Jenna LandryClinical Practicum, She/Her
I enjoy working with youth, adults, and relational dynamics. My areas of interest include developmental trauma and PTSD in adults and youth, chemical health from a harm reduction lens, and relational work with monogamous and non-monogamous couples and polycules. rEAD MORE
My approach to therapy is client-centered, relationship-based, and systemic. In therapy, my goal with you is to co-create a space of trust, authenticity, and curiosity in which we can begin to move towards healing, understanding, and hope. Community and connection are vital to the healing journey, and I am grateful to be able to offer connection by hearing your story and navigating the next chapter with you.
Locations: St. Louis Park, Telehealth |
Anna RuehlowLAMFT, She/Her
I enjoy working with youth, adults, and folks in relationships navigating various life stressors. My special interests include processing life transitions, relationship difficulties, identity exploration, emotional disengagement, and sexual concerns. I strive to affirm and celebrate diverse identities and relationship structures in my work. rEAD MORE
I have a casual, direct approach in therapy, drawing from a client-centered, collaborative, and systemic framework. This means I focus on individual experience while keeping in mind all the intersections and impacts of identity, community, and society as a whole. My goal as a therapist is to create a space to empower you to fully be yourself, to invite critique of systems or "rules" you have been taught that are not working for you, and to help you make your own meaning out of life. I work from strength-based, trauma-informed, harm-reduction, and anti-oppressive lenses. Queer-identified provider.
Locations: Nicollet, Telehealth |
Grace HeneghanMSW, LGSW, They/Them
I enjoy working with folks exploring gender, sexuality, and relationships. Additional areas of interest and experience include, sex therapy, neurodiversity, grief and loss, body image, self-worth, anxiety, depression, and COVID-19-related processing and support. Read more
I am a white, queer, non-binary, fat, and neurodivergent pre-licensed therapist. My work is grounded in queer theory, fat liberation, disability justice, depathologizing, and liberatory practices.I strive for anti-oppressive and collaborative therapy that centers on hope, healing, recovery, and humility.
When we work together, my hope is to foster a therapy space that is non-judgmental, client-centered, supportive, affirming, sex-positive, trauma-informed, and free from shame as we navigate and unpack your stressors, supports, and goals in building your healing journey. Locations: Lyndale, Telehealth |
Tonya LeClinical Practicum, She/They
My approach to therapy is trauma informed, client-centered, and anti-oppressive. I am passionate about working with children, adults, families, and partnerships navigate through life changes, marginalization, attachment issues, identity exploration, trauma, and relational connection. rEAD MORE
I hope to empower you in making sense of your life, your unique goals, and to help you build the skills needed to achieve those goals as the expert in your life. As a systemic and intersectional thinker, I strive to provide a therapeutic space that is collaborative, affirmative, and supportive. I believe in the power of love and strongly believe relationships and connection are an integral part of our lives. I am drawn to narrative therapy, IFS (internal family systems), attachment theory, and experiential therapy
Locations: Telehealth, Nicollet |
Becca SchwartzLICSW, She/Her
As a sex positive, pleasure centered, and LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist, I work with individuals 18+. My interests include anxiety, trauma, life transitions, identity exploration, developing communication and boundary setting skills, and sexual health and sex therapy. rEAD MORE
As one of my client’s you can expect a safe and warm space where all parts of you can show up and be explored in therapy with respect and curiosity. My approach to therapy is relationship based, client centered, trauma informed, and at times playful. I utilize several different therapeutic modalities including EMDR, IFS, Mindfulness and somatic practices, Compassion Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative therapy, and Anti-oppressive frameworks.
Locations: TBD |
Jackie JaskenLMFT, She/Her
I work from a systemic, pleasure-focused, sex-positive lens to help clients identify and advocate for their needs and wants with others in their lives. My goal is to help aid in the processing of your emotions in an individual and relational context so life can feel less jumbled. I often work with clients who experience anxiety and I help them explore tools and techniques to help manage their symptoms. rEAD MORE
I take special interest in working with individuals who are experiencing trouble in their relationships due to self-esteem concerns, body image issues, anxiety, and depression. Other interests include working with individuals who struggle with feelings of shame related to sex. I work with people who are in polyamorous, open, and monogamous relationships.
