by Adams, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette, Waupaca, and Waushara County Departments of Human Services.

The CCS program offers a wide array of psychosocial rehabilitation services. These are services and supportive activities that assist CCS clients with mental health and/or substance use conditions to facilitate recovery and to achieve their highest possible level of independent functioning and stability.

Some of the key features of the CCS program include:
a. Assessment: Staff from one of the 6 CWHP counties will meet with you to determine if you are eligible for CCS services, and to begin the assessment process.
b. Recovery Team: You will identify a Recovery Team that will provide ongoing assistance to identify your strengths, needs, goals, desired outcomes, priorities, preferences, values, and steps to achieving goals.
c. Recovery Plan: You will participate in the development of a Recovery Plan to achieve your recovery goals, hopes, and dreams.
d. Choice: You will have a choice in services and service providers.
e. Change: Your Recovery Plan is a document that can and will change over time as your needs and goals change and as you move towards recovery

Service Array

The CCS program can provide many services you need and want. Services that fall under the Service Array and are part of your approved Recovery Plan are fully covered at no cost to you.

The CCS Service Array includes the following areas:
 Screening and Assessment – Screening and assessment includes the completion of the initial comprehensive assessment and ongoing assessments as needed.

 Service Planning – Service planning includes the development of your Recovery Plan.

 Service Facilitation – Includes the activities undertaken by the Service Facilitator to guide you in your recovery path and to make arrangements for services that will help you achieve your goals.

 Diagnostic Evaluations – These are specialized tests to determine your needs.

 Medication Management – Services may include: diagnosing, prescribing and monitoring medications; increasing understanding of the benefits of medication; monitoring changes in symptoms and side effects.

 Physical Health Monitoring – The focus is on activities related to the monitoring and managing of your physical health.

 Peer Support – Peer Support services are offered by persons with lived experience who can help you and your family negotiate the mental health and/or substance abuse systems. These services promote wellness, self-direction, and recovery.

 Individual Skill Development and Enhancement – These services include training in communication, interpersonal skills, problem-solving, decision-making, conflict resolution, and other specific needs identified in your Recovery Plan.

 Employment-Related Skill Training – These services address problems in finding, securing, and keeping a job.

 Individual and/or Family Psychoeducation – Psychoeducation services include: skills training, problem solving, providing information and education resources about mental health and/or substance abuse issues, social and emotional support, and ongoing guidance about managing and coping with mental health and/or substance abuse issues.

 Wellness Management and Recovery/ Recovery Support Services – Includes helping you to manage your mental health and/or substance abuse issues, to develop your own goals, and to give you the information and skills necessary to help you make informed treatment decisions.

 Psychotherapy – Includes the diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders, conditions, or addictions.

 Substance Abuse Treatment – This includes day treatment and outpatient substance abuse counseling services.

There are some services that the CCS Program can not cover. Your CCS Service Facilitator will address those services if needed.

***If you are receiving outpatient psychotherapy, these services must be provided through the CCS program*** We will make an attempt to contract with your current provider. If your current provider chooses not to contract with CCS, you will have the choice to change service providers to a CCS contracted provider or not enroll in CCS services.

Getting Started

1. Meet with a CCS Representative in your county: The CCS Representative will meet with you, and if appropriate, your family, guardian, or other person(s) you select to explain the CCS program and the application process.

2. Determine Eligibility: The CCS Representative will use written information, a personal interview, and the results of a State functional screen to decide if you are eligible for the CCS program. The functional screen looks at risk factors and things you may need help with such as managing your symptoms, medications, or health; assistance to obtain benefits; assistance with work or school; and other factors. You may be asked to sign releases of information so that other persons may be contacted to obtain information.

Basic Eligibility:
• County resident.
• Eligible for Medical Assistance.
• Mental health or substance use diagnosis.
• Functional limitation in one or more major life activities caused by mental health or substance use issues as measured by the State screen.
• Need for psychosocial rehabilitation services.

