Waukesha, WI
Waukesha – Stoneridge
N14W23777 Stone Ridge Drive Suite 290
Waukesha, WI 53188
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Waukesha, WI 53188
Sarah Cardona
APSW (Advanced Practice Social Worker)
Therapist
About Sarah Cardona
Kids and teens don’t usually say “I’m struggling.” They act it out. Meltdowns, shutdowns, school refusal, fights at home. Parents feel it too, and often feel blamed for it. Families in the middle of hard things need someone who understands the whole system.
Hi, I’m Sarah Cardona. I’m an Advanced Practice Social Worker at Ellie’s Waukesha clinic, and I work with children (4+), teens, families, and adults. I spent more than seven years in child welfare, behavioral health, and crisis settings before Ellie, so I’ve seen families at their hardest moments.
Sessions with me are supportive and practical. We’ll build skills for managing emotions, stress, and communication that work at home, not just in my office. I’ll involve parents and caregivers when it helps, because kids do better when the adults around them are supported too.
You don’t have to have it together. Families rarely reach out when things are calm. Wherever you are right now is a fine place to start.
My approach is trauma-informed and strengths-based, drawing on DBT, motivational interviewing, CBT, play therapy for younger clients, and Child-Parent Psychotherapy.
If your family could use a steady, nonjudgmental partner in building something more manageable, I’d be glad to help.
Sarah can be found at the following location:
Visit Reasons:
Insurance Accepted:
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: HMO
- Advocate Aurora Health
- Aetna
- Aetna: PPO/POS
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicaid
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicaid
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- Carelon
- Carelon: Medicaid
- Chorus Community Health Plan
- Chorus Community Health Plan: Medicaid
- Cigna/Evernorth
- Cigna/Evernorth: Medicaid
- ForwardHealth: Medicaid
- Medica
- Medicaid
- Meritain
- Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthcare: Medicaid
- Network Health Plan
- Optum: Medicaid
- Partners Direct Health
- Self Pay
- Wisconsin Physician Services
Therapy Types:
- Family Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Therapeutic Approaches:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Child Parent Psychotherapy (CCP)
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Solution-Focused/Brief Therapy