Therapists in South Dakota

Life can be challenging at times. Counseling can help when you're aspiring to make a change or working towards new goals. Clients often come to me after they have struggled to make those changes on their own. I work alongside my clients to help them overcome anxiety, depression, trauma, and more. Counseling can assist with individuals of all ages in life's challenges and transitions. Counseling can help empower and provide the skills to make positive and meaningful life changes.

FREE 15-minute intro call about EMDR or Brainspotting. I am a Licensed Social Worker based in Watertown, SD. I am a social worker, who approaches therapy from a relational, collaborative, and strength-based perspective. I have extensive experience working with adults, children and adolescents who have experienced trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, and challenges in adjusting to recent life changes. I value the therapeutic relationship and focus on the resiliency of the client to create a firm foundation on which to achieve change. I find great worth in aiding the client to find their OWN voice to promote healing and wellness.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist . My training is systems therapy. My style is Solution Focused. I do couples therapy and Family. I help people who have issues with depression, anxiety, and fertility concerns . I an an approved supervisor and do business consulting.

I provide virtual telehealth therapy services for all ages from 13-100 years. Not here to judge, but to offer support and acceptance. I welcome all types of people to counseling. Come as you are! I will accept any and all issues! I enjoy getting to know you in a genuine way. I will help you to sort through life's challenges weather it is family, personal, faith, relationships, identity, grief, mood, self esteem, confidence, depression, anxiety or anything else.

When daily life is increasingly difficult to navigate, we can reach a point where we just stop seeing the joy in things. It can feel like it takes so much effort to complete simple tasks. During these times we may begin to wonder if we will ever feel any better. I'm here to assure you that you are not alone and you are not going to feel this way forever. I have worked in the counseling field for over 20 years, during which time I have helped people of all ages in a variety of settings. I am equipped with clinical experience, education and training to help you experience relief, increased insights, and peace of mind.

Tired of pretending everything is ok? All the while, you're in your own private battle with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, or grief. Life stress is inevitable. However, lack of support and distress tolerance skills can make managing life's stressors nearly impossible. It's exhausting keeping on that mask. How are you really though? Luckily, I come offering knowledge, tools, and support to get you back on the right track. My therapy style is real, relatable, and empathetic. I strive for openness and collaboration, so treatment is based on your needs and goals. It's your life, let's get you living it the way you want.

Carla Starr is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-PIP) with over 18 years of experience in the field of social work. Carla is passionate about helping adults with identifying their unique strengths and gifts so they can live their most fulfilling lives. She specializes in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, mood disorders, major life transitions, post-partum depression, and relationship issues. Carla earned her Master's degree in Social Work degree from the University at Buffalo.

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.

As a licensed professional mental health counselor, I strive to help couples, families and individuals find the resources to work together, communicate and find the harmonious balance that will foster a healthy relationship in a marriage or family setting. Couples and families who are experiencing distress often play the "blame game" and experience difficulty in communication. As a counselor and third party, I strive to help clients listen to each other, find healthy communication techniques, and accept responsibility for their roles in the relationship in turn encouraging love and respect to grow within the family system.

Typical issues I work with include: Addiction, Anxiety, Adjustment issues, Depression, Domestic Violence/Abuse, Eating Disorders, Family Counseling, Grief and Loss, SIgnificant Life Changes, Trauma, and Relational Issues. I have practiced in a variety of settings including inpatient and outpatient. I have worked with children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.

I am a Licensed Counselor based in Sioux Falls, SD. I am a therapist who approaches therapy from a relational, collaborative, and strength-based perspective. I have extensive experience working with adults and adolescents who have experienced trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, and challenges in adjusting to recent life changes. I value the therapeutic relationship and focus on the resiliency of the client to create a firm foundation on which to achieve change. I find great worth in aiding the client to find their OWN voice to promote healing and wellness. I am currently accepting new clients.

Counseling is about making positive changes in ourselves, our relationships, and the way we view our world. I work with you to help release unwanted patterns/beliefs, reduce depression and anxiety, unresolved old feelings that are blocking personal power. I work with clients to support their current needs and wants. You've already made the first step towards healing and creating the change you want/need. I will work with you to help you increase self-awareness, gain insight and work towards resolving difficult situations/conflicts. I offer a comfortable, safe and confidential setting.

Anxiety and depression can create difficulties and interfere with life activities and relationships. With a passion for helping people through difficult times in their lives, I use a refreshing approach to address crisis, hurt, and pain. I enjoy working with all ages, individuals, couples and groups with a special interest in adolescents and young adults. I use a variety of tools to address anxiety, depression, behavior and relationship issues including Traumatic Incident Reduction, CBT and DBT. Let's begin your journey to healing for a happy and healthy life. My website: https://holly-merrick-liston.clientsecure.me.

As a therapist I enjoy meeting clients where they are and together designing a plan of action that will put their life in line with their goals. I use a strengths based, solution focused perspective. I help my clients learn tactics of cognitive behavioral therapy that they can use comfortably to obtain desired results in their life. I use a variety of family therapy techniques to help my clients understand relationships within a family. From this analysis, the client can safely explore these subjects and work towards resolution of the issue. I hold a Master's Degree in Social Work from The Ohio State University.

I help young adults and teens navigate life changes, anxiety, and depression. My approach to therapy is client-centered, which means you’ll decide what you want out of therapy and I’ll support you along the way. I provide a safe space to process vulnerable thoughts and emotions, coping strategies, resources, accountability, and compassion to all my clients to help them create their best life.

Life to me is an adventure of ups and downs where everyone has the potential to expand their emotional well-being. Through collaboration with the client, and often times a significant other or family, the therapeutic work done in session can promote a better quality of life. My experience in the social work field over the past 14 years includes working with client populations in medical social work, homeless and near homeless housing placement, and treatment for at risk client populations on the Rosbeud Reservation to develop skills and flexibility for working with most ages and client needs.

As a client-centered, compassionate and collaborative therapist, my treatment approach focuses on the individual needs of my clients to help them reach their goals. I help adolescents, adults and families discover their strengths, gain perspective, and address their current challenges and long-standing issues. I use a selection of styles and techniques to incorporate what is most helpful for each client. Play therapy is the approach I use when working with early adolescents.

Alyssa Martin, MS, LAC is a South Dakota State Licensed Addiction Counselor and has a Master's of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from South Dakota State University. She has experience in working with adolescents and adults in intensive inpatient treatment and outpatient settings. She uses cognitive behavioral, solution-focused and motivational interviewing therapeutic techniques. She specializes in substance abuse, addiction, depression, anxiety, trauma, and grief. She is currently employed at Black Hills Counselors and provides Substance Abuse evaluations, outpatient groups, DUI classes, individual, family and couples counseling sessions for adults and adolescents.

I have over 35 years of experience in the combined fields of counseling and behavioral health. Counseling is offered in a safe and supportive environment, I work with you to help release unwanted patterns/beliefs, unresolved old feelings that blocking personal power. Some of my techniques include Conventional Therapy, CBT, REBT, Solution Focused Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing. Whether you are stuck in the past, struggling with life's up & downs, unsure about your future or have experience trauma. We can work together to find resolutions to your symptoms so you can experience a more fulfilling, happier and meaningful life.