3. Complete an Application and Admission Agreement: Eligible persons interested in applying for CCS will complete a brief application and sign an Admission Agreement that will give basic information on the program.

4. Review Client Rights and Grievance Procedures: You will receive a Client Rights brochure and your rights and the grievance procedures will be explained to you.

5. Determine Any Immediate Needs: The Service Facilitator will determine with you whether you have any needs that must be addressed immediately and make arrangements for those needs to be met until such time as CCS services can begin.

Wellness Group
The focus of the wellness group is to provide opportunities for socialization, improve the participants’ overall health and wellness and to provide participants with activities that they can use in the future as coping skills. Participants learn about a health related topic from a public health educator, participate in a 20 minute exercise and have a healthy snack with their peers.

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.”
— Nelson Mandela

The Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Waiver Program is a Home and Community-Based Service (HCBS) Waiver that provides Medicaid funding for children who have substantial limitations in their daily activities and need support to remain in their home or community. Eligible children include those with developmental disabilities, severe emotional disturbances, and physical disabilities. Funding can be used to support a range of different services based on an assessment of the needs of the child and his or her family.

Beginning in 2017, the State of Wisconsin budgeted $39 million, allocated across all counties, to work towards elimination of waiting list periods for children.  Green Lake County continues to work towards reducing the waiting period for waiver-funded services.

For children under the age of three, Birth-3, provides many essential services and children may be transitioned to the waiver after their 3^rd birthday.  Please see the Children and Family Services website information for more details on Birth-3.

For children over the age of three, please contact the Children’s’ Long Term Support Waiver coordinator at (920) 294-4070.

Make a difference with children’s long-term support services

The Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Program provides assistance to children with disabilities or complex medical needs across Wisconsin. Program providers—direct care workers, mentors, carpenters, medical equipment suppliers, and others—deliver these services and supports to children and their families to help them live their best lives.

The CLTS Program is serving more children and families now than ever before, which means more providers are needed to keep up with demand. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) invites all interested service providers to become providers with the CLTS Program.

There are several ways to become a CLTS Program provider, depending on what kind of services you deliver.

Become a provider through a third party
If you provide direct care services and aren’t registered as a business or sole proprietor, you can work through a fiscal agent or get hired through an agency to provide services in the CLTS Program. Find more information on this process and contact your local county human services department.

Register directly with the CLTS Program
If you are a tradesperson, product provider, or direct care worker registered as a business or sole proprietor, you can register directly with the CLTS Program. Registration is free, and you’ll be listed in the new searchable, statewide, online provider directory available to the general public at no charge. Once you’re approved to provide services, you’ll work with local counties and DHS to reach children with disabilities and their families.

Whether you work directly with children to deliver mentoring, daily living skills training, or counseling services, or work to provide accessible homes and communities by remodeling homes, procuring medical equipment, or supplying adaptive aids, you can make a difference. Become a CLTS Program provider today!

“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
-Little Women, Louisa May Alcott

If you or someone you love are seeking help for feeling emotionally overwhelmed and/or living with a mental health or substance use disorder, our outpatient clinic may be able to help. The outpatient clinic provides therapy services across the lifespan and psychiatric outpatient care for adults.

How do I get started?

You can set up an appointment by contacting us at (920)294-4070 or stopping in at our reception desk.  You will be given some informational papers regarding our services, and asked to complete our client registration forms.  Staff are available to assist you with any of these steps as needed.

How much will it cost?

The clinic serves individuals who are uninsured through the use of a maximum monthly payment schedule as well as accepting Medicaid, Medicare, and many commercial and private insurance plans.  When you schedule an appointment, staff will gather your insurance information and assist you in understanding your coverage.  Additionally, our clinic proudly trains interns from several area counseling programs.  Clinical interns are able to offer services at no-cost in circumstances where finances are a barrier to getting the treatment you need.

What can I expect if I make an appointment with a therapist?