Locations: Telethealth |
Sinta FergusMSW, LGSW, She/Her
I work with individuals and people of all relationship styles who are seeking support regarding anxiety & depression, relationships, identity exploration, and complex trauma including work around reproductive/perinatal loss. Read more
As a therapist, I hope to create a warm, compassionate space for clients to reconnect with who they are, develop tools for navigating challenging situations, and become a more authentic and grounded version of themselves. My approach is strengths-based, relational, and rooted in exploring the interactions between our thoughts, emotions, nervous systems, somatic experiences, and identities. I aim to create a collaborative, non-judgmental environment where clients feel safe and encouraged to show up honestly and fully. I draw from a variety of psychotherapy modalities and frameworks, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), polyvagal neurobiology, Attachment Theory, parts work (IFS), and Mindfulness. My approach is systemic and greatly informed by the impact of oppressive systems on mental and emotional well-being. Together we will establish your goals for therapy and check in regularly to assure you feel satisfied with your therapy experience. Trauma-informed, queer & trans-affirming, anti-oppressive, and sex-positive provider.
Locations: Nicollet, Telehealth |
Rachel BauerLAMFT, She/Her
I specialize in working with couples, individuals, and families experiencing inter-relational conflict with a focus on relationship. Read More
I am passionate about working with relationships! I believe our relationships can be a place of great healing, even if they hold a painful past. For you, this may look like struggles with communication, infidelity, substance use, different levels of sexual desire, divorce, coparenting, grief, managing family structures, and family or relationship cut-off.
I use a systemic approach in my work with clients, meaning I'm always considering the relationship structure at play - even with individuals. I hold a Master's degree in Marriage and Family therapy and am certified facilitator of Prepare and Enrich. Locations: St. Louis Park, Telehealth |
Anne BauersLMFT, She/Her
I specialize in working with couples and individuals experiencing challenges related to sex. For couples, this might look like having different levels of desire, struggling with infidelity, or managing the effects of past sexual trauma. Read More
Individuals may want to address performance difficulties, sexual pain, or struggles with past sexual abuse. I’m also passionate about working with individuals and couples that are considering or going through separation or divorce, as you seek to heal and build a new kind of family. My goal in therapy is to create a safe environment where we can openly address your challenges. I welcome clients of all relationship styles and backgrounds, including the LGBTQ community and those in non-traditional relationships. I hold a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Locations: S. Minneapolis, Telehealth |
Ben PowersLPCC, All Prounouns
I specialize in helping individuals experiencing difficulties related to gender and sexuality, chemical dependency and family change. I provide an LGBTQIA+ and Sex-Positive approach to create an open and accepting environment free of judgment and stigma. read More
I use cognitive behavioral, narrative, and mindfulness techniques to provide counseling that is tailored to each person’s individual needs. I provide an LGBT*QIA+ and Sex-Positive approach to create an open and accepting environment free of judgment and stigma.
Locations: Telehealth |
Emalie CoplanLMFT, She/They
Client-centered and trauma-informed, I enjoy supporting individuals & couples through interpersonal conflict, depression, anxiety, and trauma work. I work with LGBTQIA+ folx, older teens, adults, couples, and non-traditional family systems. Read more
My approach is rooted in a belief that healing happens in relationship to others and that personal, interpersonal, and societal transformation are deeply connected. My practice is informed by narrative, collaborative, somatic, mindfulness based, critical, and relational therapies in order to shift how we hold pain in our bodies, our stories, and our relationships. LGBTQIA+-identified provider.
