Beyond the Brain
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (651) 401-8622

Hello. If you are looking for someone to support you through a difficult time, you can expect to receive compassion, healing and wisdom from me. I specialize in helping people heal from depression, anxiety, injury, divorce, trauma, abuse and other life difficulties. If you are interested in regaining or reaching new levels of accomplishment, I here to help you maximize your potential. You can expect a comforting environment with a personalized professional approach to making possibilities a reality. Counseling, education, professional and family consulting, parenting support services, biofeedback & mediation services offere.
Specialized in work with children, teens, adults, couples and familiesfor 25 years. Career guidance, grief and loss, abuse, divorce/marriage/blended families, couples and families work and development. Utilizing music, pet, play and art therapy techniques to help heal body soul and spirit. Parenting plans and/or custody evaluations are available.
Without warning, life can throw challenges that are beyond what we are able to manage on our own. I believe the clinical expertise and therapeutic skills we offer will gently assist you in balancing life's demands and helping you to reenergize. My team is committed to making sure that you have all that you need to create the life that you desire .
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Beyond the Brain Therapies now - (651) 401-8622
Let's Connect (651) 401-8622

Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $175
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- AmericaPPO
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- ComPsych
- Health Net
- HealthPartners of MN and WI
- Hennepin Health
- Magellan
- Managed Health Network (MHN)
- Medica
- Medicaid
- Medical Assistance
- Military OneSource
- MNCare
- MultiPlan
- Optum
- PreferredOne
- Sanford Health Plan
- South Country Health Alliance
- TRICARE
- TriWest
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Beyond the Brain Therapies
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Email us or call with questions - (651) 401-8622
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Minnesota / 1740 Debra Ann Nelson
- Attended University of St Thomas, Minneapolis, Graduated 2000
- Certificate from University of Minnesota MMPI-2 Certificate / 2009
- Certificate from Hamline University Graduate School of Law ADR Family Mediation Certif. / 2008
Marriage & Family Therapist: Debra Ann Nelson
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Beyond the Brain Therapies
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Email us or call with questions - (651) 401-8622
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Biofeedback, Brainspotting, Art/Play/Music Therapy
Expertise
- ADHD
- Autism
- Child
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Military, Trauma, Spirituality Crisis and Wellness
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Veterans
Beyond the Brain Therapies
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Email us or call with questions - (651) 401-8622
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Native American
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Native American
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Biofeedback
- Brainspotting
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Narrative
- Pet Assisted Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Relational
- Sandplay
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Spiritual Counseling
- Strength-Based
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Beyond the Brain Therapies
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Email us or call with questions - (651) 401-8622
Location
Primary Location
Beyond the Brain Therapies /Counseling & Mediation
407 W. Broadway Ave.
Forest Lake, MN 55025
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Nearby Areas
Beyond the Brain Therapies
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Take the first step to help. Call now - (651) 401-8622