Depression Therapists in Mahtomedi, MN
Barbara J. Bindgen
Psychologist, PsyD, LP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mahtomedi, MN 55115 (Online Only)
I have specific interest and experience in working with adults of all ages who have concerns related to anxiety and stress, including panic attacks, depression / mood disorders, insomnia, life transitions, identity / purpose / values clarification, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, career and work issues , trauma, and low self-esteem.
Are you having a hard time with new challenges that you’re facing or with tough issues you’ve been struggling with for a while? You may be feeling alone, overwhelmed, and stuck with how to make the changes in your life that you desire. It takes a lot of courage to start talking with someone about deeply personal concerns. If you decide to work with me, you’ll likely find me to be kind, empathetic, non-judgmental, practical, and challenging when it’s helpful.
I have specific interest and experience in working with adults of all ages who have concerns related to anxiety and stress, including panic attacks, depression / mood disorders, insomnia, life transitions, identity / purpose / values clarification, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, career and work issues , trauma, and low self-esteem.
Are you having a hard time with new challenges that you’re facing or with tough issues you’ve been struggling with for a while? You may be feeling alone, overwhelmed, and stuck with how to make the changes in your life that you desire. It takes a lot of courage to start talking with someone about deeply personal concerns. If you decide to work with me, you’ll likely find me to be kind, empathetic, non-judgmental, practical, and challenging when it’s helpful.
I have specialized training using evidence-based approaches to successfully help individuals (ages 5-99+) address: Anxiety, Fears/Phobias, Social Anxiety, Trauma/PTSD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Depression, Shame/Guilt, Low Self-Esteem, Emotional Dysregulation, Life Transitions/Stressors, and Parenting Challenges.
Hello! Feeling anxious or unsure about reaching out and beginning therapy? That makes total sense! It is very important to me that you feel supported during this process- I know it can be hard! In our work together you can expect me to be down to earth, kind, and personable. Together we will identify practical, concrete solutions to address your concerns while processing and working through deeper issues or stressors that are keeping you stuck. I will both challenge and support you. I am upfront and open with my clients in a gentle way and I flex my approach based upon your unique needs.
I have specialized training using evidence-based approaches to successfully help individuals (ages 5-99+) address: Anxiety, Fears/Phobias, Social Anxiety, Trauma/PTSD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Depression, Shame/Guilt, Low Self-Esteem, Emotional Dysregulation, Life Transitions/Stressors, and Parenting Challenges.
Hello! Feeling anxious or unsure about reaching out and beginning therapy? That makes total sense! It is very important to me that you feel supported during this process- I know it can be hard! In our work together you can expect me to be down to earth, kind, and personable. Together we will identify practical, concrete solutions to address your concerns while processing and working through deeper issues or stressors that are keeping you stuck. I will both challenge and support you. I am upfront and open with my clients in a gentle way and I flex my approach based upon your unique needs.
Katelyn Schwartz
Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Mahtomedi, MN 55115 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I work with children, teenagers, and adults who are struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions and changes, relationship concerns, and those who are healing from trauma.
I am passionate about helping clients develop insight and self-awareness so they better understand how to improve their overall wellbeing. I utilize an integrative, non-judgmental approach to psychotherapy focusing on the collaboration of the counselor and the client. I use a variety of models including person-centered therapy, attachment-focused, acceptance and commitment therapy, and trauma-informed therapies.
I work with children, teenagers, and adults who are struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions and changes, relationship concerns, and those who are healing from trauma.
I am passionate about helping clients develop insight and self-awareness so they better understand how to improve their overall wellbeing. I utilize an integrative, non-judgmental approach to psychotherapy focusing on the collaboration of the counselor and the client. I use a variety of models including person-centered therapy, attachment-focused, acceptance and commitment therapy, and trauma-informed therapies.
Dan Hinderaker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mahtomedi, MN 55115
I work with adults struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma history, emotional regulation and/or distress tolerance, anger and behavioral issues, grief, sexual preference/identity and relationship problems.
Hello! As a psychotherapist, I will strive to connect with you, support you, and help you identify and achieve your goals. Therapy can be as simple as learning new tools, or it can be a more complex and deeper process. For example, anxiety and depression can be indicators of deeper wounds or that a person has gone off course in some way. In either case, working with me is a dance between treating problems and building on strengths. Whatever the nature of your therapy, I believe everyone has the power to heal, grow, and reach their full potential emotionally, intellectually and physically.
I work with adults struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma history, emotional regulation and/or distress tolerance, anger and behavioral issues, grief, sexual preference/identity and relationship problems.