Locations: Nicollet, Telehealth |
Jayde WolfClinical Practicum, They/Them
I enjoy working with teens, adults, and couples or relational groups. Some of my areas of interest include identity exploration around sexuality and gender, boundaries, anxiety, depression, and relational concerns. read more
As a therapist, I am curious, open, and engaging and I strive to bring warmth, humor, and genuine care into the therapeutic space. My goal is to ensure that you feel seen, heard, and comfortable so that we can collaborate to reconnect you with yourself and other aspects of life that bring you meaning. I believe that therapy is an adaptive practice and I prioritize safety, depth, and a comfortable pace over racing towards the finish line. I use an integrative and holistic approach with both trauma and culturally informed lenses to gain a deeper understanding of where you are at and how we can work together to get you to where you would like to be.
Locations: Lyndale, Telehealth |
Ruby FryClinical Practicum, She/Her
My approach to therapy is trauma informed, and client-centered. I am passionate about working with individuals, couples, and non-normative partnerships and practice from an attachment-based, psychodynamic, and narrative therapy approach. rEAD MORE
I believe that therapy is a relationship built on trust, understanding, and hope between people. We will work together to understand how your experiences with people, trauma, and the joys and
hardships of life have shaped how you view yourself, others, and the stories that define your life and your relationships. During therapy, we can examine these long-held beliefs and narratives to reshape them into ones that empower you and meet your needs in healthier ways. I practice from a trauma-informed, attachment-based, psychodynamic, and narrative therapy approach. I live and practice from an anti-oppressive and anti-capitalist stance and believe all people across the spectrum of gender identities, sexual identities, and relationships deserve to have lives of contentment and to feel safe and secure. I am passionate about working with queer and trans individuals, couples, and alternative partnerships. I work with clients to ensure they feel that therapy with me is a safe space in which they can fully explore and express their authentic selves. Life is far from easy. It can be hard to ask for help and to try and live a life that better meets one’s needs. We will work together as you cope with life’s challenges and find a way to increase your joy, purpose, and self-acceptance. Locations: SLP, Telehealth |
Florence BlessingMCP, He/They
My goal is to support you in creating space for your most authentic and empowered self to emerge. I work with the understanding that we each have a unique path to walk, tender pieces to hold, and gifts to share. Guided by Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), I’m passionate about healing within all forms of relationship; to yourself, to others, and the world at large. rEAD MORE
My approach is centered on deconstructing the ways that systems of oppression have become ingrained in ourselves and our social contexts, investigating the impact of these systems on our experiences with race, gender, sexuality, ability, and our movement through the world.
I hope to explore with you, to honor you, and to perhaps challenge some restricting notions along the way. I am here to support you individually, with your partner(s), or within your family system. My practice is trauma-informed, anti-oppressive and LGBT*QIA+ affirming. I am particularly interested in working with those exploring minority identity, gender and sexuality or navigating accessibility. Locations: Lyndale, Telehealth |
Stacy HatkeClinical Practicum, She/Her
I work with individuals, couples, and polycules. My interests include sexuality and gender expression, relational counseling, particularly non-normative relationships, sexual health & sex therapy, fat liberation, and trauma work. I consider myself sex positive, body positive, and kink-affirming. My approach is client centered and anti-oppressive. rEAD MORE
Locations: St. Louis Park, Telehealth
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Isabelle LankhorstLMFT, She/They
Focus areas include body image (HAES), obsessions and compulsions, anxiety, launching into adulthood or new life phases, desire, sexual pain, intimacy, and power play/differentials in relationships. I'm passionate about working with adults on concerns surrounding body image, sex and sexuality, trauma, and the intersections of all three. read more
I have strong lenses in fat and queer liberation, attachment theory, and primarily view trauma through EMDR and the body's lived experience under white supremacist systems of oppression. I also welcome those in or interested in non-monogamous relationships, as well as neurodivergent folk.
