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Beyond the Brain Therapies
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
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407 W. Broadway Ave., Forest Lake, MN 55025
Let's Connect (651) 401-8622
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Hello. If you are looking for someone to support you through a difficult time, you will receive compassion, healing and wisdom from me. I specialize in helping people heal from depression, anxiety, injury, divorce, trauma and abuse. If you are interested in regaining or reaching new levels of accomplishment, I can also help. I believe we need one another to maximize our potential. We have a cutting edge collaborative team of professionals committed to assisting you with positive mind-body-spirit connection. Offering Consulting, Counseling, Biofeedback, & Mediation. We are here to help maximize your potential!
Specializing in areas of children 1-12, teens and adults, couples and families. Career guidance, grief and loss, divorce, remarriage/blended families, couples and families work. I offer pet assisted therapy and utilize play and art therapy techniques as well. I am available for parenting plans, psychological and/or custody evaluations as well.
Life throws us big and small challenges. Everyone needs help and extra strength at times. I believe the clinical expertise and therapeutic skills we offer will gently assist you in balancing life's demands and helping you to reenergize. My team is committed to making sure that you have all that you need to create the life that you desire .
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Beyond the Brain Therapies now - (651) 401-8622
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $175
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- AmericaPPO
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- ComPsych
- Elevance
- Health Net
- HealthPartners of MN and WI
- Magellan
- Managed Health Network (MHN)
- Medica
- Medicaid
- Medical Assistance
- MNCare
- MultiPlan
- Optum
- PreferredOne
- TRICARE
- TriWest
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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Beyond the Brain Therapies
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Minnesota / 1740 Debra Ann Nelson
- Certificate from University of Minnesota MMPI-2 Certificate / 2009
- Certificate from Hamline University Graduate School of Law ADR Family Mediation Certif. / 2008
- Attended University of St Thomas, Minneapolis, Graduated 2000
Marriage & Family Therapist: Debra Ann Nelson
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Biofeedback, Brainspotting, Art Therapy
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Cancer
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Dementia
- Developmental Disorders
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Military, Trauma, Spirituality Crisis and Wellness
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Veterans
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Native American
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Native American
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Biofeedback
- Brainspotting
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Narrative
- Pet Assisted Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Relational
- Sandplay
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Spiritual Counseling
- Strength-Based
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Location
Primary Location
Beyond the Brain Therapies /Counseling & Mediation
407 W. Broadway Ave.
Forest Lake, MN 55025
(651) 401-8622Email us
Nearby Areas
Take the first step to help. Call now - (651) 401-8622
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Beyond the Brain Therapies
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT