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Carmen Kirchhoff
Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Note: (I don't currently have availability, but please feel free to reach out to be added to my waiting list!) I believe that providing a collaborative, calm, non-judgmental, and empathic environment is key to encouraging healing and growth. My aim is to help guide clients through choices that move them toward living a more valued life. Having worked in the advertising & marketing fields for many years, I'm intimately familiar with the fast-paced and performance-demanding environment that many of us are faced with in modern society and strive to find ways to bring a sense of calm to everyday life.
Note: (I don't currently have availability, but please feel free to reach out to be added to my waiting list!) I believe that providing a collaborative, calm, non-judgmental, and empathic environment is key to encouraging healing and growth. My aim is to help guide clients through choices that move them toward living a more valued life. Having worked in the advertising & marketing fields for many years, I'm intimately familiar with the fast-paced and performance-demanding environment that many of us are faced with in modern society and strive to find ways to bring a sense of calm to everyday life.
(612) 712-4641 View (612) 712-4641
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Jo Kurzmann
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55117  (Online Only)
I work with teens and adults, providing individual, couples, family, and group therapy. My specialties include working with the challenges of chemical dependency issues and other addictive behaviors such as shopping, eating disorders, and gambling. I help facilitate healing for people suffering from PTSD and trauma as the result of physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect. I provide an empathic and relational experience to assist with the challenging and sometimes debilitating effects of anxiety, depression, dissociation, self-harm behaviors, and chronic pain.
I work with teens and adults, providing individual, couples, family, and group therapy. My specialties include working with the challenges of chemical dependency issues and other addictive behaviors such as shopping, eating disorders, and gambling. I help facilitate healing for people suffering from PTSD and trauma as the result of physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect. I provide an empathic and relational experience to assist with the challenging and sometimes debilitating effects of anxiety, depression, dissociation, self-harm behaviors, and chronic pain.
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Alex J. Marie
Psychologist, PsyD, LP
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55116  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Now, more than ever it is natural to feel stressed, overwhelmed, confused or anxious at times. It may be that you are considering therapy to address a specific problem you are facing; or you want to better understand why you respond the way you do to events in your life. Perhaps you want to talk about difficult or painful experiences you have had. Whatever brings you to this important work, I am committed to listening closely and working collaboratively to help you find what matters most to you.
Now, more than ever it is natural to feel stressed, overwhelmed, confused or anxious at times. It may be that you are considering therapy to address a specific problem you are facing; or you want to better understand why you respond the way you do to events in your life. Perhaps you want to talk about difficult or painful experiences you have had. Whatever brings you to this important work, I am committed to listening closely and working collaboratively to help you find what matters most to you.
(952) 314-5520 View (952) 314-5520
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Erica Derifield
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MPS, LADC
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55102  (Online Only)
Erica is a Pre-Licensed LPCC and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor in the state of Minnesota and graduated with a Master of Professional Studies in Integrated Behavioral Health from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Erica has experience working with adults, families, couples, and adolescents in the residential, outpatient, community, and academic/school settings. Erica is passionate about providing care from a holistic and trauma-informed lens, ensuring every individual is seen and honored for their unique strengths, experiences, and inner wisdom rather than seen or labeled as a diagnosis.
Erica is a Pre-Licensed LPCC and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor in the state of Minnesota and graduated with a Master of Professional Studies in Integrated Behavioral Health from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Erica has experience working with adults, families, couples, and adolescents in the residential, outpatient, community, and academic/school settings. Erica is passionate about providing care from a holistic and trauma-informed lens, ensuring every individual is seen and honored for their unique strengths, experiences, and inner wisdom rather than seen or labeled as a diagnosis.
(651) 538-2872 View (651) 538-2872
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Rebekah Morse
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, CCW
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Waitlist for new clients
Healing comes from seeking understanding of the whole self. I provide a calm and compassionate space to work through intense anxiety, depression, grief, difficult relationships, parenting concerns or that feeling that things just aren’t right. Together we can explore patterns you may feel caught in, look at things in new ways, and reclaim parts of yourself that have been closed off or are waiting for the opportunity to grow. I enjoy helpIng adults, couples, and teens heal emotional wounds, work through intense trauma or abuse, work through the trauma of the everyday, and deepen awareness of needs, wishes, and heart’s desire.
Healing comes from seeking understanding of the whole self. I provide a calm and compassionate space to work through intense anxiety, depression, grief, difficult relationships, parenting concerns or that feeling that things just aren’t right. Together we can explore patterns you may feel caught in, look at things in new ways, and reclaim parts of yourself that have been closed off or are waiting for the opportunity to grow. I enjoy helpIng adults, couples, and teens heal emotional wounds, work through intense trauma or abuse, work through the trauma of the everyday, and deepen awareness of needs, wishes, and heart’s desire.
(651) 318-4719 View (651) 318-4719
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Savira Kambhu
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55114  (Online Only)
Some of the issues I work with often include anxiety, depression, anger, lack of motivation, career-related stress, parental issues, sex and gender-related issues, and addiction. I work to create an environment that feels supportive, respectful, and collaborative. Together we will explore your challenges and find ways to get unstuck. Sometimes our goal may be to decrease the severity of symptoms, and sometimes it may be to understand what is missing in your life.
Some of the issues I work with often include anxiety, depression, anger, lack of motivation, career-related stress, parental issues, sex and gender-related issues, and addiction. I work to create an environment that feels supportive, respectful, and collaborative. Together we will explore your challenges and find ways to get unstuck. Sometimes our goal may be to decrease the severity of symptoms, and sometimes it may be to understand what is missing in your life.
