I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and have been licensed for over 23 years. I can help you to find a better balance, improve your mood, reduce stress, change self-defeating patterns, and feel better about your life. I offer safe and supportive counseling for people struggling with anxiety, depression, problems with relationships, or who are simply trying to improve some aspect of their life. Therapy brings the opportunity to explore what is meaningful in your life and help you to make appropriate choices. I help people take charge of their life, build on their strengths and assets, manage negative/stressful issues or concerns and live a self-directed, joyful, productive life. We'll find solutions to life's challenges, reduce depression, anxiety, stress, and explore the "mind-body-spirit" connection to health and wellness. I work with adults, adolescents and children in individual, marriage and family therapy. I use a non-judgmental, straight forward approach with a dash of humor on the side. I am trained in EMDR Therapy and can help you sort through past traumas. Combining a variety of techniques geared towards each individuals learning style we will find the approach that works best for you.

Compassionate, experienced, professional specializing in divorce adjustmant issues, including separation, co-parenting, remarital and step-family issues. Trained and experienced in conducting divorce mediation and custody evaluations and recommendations as an expert witness to the Court. I provide support and guidance to assist in the successful completion of the divorce process for the best possible outcome for parents and children.

I have a long history working with adults, adolescents, and the elderly who experience problems associated with unexpected changes in life, loss of significant relationships, sexual orientation, sexual violence, domestic violence, and family of origin. My goal is to help people see the relationship between the unresolved issues in their life and how they manifest as problems related to depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and problems adjusting to life style transitions. I am prepared to meet you where you are, help you to understand the problems you are experiencing and learn what will help you to improve your situation. There are practical approaches to these issues and you can develop skills to improve your everyday experiences.

I created Hope & Healing For Life PLLC as a place where individuals and families could come to find hope in their ability to heal from current struggles. Having worked for agencies for the last several years, I felt that it was time to create an environment that operates on the principles of true client centered care. It is important to me to have an atmosphere where people can feel comfortable, and empowered in the healing process, while at the same time developing goals, and strategies for successful treatment. I can show you, your family, or your organization why this partnership will work, depending on your specific needs and circumstances.

My personal belief about therapy is that Psychotherapy is a creative process of change. The client enters into the process in a collaborative role knowing more about their concerns and strengths than I do. I then tailor the therapeutic process to meet the client's needs based on those concerns and strengths. The goal is to create a renewed sense of empowerment and balance into the client's life. I have been in private practice for 18 years. I work with adults, adolescents and couples as well as groups. (See the information below on my Mindful Eating Group.) My style is interactive. In my practice, I use Internal Family Systems, Feminist therapy, Jungian therapy and Mindfulness. As a therapist, I consider myself a generalist. Yet, over the years I have developed an interest in two areas. One is in working with people and families who are dealing with disabilities or chronic illness. The other interest is Mindful Eating, changing one's relationship with food.

At Joining Hands, we are passionate about helping children and families through their journey toward emotional healing and repairing relationships. Joining Hands Counseling provides counseling services to children, adolescents, adults, and families to address issues of anger, depression, trauma, anxiety, grief and loss, sexual behavior problems. Joining Hands Counseling also provides services to children on the Autism Spectrum and provides services and support for infants, small children and their families. We offer a variety of non-traditional therapy techniques to assist each client in their personal journey toward resolution, healing and growth. Joining Hands Counseling gives the client the opportunity to choose an alternative means to traditional talk therapies throughout their counseling sessions, and allows the client a non-threatening means to reach their goals. Services include: Standard talk therapy; Sand tray therapy; Play therapy; Art therapy; Directive play therapy (especially for children on the autism spectrum); Infant mental health (DC 0-3); School consultations; Professional development. Play Therapy Play therapy is a therapeutic technique used with children ages 3 - 11. Free play interaction is the child's vocabulary, and is a limitless language of self-expression. There are no specific rules in play as there are in verbal communication, and thus, allows the child to feel safe doing what they do best...PLAY!! The pace of the therapy is controlled by the child and allows the child to expand the expression of self. Play therapy provides healing from hurts and trauma, and breaks down tension. Play therapy is conducted in a safe environment, which allows the child to express a variety of emotions. Play therapy assists the child in learning to cope with anxieties and conflicts through their natural pastime of play. Joining Hands utilizes Dr. Byron Norton's model of Experiential Play Therapy and Garry Landreth's Child-Centered model of play therapy. Both models are nondirective and work effectively with children. Directive Play Therapy... Joining Hands Counseling in Roseville specializes in Directive Play Therapy and counseling services for children who are diagnosed with: Developmental and Cognitive Delays; Autism; Asperger's Syndrome; PDD. Directive Play Therapy can assist the child in: Learning social skills; Managing anger; Expressing emotions; Identifying facial expressions; Increasing conversation skills; Understanding personal boundaries and space; Developing empathy. Parents are invited and strongly encouraged to participate in the Directive Play Therapy process.

