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Verified Verified
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Emerging Adult Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Not accepting new clients
Do you feel anxious and unsure of yourself? Does Anxiety or Depression or another mental health issue stop you from living the life you desire? Or maybe you have a disability on top of all this and want to go to college, have a career or live independently but don't know where to start. You can feel better and have the confidence to go after your goals. Give me a call or email me and we'll talk about how Counseling with me I can help you achieve your dreams and live a satisfying life! Call or email me today!
Do you feel anxious and unsure of yourself? Does Anxiety or Depression or another mental health issue stop you from living the life you desire? Or maybe you have a disability on top of all this and want to go to college, have a career or live independently but don't know where to start. You can feel better and have the confidence to go after your goals. Give me a call or email me and we'll talk about how Counseling with me I can help you achieve your dreams and live a satisfying life! Call or email me today!
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Lindsay Benson
Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
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My favorite quote is by Diane Ackerman, an American Poet, “I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” We could all use some help navigating big events, the roller coaster of life, a high stress career or simply losing sight of who you are. You can learn to be resilient, recovered and refreshed. The body/brain that takes over can be understood and rebalanced. We can learn to understand and navigate it together.
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Claudia Petcu
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LPsy, LGSW
Verified Verified
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
You know by now that the process of transitioning through whatever situation you are dealing with in your life can be very difficult and painful. Partnering with a professional will help you get through the stormy waters, manage the difficulties and the pain, and access the resources you really need to get out of the storm. My areas of expertise are relationships, depression, loss of motivation, anxiety, stress, trauma, sexual abuse and sexual addiction and issues, domestic abuse, and fears of all kinds. I help people release their blockages so they can free themselves and continue to continue to live their lives to the fullest.
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Twin Cities Mental Health&Couples Faten Khoury
Marriage & Family Therapist, Post, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
For support in managing difficulties in your personal & professional lives caused by unresolved traumas or conflict, therapy can help. I work with individuals, couples, & families to help collaboratively tackle the challenges they are facing, through creating a new insight & forming an action, solution plan. Additionally, I practice EMDR therapy, AEDP, Brainspotting and Neurofeedback and find it powerful in healing a range of psychological concerns including depression, anxiety, shame and trauma and areas where clients experience "being stuck". My practice is based on years of well-established evidence-based effective treatments.
For support in managing difficulties in your personal & professional lives caused by unresolved traumas or conflict, therapy can help. I work with individuals, couples, & families to help collaboratively tackle the challenges they are facing, through creating a new insight & forming an action, solution plan. Additionally, I practice EMDR therapy, AEDP, Brainspotting and Neurofeedback and find it powerful in healing a range of psychological concerns including depression, anxiety, shame and trauma and areas where clients experience "being stuck". My practice is based on years of well-established evidence-based effective treatments.
(651) 760-5407 View (651) 760-5407
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Kate Auge (Current Openings)
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, CCTP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
A quote that resonates with the journey into therapy states, "in any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth, or to step back into safety." Whether this is your first time in therapy or you are taking that step forward again, welcome!
A quote that resonates with the journey into therapy states, "in any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth, or to step back into safety." Whether this is your first time in therapy or you are taking that step forward again, welcome!
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Morgan Lang
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LADC
Verified Verified
White Bear Lake, MN 55127
I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. My passions include providing affirming care with LGBTQIA+ clients and non-monogamous/polyamorous relationships. I specialize in parent-child relationships and play therapy for behavior and trauma treatment with children. Further focuses include couples work, conflict resolution, sex and intimacy, complex trauma and dissociation, social injustice, neurodivergence, chronic medical conditions, and substance use disorders.
I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. My passions include providing affirming care with LGBTQIA+ clients and non-monogamous/polyamorous relationships. I specialize in parent-child relationships and play therapy for behavior and trauma treatment with children. Further focuses include couples work, conflict resolution, sex and intimacy, complex trauma and dissociation, social injustice, neurodivergence, chronic medical conditions, and substance use disorders.
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Nandini Schneider
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
(651) 758-5868 View (651) 758-5868

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Solution Focused Brief (SFBT) Therapists

How does solution-focused therapy work?

The treatment works by helping a client notice which behaviors and thoughts have positive results on their lives and building a plan around how to maximise these strengths. Practitioners of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) believe that individuals already have the experience, wisdom, and resilience to create change in their lives, but may need a guide to help them realise which changes to make and how to make them.

Is solution-focused brief therapy evidence-based?

Yes. Solution-focused brief therapy has been extensively studied, and researchers find strong evidence that it’s an effective treatment for many behavioral and psychological concerns. This may be due to the uplifting nature and practicality of the treatment, which allows patients to employ strategies to reach their goals that are incremental and achievable.

How long does solution-focused brief therapy last?

Solution-focused brief therapy, as the name implies, is brief. The timeline may vary from person to person, given the challenges they face and their situation in life, but treatment is typically complete within four to eight sessions. This therapy type is a pragmatic one: it’s concerned more with “how” problems can be addressed and improved than getting to the root of “why” they exist in the first place.

Is solution-focused brief therapy a type of cognitive behavioral therapy?

Solution-focused brief therapy is related to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)in that both are pragmatic approaches that deal less with gaining a full understanding of the cause of a mental health problem and more with creating plans for how to cope with these problems and improve an individual’s day-to-day life. They are distinct, however, in that SFBT emphasises building on strengths and resources, while CBT focuses on changing negative thoughts and behaviors.