Trauma-Informed EMDR Therapy in Milwaukee & Wauwatosa, WI

Thoughtful therapy 

for meaningful change

Megan Yahnke, APSW

Life has a way of piling on — a new baby, a career shift, a relationship that feels harder than it used to, or just the quiet exhaustion of holding everything together for everyone else. If any of that sounds familiar, you're in the right place.

Megan Yahnke is an Advanced Practice Social Worker who specializes in helping adults navigate the moments when life feels heavier than expected. She works with people facing parenting stress, anxiety, burnout, and major life transitions — the kind of changes that can quietly chip away at your sense of self if you don't have a space to process them.

Megan takes a warm, collaborative approach to therapy, meeting clients where they are rather than where they think they should be. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients understand and shift the thought patterns that keep them stuck, and incorporates EMDR and Brainspotting for clients who want to work at a deeper level — gently processing the experiences that are still showing up in their everyday life, even when they can't quite name why.

Whether you're a parent running on empty, a professional who's hit a wall, or someone standing at a crossroads and not sure which direction to choose — Megan offers a grounded, nonjudgmental space to figure it out. Therapy doesn't have to be a last resort. Sometimes it's just the support you've been needing

Education & Training

  • Licensed Advanced Practice Social Worker (APSW)
  • EMDR practitioner
  • Brainspotting practitioner
  • Trauma-informed care
  •  Neurodiversity-affirming therapy approaches