In Person Therapists in Arden Hills, MN

Are you looking for a new way to approach your mental health? Tired of talking with no deep healing? Through creative and somatic practices and nervous system awareness I focus on building resilience, changing thought patterns, expressing emotions, and building a stronger relationship with all parts of self. Therapy provides a safe place with containment for you to better understand who you are, what your purpose is, and how you can live it out daily. I enjoy helping people experience healing and joy through art therapy. Also, I am happy to integrate Christian beliefs and Immanuel Approach into the therapy.

I feel that it is a great privilege to hear your story as you explore your struggles and strengths during therapy. I believe that facing difficult issues and past wounds with compassion and support fosters real change and connection. I enjoy working with people from various ethnic and religious backgrounds and will prioritize your needs to help you feel comfortable and meet your goals.

I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families who are facing challenging circumstances, strained relationships, and difficult thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. With a compassionate and warm style, I aim to create a space where clients feel welcome and comfortable to explore those challenges and work collaboratively towards change. My specialities include anxiety, depression, eating disorders, child psychology, family and relational conflict, anger management, and life transitions.

It is my life's purpose to help people discover their potential and transform themselves in order to enjoy the fullest life possible. Together we will uncover and utilize your strengths to find solutions in a compassionate, respectful, and non-judgemental way. Providing my clients with a supportive, creative, and caring environment is essential to me. I value the connection I have with my clients, and I am grateful and passionate about my work. It is tremendously rewarding to witness and share in my client's healing, growth, and transformation, and to watch them thrive.

Welcome! I found my niche as a therapist when I became aware of the disability rights movement when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed. From then on my clients have been my best teachers when it comes to developing their disability identity and increasing my disability competence. As an ally I have the privilege of seeing clients with many disabilities, chronic health conditions, and DSM 5 diagnoses. Below are some life work experiences that built this specialty and often my clients tell me it is witnessing personal growth and exploration of disability community and culture that opens the door to our work together.

As a marriage and family therapist I specialize in work with individuals and couples who find themselves wrestling with their own brokenness. I am passionate about building healthy connections with my clients and using that platform of trust to help facilitate self-compassion, shame resilience, and healing. I offer a non-judgmental, strength based perspective, in which I work together in a team approach with my clients to help them achieve their goals. I identify as a Christian and incorporate faith into my sessions as much or as little as clients want.

You work hard and you are normally a positive and proactive person. But lately something is wrong and you find yourself feeling sad, unmotivated, and discouraged. You notice you are more irritable, you don't sleep well, and seem to be stuck in rut. You're marriage or other relationships are not what they used to be and you're job is not fulfilling you anymore. The good news is there are proven strategies to help you feel better and get back to functioning at your best. My approach to therapy and coaching is grounded in Positive Psychology.

Life can be challenging and stressful. Often our busy life prevents us from caring for ourselves. Psychotherapy is a space to address your needs and concerns and build self-harmony. In a safe and trusting relationship, we will identify strengths and unearth resiliency while working on your struggles. In therapy, I tailor my therapeutic approach to your needs and pay attention to your context (environment, spirituality, culture, and multiple identities).

You can make the change you want. And I can help. I can assist you in transforming negative and destructive thoughts and behavior into more helpful and compassionate responses. I start with assessing your particular patterns that are self-defeating to what you would like to change in your life. Then I design a program to help you change these behaviors and cope with your existing situation. This mindfulness-based therapy emphasizes working together to help you with depression, anxiety, addictions, eating disorders, and chronic or emotional pain; resolve relationship issues; or recover from trauma and grief.

What I offer is genuine concern, empathy, kindness, and the kind of listening that lets you know you've really been heard and understood. I can help you identify what is causing your pain and will offer practical suggestions and specific tools you can try right away to try to improve your situation. Together we can look at your difficulty, find a way through, and make meaning out of your experience, which will lead you to a more grounded sense of self, healthier relationships, and a more satisfying life.

You thought life was going to be more than this. More peaceful, more joyful, more meaningful. You’ve been striving anxiously to make it better or perhaps feeling too depressed and burnt out to keep trying. Together, we can pinpoint the root causes of your anxiety or depression so you can get back to peacefully creating a life you love.

No two people are exactly alike. Tara pulls from many different therapeutic models allowing her to tailor a unique approach for each client. Tara chooses to keep her caseload small so she can put her full energy into each person she sees. Tara gets to know each of her clients as individuals and creates a safe place to work through challenges

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.

Therapy & Self Care is not a one-size-fits-all. My goal in therapy is to create space for personalized mind-body regulation with individual consultations that serve as a bridge from problem to solution. This process includes personalized assessment, affirming action plans, compassionate accountability & awareness support along the way, that we all need to make change last. I am a Licensed Therapist, Certified Meditation Teacher, and Certified Instructional Designer. I also have experience in patient health education, clinical and creative writing, and employee wellness.

I currently offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and psychedelic integration services. I focus on treating chemical addictions, anxiety disorders, and depressive disorders. I believe that developing a safe and secure relationship with each of my patients is essential for them to learn new ways of thinking and behaving, to find meaning and purpose in their life, and to move towards creating a whole and complete sense of self. My approach to healing is informed by acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, transpersonal psychology, person-centered therapy, & somatic approaches to healing.

I am an outpatient therapist and clinical supervisor with more than 10 years of experience in providing services to children and families. I have specific specialties in early childhood mental health and permanency/adoption concerns. I am trained in Trauma Informed Child Parent Psychotherapy (TI- CPP) for children under 6 and completed the Permanency and Adoption Competency program through the UMN in early 2015. My approach integrates a broad spectrum of modalities based on the child’s development, age, needs, presenting concerns. I believe strongly in the need to integrate family and work to involve caregivers at every step.

I specialize in working with women in their 20s-40s who are navigating major life transitions, processing grief and loss, or experiencing anxiety. I am experienced in working with clients navigating religious trauma, including those who identify as LGBTQIA+. I enjoy working with folks in the helping professions (teachers, nurses, physician's assistants, doctors, etc) and with people who identify as highly sensitive. I also have extensive training in peripartum and postpartum mental health and love supporting expecting and new parents of all genders!

Facing hardships is something we all have in common. How each of us experience those hardships varies based on who we are, where we come from, what expectations we may have had, and what information we had at the time. Sometimes the hardship was not feeling safe growing up, for example not feeling like you could be yourself or being bullied. A hardship could also be a medical diagnosis, a car accident, being the victim or witness to a crime, a phobia, losing a loved one...and the list goes on. If you are ready to face what hardships you have experienced and how it’s impacted you, I would be honored to help you in this journey.

Accepting new clients for June 2024. I work with children, teens and young adults who are coping with anxiety, depression and trauma. I use a variety of therapeutic methods in sessions. I like to guide my clients to dig deep to find the underlying reason(s) for the symptoms. Whether you are looking for short term therapy to learn to cope skills, or long term therapy to overcome your symptoms. I can help you on your healing journey.