(651) 661-3672 View (651) 661-3672
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Clifford J Buhl
Psychologist, PsyD, LP
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55114
I believe making active focused choices about how to cope with problems and reach your goals pays dividends. Some clients come to therapy to better make peace with their past so as not to continue old patterns. Others are seeking relief from stress and anxiety that the modern world seems to breed. Yet others are working on improving important relationships. Many clients are looking for answers to meaning and purpose that they have not yet resolved in their day-to-day life. What is it that you most want to work on?
I believe making active focused choices about how to cope with problems and reach your goals pays dividends. Some clients come to therapy to better make peace with their past so as not to continue old patterns. Others are seeking relief from stress and anxiety that the modern world seems to breed. Yet others are working on improving important relationships. Many clients are looking for answers to meaning and purpose that they have not yet resolved in their day-to-day life. What is it that you most want to work on?
(651) 372-8944 View (651) 372-8944
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James Edwin Chadwick
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55101
It’s difficult enough to figure out what you want. But saying it out loud to a partner? That can be even scarier. What if we don’t want the same things? Or, worse still, what if I hurt them? Does any of this sound familiar? Many people live in silence to avoid the pain of hurting another. But at some point that backs up on you. Therapy is your place to give voice to those feelings and decide what, if anything, you want to do with them..
It’s difficult enough to figure out what you want. But saying it out loud to a partner? That can be even scarier. What if we don’t want the same things? Or, worse still, what if I hurt them? Does any of this sound familiar? Many people live in silence to avoid the pain of hurting another. But at some point that backs up on you. Therapy is your place to give voice to those feelings and decide what, if anything, you want to do with them..
(612) 448-3159 View (612) 448-3159
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Adam Chase
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Hi, I'm Adam. Therapist shopping can be difficult! Some general info about me: I have a psychodynamic orientation (which means I believe that the relationship between the therapist and you is an important part of the process). My work is informed by buddhist ideas (i.e., most suffering comes from attachment to something). I like to use humor and poetry in therapy. In the end, I believe we need to feel some sense of connection with the person we are working with, so I encourage you to "shop" until you find the person who feels right to you.
Hi, I'm Adam. Therapist shopping can be difficult! Some general info about me: I have a psychodynamic orientation (which means I believe that the relationship between the therapist and you is an important part of the process). My work is informed by buddhist ideas (i.e., most suffering comes from attachment to something). I like to use humor and poetry in therapy. In the end, I believe we need to feel some sense of connection with the person we are working with, so I encourage you to "shop" until you find the person who feels right to you.
(651) 968-2243 View (651) 968-2243
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Joel Grostephan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55108
I work with clients experientially to feel deeply into their own emotions. I help clients learn to relate to themselves and people in their lives in a healthier, more wholesome way. I work by listening closely and pushing clients know what's going on internally. I tell them what I am feeling and ask clients to be in touch with their bodies and feelings not just their thinking. Ideal clients are open to this collaboration to explore emotions and seek new ways of being.
I work with clients experientially to feel deeply into their own emotions. I help clients learn to relate to themselves and people in their lives in a healthier, more wholesome way. I work by listening closely and pushing clients know what's going on internally. I tell them what I am feeling and ask clients to be in touch with their bodies and feelings not just their thinking. Ideal clients are open to this collaboration to explore emotions and seek new ways of being.
(612) 839-5853 View (612) 839-5853
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Tom Glaser
Psychologist, MS, LP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55101
I BELIEVE: 1) It is in the context of relationship that we make the deepest change. 2) We grow and excel in an environment with just the right amount of support & challenge. 3) We must feel understood--by ourselves, yes, and often by another--before we can make change. 4) Engaging in our passions make us come alive. These four core beliefs guide my work as a psychologist, life coach, author, radio host, and performer. Working collaboratively and fostering safe spaces, together we can increase awareness and create experiences that allow our best selves to emerge.
I BELIEVE: 1) It is in the context of relationship that we make the deepest change. 2) We grow and excel in an environment with just the right amount of support & challenge. 3) We must feel understood--by ourselves, yes, and often by another--before we can make change. 4) Engaging in our passions make us come alive. These four core beliefs guide my work as a psychologist, life coach, author, radio host, and performer. Working collaboratively and fostering safe spaces, together we can increase awareness and create experiences that allow our best selves to emerge.
(612) 564-4289 View (612) 564-4289
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Jim Wagner
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55114
Not accepting new clients
Finding your way through a difficult time or along the path of emotional healing isn’t easy. And going it alone is becoming too much. Some part of you that wants things to be better knows it’s time—time for deep inner healing, to feel more self-compassion, to better understand yourself, to relate with more dignity. I want to help you make the changes life is calling you to make and experience yourself and your relationships with more wholeness.
Finding your way through a difficult time or along the path of emotional healing isn’t easy. And going it alone is becoming too much. Some part of you that wants things to be better knows it’s time—time for deep inner healing, to feel more self-compassion, to better understand yourself, to relate with more dignity. I want to help you make the changes life is calling you to make and experience yourself and your relationships with more wholeness.
(612) 662-7251 View (612) 662-7251
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Bystrom Counseling and Consultation
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Not accepting new clients
I don't believe that therapy has to be painful and it should not induce shame. I practice in a way that will invite you to name what is important to you and together we will discover, recover and enlist available resources that will help you address the problems in your life.
I don't believe that therapy has to be painful and it should not induce shame. I practice in a way that will invite you to name what is important to you and together we will discover, recover and enlist available resources that will help you address the problems in your life.
(612) 351-6194 View (612) 351-6194