Locations: Telehealth |
Maggie Druschel
MSW, LICSW, They/Them
I work with people, individually and relationally, around themes of identity exploration, life transitions, climate grief and climate anxiety, developing boundaries, and communication skills. I am particularly energized by work at the liberatory intersections of disability, transness, and fatness. Read more
My work centers the influences of identity and societal context on lived experiences and mental health. As a white, small fat, disabled, trans and queer person, I know that an identity-conscious and liberatory approach is itself part of therapeutic and healing work. I work collaboratively with folks to create spaces and relationships that are anti-racist, anti-colonialist, anti-ableist, and resist internalized and externalized fatphobia, queer- and transphobia, and shame of all forms.
My approach incorporates narrative therapy; attachment theory; trans, queer, and fat liberation; disability justice; somatic and embodiment practices; and the AIR Network model for treating complex trauma and working with people with dissociative abilities. I strive for all of my work to be sex-positive, affirming, relational, collaborative, and client-centered. Locations: Lyndale, Telehealth |
Andrew Kishel
LICSW, He/Him
I work with adult individuals on trauma, mood, and connection with others. I have a special interest in working with people who have been oppressed or excluded because of non-dominant spiritual beliefs, lived LGBTQIA+ experience, homelessness or substance use. DBT/Polyvagal provider. Read more
It is my job to create a compassionate space to process your struggles and focus your aspirations. My approach draws from science about the nervous system (polyvagal/interpersonal neurobiology), DBT, parts work (IFS), acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness.
I am a sex-positive and affirming therapist and I strive to understand and honor the many ways social justice and mental health are connected. I form a collaborative and nonjudgmental relationship with each of my clients that we use to recognize, prepare, and move forward. Locations: Lyndale, Telehealth |
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Olivia SchwendingerMA, She/Her
I am passionate about supporting adults and families/partnerships across the spectrum navigate through relational connection and challenge, identity exploration, sexuality, marginalization, and life changes. I support diverse family structures, centering individual experiences within greater systems. Read more
I am committed to providing a therapeutic space that is collaborative, affirmative, and supportive, centering your unique lived experience. As a systemic thinker, I strive to validate the intersections of mental wellbeing and social constructs with a social justice lens. Compassion and celebration of all parts and a genuine belief in the human ability to grow are at the center of my approach. I hold a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Locations: Nicollet, Telehealth |
Maya Bergman-CorbetClinical Practicum, She/Her
I enjoy working with people and families of all ages and configurations. I have a particular interest in neurodiversity, chronic illness, pregnancy and parenting, mood disorders, and trauma. My practice is grounded in sex positive, anti-oppressive, and liberation ethics. rEAD MORE
I bring a compassion focused, client centered approach to showing up in authentic connection and working together. I believe strongly in each person's innate strengths and the importance of building relationships to help explore life's challenges. My therapeutic approach is informed by narrative, polyvagal, somatic experiencing, and acceptance and commitment therapy.
Locations: Lyndale, Telehealth |
Ashley HansenMSW, LGSW, She/Her
My long history in the social work field has created deep roots within both individual and couples/relational work. My areas of interest include reducing shame related to fatness, sexuality, the impacts of trauma and attachment, communication and boundary skill-building, chronic illness/pain, somatic work and emotional regulation. rEAD MORE
My approach is warm, empathic, relaxed, and includes humor. I value a collaborative, relational approach where the client is trusted as the expert. My work is informed by a systems-based, trauma-informed lens. I am committed to meeting my clients with affirming care that acknowledges the intersections of their identities. I am HAES aligned and enjoy exploring the intersection of fatness, queerness, and disability. I view the therapeutic relationship as ever-evolving and look forward to partnering with you in the work.
Locations: St Louis Park, Telehealth |
Cloud EricksonClinical Practicum, They/Them
I enjoy working with late teens and adults around identity, gender, sexuality, spirituality, anxiety, self-worth, and the many ways we construct meaning in life. I have a strong interest in working with queer and trans individuals, as well as folks exploring kink, consensual nonmonogamy and polyamory, and de/reconstructing spirituality. rEAD MORE
I strive to create a non-judgmental, sex positive, space for individuals to find the voice of their values, boundaries, and desires. My goal is to create a therapeutic alliance and relationship where individuals can engage their emotions, explore desire and pleasure, and engage and make sense of the sometimes-conflicting parts of themselves. I believe therapy and social work are inherently political and strive to help individuals build the best lives they can in face of political, social, and economic oppression.
