Therapists Beginning With A in Minnesota

I am a clinical psychologist, and my background is in helping people through anxiety, depression, and trauma-related issues. I love to assist my clients in exploring their strengths and values, so that we can collaboratively find ways for them to get unstuck and to live satisfying, meaningful lives. I think that connection is vital to our work together, and strive always to meet people where they are with compassion. I use my training and experience in proven therapies to help my clients find new approaches to the pain they face. I meet each client with respectful curiosity, and a desire to build trust that is necessary for healing.

Hello, I'm Lori Aaron-Brass. My intention is to create an environment where you feel comfortable to explore your problems without being judged. In my counseling practice, I strive to help people gain self-understanding and develop a stronger sense of well-being and life satisfaction. My goals are to help you better understand your problems, identify obstacles to attaining your personal goals, and support you in the process of making positive changes in your life.

Therapy is a safe space to air out all of your hopes, dreams, frustrations, and fears. It's a space to express the hard emotions we feel as humans every day especially in our current world. It's also a space to learn how to manage those hard emotions so that we can find peace, happiness, and love. In my office, I work on building an authentic, non-judgmental, and compassionate relationship with you, so you feel safe and comfortable to share. Taking the leap to find a therapist is a huge step, I'm so glad that you are here.

I have over thirty years of experience helping people deal with life's challenges and changes. My personal approach to helping people is caring, supportive, solution-oriented and tailored to their individual needs and situations. I emphasize a positive approach to change based on a person's strengths,individual needs and resources. I have extensive experience dealing with stress, grief and loss, relationship issues, couple counseling, substance abuse, depression and anxiety and navigating life's transitions.

Beginning counseling for the first time can be frightening. The journey to emotional health takes courage. Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest challenges. Owning our own story and loving ourselves through that process is one of the bravest things that you will ever do. Your courageous journey in counseling is a way to reach personal goals, reduce suffering, and get more joy out of life. We have an unlimited capacity to heal ourselves, despite the pain we've suffered.

I am passionate in providing a strength-based and non-judgmental space for you to explore your needs within a confidential therapeutic relationship. I provide a compassionate, empathic, and collaborative space for people to explore mental and emotional conflict, life transitions, grief, trauma, and challenges within interpersonal relationships. I believe in people's intrinsic strength, courage, and resilience in exploring new possibilities and develop enhanced coping skills. I enjoy working with children, pre-adolescents, adolescents, and adults of all ages. I also enjoy working with families and providing parent guidance.

Everyone comes from different backgrounds and challenges that can throw you off course. With proper guidance, support, and work, life can be promising again. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with couples, individuals, and families facing a variety of different challenges. I work with my clients to develop a genuine connection through compassion, honesty, trust, and support. Originating from Haiti, I am a diverse therapist that works well with various backgrounds and cultures. I am always interested in acquiring more knowledge on all cultures in today’s society.

I work with individuals ages 18 and up. I have interest and experience in working with anxiety, attention/concentration issues, body image issues, depression, self-worth/self-esteem and stress. I strive to meet each individual where they are at and develop treatment goals based on what the client believes will make positive changes for their lives. I believe that with the right amount of encouragement and support, everyone is capable of making positive changes.

*I am accepting new clients.* Therapy should feeI like a safe space to bring all your worries and concerns. I bring a warm and inviting approach to therapy, which helps build a lasting relationship with my client's. I've worked with client's that have a wide range of mental health conditions and backgrounds. My goal is to help you feel satisfied in meeting your goals and give you the best treatment possible.

I specialize in counseling individuals, adults, children above 8, and adolescents, navigating emotional challenges, life transitions, and chronic illness grief. My approach is person-centered, and culturally sensitive, enhancing therapy for diverse backgrounds. Fluent in English and Arabic, I foster a space of acceptance and growth. Inspired by continuous learning, I am dedicated to empowering clients toward resilience and personal fulfillment.

Accepting New Clients and some insurance plans! Beth helps adults heal from complex trauma, sexual assaults, past relationships, body-image issues, and many other issues. After working with Beth, clients often report feeling a renewed sense of control back over their lives, improved mood, better sleep, and ultimately feeling confident about who they are.

Where do you you heal? Is it always talk? I have worked with children/families/ individuals most of my career and have had to think of different ways to process feelings. For young children it's play, for older children doing art or games. For adults it may be changing one’s perspective. Brain science confirms that these methods are effective for emotional regulation. The most successful factor in therapy is the therapeutic relationship. I honor that. I partner with you on this journey. Some clients bring two session issues,others bring trauma that may need neuropsychological approaches.

Larey Swanson holds an M.D. from the University of Minnesota and has worked as a medical researcher, writer, integrative provider, and integrative health and wellness coach. Her work experience combined with her personal healthcare journey has impassioned her to believe that health and wellness coaching is the missing link toward wellness in our system today. She has personally encountered the benefits of a holistic view of health and believes that integrative health and wellness coaching combined with a focus on lifestyle medicine and behavior change expertise can cultivate the physical and mental wellness we all crave.

If your child is experiencing feelings of depression, anxiety, or struggling with anger management and behavior issues, you are one step closer to finding a solution by searching for a provider like myself who can help with your child's mental health needs.

I enjoy helping and working with clients to meet them where they are at; to find coping strategies for life stressors, changes and challenges that they may be experiencing in personal relationships, at home, work or school. I specialize in working with individuals, children, teens, families and women's issues. Areas of focus: Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Self-Esteem, Life Changes, Parenting, Family Conflict, Grief/loss, Child Behavioral Issues, School Related Issues and Codependency. Hours provided: Mon-Fri 9-5pm

Our mission is to normalize mental health, reduce the stigma, strengthen the community, and help people reach their goals/dreams. We use your expertise on yourself, your strengths, and our knowledge about mental health to help you get what you want out of therapy. We are someone on the outside who can recognize patterns, challenge them when needed, offer ways to change that pattern, but we don't shame you if you don't want to, can't or are not ready. We understand that you need a connection, and aren't an "authority" figure. We acknowledge we are human too.

My passion is helping people to create and live their best life. I believe that values, acceptance, compassion, and forgiveness are the keys to leading a meaningful life while managing life’s curveballs. While I will approach our work together with genuine care and unconditional acceptance, I also believe that being able to explore a different way of seeing things is helpful. My own life experiences help me to relate to people at all life stages including early adulthood, parenting, divorce and starting over and the changes associated with transition to retirement. Together we can utilize your strengths to find your best self.

How are you showing up in your life? Perhaps you are exhausted by efforts to avoid emotional pain, with the result being you avoid being present in your life. Or perhaps you stay mired in forms of emotional pain due to its familiarity or its seeming inescapability. I find great meaning in helping clients move toward their vision of a more fulfilling life. I enjoy working with adults who are experiencing anxiety, depression, challenges with substance use, and/or difficulties with adjusting to new life circumstances – who want to better connect with themselves, their friends and loved ones, and the natural world.