Parenting Therapists in Stillwater, MN

I strive to provide a safe, supportive space for you to feel seen and heard. I believe that gaining insight and approaching oneself with compassion allows for healing. While exploring emotions and relational patterns, I integrate information about current neuro-research that helps make sense of different reactions and/or stuck patterns. Together, we will work through unresolved issues, process them, and begin to move forward.

I have been a therapist for twenty years and have helped individuals recover from trauma. I have worked to help people navigate their journey in the aftermath of trauma and work to foster a sense of resiliency. My work is compassion focused, culturally aware and works to build ones empowerment.

We don't always choose what happens to us but we do have a choice in how we respond to what happens. Therapy can assist in helping create healthy constructive responses that nurture growth and healing. I hope to create a safe, non-judgmental space in order for this to happen. I have over 15 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. I have worked with a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, parent/child conflict, codependency, life transitions, grief/loss, OCD, ADHD, and personality disorders. I am also an EMDRIA approved EMDR trained clinician.

Shana works with a variety of clients. Seeking to have an approach that helps empower the client with greater insight as well as practical life changes. Shana tends to have a more open and flexible style and works well with clients who are wanting to make changes in their lives and willing to do the work-- with the overall goal of having a collaborative relationship between client and counselor. Shana is willing to challenge clients by reflecting back to them the things they say in a way that helps clients overcome the internal obstacles toward creating a functional and meaningful life.

As a therapist my first step is to listen to your concerns, goals and aspirations. Together we can explore ways to resolve stress, anxiety, life challenges and relationship difficulties. If you are having difficulty with communication, intimacy, or resolving conflict in your relationship, I can help you as a couple communicate more effectively, gain mutual understanding, and find a pathway together that supports your relationship, For Parents who are in the divorce process or afterward, I offer Co-Parent Coaching Services so that as parents you can establish new ways of working together and supporting your children.

My approach to therapy has been informed by my work with individuals, couples and families who have experienced varied and unique challenges. Despite these differences, there are common themes and desires: a sense of security and personal growth, resolving conflict, and building love and respect in marriages or other intimate relationships. Parents seek to manage modern pressures, multiple demands, and opportunities for their children. For those parents with scheduled parenting time, they seek a shared vision of their children's best interest - and shared goals in preparing their kids to meet life's obstacles with determination and resilience.

I am an independent, licensed and board certified, psychologist. Working with people in a kind and respectful manner is extremely important to me. I have extensive experience with clients from children (3 y.o. and older) through adult (including elderly). I provide a welcoming and relaxed office environment. I believe that working collaboratively is a very important part of the therapy process. Focusing on what is most important to you is essential. I strongly believe in an individualized approach to therapy, each persons history and concerns being unique in nature along with the approach for addressing those concerns.

When life is challenging and we find ourselves in unfamiliar and stressful situations it is courageous to reach out for help. I would love to assist you on your path to healing and am open to incorporating your faith into your journey of restoration. I work with individual adults and families in crisis or struggling with traumatic experiences, isolation, grief, anxiety, depression, separation, divorce, family discord, and parenting issues, My goal is for clients to leave feeling heard, validated and able to look at their struggle with new eyes. I consider it a sacred privilege to be invited into my clients lives.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in psychological evaluations for ADHD, 2e autism, gifted and talented, and learning disorders. My specialty is twice-exceptional youth and adults. I enjoy assessing both children and adults to help you understand more about your own or your child's strengths and weaknesses. I am able to help you figure out the next steps for yourself or your child in their journey through school or work. In addition, I provide psychotherapy for ages 5 on up and offer parent guidance support. My unique approaches to therapy includes nutrition and supplement guidance. I also offer neurofeedback.

I specialize in working with young children, adults, and parents struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem, healthy eating, life transitions, emotional regulation, and parenting concerns. My focus is to first build trust and relationship, establishing a safe space where clients can feel comfortable being vulnerable and voicing experiences. Sessions with me feel like a conversation where you are seen and heard, tailoring the approach to best fit your needs. Client’s can expect lots of humor, transparency, honesty, and compassion.

I believe that all people have within them the capacity for healing and that courage and strength are discovered when people are allowed the space to express and release their emotional baggage. I believe that it is vital that I provide that space for each and every client. I hold a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and years of experience assisting children, adolescents and families improve their individual and family functioning.

Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, life issues, trauma or chronic pain? Wild Acres Wellness can help. Kathy is dedicated and passionate about helping adults with a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse, relationship conflicts, parenting challenges, grief and loss. Kathy utilizes a variety of approaches to guide each person toward greater happiness and living life more fully such as hypnotherapy, EMDR Therapy, Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy.

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.

Do you want to help your child learn the skills needed to make healthier and smarter choices? What about improving positive relationships with peers or family? Is it important for your child to have the guidance to learn healthy communication and coping skills? Or are you a young adult looking for services? We would love to work with you!

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.

Our caring clinicians help children, adolescents, adults, and families who struggle with mental illness and substance use disorders by providing exceptional clinical care. For more than 50 years, Canvas Health has been dedicated to providing hope, healing, and recovery to the lives of people we serve.

I have a heart and a passion for working with women, especially with those in the healthcare field. I have experience and enjoy working with doctors, nurses, counselors, psychologists, mothers, military members, ministers, and those who serve in a caretaker role of some capacity. I understand the challenges that come with being a caregiver or service member and needing help ourselves.

FamilyMeans Counseling & Therapy programs have been providing care to adults, adolescents, children, families, and couples for many years. Our counselors are highly trained and experienced in their areas of expertise and truly enjoy helping people through the struggles they bring to counseling. Counselors provide a safe and open environment to make changes within areas of concern. Counseling experiences are unique to each person as are their situations. There is no “one fits all” in counseling and our skilled clinicians work with you to reach your goals.

As the founder of Uplift Youth and Family Counseling Services, I am dedicated to providing high quality care to adolescents and have created a place specifically designed to meet their unique needs, along with the needs of their families.