More Therapists Nearby

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Intuitive Therapy & Consulting, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Immediate openings for couples and families. Intuitive Therapy & Consulting is a mindful and holistic counseling clinic. Our therapists are empathic professionals who are trained to treat a variety of symptoms and presenting concerns from a collaborative and whole-person approach. Our goal is to partner with you to assist in identifying and understanding the important issues in your life that are creating struggles for you. Our holistic approach is to work to resolve the presenting concerns while identifying and addressing the underlying patterns. We strive to work together to offer ways to cope that work for you.
Immediate openings for couples and families. Intuitive Therapy & Consulting is a mindful and holistic counseling clinic. Our therapists are empathic professionals who are trained to treat a variety of symptoms and presenting concerns from a collaborative and whole-person approach. Our goal is to partner with you to assist in identifying and understanding the important issues in your life that are creating struggles for you. Our holistic approach is to work to resolve the presenting concerns while identifying and addressing the underlying patterns. We strive to work together to offer ways to cope that work for you.
(651) 760-5223 View (651) 760-5223
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Sacred Space Psychotherapy LLC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Minneapolis, MN 55406
I feel honored to work with people who are deeply examining the relationship they have to themselves and to the world. The therapy I offer is an exploration of what blocks aliveness and an awake, open, compassionate heart. I am a Somatic based, certified Ketamine Assissted Therapist. I support clinets in preparing, experiencing, and integrating the lived experience of being in a non ordinary state of being, a to heal the wounds that come from PTSD, addiction, depression, anxiety, and our overall suffering. With the support of psychedelics we are able to go beyond the egoic self and heal the deeper layers of our being.
I feel honored to work with people who are deeply examining the relationship they have to themselves and to the world. The therapy I offer is an exploration of what blocks aliveness and an awake, open, compassionate heart. I am a Somatic based, certified Ketamine Assissted Therapist. I support clinets in preparing, experiencing, and integrating the lived experience of being in a non ordinary state of being, a to heal the wounds that come from PTSD, addiction, depression, anxiety, and our overall suffering. With the support of psychedelics we are able to go beyond the egoic self and heal the deeper layers of our being.
(952) 243-3336 View (952) 243-3336
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Gardens Way Healing
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MAHS, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Minneapolis, MN 55406  (Online Only)
We each have a garden, a precious life, to tend to. Sometimes it is crowded out by weeds, the clear path you initially created is overgrown and beyond your control. Or the soil is severely lacking, there are not enough nutrients coming in and far too much is going out. At other times, darkness overshadows the garden, and you struggle to survive, blossom and grow. Turning toward one’s life, and tending to your garden, is essential to mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. Asking for professional help from a therapist — like hiring a gardener — is a wise and powerful choice you can make for yourself, today.
We each have a garden, a precious life, to tend to. Sometimes it is crowded out by weeds, the clear path you initially created is overgrown and beyond your control. Or the soil is severely lacking, there are not enough nutrients coming in and far too much is going out. At other times, darkness overshadows the garden, and you struggle to survive, blossom and grow. Turning toward one’s life, and tending to your garden, is essential to mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. Asking for professional help from a therapist — like hiring a gardener — is a wise and powerful choice you can make for yourself, today.
(612) 324-4186 View (612) 324-4186
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Stacy Smith Donley
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
New Brighton, MN 55112
