About Us
Positive Insights Private Practice
Located in Oregon, Wisconsin, we proudly call this community our home and are dedicated to supporting its well-being. Our office provides a wide range of mental health services, including crucial psychological testing services to help struggling children and provide invaluable support to overwhelmed parents. Our approach revolves around collaborative assessment and counseling services, working hand-in-hand with healthcare professionals, educators, and service providers to equip families with lasting strategies for success. Together, we create a nurturing environment where growth and healing thrive.
Our Therapists
Erin J. Ohlheiser, MA, LPC, RPT, CPP-AAPT
“I’m glad you are considering therapy for your child, it’s a difficult decision to ask for help. I believe parents are the experts in their children and am committed to taking the time to understand their unique experience. This allows us to work together to determine what strategies will help achieve shared goals and improved emotional health for your child.”
Meet Erin, your dedicated Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) , Registered Play Therapist (RPT), and Certified Professional Practitioner of Animal Assisted Play Therapy (CPP-AAPT) through the IIAAPT, and a skilled psychometric tester. With a passion for helping children and a love for dogs, Erin skillfully combines her expertise to offer a unique and effective therapeutic experience.
With nearly two decades of experience in the mental health field, Erin takes an integrative approach to therapy, tailoring her services to suit the individual needs of each child and family. Collaboration with parents and other service providers is highly valued, and Erin utilizes a strength-based and playful approach to foster caring relationships.
Erin’s extensive training includes Infant, Early Childhood, and Family Mental Health, Play Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Animal Assisted Play Therapy, and psychometric testing. She specializes in treating Anxiety, Depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Autism Spectrum Disorders, Selective Mutism, Tic Disorders, and Disruptive Behavior Disorders in children and adolescents.
Recognizing the impact of these challenges on family dynamics, Erin actively involves the family in therapy to create a holistic and supportive healing environment.
Buster, Approved Animal Assisted Play Therapy® Dog
Buster, the leader of our animal-assisted play therapy team (Pawsitive Play Therapy), is a Doberman who has specialized skills in supporting kids through happy tail wagging, cautious licks, and demonstrations of his obedience skills.
He was adopted and welcomed into Erin’s family at four months old through a Wisconsin rescue group as he was reluctantly given up when his family experienced a significant illness and couldn’t care for him any longer. Buster was very rambunctious at first, but quickly learned what it’s like to be a polite Dober-Boy. Even so, he is still excited and happiest when playing with children.
As a working dog breed, Buster needs to have something to do with his day — a “job.” He has proudly earned his Canine Good Citizen certificate and has been approved as a play therapy animal through a rigorous process with the International Institute of Animal Assisted Play Therapy.
Special Note: A benefit of being part of a canine therapy team that uses Animal Assisted Play Therapy is that dogs do not have to be perfect. They are allowed to be dogs who sometimes lick, paw, and even bark because… well… that is what dogs do! They are working on and living with their own challenges, just like kids. They are also allowed to let us know if this is the work they want to do today, tomorrow, or years from now. When Buster is not in the office, he enjoys being our family pet!
We are happy to support your child with Pawsitive Play Therapy if it fits with your child’s personality and enjoyment of therapy, and it will help address the treatment goals identified within therapy.
Our Services
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