My approach draws upon a variety of modalities such as narrative therapy, mindfulness, solution focused therapy, and self-compassion. I also draw upon principles of DBT and somatic and embodiment practices, as well as from the existential and humanistic schools of thought, attachment theory, conflict theory and marxism, feminism, and queer, trans, and fat liberation movements. Locations: Lyndale, Telehealth |
Deidra EnnisClinical Practicum, They/Them
I deeply enjoy working with adults, teens, and couples. I have experience working with topics like: anxiety, attachment issues, gender & sexual identity/lived experience, body image/fatphobia, and climate anxiety. rEAD MORE
I view therapy as a place for people to share and experience their full selves- the awesome stuff, the not so great stuff, and everything in between. My approach to therapy is trauma-informed, client-centered, and justice oriented. This means that you can expect me to honor your personal experiences as a person, discuss how society influences our lives, and how healing can help the general collective.
Locations: Nicollet, St Louis Park, Telehealth |
Abi FarmerClinical Practicum, She/They
I work with teens and adults, particularly neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ individuals, in addressing difficulties related to mood regulation, trauma, self-image, and identity. I enjoy helping clients to explore what mental and emotional health means to them. I am a board certified music therapist and I enjoy using music as a therapeutic tool in session. rEAD MORE
I use compassion and humor to create a safe and collaborative therapeutic space. My approach is intersectional, sex-positive, queer/trans inclusive, and social-justice oriented. I strive to practice therapy that is affirming, client-centered, and free of judgement.
Locations: St Louis Park, Telehealth |
Julia HagenMS, She/Her
I approach from a systemic and feminist framework. My clinical interests include individual and couples’ therapy focusing on sexuality and gender, sense of self, sexual behaviors and pleasure, kink, BDSM, non-monogamy and polyamory, and sexual shame. rEAD MORE
I enjoy working with clients of all ages and stage of life to live congruently and work towards balance in all aspects of life. I incorporate a systemic lens to help clients identify the influence of one’s family system and greater social systems on their presenting issues, and try to incorporate humor and genuine connection in each of my therapeutic relationships.
Locations: St. Louis Park, Telehealth |
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Contessa JohnsonLPCC, She/Her
Trained in EMDR, I am experienced working with individuals and couples from a relational, inclusive, and trauma-informed place. Read more
I am a believer that our sexual identities are an essential component of our personhood. My goal as a sex and relationship counselor is to create a safe place for clients to learn how to overcome trauma on a journey towards enjoying their own sexuality to the fullest. I am experienced working from a sex-positive lens to discuss how healthy boundaries, communication, and self-acceptance can enhance our lives. We can work together to evaluate what messages were received about values, bodies, relationships, and sexual behaviors to support the most authentic expressions of self.
Focus Areas: Adults, couples, sexual health, individual psychotherapy, group therapy Locations: Nicollet, Telehealth |
Kel Harding
MSW, LISW, She/Her
I enjoy working with adult and older teens on concerns related to anxiety/depression, trauma, spiritual/faith transitions, life stressors, mood regulation, and difficult relationships with self or others. READ MORE
My professional background includes over 15 years of community nonprofit work and I am familiar with topics including insufficient income, immigration (including 2nd and 3rd generation individuals), multiple mental health diagnoses, criminal justice system involvement, child/adult protection involvement, and other ‘systems’ concerns. I am a Queer and Trans affirming provider. I explore ways of moving forward that are practical and work in your day-to-day life and I have been described by others as reflective, thoughtful, compassionate, and pragmatic.
Locations: Nicollet, Telehealth |