Hello! As a psychotherapist, I will strive to connect with you, support you, and help you identify and achieve your goals. Therapy can be as simple as learning new tools, or it can be a more complex and deeper process. For example, anxiety and depression can be indicators of deeper wounds or that a person has gone off course in some way. In either case, working with me is a dance between treating problems and building on strengths. Whatever the nature of your therapy, I believe everyone has the power to heal, grow, and reach their full potential emotionally, intellectually and physically.
I work with adults seeking support in areas of anxiety, depression, life transitions, self-esteem and relationship concerns. In our work together, my goal is to create an environment where you feel safe being you. I’m there to support you through the highs and lows and bumps along the way. Together, we’ll identify and navigate through the challenges in your life. I will help you learn new skills, gain insights into your thoughts and experiences, and guide you on a path towards achieving your goals.
I work with adults seeking support in areas of anxiety, depression, life transitions, self-esteem and relationship concerns. In our work together, my goal is to create an environment where you feel safe being you. I’m there to support you through the highs and lows and bumps along the way. Together, we’ll identify and navigate through the challenges in your life. I will help you learn new skills, gain insights into your thoughts and experiences, and guide you on a path towards achieving your goals.
I’m so glad you’re here and I am so excited to get to know you. I am a child, adolescent and adult therapist who loves to learn about individualized needs and help a person grow. As a licensed therapist, we will work together to explore the root cause of the symptoms you are experiencing. Whether it is anxiety, depression, trauma or concerns in a relationship, we will work together to better understand what is needed and learn to work through symptoms.
I’m so glad you’re here and I am so excited to get to know you. I am a child, adolescent and adult therapist who loves to learn about individualized needs and help a person grow. As a licensed therapist, we will work together to explore the root cause of the symptoms you are experiencing. Whether it is anxiety, depression, trauma or concerns in a relationship, we will work together to better understand what is needed and learn to work through symptoms.
I have special interest in working with individuals (ages 17-99+) who are eager to make changes and may be struggling with OCD, anxiety, eating disorders, life transitions, perfectionism, self-esteem, work stress, relationship issues, depressed mood, grief/loss, and body image distress.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or unhappy? Perhaps you've had some recent challenges. You used to be able to handle it all, but lately it hasn’t been as easy. Are you eager to feel better, but not sure where to start? I’m here to help! I know it can be a little scary to start therapy and share your challenges with someone you just met. I totally get it! That's why I provide a compassionate and nonjudgmental space that allows you to be yourself and make necessary changes. Together we will work to identify unhelpful patterns that might be keeping you stuck. I want you to feel seen, heard and supported.
I have special interest in working with individuals (ages 17-99+) who are eager to make changes and may be struggling with OCD, anxiety, eating disorders, life transitions, perfectionism, self-esteem, work stress, relationship issues, depressed mood, grief/loss, and body image distress.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or unhappy? Perhaps you've had some recent challenges. You used to be able to handle it all, but lately it hasn’t been as easy. Are you eager to feel better, but not sure where to start? I’m here to help! I know it can be a little scary to start therapy and share your challenges with someone you just met. I totally get it! That's why I provide a compassionate and nonjudgmental space that allows you to be yourself and make necessary changes. Together we will work to identify unhelpful patterns that might be keeping you stuck. I want you to feel seen, heard and supported.
Kelly Norris
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA
Verified Verified
Mahtomedi, MN 55115 (Online Only)
An individual’s mental health is fluid and can be affected by many factors including mood, relationships, and life events. In therapy, I meet you wherever you are at in the moment. Sometimes this means figuring out surviving before we can focus on thriving. I have experience with a wide range of mental health areas, including sex and sexuality concerns, relationship issues, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Wherever you may be on your mental health journey, you deserve to receive the support you need for your concerns.
An individual’s mental health is fluid and can be affected by many factors including mood, relationships, and life events. In therapy, I meet you wherever you are at in the moment. Sometimes this means figuring out surviving before we can focus on thriving. I have experience with a wide range of mental health areas, including sex and sexuality concerns, relationship issues, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Wherever you may be on your mental health journey, you deserve to receive the support you need for your concerns.
Kris Anderson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mahtomedi, MN 55115
I believe that peace on earth starts with peace in the home. I'm able to help adults, couples, and families find this peace by using healthy communication techniques, recognize their emotions and heal from past pain. This helps clients foster deeper connections in their relationships and within themselves. I work with couples needing support with communication, conflict resolution and gaining trust. I help parents establish loving limits with their children to help them learn while also maintaining connection. I can help clients cope with anxiety, depression, trauma, and postpartum.
I believe that peace on earth starts with peace in the home. I'm able to help adults, couples, and families find this peace by using healthy communication techniques, recognize their emotions and heal from past pain. This helps clients foster deeper connections in their relationships and within themselves. I work with couples needing support with communication, conflict resolution and gaining trust. I help parents establish loving limits with their children to help them learn while also maintaining connection. I can help clients cope with anxiety, depression, trauma, and postpartum.
