Therapists in South Dakota

My highest priority is to welcome every individual with an open mind and compassion. I aim to provide inclusive services to anyone that finds themselves in need of support, guidance, or simply wanting to feel heard. Together we will explore any barriers and challenges that stand in the way of living the life you envision and will address these with creativity and sensitivity.

Your internal dissatisfaction, emptiness, anxiety, depression and loneliness are the main motivators for counseling. It could be associated with relationships, work, grief, addictions, trauma, abuse or not being heard. These patterns develop when you deny your emotional truth. When you connect with your emotional truth, you are always loving, kind and respectful to yourself, others, to things of importance and God. When you connect with your emotional truth, life becomes more enjoyable. Reasons for living, loving and exploring seem possible again. The journey and many new possibilities begins here.

My goal as a therapist is to help you find the very best aspects of yourself. I work to help you create healthy and dynamic relationships and to generate meaningful change. I offer specialized mental health services for adults, couples, children, and families. My practice combines a client-centered approach with effective psychotherapy interventions to treat a wide range of issues. Building a strong therapeutic relationship is key to each client's therapeutic journey, and I make this a priority to ensure a trusting and warm experience for my clients. My private practice office is located in Brookings, South Dakota.

Life offers ample opportunity to learn from adversity and other life experiences. My goal is to help guide you through accepting loss or change while transforming into a stronger overall person. To personalize and individualize care, I work from an eclectic, humanistic approach, including cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, art therapy, and other techniques while offering a safe, nonjudgemental healing space. Working in this field since 2006 has allowed me to further my education and licensure to provide quality care to individuals with a wide range of mental health, addiction, and life issues.

My approach to counseling combines a real, straightforward style with sensitivity and intuition, balanced with practicality and tangibility. I am dedicated to equipping you with effective tools and practices that you will that leads to tangible change, healing, and growth in your life. Navigating the pain of the loss of a loved one, breakups/divorce, marital conflict, struggling in parenting, and trauma. Addressing relationship issues, self-esteem, self-doubt, and confusion with guidance, encouragement, and clarity. This journey is not temporary but is a pathway to lasting change, profound healing, and personal growth.

Erin Meyer MS, NCC, LPC-MH, LAC and QMHP provides mental health and chemical dependency counseling services to individuals, couples and families. Erin focuses on providing high-quality counseling services in Sioux Falls, SD and the surrounding area in counseling children, adolescents and adults with a variety of issues. She uses a multitude of interventions including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a positive, solution-focused fashion to help learn to solve their problems. I am also trained in EMDR and am certified in Postpartum mental health.

We are living in the most stressful time in history. Children and Adolescents are trying to navigate the world around them, which can cause big feelings and many questions. I am passionate about helping youth navigate their thoughts and feelings in a healthy manner. I have an extensive history working with youth age 4 through early adulthood. I provide a nurturing space for children and teens to explore the areas of aggression, defiance, grief and loss, experiences in foster care and adoption, anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral issues. I also help parents explore parenting techniques best for their child.

Are you looking for a Registered Play Therapist? One of my greatest passions in life is to help children reach their full potential. As a Registered Play Therapist, I offer individual, sibling and family therapy services. I have worked with women, teens and children impacted by physical abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse and secondary victimization. In addition, I have experience with a variety of child related difficulties including anxiety, depression, behavioral difficulties, family disruptions, foster care involvement, adjustment difficulties, self esteem difficulties and cognitive delays. Please let me know how I can best support your child, yourself or your family.

Do you need someone to talk to, someone who will listen without judgement? I would be honored to be that someone for you. I have a passion to help people of all ages to learn, grow, and heal. I have a client-centered approach to therapy. This is about you; you are in the driver's seat. Even though the therapy process can sometimes be painful, I like to incorporate a little dash of the "laughter is the best medicine" approach at times. Tears and laughter both have healing qualities. And what if you don't like to talk? We can use additional approaches such as expressive art, play, or journaling to reach your counseling goals.

If you are searching for a therapist it usually means that you are in crisis or ready to make some changes in your life. At Known Counseling Services we understand how hard the path to health, growth and self-discovery can be. It hard to be KNOWN and we are hear to walk the path with you. We offer individual, couples, and group therapy sessions in a variety of formats. We offer empathy and understanding through the process of healing.

I am a clinical social worker with specific training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, mental health interventions for patients going through fertility challenges along with perinatal and post-partum mood concerns, and patients living with chronic pain and illnesses.

If you’ve tried everything but still feel stuck in cycles of exhaustion, frustration, overwhelm, depression, lashing out, withdrawing, or numbing…its time to synthesize brain-body approaches that move you out of just changing your thoughts and into changing your life.

I know life can be dark and complicated. This may be one of those moments. Breathe. Remember it hasn't always been like this. Life is filled with hard things, and emotions can rise to become very intense, and they calm. I'm here to support you through this. I accept you for who you are, just as you are, and I'm here for you.

Krysta is Breakthrough’s Clinical Director and a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor. Krysta has been providing clinical mental health counseling in the Sioux Falls area since 2012 and has a passion for working with adolescents and their families.

No-one likes to feel that life is out of balance or spinning out of control. It is a sign of strength and determination to seek help. No matter what challenges you are facing, there is help and there is hope. Black Hills Fireside Counseling LLC provides a comfortable and inviting environment in which you can safely share the issues you are facing, helping you towards a good resolution.

As a licensed therapist, I am dedicated to fostering a supportive and affirming space for all individuals seeking guidance and growth. My practice is built on the foundations of inclusivity, strength, and emotional focus, providing a secular, judgment-free environment where every individual’s identity and values are respected. I specialize in working with the LGBTQ+ community and have a deep passion for gender and sex therapy. Alongside me in this therapeutic journey is Pinkie, my 5 lb puppy, who brings warmth, comfort and joy to each of our sessions.

During a first session, clients often comment how easy it is to talk to me. My priority is for you to get something out of our time together that impacts your daily life. This includes, but is not limited to: increased sense of security and self esteem; a more clear vision about your life (past, present, future); decreased symptoms related to anxiety/depression and past trauma; and an awareness of and influence over destructive patterns in your life. And for those seeking relationship counseling: better communication and renewed intimacy with your partner or spouse leading to enhanced satisfaction in family life.

In today's world, therapy is something that is being encouraged for self care. People are dealing with everyday stressors, life changes, and everyone needs support. Whether you are dealing with a new diagnosis, anxiety, depression, adjustments, or just needing someone to talk to, please reach out.

"Effective therapy not only helps people resolve their immediate problems, it teaches them how to build long-lasting, greater life satisfaction." Bring yourself one step closer to having the control over your life that will put you on a positive path to growth and well-being. I practice a "Positive Psychology" approach which is founded on the belief that people WANT to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives.