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John Gunvalson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
15612 Highway 7, Suite 231, Minnetonka, MN 55345
Let's Connect (763) 343-7531
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How many therapists did your parents have you see as a kid? Has anybody in your life commented on your "adoption issues"? How many times a day do you ask yourself where and how do I fit in? Maybe the mindset you used to help yourself survive childhood is now hindering your growth in adulthood. Why aren't there more therapists who are adoptees? These are some of many questions and issues I hope that we can work on together. I aspire, because I am an adoptee, to have you spend less time explaining what adoption was, and more time working on current issues.
I have been providing clinical services in the Twin Cities and Central Minnesota for 15 years, focusing on underserved communities. I am a transracially adopted male born in Quito, Ecuador and raised in rural Minnesota in a primarily Scandinavian environment.
I use CBT and Solution Focused Brief Therapy with people to work through their challenges and achieve their goals. My extensive experience comes from working with individuals in acute crisis, cumulative trauma, adoption issues, anger management, serious and persistent mental illness, Dual Diagnosis, and parenting issues facing parents of adult children.
Call or Email John Gunvalson now for a free 15 minute consultation - (763) 343-7531
Let's Connect (763) 343-7531
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $275
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Medica
- Optum
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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John Gunvalson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPCC
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Expired Licensed by State of Minnesota / 343 John Gunvalson
- In Practice for 16 Years
- Attended Bethel University, MA, Graduated 2007
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Adoption
- Anxiety
- Life Transitions
Expertise
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Burnout
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Life Coaching
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Thinking Disorders
- Video Game Addiction
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Group
Communities
Racial Justice Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Black and African American
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Group
Communities
Racial Justice Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Black and African American
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Integrative
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Reality Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
Location
Primary Location
Aspire Therapy
15612 Highway 7
Suite 231
Minnetonka, MN 55345
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Nearby Areas
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John Gunvalson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPCC