Female Therapists in Bloomington, MN
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Healing can take many forms in our lives and therapy is one of those places that can facilitate that process. Finding a therapist, you can trust to process some of the difficult moments in your life is foundational. As your counseling partner, I will create a safe place for you as you navigate the challenges you are facing and help you figure out what you want and need moving forward. I believe in healing and the resiliency of the human heart and soul. Out of our difficulties, something beautiful can emerge. Come as you are and we can go from there. I enjoy working with adults of all ages and stages in life.
Healing can take many forms in our lives and therapy is one of those places that can facilitate that process. Finding a therapist, you can trust to process some of the difficult moments in your life is foundational. As your counseling partner, I will create a safe place for you as you navigate the challenges you are facing and help you figure out what you want and need moving forward. I believe in healing and the resiliency of the human heart and soul. Out of our difficulties, something beautiful can emerge. Come as you are and we can go from there. I enjoy working with adults of all ages and stages in life.
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Rebecca Roepke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LICSW, CATP, RYT-500, EAGALA
Verified Verified
Bloomington, MN 55425
Unleash your inner mermaid. Like a mermaid, you were born wondrous and whole, with awe-inspiring potential. Perhaps, like her, trauma hides your power, voice, and sense of magic; tries to cut you off from true self, body, community, and nature’s rhythms; tells oppressive stories that serve to keep you “in your place,” lost, lonely, ashamed, fearful, unfulfilled, or hating your body. The mermaid reclaims her birthright and returns to her community– stronger and more magnificent than ever. You, too, can lay that colonizing fear “am I enough?” in its watery grave, re-discover your voice, step into your wild power, and trust yourself.
Unleash your inner mermaid. Like a mermaid, you were born wondrous and whole, with awe-inspiring potential. Perhaps, like her, trauma hides your power, voice, and sense of magic; tries to cut you off from true self, body, community, and nature’s rhythms; tells oppressive stories that serve to keep you “in your place,” lost, lonely, ashamed, fearful, unfulfilled, or hating your body. The mermaid reclaims her birthright and returns to her community– stronger and more magnificent than ever. You, too, can lay that colonizing fear “am I enough?” in its watery grave, re-discover your voice, step into your wild power, and trust yourself.
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Sacred Space Psychotherapy LLC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bloomington, MN 55431
I feel honored to work with people who are deeply examining the relationship they have to themselves and to the world. The therapy I offer is an exploration of what blocks aliveness and an awake, open, compassionate heart. I am a Somatic based, certified Ketamine Assissted Therapist. I support clinets in preparing, experiencing, and integrating the lived experience of being in a non ordinary state of being, a to heal the wounds that come from PTSD, addiction, depression, anxiety, and our overall suffering. With the support of psychedelics we are able to go beyond the egoic self and heal the deeper layers of our being.
I feel honored to work with people who are deeply examining the relationship they have to themselves and to the world. The therapy I offer is an exploration of what blocks aliveness and an awake, open, compassionate heart. I am a Somatic based, certified Ketamine Assissted Therapist. I support clinets in preparing, experiencing, and integrating the lived experience of being in a non ordinary state of being, a to heal the wounds that come from PTSD, addiction, depression, anxiety, and our overall suffering. With the support of psychedelics we are able to go beyond the egoic self and heal the deeper layers of our being.
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“You were given this Life because you are strong enough to live it”. My personal journey of Adoption has fueled my passion to provide unconditional and authentic support for families and individuals with warmth & compassion. Since 2007 I’ve been working in the mental health field in a variety of roles which have enriched my clinical practice. I have been incredibly inspired by working with adolescent and young adults navigate the challenges of childhood & current life circumstances.
“You were given this Life because you are strong enough to live it”. My personal journey of Adoption has fueled my passion to provide unconditional and authentic support for families and individuals with warmth & compassion. Since 2007 I’ve been working in the mental health field in a variety of roles which have enriched my clinical practice. I have been incredibly inspired by working with adolescent and young adults navigate the challenges of childhood & current life circumstances.
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Safiya Ali Mohamed
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW , LICSW
Verified Verified
Bloomington, MN 55437
Safiya is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). She has been working in the mental health field for the past nine years. While she strives to be a well- rounded generalist, Safiya has specific interests in working with marginalized, under-represented and underserved communities with a focus on trauma-based issues, depression, anxiety, PTSD, self- development, developmental delay and Autism.
Safiya is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). She has been working in the mental health field for the past nine years. While she strives to be a well- rounded generalist, Safiya has specific interests in working with marginalized, under-represented and underserved communities with a focus on trauma-based issues, depression, anxiety, PTSD, self- development, developmental delay and Autism.
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Are you often stuck in your own head, overwhelmed, or experiencing thoughts on a loop? Have others pointed out your "perfectionist" or "people-pleasing" tendencies before? Does it feel like you are slowly distancing yourself from the world? If you resonate with any of these experiences, you're not alone. Many of my clients come to me feeling exactly like this. Together, we can explore these challenges, understand their roots, and work towards a brighter, more fulfilling future that is grounded in your values. You deserve a life that's not defined by intrusive thoughts, worries, or self-doubt, and I'm here to help you reclaim it.
Are you often stuck in your own head, overwhelmed, or experiencing thoughts on a loop? Have others pointed out your "perfectionist" or "people-pleasing" tendencies before? Does it feel like you are slowly distancing yourself from the world? If you resonate with any of these experiences, you're not alone. Many of my clients come to me feeling exactly like this. Together, we can explore these challenges, understand their roots, and work towards a brighter, more fulfilling future that is grounded in your values. You deserve a life that's not defined by intrusive thoughts, worries, or self-doubt, and I'm here to help you reclaim it.
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Whether this is your first-time seeking therapy, or you are returning due to recent experiences, life can be challenging, and I am here to support you through those challenges in a non-judgmental way. It is my belief that the therapeutic relationship you have with your counselor is one of the most important factors in your success in therapy and I am committed and consider it a privilege to walk with you through your journey utilizing a collaborative approach.
Whether this is your first-time seeking therapy, or you are returning due to recent experiences, life can be challenging, and I am here to support you through those challenges in a non-judgmental way. It is my belief that the therapeutic relationship you have with your counselor is one of the most important factors in your success in therapy and I am committed and consider it a privilege to walk with you through your journey utilizing a collaborative approach.
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Catherine Phibbs
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bloomington, MN 55431
Reaching out to a therapist is a bold move. It takes courage to begin the process of self exploration and discovery, and it takes a safe place to do that important work. I am committed to providing that safe space for my clients. I believe that the relationship between a therapist and client is a unique and healing one. It is two minds coming together to explore the ways in which current life stresses intersect with painful past experiences to create suffering. When a client feels respected and seen, they are able to grieve their past hurts and find new paths for coping.
Reaching out to a therapist is a bold move. It takes courage to begin the process of self exploration and discovery, and it takes a safe place to do that important work. I am committed to providing that safe space for my clients. I believe that the relationship between a therapist and client is a unique and healing one. It is two minds coming together to explore the ways in which current life stresses intersect with painful past experiences to create suffering. When a client feels respected and seen, they are able to grieve their past hurts and find new paths for coping.
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Nicole graduated from the University of St. Thomas with her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology and is pursuing licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist. She previously received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Minnesota. Nicole enjoys working with individuals, families, and adolescents. She has years of experience working with children and adolescents with a variety of diagnoses such as anxiety, depression, trauma, ODD, and ADHD.
Nicole graduated from the University of St. Thomas with her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology and is pursuing licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist. She previously received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Minnesota. Nicole enjoys working with individuals, families, and adolescents. She has years of experience working with children and adolescents with a variety of diagnoses such as anxiety, depression, trauma, ODD, and ADHD.
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I have immediate openings for new clients! My clients typically are seeking support for relational, sexual, or spiritual problems, and benefit from a safe space where help is available and confidential. I take a warm, relational approach to my work with clients, and work best with those who are seeking to reflect on ways they can nurture improved relationships with themselves and others. Clients can expect to hear me emphasizing self-compassion and relational awareness through observation, reflection, and reframing of thoughts or language.
I have immediate openings for new clients! My clients typically are seeking support for relational, sexual, or spiritual problems, and benefit from a safe space where help is available and confidential. I take a warm, relational approach to my work with clients, and work best with those who are seeking to reflect on ways they can nurture improved relationships with themselves and others. Clients can expect to hear me emphasizing self-compassion and relational awareness through observation, reflection, and reframing of thoughts or language.