Natalie Wasiluk
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Mahtomedi, MN 55115
Waitlist for new clients
I offer an individualized approach to psychotherapy, drawing from over a decade of experience working with depression, anxiety, trauma, emotion dysregulation, and problems in relationships. I've completed advanced training in a variety of evidence-based interventions, such as cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral, interpersonal, and compassion-focused therapies, as well as training in mind-body and somatic practices, to help meet the diverse needs of my clientele. I have a passion for helping clients develop healthy relationships while pursuing recovery from experiences of trauma, moral injury, and shame.
I offer an individualized approach to psychotherapy, drawing from over a decade of experience working with depression, anxiety, trauma, emotion dysregulation, and problems in relationships. I've completed advanced training in a variety of evidence-based interventions, such as cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral, interpersonal, and compassion-focused therapies, as well as training in mind-body and somatic practices, to help meet the diverse needs of my clientele. I have a passion for helping clients develop healthy relationships while pursuing recovery from experiences of trauma, moral injury, and shame.
Clayton D Sankey LICSW LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, BCD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mahtomedi, MN 55115
Throughout my career the hallmark of my practice has been that I work with difficult and complex issues. I am currently helping people ranging in age from ten to 80 years old. My strengths are discernment, empathy and responsiveness and my treatment is based on whole life developmental theories and strength focused crisis management. I specialize in treating oppositional, defiant kids and their families, and adults facing overwhelming emotional conflict and relational situations. If you wish, I will work closely with your family physician, psychiatrist, school personnel, minister, or family members.
Throughout my career the hallmark of my practice has been that I work with difficult and complex issues. I am currently helping people ranging in age from ten to 80 years old. My strengths are discernment, empathy and responsiveness and my treatment is based on whole life developmental theories and strength focused crisis management. I specialize in treating oppositional, defiant kids and their families, and adults facing overwhelming emotional conflict and relational situations. If you wish, I will work closely with your family physician, psychiatrist, school personnel, minister, or family members.
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Clayton D Sankey LICSW LLC
Trisha Hopkins
Emerging Adult Counseling
Welcome! Life definitely brings its unique challenges with some moments feeling tougher to manage than others. Wherever you are on your path, I am here to offer my support. I am passionate about my work with clients, and it is always an honor to listen and hold space for people. I enjoy helping people navigate their journey to feeling better by offering a space for processing, learning strategies and building skills, or simply creating a space to feel heard. People often describe me as down to earth, warm, and genuine. My intention is to create a safe and comfortable environment for you to engage in the therapeutic process.
Welcome! Life definitely brings its unique challenges with some moments feeling tougher to manage than others. Wherever you are on your path, I am here to offer my support. I am passionate about my work with clients, and it is always an honor to listen and hold space for people. I enjoy helping people navigate their journey to feeling better by offering a space for processing, learning strategies and building skills, or simply creating a space to feel heard. People often describe me as down to earth, warm, and genuine. My intention is to create a safe and comfortable environment for you to engage in the therapeutic process.
Melding my experience in small business, non-profit organizations, and coaching, I am at home with a broad range of individuals of varied backgrounds. I am passionate about relationships and development, and have been told I have a knack for pressing gently but firmly into the rough spaces around seasons of change. I find great joy in helping people lean into the transitional moments of life and find meaning in the ‘stuck' places so they can grow, learn and heal. I tend to bring practical tools to sessions to help my clients build the skills they need to get healed and get on with life and relationships.
Melding my experience in small business, non-profit organizations, and coaching, I am at home with a broad range of individuals of varied backgrounds. I am passionate about relationships and development, and have been told I have a knack for pressing gently but firmly into the rough spaces around seasons of change. I find great joy in helping people lean into the transitional moments of life and find meaning in the ‘stuck' places so they can grow, learn and heal. I tend to bring practical tools to sessions to help my clients build the skills they need to get healed and get on with life and relationships.
I like to do relational work with partners and individuals--trying to navigate how to be in relationship with others can be really stressful and feel impossible. Common issues I work with are boundaries, communication, infidelity, maternal mental health, new parenting dynamics, self-esteem, family-of-origin issues, deconstructing and reconstructing faith, tools for a better relationship, and small "t" and big "T" traumas.
I like to do relational work with partners and individuals--trying to navigate how to be in relationship with others can be really stressful and feel impossible. Common issues I work with are boundaries, communication, infidelity, maternal mental health, new parenting dynamics, self-esteem, family-of-origin issues, deconstructing and reconstructing faith, tools for a better relationship, and small "t" and big "T" traumas.
