Therapists Beginning With W in Minnesota

I have always loved to help others. Early on, I found my passion for helping women build confidence and self-esteem through my love for fashion and retail services. However, I realized my true purpose in helping others through my journey of battling chronic illnesses. My deep understanding of the impact of chronic illness makes me unique in my ability to support and guide. Chronic illness has many tentacles and can engulf your whole identity. These feelings, compounded by physical pain, require a safe and secure therapeutic relationship.

Offering Intensive Couples Therapy Weekends using the Gottman Method Couples Therapy. I help couples find healing, repair past hurts, and learn to communicate and fight better. Connection and communication off? Recently discover your partner had an affair and now you're marriage is in crisis? Going through divorce and finding yourself single again? Like my clients, you deserve to be in a relationship you feel good about. I'm passionate about working with couples and individuals to help you understand your stuck cycles and teach you the skills to get the relationship you desire.

Anxiety, grief, trauma, self-doubt, or relationship issues? These are hard to navigate alone; I partner with you to sort through difficult themes to increase everyday coping. My background is with couples, individuals, children, and parents. I specialize working alongside people diagnosed with serious, life limiting illnesses (specifically cancer) and their caregivers, as well those grieving a loss. Another niche of my practice is medical professionals, residents/fellows, and those with high stress, demanding careers. Couple counseling and relational work is also a predominate area of focus in my practice.

There are times in life where we find ourselves feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and weighed down by burdens that are too heavy to manage on our own. It can be hard to find time and space to address the things that weigh on us in the midst of all that pulls at our time and attention. I consider it an honor and privilege to create a space for my clients where together we can slow down and address the burdens in their lives that are keeping them from thriving. Sometimes these burdens may be anxious or depressed symptoms, other times it may be challenges with emotional regulation at home or school, or it may be relational challenges.

“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” — Glenn Close

Jordan completed her psychology degree at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University. She received her Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology from St. Mary's University, Minnesota. Jordan has 7 years of experience working in the day treatment environment and 2 years working with children with Autism. Jordan enjoys working with children and adolescents and has extensive experience in working with individuals and families that are affected by trauma. She utilizes a strengths-based and person-centered approaches as well as incorporating mind and body techniques.

Your story deserves a safe place to be heard. You may be in a chapter that is painful or confusing, not knowing where to go next. My desire is to come along side you and guide you to a chapter of discovering hope knowing that your story is not over. There is so much to uncover in you! I look forward to creating an environment for you to be known, understood and to gain new tools to keep moving forward in life. I enjoy working with teenagers, young adults, and adults. I am passionate about various issues women face today and empowering and supporting women through them.

Your story deserves a safe place to be heard. You may be in a painful or confusing chapter, not knowing where to go next. My desire is to come alongside you to help you gently address the pains from your past with compassion to guide you to a chapter of discovering hope. Sometimes our past experiences lead us to get stuck in unhelpful thought and belief patterns that inhibit us from being our best selves. I am passionate about helping my clients learn to adapt to new healthier ways of thinking that align with their values and life purpose. My approach is warm and gentle to create a safe place for healing and change to take place.

As a therapist, I'm expressive, casual, and collaborative. I work well with clients who are looking for more engagement and feedback from their therapist. I'm passionate about reducing the hierarchy in the room and creating a non-judgmental space to explore your experiences. When our work has concluded, you will have found a deeper awareness of both the emotional and physical experiences in your body, be able to articulate them, and gravitate towards that which resources you rather than that which depletes you.

Do you find yourself wondering why you feel a certain way, why you behave the way you do, or why you have difficulties in your relationships? A lot of us have open wounds or negative beliefs about ourselves that cause problems- for example showing up in the form of depression, anxiety, panic, self-doubt, or relationship issues. As a human, I know how much it sucks to feel stuck, alone, or like no one understands. As a therapist, I will hold space for you to explore, learn, and heal from these wounds. You will be able to move forward in life with new understanding and the ability to navigate your emotions.

Lynn Whalen, MSW, LICSW My primary focus in my practice is guiding clients through the healing process and resolving issues related to traumas and adverse life events to address the mental health issues they are facing. My goal is to help clients understand the “Why” in what they are experiencing in their life. This is accomplished through a combination of education, discussion, reflection, and intervention.

I work with adults 18 years and older with the goal to help them understand the "why" behind the mental health struggles they are facing, heal from past life events that impact their daily life, reduce current stressors, and implement changes in their lives so they can live the life they know they were meant to live. I primarily work with clients who suffer from PTSD and other trauma- and stressor-related disorders as well as those experiencing a variety of symptoms that are related to mood, anxiety, and a variety of other mental health disorders.

Are you feeling uncertain and stuck? When terrible events or experiences happen in our lives, trauma is the emotional response that happens in our bodies. This could be a physical trauma such as a car accident, rape, physical abuse, or a natural disaster. There is also emotional trauma can be caused by emotional abuse, humiliation, and even grief. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. This therapy is one of the most effective ways to treat trauma as it engages both sides of the brain and allows the trauma memory to be properly processed in the body.

I feel grateful to do what I do and I see it as a privilege to witness the resilient nature of the human spirit each day. Each person has a unique life story, and often there are aspects of it that cause pain and shame. None of us can escape suffering because it is a natural part of the human experience. This is a difficult truth to accept. My goal is not to help you avoid all emotional pain but to offer support so that you learn how to navigate it with more ease. The transformation happens when there is awareness, acceptance, compassion, & useful action towards a life that is aligned with values.

I care deeply about supporting those who are struggling and accompanying them on their path toward healing. Healing is more than just surviving, it’s about thriving; and it can take time and extra support to get there. As a social worker and a therapist, I am honored to join in people’s healing process while leveraging their strengths and building supports around them. As your therapist, I will work with you to get from where you are to where you want to be. My therapeutic style relies on authenticity, empathy, and trust to provide a supportive environment for growth and change.

I have a passion for what I do and enjoy working with clients of all ages and a variety of diagnosis and challenges. I am passionate about working with families, children and women with various challenges, as well as men who are struggling with anger, depression, identity, low self esteem, and anxiety. Whistling Pines Counseling's motto and goal is 'Working towards a better you'

Suffering. Sooner or later we all experience varying degrees of suffering. The world can be harsh and painful, especially when understanding is hard to find. Sometimes burdens become to great to carry alone. When searching for help you want someone caring to understand your struggle and unique situation. I work with people who are seeking help and treatment with life situations that are causing them distress either mentally, emotionally, physically and/or relationally.

Life is difficult. Feeling better is possible. We all have the right and the ability to feel some peace and acceptance about our lives; the things we can control and the things we can not. We may often believe the negative thoughts we have (that we often make up) and act accordingly. You can change your life, your outlook and the way you think and feel about yourself and your relationships. I believe changes and growth occur when an individual is able to challenge their thoughts, examine their perspectives and learn how to be true to themselves.

I would like to help you overcome whatever it is that interferes with your sexual, emotional, or relational health. I will work with you to create a safe and compassionate space where you can see yourself and your problem in a new light. Together we will examine how the problem came into your life, how it affects you, and how you might change your relationship with it. I have experience working with lesbian, gay, straight, bisexual, transgender, queer, polyamorous, and kinky clients individually and with partners.