Therapists Beginning With W in Minnesota

I work with clients teen through adult, who are looking for a supportive, encouraging therapeutic environment with a Christian world view. I work best with people who need help with depression, anxiety, OCD, and related concerns using mainly a cognitive behavioral approach. I also enjoy marriage and pre-marriage, working primarily with John Gottman's approach. I have been licensed since 1984. I have completed the Basic Training in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). I have also received specialized training in treating OCD from the organization NOCD. This focuses on Exposure and Response Prevention.

Does anxiety, depression or moodiness interfere with your experience of joy? Are your beliefs about the world, people and yourself getting in the way of leading a more satisfying life? These are some of the questions I have helped clients work on in my twenty five plus years as a psychologist. I want to help you learn skills to better manage these issues and other important aspects of your life. Here are some of the techniques I offer in therapy: cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) modified for individuals, family systems theory, solution-focused therapy and spirituality.

Does it seem like everyone around you has it all together while you’re barely keeping your head above water? Does it seem as though your thoughts have been filled with unstoppable worry and maybe they've even begun to tell you lies that you’re beginning to believe. Perhaps it feels that no matter how much you’ve tried to erase ‘it’ from your mind, it keeps coming up and interrupting your life – making it hard to trust, to feel, to focus, to dream, to enjoy life. You wish for a day where you are free from it all and you want a therapist who understands and can help you heal from deep within. I just might be your therapist...

Many of us struggle with feelings we don't know how to cope with, and behaviors we don't feel good about - and we don't know how to change. It's difficult and frustrating to feel stuck. Working with a therapist provides support and connection as we learn to better cope with our challenges and promote change. Whether we wish to process issues from the past, address challenges in our present, or focus on a hopeful future - therapy is a validating and affirming space.

I view life as story and the process of therapy as understanding and rewriting our stories. We all possess what we need to break patterns that are no longer serving us and sometimes we need a little help along the way. It can be difficult to create our own unique stories in a world that is constantly telling us who we should or shouldn’t be. My goal is to help you discover what is and is not working for you in your current story and support the cultivation of new possibilities alongside you to help you live as your most wild, healed, and authentic self. I take a gentle, compassionate, and collaborative approach to therapy.

It is a priority that you feel safe and in control of your therapy, Over the course of our first three sessions, I will be asking a myriad of questions designed to help us determine a diagnosis & explore your needs. The fourth visit is a treatment planning session where we will work together to set quantitative goals. Your thoughts are of upmost importance.. Ask me anything.

I specialize in women, mothers, people pleasers, perfectionists and neurodivergent humans. If this is you : you might feel stressed out, burnt out or anxious. You may feel depressed, lonely or isolated. You may be too hard on yourself for not being perfect. You may struggle with low self-esteem or not feeling good enough. You give everything to your family, your job, your partner and have nothing left for you. You are so busy doing all of the things you don't have time to truly take care of yourself. Your tank is empty. You may even wonder how you can keep doing this day after day. This is not how you want your life to be.

There are things the world throws at us that can feel overwhelming and we know cookie-cutter approaches to health and wellness don't always work. And, sometimes you need extra help, and support, to learn the skills to better cope with stress you encounter in life. Our collaborative team of professionally trained, compassionate therapists are dedicated to building a trusting relationship with you on your journey to long-term wellness. Each therapist is passionate about finding a therapeutic approach that provides holistic wellness and promotes health in a warm, welcoming environment.

There are things the world throws at us that we can’t always change, and we know cookie-cutter approaches to health and wellness don’t always work. We provide care designed to address the root cause and to sustain growth and well-being. We believe that the mind-body connection is essential to life-long health and we are committed to teaching you how to be well for a lifetime – not just for now.

Whether you’re looking for deep personal healing, you want to create a more enjoyable relationship, or you need some extra support during a difficult time, I offer a nonjudgmental space where I will walk beside you every step of the way as we find a way forward. I believe our past experiences live in our bodies, and I’m interested in how those experiences continue to show up in our lives and our relationships. I enjoy working with people who want to explore new ways of relating to themselves and the people they care about. I welcome people of all gender identities, sexualities, and relationship structures.

Trauma and stress are not distributed fairly among us, but they are a part of life we all have to learn to navigate. While I can't say treatment of trauma - or any successful therapy - is fun, easy, or quick, if you are looking at Psychology Today profiles you are likely considering getting support and making some changes. That is an excellent first step! If you are experiencing difficulties in your relationships, feeling lost, burned out at work, or having difficulty understanding or moving past things that have happened in life, I hope you will consider therapy as an option to help move forward. Even short-term work may help.

Are you feeling stressed out? On the surface it may look like you have it all: a wonderful partner, nice family, or a great career but underneath, you are overwhelmed. Others may think you are put together, sometimes, even coming to you for support. They don't realize you are experiencing increased worry, anxiousness, and exhaustion. You feel stressed out, distracted, and even panicked. You just can't keep up. When you stop to think about it, you are not living the life you expected. You are tired and don't know where to turn.

Things that have happened to us don't always feel like they're "over" ; past events may feel like they still impact or even control our lives. You feel anxious, overwhelmed, depressed, scared to do the things you want to do, stuck, or frustrated with your relationships. You're not living the kind of life you want to live, and you don't feel like your best self. Maybe you had some significant trauma in your life, or experienced abuse, or weren't nurtured by your family in the way you needed, or feel rejected by your family or your faith community. Or maybe you're grieving the loss of a dream, a person, or a relationship.

I believe one of the bravest things you can do is better understand your own story. Working through your past allows you to better understand your patterns, beliefs, and strengths to optimize where you are headed. Too often in life, we experience events that silence us, making it hard to know where to turn. In my office I work hard to create and hold spaces for my clients that are rooted in compassion, empathy, and safety. No matter where you are in your healing journey, I believe everyone has the potential to find more peace and live closer to their authentic beings.

If you are unhappy, struggling with life's challenges, feel like you are not reaching your potential, have difficulty in managing relationships or feel like there is something seriously wrong, we can work together to figure out what's wrong and work on solutions. I have over 15 years of clinical experience. I have siginificant experience in treating mood disorders including Depression and Bipolar Disorder, anxiety disorders and eating disorders.

Looking for help can be scary and intimidating; I'm here to help. My goal is to be able to build a trusting relationship with you, where you are able to explore and talk through the things that are getting in the way of you having the life that you want. I want therapy to be a safe space for you to be able to process and to work towards healing from the things that have happened to you or whatever challenges you are currently facing.

My goal as a therapist is to support clients in becoming the best version of themselves. I specialize in working with adolescents, families and couples. I recognize that our environments can greatly influence our mood. I have several years of experience working with adolescents and their families and have an appreciation of working with both adolescents individually to hear and support them as well as working with parent(s) as well to help bridge the gap and improve communication and relationships.

I have 35 years of experience helping a wide variety of people find their way to living a richer and more satisfying life. I have a deep respect for the mind and emotional life and believe it's difficult to change without resolving the internal conflicts (which are often out of our awareness) that lead to emotional distress, unwanted behaviors or physical symptoms.

I have a wide range of experience in many areas as well and I provide Christian Counseling for those who might want to incorporate spirituality into their healing. I care deeply about each client and will do my best to help them. I love working with couples and other issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, Chronic pain and also many many more. I believe every human being should have access to counseling and that is why my rates are considerably lower than most. I am passionate about my work! Please feel free to visit my website or call with any questio