Dave
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, PhD (he, him)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (651) 240-3443
Currently unable to accept new clients
4150 Olson Memorial Highway Suite 420 Golden Valley, MN 55422
Accepting new clients in June! You’re here because you’re struggling—with psychological pain, relationship challenges, uncertainty in your life—and yet you are seeking support. Let’s honor both these facts: your current struggle and your courage to reach out towards growth and healing. Whether working with individuals or couples my aim is to help you leverage your strengths toward making this moment of stuckness a turning point toward greater life meaning and deeper relational connection.
I approach therapy as both an artist and scientist—having a career background first as a touring musician and then a psychological researcher studying social connection and close relationships. Working together, we will tap into our shared creativity and current scientific knowledge to forge your unique healing path.
I will hold nonjudgmental empathy—as we explore how you may live more fully into meaning and joy, cope effectively with emotional pain and conflict, and cultivate mutually supportive relationships—journeys that I am dedicated to in my own life, as a husband, father, and ever-evolving individual.
Call or Email Dave Smallen now for a free 15 minute consultation - (651) 240-3443
Let's Connect (651) 240-3443
Finances
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- HealthPartners of MN and WI
- Hennepin Health
- Magellan
- Medica
- Medicaid
- Medical Assistance
- Medicare
- Meritain Health
- Optum
- Sanford Health Plan
- South Country Health Alliance
- UCare
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Dave Smallen
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, PhD
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (651) 240-3443
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Supervised by Christa Surerus (Minnesota / CC00186) Dave Smallen
- Degree/Diploma from University of Wisconsin-Madison PhD in Human Development and Family Studies / 2021
Additional Credentials
Dave Smallen
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, PhD
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (651) 240-3443
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Life Transitions
- Couples counseling
- Relationship Issues
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Caregivers
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relational/Family counseling
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Thinking Disorders
Dave Smallen
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, PhD
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (651) 240-3443
Location
Primary Location
Birch Counseling
4150 Olson Memorial Highway
Suite 420
Golden Valley, MN 55422
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