It’s time to stop white-knuckling your way through.
Hi, I’m Amanda Metropolus, ATR, LPC.
I offer anxiety therapy and art therapy for moms and professionals
in Milwaukee (Tosa area) and online across Wisconsin and Colorado.
Let therapy help you feel like your genuine self—centered, confident, and able to show up for the life you want.
You’ve been holding your breath for so long.
You’re constantly on edge—snapping at your kids, losing sleep, feeling like your chest might cave in. Even when you try to breathe deeply, your body won’t let you. You keep thinking, What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I just calm down?
Maybe you’ve even started questioning your relationship, your parenting, or who you are at all. You don’t want to keep erupting. You don’t want to keep doubting yourself. You just want to feel steady, clear, and more like… you.
I work with clients who are at their edge—
but aren’t ready to give up.
Here’s what therapy with me actually feels like:
Together, we’ll make space to understand what’s really going on inside—and give that anxiety a shape, a form, a name. Because once you see it, you can start changing it.
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You’ll always know I’m in your corner—and I won’t just nod along. I’ll challenge you when it matters, with compassion and clarity.
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That means I’ll help you visualize what’s happening inside your body and mind—so you can catch anxiety in the moment, not just talk about it after the fact.
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Even simple scribbles can access things words can’t. You don’t need to be an artist—just open to trying.
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When anxiety hijacks your nervous system, I’ll show you how to ground through your senses, re-center, and take back your clarity.
This isn’t surface-level stress management. This is deep, embodied work that helps you come back to yourself—steadier, stronger, and more aware of what you need.
You don’t need a therapist who just nods and takes notes.
You need someone who sees the patterns, helps you slow the spin, and knows how to guide you through it—without judgment. That’s where I come in.
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You’ve probably already tried to figure this out on your own—listened to podcasts, saved Reels, read self-help books, joined parenting groups. And those can all be helpful. But therapy is different. Here, the focus is entirely on you—your body, your story, your patterns. We slow down the swirl of information and help you actually hear yourself. Then we work together to make sense of it all, step by step, in a way that’s personalized, practical, and grounded in who you really are.
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What makes my approach different is how I help you see what’s happening inside. I’m a visual thinker, which means I naturally see patterns, images, and emotional layers that might not be obvious at first. I use that lens to reflect things back to you in a way that actually clicks. Together, we’ll externalize your anxiety so it’s not just something you feel, but something you can understand, interrupt, and work with.
And we won’t stop at awareness. I’ll help you figure out what to do with that insight. We’ll break things into manageable pieces, experiment with new ways to respond in real time, and find what actually works for you. If you love a particular song, if Legos calm your brain, if you connect through humor—we’ll use that. I’ll learn who you are and fold those quirks and strengths into our work, so healing doesn’t just make sense—it feels natural and doable.
As a licensed professional counselor and registered art therapist, I know that words don’t always get to the heart of what you’re feeling. That’s where art can offer something different. You don’t need to be “artistic” to benefit—this isn’t about making something pretty. As human beings, we’ve always needed ways to express what’s inside us—and art gives us another path to do that. Through image, color, or movement, creative expression helps you access, feel, and release what’s been buried or stuck. Clients are often surprised by how quickly art therapy brings clarity, insight, and a sense of relief they didn’t expect—often in ways talk therapy alone simply can’t.
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Clients describe me as warm, honest, and easy to talk to. They feel safe in our sessions—not because I avoid the hard stuff, but because I meet it with compassion, clarity, and respect. I won’t sugarcoat things, and I won’t judge you either. I’ll show up with humor when it helps, gentleness when it’s needed, and real strategies that meet you where you are.
I’m not here to “fix” you. I’m here to help you slow down, understand what’s really going on, and build the tools and insight you need to move forward—calm, steady, and confident in who you are.
Specialties
Methods
Art therapy offers another way to access what words can’t always reach. You don’t have to be artistic—this is about expression, not perfection. Through color, image, or movement, we’ll use creative tools to help you process stuck feelings, find clarity, and experience relief that talk therapy alone often can’t offer.
We’ll tune into what your body is telling you—not just your thoughts. By learning to notice sensations and patterns, you can respond to anxiety in real time and begin to feel more grounded and steady, right where you are.
Credentials:
Education
Master of Science in Art Therapy with a Concentration in Counseling
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing
Licensure
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)-Wisconsin & Colorado
Registered Art Therapist
Professional Associations
Former President of Colorado Art Therapy Association (ATACO)