Figuring out life is not easy, especially if you're trying to do it alone. Feeling heard, understood, and cared for with someone who is authentic & compassionate can be so helpful for your health, happiness, & wellbeing. When I meet with a new client, whether as an individual, or as a couple or family, I support each person so they do not feel alone while sorting out the hard stuff that can get in the way from finding peace. I'm compassionate, understanding, and intuitive & will meet you where you are to ensure a relationship where you feel connected, safe, & empowered. Starting to create a better you is not easy. I'm here to help.
Figuring out life is not easy, especially if you're trying to do it alone. Feeling heard, understood, and cared for with someone who is authentic & compassionate can be so helpful for your health, happiness, & wellbeing. When I meet with a new client, whether as an individual, or as a couple or family, I support each person so they do not feel alone while sorting out the hard stuff that can get in the way from finding peace. I'm compassionate, understanding, and intuitive & will meet you where you are to ensure a relationship where you feel connected, safe, & empowered. Starting to create a better you is not easy. I'm here to help.
(952) 260-0357 View (952) 260-0357
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Scott Kamilar
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
Verified Verified
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Some people enter therapy with a specific problem they want to solve. Others are interested in achieving a broader goal such as psychological growth and understanding. I am happy to help you define and work towards a goal which best meets your needs. My specialties include stress and anxiety, depression, relationship and communication problems (eg. assertiveness, , intimacy issues, anger management) and self-esteem issues. In my work I draw from my training in cognitive-behavior therapy, family systems approaches, Ericksonian hypnosis, Buddhist psychology and mindfulness meditation, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Some people enter therapy with a specific problem they want to solve. Others are interested in achieving a broader goal such as psychological growth and understanding. I am happy to help you define and work towards a goal which best meets your needs. My specialties include stress and anxiety, depression, relationship and communication problems (eg. assertiveness, , intimacy issues, anger management) and self-esteem issues. In my work I draw from my training in cognitive-behavior therapy, family systems approaches, Ericksonian hypnosis, Buddhist psychology and mindfulness meditation, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
(651) 964-0963 View (651) 964-0963
Maureen A James
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CEAP
Verified Verified
Eagan, MN 55123
I specialize in Short Term Problem Resolution for Adults ages 18+. My approach is Integrative, utilizing 20+ years of experience in the field of Mental and Behavioral Health. I partner with Clients for clinical assessment, diagnosis and therapeutic processing to achieve their highest level of functioning with themselves and with others. In that regard I often utilize a coaching style that incorporates a strong values orientation and educational component.
I specialize in Short Term Problem Resolution for Adults ages 18+. My approach is Integrative, utilizing 20+ years of experience in the field of Mental and Behavioral Health. I partner with Clients for clinical assessment, diagnosis and therapeutic processing to achieve their highest level of functioning with themselves and with others. In that regard I often utilize a coaching style that incorporates a strong values orientation and educational component.
(612) 260-8801 View (612) 260-8801
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Stone Arch Psychology and Health Services
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Welcome to Stone Arch Psychology and Health Services. Our motto, Opening Doors and Building Bridges, is a statement of our commitment to help you make positive life changes. Please visit our website to learn more about our clinic, clinicians, and services at STONEARCHPSYCH.COM
Welcome to Stone Arch Psychology and Health Services. Our motto, Opening Doors and Building Bridges, is a statement of our commitment to help you make positive life changes. Please visit our website to learn more about our clinic, clinicians, and services at STONEARCHPSYCH.COM
(612) 979-2477 View (612) 979-2477
Marriage Counseling Therapists

How does marriage counseling work?

Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.

How long does marriage counseling typically last?

Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.

Is marriage counseling effective?

Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.

Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?

Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.