I work collaboratively with my clients to establish their goals, their treatment plan, and how we will work together. One of my main priorities is to establish and maintain an environment conducive to your growth. I aim to make sessions productive through our strong relationship and treatment practices supported by research. As someone with marginalized identities, I am particularly interested in working with others with similar identities including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and beyond kink and vanilla practices. However, I love to meet and work with all.
I work collaboratively with my clients to establish their goals, their treatment plan, and how we will work together. One of my main priorities is to establish and maintain an environment conducive to your growth. I aim to make sessions productive through our strong relationship and treatment practices supported by research. As someone with marginalized identities, I am particularly interested in working with others with similar identities including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and beyond kink and vanilla practices. However, I love to meet and work with all.
Sometimes life can knock us down, feel overwhelming, or things can just feel off. No matter what brought you here, I have hope that we can find the path to where you want to be. My goal is to provide a space where you feel safe, heard, and accepted. As we work together, we can collaboratively find approachable goals and techniques to meet your unique wants and needs. For this work, I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is necessary. In our time together, you can expect curiosity, humor, and compassion. Whether your concerns are new, or they have followed you a long time, together we can find ways to seek healing.
Sometimes life can knock us down, feel overwhelming, or things can just feel off. No matter what brought you here, I have hope that we can find the path to where you want to be. My goal is to provide a space where you feel safe, heard, and accepted. As we work together, we can collaboratively find approachable goals and techniques to meet your unique wants and needs. For this work, I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is necessary. In our time together, you can expect curiosity, humor, and compassion. Whether your concerns are new, or they have followed you a long time, together we can find ways to seek healing.
Hi! Life is busy, it’s constantly changing and throwing curveballs at us. Whether it’s the everyday stressors, communication issues, bouts of low self-esteem, or sex/intimacy concerns, we can process it together! I will collaborate with you on achieving your goals, sit with you in times of need, and listen to your story as you choose to tell it! I welcome clients from all backgrounds and look forward to helping you individually, as a family, or as a couple!
Hi! Life is busy, it’s constantly changing and throwing curveballs at us. Whether it’s the everyday stressors, communication issues, bouts of low self-esteem, or sex/intimacy concerns, we can process it together! I will collaborate with you on achieving your goals, sit with you in times of need, and listen to your story as you choose to tell it! I welcome clients from all backgrounds and look forward to helping you individually, as a family, or as a couple!
Maggie Johnson
Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Mahtomedi, MN 55115 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Hello! I am so glad you stopped by. Trauma, past relationships, life stressors and more have a way of eating away at our joy and contentment, but are also incredibly difficult to overcome alone. Sometimes we need the little extra support of someone to come alongside us and offer kindness and empathy. I would be honored to walk along this journey with you.
Hello! I am so glad you stopped by. Trauma, past relationships, life stressors and more have a way of eating away at our joy and contentment, but are also incredibly difficult to overcome alone. Sometimes we need the little extra support of someone to come alongside us and offer kindness and empathy. I would be honored to walk along this journey with you.
Julie A. Kaufman
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Mahtomedi, MN 55115 (Online Only)
I am dedicated to helping others re-experience themselves. While we all experience struggles, there are times when managing them can be more difficult. Feelings of vulnerability, shame, and fear can easily become chains that hold us down. We begin to give away our power by allowing others to decide how we experience ourselves, our relationships, and our lives. We use food, emotions, behaviors, alcohol, and drugs hoping to protect ourselves. In these attempts we surrender even more power. The energy we once used to live in love, abundance, and wellness is no longer available: as a limited resource, it's now all used up.
I am dedicated to helping others re-experience themselves. While we all experience struggles, there are times when managing them can be more difficult. Feelings of vulnerability, shame, and fear can easily become chains that hold us down. We begin to give away our power by allowing others to decide how we experience ourselves, our relationships, and our lives. We use food, emotions, behaviors, alcohol, and drugs hoping to protect ourselves. In these attempts we surrender even more power. The energy we once used to live in love, abundance, and wellness is no longer available: as a limited resource, it's now all used up.
Are you navigating the complexities of aging, managing chronic illness, facing significant life transitions, or providing care to an older adult? I offer compassionate psychotherapy specifically designed for these challenges. I provide a supportive space to help you maintain mental well-being and approach these challenges with dignity and resilience. For caregivers, I understand the unique stress, burnout, and emotional hurdles associated with your role. My aim is to help you manage these demands while ensuring your own well-being is prioritized.
Are you navigating the complexities of aging, managing chronic illness, facing significant life transitions, or providing care to an older adult? I offer compassionate psychotherapy specifically designed for these challenges. I provide a supportive space to help you maintain mental well-being and approach these challenges with dignity and resilience. For caregivers, I understand the unique stress, burnout, and emotional hurdles associated with your role. My aim is to help you manage these demands while ensuring your own well-being is prioritized.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.