Therapists in Edina, MN

When life becomes messy and you need a compassionate, collaborative, non-judgmental, and experienced therapist, I am here for you. My primary focus is on medical family therapy, family therapy, and working with young adults and adolescents. I have an extensive background working with eating disorders, acute and chronic illness, anxiety, depression, learning disorders, perfectionism, parenting, and adjusting to life’s challenges.

I am a passionate therapist who believes in the power of change. As a mother of two, a wife, a child development specialist and a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist, I, personally and professionally understand the highs and lows in parenting and relationships. Together, we will put the joy back into parenting, your partnership and in life! With over a decade of experience working with families, individuals and couples, I am able to help empower you, engage your children and build your relationships.

Currently accepting new telehealth clients, schedule online now or call Affinity Psychological Services. My ideal client is someone who is ready to learn new skills and make changes in their lives. I believe the core benefit of therapy is working to get off “auto-pilot” by improving mindfulness and awareness of automatic thoughts. Once mindfulness is improved, we can work together to change distorted thoughts into something more rational/adaptive. I seek to help you feel more regulated, or calm, when strong emotions present themselves.

I am passionate about assisting and empowering people to achieve a healthy and peaceful life. I believe in a collaborative work between the therapist and patient to realize the needs of every person and support them in the process of self-discovery and restoration. I aim to provide a safe, comfortable, and non-judgmental environment for patients to explore their concerns and be able to gain insight on how to heal and depart from their underlying issues.

Welcome! Opening available! My name is Charmagne (shar-main), and I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from CSB/SJU, and Master’s degree in Counseling + Psychological Services from St. Mary’s University of MN. I have 15 years of experience in the mental health field! I work with teens and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, low self esteem, high sensitivity, transitions, divorce, coping or social skills, spiritual concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, and adult children of alcoholic and/or emotionally immature parents (EIP).

I am a compassionate and empathetic therapist who specializes in working with children and families. I work to create a safe and comfortable environment to help children give voice to areas where they are struggling. My goal is to help children express and navigate the demands of their environment in order to gain a better sense of stability, safety, happiness, and overall wellbeing.

Asking for help is a brave and courageous first step in your path to healing. Whether you are struggling with processing emotions, challenging relationships, or significant life events, we will work together to explore and identify what you want to achieve to improve the quality of your life.

I have a few immediate openings- As a therapist, I aim to provide my clients with a safe, nonjudgmental environment for them to explore their thoughts, behaviors, and emotional experience. My approach focuses on empowering clients to explore their inner strengths and resources to enable them to navigate their concerns and stressors, and to take steps toward living a life in the ways that are meaningful to them. With each client bringing their unique experiences to therapy, I tailor each session to the individual needs of the client.

I am am EMDR trained trauma therapist, and I would be honored to support you on your journey as you lean into hard places that feel stuck and difficult. I worked in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for several years and have a passion for supporting parents navigating all of the complexities of the perinatal/postpartum period. Helping clients navigate complex trauma and anxiety is another passion of mine. I love working with fellow therapists and other helping professionals. You decide where you will heal best - whether it be my home, tele-health, nature, or your home - and I will be beside you as you heal.

I have extensive experience as a school social worker in Minneapolis Public Schools, which comes with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in mental health intervention, human growth and behavior, family dynamics, and community resources that I will bring into our time together. I have worked with students with a vast range of needs and ability levels, diverse backgrounds, and socioeconomic classes. My areas of strength include working with anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+, trauma, ADHD, intellectual disabilities, and teacher burnout.

Finding someplace safe to process trauma is surprisingly difficult. I have had therapists myself, who are kind and book-smart, but when they have no personal experience with it, I never quite felt safe with them. I am a trauma specialist (CPTSD, moral injury, victims of torture, victims of racism or sexism, survivors of other people's sociopathic behavior, DV, etc.). Currently I am 100% private practice/private pay. This means that there is no outside party who gets to limit session numbers or require immediate diagnostics. Clients do not have to tell me details about their traumatic event for us to work together and address it.

(Sorry, I am no longer able to accept new clients.) When clients come to me they are often overwhelmed, stressed out, discouraged, and experiencing significant self-doubt. I help people find calm, focus, motivation, and self-confidence as quickly and effectively as possible. I will challenge you to build on your strengths and expand your skills to get you moving forward in your life again. I am endlessly optimistic about your ability to create a life rich with honesty, meaning, self-reflection, and connection!

Hello, thanks for taking the time to review my profile and congratulations on taking a step closer toward improving your health and well-being! Are you struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression, or some other mental illness? Failing to escape the uncompromising grip of addiction despite your best efforts? Lacking the healthy skills and effective strategies to successfully manage the demands of daily life? If you want to improve the quality of your life, but don't know how or where to begin the process, I welcome the opportunity to help you end your suffering and discover a better path forward.

Are you feeling stressed out, unhappy and want your life and/or your relationship to change, but thinking there is nothing you can do? Do you feel that no one can understand what you are going through and don't know where to turn? These feelings of frustration and pain can be very hard to handle alone. In this turbulent time of confusion, worry and sadness that you may be experiencing, (dealing with emotionally abusive relationships, infidelity, divorce, depression, anxiety, grief and loss), just call now for your 20 minute complimentary strategy session, and feel hopeful again! Today you are one step closer to a positive new you!

Some disorders such as Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Specific Learning Disorders can go undiagnosed or be misdiagnosed, which can lead to academic, career, or social impairments. Twin Cities Psychological Testing specializes in providing comprehensive and individualized neuropsychological evaluation and testing to children, adolescents, and adults. We utilize gold-standard, empirically validated assessments to help identify potential attention, learning, and related disorders in order to determine potential treatment options and accommodations.

I use cognitive behavioral therapy to help people improve their mental health. I believe that each person deserves treatment tailored to their experience and needs. In session, I help people change patterns of unhealthy thoughts or behaviors and examine meaning of life experiences. As a counselor, I am open-minded, analytical, and casual while allowing space for challenging clients to improve their lives. I practice from an informed consent perspective aimed at reducing barriers to care and emphasizing bodily autonomy. This often involves writing letters of support for medical transition services.

Do you ever feel anxious or overwhelmed? Are you struggling with sadness, emptiness, low self-esteem or depression? Is your significant relationship, marriage or family hurting and in need of help? Are you struggling on the job or in your social life? Have you experienced past trauma that still affects you today? Do you engage in behaviors that are confusing and troubling? Are you facing a difficult life transition? You do not need to walk this path alone. We can help.

I help middle-age couples who are stuck in the same fight over and over again break their cycle. People who see me long for their best friend to come back and want to reconnect with their partner.

When you feel overwhelmed by current conflicts, bound up in a difficult life transition or broken by trauma - then it is time to seek a guide who will hold a safe space, help repair ruptures, see patterns within patterns, and free you to redesign your interior spaces. In therapy we will pull together the threads of your being and weave them into a unique expression, supporting a sense of inner harmony and vitality. All aspects of you, emotional, mental, physical and spiritual, are gathered in to this process as we create healing pathways and animate your core strengths.