Affiliated Counseling Center is an outpatient mental health center with offices in Fridley, Woodbury and Uptown. We have on staff over a dozen therapists who offer areas of expertise in a wide range of life isues. Our therapists work with children, adolescents, adults and senior populations. We offer counseling for individuals, couples and families. We offer evaluations, testing and diagnostic services for neuropsychological needs, including ADD/ADHD testing, testing for learning disabilities as well as gifted and talented individuals/children. We have on staff two psychiatric providers who offer psychiatric evaluation and ongoing medication management services. Affiliated Counseling Center is based upon humanistic principles, which value the client-therapist relationship above all else. Within this scope, our practioners utilize a variety of techniques and treatment modalitiies to assist clients, including client centered therapies, narrative, cognitive behavioral, motivational interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, the Hakomi Method (a technique focused on locating origins of pain within the self), psychodymanic therapy, dream analysis. We also offer anger management services, treatment for compulsions and obsessions, addictions including gambling and sexually motivated behaviors. We treat eating disorder, personality disorders, grief/loss issues, infertility and adoptions issues, blended family issues and more. We seek to meet the needs of the communities we have practice locations within, and offer a full breadth of services to meet that end.

Affiliated Counseling Center is an outpatient mental health center with offices in Fridley, Woodbury and Uptown. We have on staff over a dozen therapists who offer areas of expertise in a wide range of life isues. Our therapists work with children, adolescents, adults and senior populations. We offer counseling for individuals, couples and families. We offer evaluations, testing and diagnostic services for neuropsychological needs, including ADD/ADHD testing, testing for learning disabilities as well as gifted and talented individuals/children. We have on staff two psychiatric providers who offer psychiatric evaluation and ongoing medication management services. Affiliated Counseling Center is based upon humanistic principles, which value the client-therapist relationship above all else. Within this scope, our practioners utilize a variety of techniques and treatment modalitiies to assist clients, including client centered therapies, narrative, cognitive behavioral, motivational interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, the Hakomi Method (a technique focused on locating origins of pain within the self), psychodymanic therapy, dream analysis. We also offer anger management services, treatment for compulsions and obsessions, addictions including gambling and sexually motivated behaviors. We treat eating disorder, personality disorders, grief/loss issues, infertility and adoptions issues, blended family issues and more. We seek to meet the needs of the communities we have practice locations within, and offer a full breadth of services to meet that end.

Bridging Hope Counseling offers individual, couples and family counseling. Additionally, DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) Skills groups for Adolescent Girls, Adolescent Boys and Adult Women. The belief is that you are doing the best you can with what you have. The approach is non-judgemental and effective, allowing you to feel comfortable and move forward with your goals. We also have play therapy, sand tray therapy, trauma and abuse therapy, autism and Asperger's therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), CD Assessments. There are 8 therapists with many different specializations.

Bridging Hope Counseling offers individual, couples and family counseling. Additionally, DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) Skills groups for Adolescent Girls, Adolescent Boys and Adult Women. The belief is that you are doing the best you can with what you have. The approach is non-judgemental and effective, allowing you to feel comfortable and move forward with your goals. We also have play therapy, sand tray therapy, trauma and abuse therapy, autism and Asperger's therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), CD Assessments. There are 8 therapists with many different specializations.

Serenity Circle Counseling provides counseling services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families to address issues such as anger, depression, empowerment, trauma, anxiety, self-discovery, grief and loss, and personal victimization. In addition to standard talk therapy, Serenity Circle Counseling offers a variety of non-traditional therapy techniques to assist each client in his or her personal journey toward resolution, healing and growth.

I have been a psychologist for 24 yrs working with individuals, couples, and families. I work with each client to identify what is causing their current problems and how we can restore optimal growth and health. I practice using many of the most effective psychotherapy methods for relieving anxiety,depression,and trauma-a comprehensive Mind-Body approach. My goal is to listen to and understand you, and as your personal consultant to help you repair and rebalance your life. A life that you can enjoy, where you create a satisfying, and meaningful, career, relationships, personal well being, health, and emotional development. I am trained in numerous treatment theories and techniques such as family systems, developmental, cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, attachment and interpersonal neurobiology. Holistic and Mind-Body methods such as Bioenergetics, E.M.D.R.,hypnosis, yoga and mindfullness are specialties I can incorporate into your treatment program.