Care will start with an initial meeting, also referred to as “intake assessment”.  The therapist will discuss the specific mental health and/or substance use concerns that have brought you in and will take a whole-person approach to learning about your lifestyle preferences and situational factors. They will then review appropriate treatment options and work with you to develop an individualized treatment plan.

What if my child needs an appointment?

Children should be accompanied by a caregiving adult for this initial visit.  The therapist will meet with you and your child and will be able to offer recommendations for care based on your child’s age, developmental level, and the type of treatment recommended.  Some children may attend future appointments on their own, and others may benefit from the presence of a caregiver at some or all sessions.

We also offer school-based services in some area school districts:

• Berlin Middle School which serves middle and high school students 1 day per week.
• Markesan Middle/ High School ½ day per week
• Green Lake School 1 day per week

I am looking for a psychiatrist.  What should I do?

Our clinic can provide psychiatric care for adults, although these services are limited to 2 days per week.  Our providers believe in a team-based approach to psychiatric care that considers the whole person.  For this reason, you will need to begin with an initial visit (intake assessment) with a therapist and will need to have several follow up appointments with the therapist prior to a referral to psychiatry.  During this time, your provider will also work with you on gathering your medical history, records, etc. necessary for referral to psychiatry.

What types of therapy do you offer?

While all of our clinicians are trained to treat a broad spectrum of needs, each therapist has unique skillsets and passions.  The therapist that you see for your initial visit will work with you to ensure a good fit with themselves or with another therapist on our team. Therapist bios are provided under the staff directory. Across our clinic, we offer a variety of evidence-based therapy modalities, including but not limited to:

• EMDR
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
• Clinical hypnosis
• Mindfulness interventions
• Narrative therapy
• Solution-focused/ Short Term Therapy
• Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT)
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

“The opposite of addiction is connection.” -Gabor Mate

Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) Program:

Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) Program is a team-based, consumer-drive program for children and adults who are struggling with a mental illness and/or substance abuse disorder.  The mission is to reduce the impact of mental health illness and/or substance abuse issues that may impact an individual, attain the best possible level of function, stability and independence for individuals, facilitate recovery, match client’s needs with appropriate services, and promote collaboration within systems using a team approach to accomplish the individual’s goals.  For more information contact Green Lake County Department of Health and Human Services at 920-294-4070.

Intoxicated Driver (IDP) information:

Assessors provide services for Green Lake County residents required to comply with IDP assessment related to intoxicated driving offenses such as OWI or DUI.  The assessment fee is $275.00.  The fee to amend or extend a drivers safety plan is $65.00.  For more information contact Green Lake County Department of Health and Human Services at 920-294-4070.

Primary Prevention Services:

Staff trained in Lifeskills and Prime for Life curriculums able to provide services for groups in school or community settings.  These groups provide early intervention and prevention for various age groups around preventing substance misuse and promoting positive mental health in youth.

Residential Care and Case Management:

We are able to assist with referrals and care navigation for individuals seeking a higher level of substance use treatment such as residential or intensive outpatient care. If you are seeking assistance with a referral or requesting funding for residential care/ room-and-board, please contact the Crisis Case Manager- substance use specialist for more information.

Our unit understands that a person’s mental health and wellbeing is impacted at many levels by community health and wellbeing needs and supports.  We participate in and lead a variety of community engagement programs.  We also offer prevention or education an array of topics.

For presentations, informational tables, etc. in community settings related to suicide prevention, Mental Health awareness, or if you have a question related to a topic not listed on this page, please contact Nichol Wienkes. nwienkes@greenlakecountywi.gov

For community outreach specific to Adult Protective Services, Elder Abuse prevention, or Dementia Council, please contact Wes Shemanski. wshemanski@greenlakecountywi.gov

For information about or to join the Green Lake/ Ripon subcommittee of the Winnebagoland Housing Coalition, please contact Nichol Wienkes. nwienkes@greenlakecountywi.gov

(Note: for resources related to housing and homelessness, please contact Advocap)

For community outreach or education related to substance use, please contact Stephanie Good sgood@greenlakecountywi.gov