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Lakewood, Wisconsin – NorthLakes Community Clinic is pleased to announce that Betty Thunder, LCSW, MSW, CSAC, will be joining the Lakewood Clinic. She will be offering Behavioral Health therapy to the Lakewood Community. She will be seeing school age children, adolescents and adults in the clinic and students in the Wabeno and Crandon School District.

Betty holds a master’s degree in social work and brings over twenty-five years of experience to NorthLakes. Prior to joining NorthLakes she was a substance abuse/mental health therapist at Marshfield Clinic Family Health Center. She was drawn to clinical social work because “as a person with a natural inclination to be a helper, it was a natural choice for me.”

She blends person centered therapy, cognitive behavioral and rational emotive therapy and includes breathing techniques that she knows from being a certified yoga instructor. “It teaches the kids to have a better internal focus of control.”

In her career Betty has supervised staff members and professionals as well as starting new programs such as tele-psychiatry and overseen state certifications and policies and procedures to be compliant with Wisconsin State Statutes.

Outside of her work Betty enjoys being outdoors, either tending her gardens or bicycling, walking or snow shoeing, and being a grandmother to a 9-month-old and a 12-year-old.

Call 715.276.6321 to make an appointment at our Lakewood Clinic today!

NorthLakes Community Clinic – Lakewood remains open and is accepting new patients during the pandemic. The clinic is open for some in-person services. Patients also have the option of seeing their provider virtually via phone or video. The clinic has also established a curbside laboratory to conduct some laboratory appointments. If you have questions about how to establish care or connect with your current provider, please call the clinic at: 715.276.6321.

About NorthLakes Community Clinic:

NorthLakes Community Clinic is a regional Community Health Center, with clinic locations in Ashland, Birchwood, Hayward, Hurley, Iron River, Lakewood, Minong, Oconto, Park Falls, Turtle Lake, Washburn and White Lake.  We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization managed by a patient majority board of directors. Services we offer include: medical, chiropractic, dental, behavioral health counseling including substance use disorder and recovery services, optometry, psychiatric services, pediatric speech and occupational therapy, physical therapy and prescriptions for patients.

NorthLakes Community Clinic provides care to individuals with Medicaid and Medicare, those without insurance, and also those with private health insurance. We also provide a Sliding Fee Scale available for patients who qualify. For more information, please visit: nlccwi.org.