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Michelle Brown
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA,LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bloomington, MN 55437 (Online Only)
I am a Christian therapist, and I will have openings for telehealth clients in the Fall of 2024. I want to understand your story. I will work collaboratively with you to meet your unique needs. I am here to help you process through a wide variety of life's struggles. My goal is to challenge long standing patterns, offer unique perspective and help you build a tool kit in order to bring change and relief from current circumstances.
I am a Christian therapist, and I will have openings for telehealth clients in the Fall of 2024. I want to understand your story. I will work collaboratively with you to meet your unique needs. I am here to help you process through a wide variety of life's struggles. My goal is to challenge long standing patterns, offer unique perspective and help you build a tool kit in order to bring change and relief from current circumstances.
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Norma Cadena De Hinderer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW , LICSW
Verified Verified
Bloomington, MN 55420
Waitlist for new clients
Your future is now. You are somewhere in the future and you look much better there than you look right now! Highly trained with many years of experience. Understands you have been through so much while on you life journey. Promises to honor and see you as a unique being who already has what is needed inside to overcome the circumstances in your life. Utilizes therapeutic, spiritual and commonsense approaches to increase feelings of acceptance, hope, and decrease the pain (suffering) and stress in your life.
Your future is now. You are somewhere in the future and you look much better there than you look right now! Highly trained with many years of experience. Understands you have been through so much while on you life journey. Promises to honor and see you as a unique being who already has what is needed inside to overcome the circumstances in your life. Utilizes therapeutic, spiritual and commonsense approaches to increase feelings of acceptance, hope, and decrease the pain (suffering) and stress in your life.
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Therapy Place Services LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Bloomington, MN 55420
I work with people who are interested in holistic health and traditional methods. I see motivated folx who invest in getting better by working outside sessions. I see people from difficult families, with mood, career, family, couple, chronic medical/cancer, obsessive/compulsive, attention, spiritual issues, and people who want to be more successful in relationships and with themselves. I see adults and elders, people from various cultures, countries and religions. I offer Saturday and evening appointments. I research concerns and network with holistic health professionals for your needs.
I work with people who are interested in holistic health and traditional methods. I see motivated folx who invest in getting better by working outside sessions. I see people from difficult families, with mood, career, family, couple, chronic medical/cancer, obsessive/compulsive, attention, spiritual issues, and people who want to be more successful in relationships and with themselves. I see adults and elders, people from various cultures, countries and religions. I offer Saturday and evening appointments. I research concerns and network with holistic health professionals for your needs.
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I am a licensed psychologist and completed my bachelor’s degree in clinical/counseling psychology at Saint Xavier University. I have my master’s and doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology at Albizu University. I worked in the mental health field since 2012 and have experience working with individuals facing difficulties related to trauma, mood disorders, anger management, impulse control disorders, interpersonal concerns, substance related and addictive disorders, neurocognitive impairments, personality disorders, and those involved in the criminal justice system.
I am a licensed psychologist and completed my bachelor’s degree in clinical/counseling psychology at Saint Xavier University. I have my master’s and doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology at Albizu University. I worked in the mental health field since 2012 and have experience working with individuals facing difficulties related to trauma, mood disorders, anger management, impulse control disorders, interpersonal concerns, substance related and addictive disorders, neurocognitive impairments, personality disorders, and those involved in the criminal justice system.
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During this unprecedented time in our lives I provide compassionate guidance to clients seeking support and hopefulness as we collectively deconstruct old paradigms, while creating new ways of understanding ourselves and each other. I believe we are emerging into a new era of letting go of what no longer serves us, negative beliefs about ourselves, fear based thinking and scarcity mindset of the "self" as not enough. This moment in time, we have the opportunity to to heal and learn to love ourselves and cultivate empowered life affirming beliefs.
During this unprecedented time in our lives I provide compassionate guidance to clients seeking support and hopefulness as we collectively deconstruct old paradigms, while creating new ways of understanding ourselves and each other. I believe we are emerging into a new era of letting go of what no longer serves us, negative beliefs about ourselves, fear based thinking and scarcity mindset of the "self" as not enough. This moment in time, we have the opportunity to to heal and learn to love ourselves and cultivate empowered life affirming beliefs.
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I am passionate about my work as a therapist and take seriously my role and responsibility in guiding clients towards their goals. My direct communication style, friendly disposition and structured approach to therapy, allows my clients to feel at ease quickly and make progress in areas they desire to make change. I have experience and enjoy working with a variety of clientele including teens, adults, couples and families. Areas of passion include working with first responders, grief and loss, couples in crisis, teens and women seeking support throughout periods of transition.
