The Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome Oak Tree Child and Family Services as one of its newest members. Oak Tree Child and Family Services is a mental health clinic serving clients from age 2 through adulthood. They pride themselves on having a plethora of counseling and care options they can offer to potential clients from all walks of life. 

When starting the business in 2016, Owner and Counselor Darlene Meiners researched many different names and kept coming back to esteemed poet Maya Angelou’s words, “I can see in the acorn the oak tree. I see the growth, the rebuilding, the restoring.” Angelou’s words aligned with how Meiners practices as a professional counselor, “sometimes when we get stuck, it’s hard to see anything but a little acorn so the job of counselors is to help people see their full potential.” Maya Angelou’s quote continues, “...without courage, you can’t practice any of the other virtues consistently.” Meiners feels the courage to ask for help is often underestimated as well. 

Driven by their mission to provide an environment that is age-appropriate and safe for all of their clients, Oak Tree Child & Family Services strives to enhance mental health awareness, promote individual empowerment, and increase access to treatment and services for those experiencing challenges. It is their goal to inspire hope by providing the highest quality of care to every client that comes to their clinic.

Providing all of their services under one roof creates a unique experience at Oak Tree Child and Family Services. They employ eight people, including Licensed Counselors, a Psychiatrist, a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, a certified life coach/mental health specialist and an executive director. With this team, Oak Tree Child & Family Services can provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Play Therapy, Group Therapy, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Parenting Classes, and Psychiatry. They also provide medication management and psychological assessments. The team looks forward to growing at their freshly renovated space in Fort Atkinson in the coming months and years.

Days and hours of operation at Oak Tree Child & Family Services are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Some Saturday appointments are also available. Each provider sets their own schedules to help meet the needs of their clients. They also accept most insurance companies, cash, check, credit card, and have a sliding fee scale for those that may need that consideration.