I am passionate about my work as a therapist and take seriously my role and responsibility in guiding clients towards their goals. My direct communication style, friendly disposition and structured approach to therapy, allows my clients to feel at ease quickly and make progress in areas they desire to make change. I have experience and enjoy working with a variety of clientele including teens, adults, couples and families. Areas of passion include working with first responders, grief and loss, couples in crisis, teens and women seeking support throughout periods of transition.
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Lisa S. Squire, PhD, LP Clinical Psychologist
Psychologist, PhD, LP
Verified Verified
Bloomington, MN 55425
I imagine you're seeking a psychotherapist for counseling because you hope to make some important changes. Success working with a psychologist depends on you feeling comfortable engaging in a collaborative manner with her. Some therapy sessions may be difficult as you ask important questions about yourself, how you function in the world. As you proceed, you may experience frustration, confusion, anxiety, self-doubt and/or conflicted feelings, but at the end of your psychotherapy you'll most likely have learned something new to help you with the concerns that brought you in to seek psychological treatment.
I imagine you're seeking a psychotherapist for counseling because you hope to make some important changes. Success working with a psychologist depends on you feeling comfortable engaging in a collaborative manner with her. Some therapy sessions may be difficult as you ask important questions about yourself, how you function in the world. As you proceed, you may experience frustration, confusion, anxiety, self-doubt and/or conflicted feelings, but at the end of your psychotherapy you'll most likely have learned something new to help you with the concerns that brought you in to seek psychological treatment.
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Elisa Sarmento
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPCC, LADC
Verified Verified
Bloomington, MN 55431 (Online Only)
Starting now, you can begin a brand new journey toward a more positive path for yourself – one that’s filled with growth, well being, acceptance, and empowerment.
Starting now, you can begin a brand new journey toward a more positive path for yourself – one that’s filled with growth, well being, acceptance, and empowerment.
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Elizabeth Padilla
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Bloomington, MN 55431
Waitlist for new clients
I focus on learning who a person is uniquely, and I take an active role in treatment, offering genuine warmth and support as well as practical feedback. I draw from various theoretical approaches but commonly use cognitive behavioral therapy, mindful self-compassion, exposure response prevention, and internal family systems. As a licensed clinical social worker I have had the pleasure of working in cities across the United States with a wide range of individuals from a variety of backgrounds.
I focus on learning who a person is uniquely, and I take an active role in treatment, offering genuine warmth and support as well as practical feedback. I draw from various theoretical approaches but commonly use cognitive behavioral therapy, mindful self-compassion, exposure response prevention, and internal family systems. As a licensed clinical social worker I have had the pleasure of working in cities across the United States with a wide range of individuals from a variety of backgrounds.
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Tera Jansen
Psychologist, PsyD, LP, CST, CST-S
Verified Verified
Bloomington, MN 55425 (Online Only)
I’m Dr. Tera Jansen, an AASECT certified sex therapist and psychologist. I provide individual and couples therapy across a variety of sexual health and gender concerns, as well as general mental health and relational issues. With over a decade of experience, I have developed a deep belief in our capacity for change and growth. At its most basic, my guiding goal in therapy is to aid others in finding, engaging with, and expressing their most authentic selves. Operating from a point of authenticity and self-truth can often create a clearer guide in navigating fears and hurts, making decisions, and building meaningful relationships.
I’m Dr. Tera Jansen, an AASECT certified sex therapist and psychologist. I provide individual and couples therapy across a variety of sexual health and gender concerns, as well as general mental health and relational issues. With over a decade of experience, I have developed a deep belief in our capacity for change and growth. At its most basic, my guiding goal in therapy is to aid others in finding, engaging with, and expressing their most authentic selves. Operating from a point of authenticity and self-truth can often create a clearer guide in navigating fears and hurts, making decisions, and building meaningful relationships.
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Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, this is not an important factor, as there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or ingrained beliefs about how people of different genders think and behave. Exploring the roots of such preferences and considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender truly matters to them.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist, either because they believe that a woman will be able to relate to their specific challenges (for example, sexism in the workplace) or because they imagine feeling more comfortable disclosing sensitive information to a woman. Such beliefs may not turn out to be accurate, however, and adhering too rigidly to a gender preference can at times hinder a client from finding the best therapeutic match.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists—both men and women—may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.