UCare Therapists in Edina, MN
I believe in the power of human connection, genuine & authentic relationships. I strive to create a safe & welcoming environment for my clients. I utilize validation, empathic presence, a dash of humor, & honest communication, in rapport/trust building through sessions. The clinical modalities I most commonly utilize include cognitive behavioral, grief informed, person-centered, trauma informed, compassion focused, and strengths-based. I would be honored to walk alongside you on your healing journey.
I believe in the power of human connection, genuine & authentic relationships. I strive to create a safe & welcoming environment for my clients. I utilize validation, empathic presence, a dash of humor, & honest communication, in rapport/trust building through sessions. The clinical modalities I most commonly utilize include cognitive behavioral, grief informed, person-centered, trauma informed, compassion focused, and strengths-based. I would be honored to walk alongside you on your healing journey.
**Currently accepting new clients** At the Center for Collaborative Health (CCH), we believe that every person is resilient and has the strength to grow and thrive. We employ a collaborative whole-body approach to healing that leads to proven positive change. At CCH, we are actively reimagining mental health culture by building initiatives to cultivate a healthy mind and body and to better withstand future challenges.
**Currently accepting new clients** At the Center for Collaborative Health (CCH), we believe that every person is resilient and has the strength to grow and thrive. We employ a collaborative whole-body approach to healing that leads to proven positive change. At CCH, we are actively reimagining mental health culture by building initiatives to cultivate a healthy mind and body and to better withstand future challenges.
Sometimes life feels like you’re trying to assemble IKEA furniture without the instructions—technically possible but stressful, leaving you sitting on the floor wondering how you got here. Maybe you’re feeling stuck in a cycle of emotional highs and lows, wanting stability but unsure how. You’re ready to explore healthier ways of navigating intense feelings, building meaningful and lasting relationships, and thoughtfully weighing difficult life changes. Maybe you’ve also been living with ADHD, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, or traits of borderline personality disorder, and you’re tired of doing it all alone.
Sometimes life feels like you’re trying to assemble IKEA furniture without the instructions—technically possible but stressful, leaving you sitting on the floor wondering how you got here. Maybe you’re feeling stuck in a cycle of emotional highs and lows, wanting stability but unsure how. You’re ready to explore healthier ways of navigating intense feelings, building meaningful and lasting relationships, and thoughtfully weighing difficult life changes. Maybe you’ve also been living with ADHD, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, or traits of borderline personality disorder, and you’re tired of doing it all alone.
I have openings for individual therapy at my Edina office and virtually throughout MN. I've been a therapist for over 18 years and work with adults of all ages who want help and guidance with sexual health & libido, relationship crossroads, prenatal/postpartum difficulties, parenting struggles of all ages, disordered eating, and substance use concerns. I want to know what it is you find meaningful in your life and relationships as well as what isn't working. By doing this, I can help you identify how to align with your values through awareness of unhelpful patterns and champion incremental changes through intentional action.
I have openings for individual therapy at my Edina office and virtually throughout MN. I've been a therapist for over 18 years and work with adults of all ages who want help and guidance with sexual health & libido, relationship crossroads, prenatal/postpartum difficulties, parenting struggles of all ages, disordered eating, and substance use concerns. I want to know what it is you find meaningful in your life and relationships as well as what isn't working. By doing this, I can help you identify how to align with your values through awareness of unhelpful patterns and champion incremental changes through intentional action.
The most vibrant moments in life come from those often all too rare encounters where we feel truly engaged and connected with the world around us, where amidst the busy days, routine, or fatigue, life seems to stop for a moment, and we feel undoubtedly alive.
I believe that we all strive towards a life such as this, navigating the world with a deep sense of purpose, meaning, authenticity, and connection. However, during the formative years of our lives, we may be confronted with social pressures, rejection, or terrible events that teach us to disregard this drive in the interest of avoiding future pain and disappointment.
The most vibrant moments in life come from those often all too rare encounters where we feel truly engaged and connected with the world around us, where amidst the busy days, routine, or fatigue, life seems to stop for a moment, and we feel undoubtedly alive.
I believe that we all strive towards a life such as this, navigating the world with a deep sense of purpose, meaning, authenticity, and connection. However, during the formative years of our lives, we may be confronted with social pressures, rejection, or terrible events that teach us to disregard this drive in the interest of avoiding future pain and disappointment.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step—and I’m glad you’re here. If you’re overwhelmed, stuck, or just not quite yourself, you don’t have to face it alone. I offer a safe, supportive space rooted in empathy and nonjudgmental listening so you can feel seen, understood, and more connected to yourself and those who matter most. I partner with teens, adults, and couples navigating anxiety, depression, grief, postpartum depression and anxiety, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. Together we’ll explore what’s getting in the way and move toward healing, clarity, and a life that feels aligned and whole.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step—and I’m glad you’re here. If you’re overwhelmed, stuck, or just not quite yourself, you don’t have to face it alone. I offer a safe, supportive space rooted in empathy and nonjudgmental listening so you can feel seen, understood, and more connected to yourself and those who matter most. I partner with teens, adults, and couples navigating anxiety, depression, grief, postpartum depression and anxiety, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. Together we’ll explore what’s getting in the way and move toward healing, clarity, and a life that feels aligned and whole.
As a Millennial or Gen Z woman, you may be grappling with questions about your identity and the meaning of life. Maybe you are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, or navigating through life changes such as graduating from college or moving to a new city. You may have also received a recent ADHD diagnosis, and it turns out that all those years of suffering from irritability, poor concentration, and indecision weren't just depression. Whether anxiety, life transitions, ADHD, depression, or all of the above are getting in the way of you feeling healthy, empowered, and resilient, therapy can help you live a more balanced life.
As a Millennial or Gen Z woman, you may be grappling with questions about your identity and the meaning of life. Maybe you are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, or navigating through life changes such as graduating from college or moving to a new city. You may have also received a recent ADHD diagnosis, and it turns out that all those years of suffering from irritability, poor concentration, and indecision weren't just depression. Whether anxiety, life transitions, ADHD, depression, or all of the above are getting in the way of you feeling healthy, empowered, and resilient, therapy can help you live a more balanced life.
My work is rooted in the belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion. I often work with clients facing anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and life transitions, including retirement and parenting changes. My clinical interests include substance use and recovery, mindfulness, resilience, and human rights advocacy. I have extensive experience supporting women, particularly around perimenopause, menopause, and overall women's health.
My work is rooted in the belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion. I often work with clients facing anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and life transitions, including retirement and parenting changes. My clinical interests include substance use and recovery, mindfulness, resilience, and human rights advocacy. I have extensive experience supporting women, particularly around perimenopause, menopause, and overall women's health.
Welcome. I believe we all have the power within us to get to the healing, healthy growth, and development we need. My particular clinical approach is based in humanistic, relational, and family systems theory, and is focused more on human potential than it is on human pathology. Prior to graduate school, I studied widely in philosophy, theology, art, literature, life sciences, and athletic performance, all of which inform my view of human nature, and human existence. What in your life would you like to be better? In our work together, I utilize the collective wisdom of the healing and growth of others to bear on the present moment.
Welcome. I believe we all have the power within us to get to the healing, healthy growth, and development we need. My particular clinical approach is based in humanistic, relational, and family systems theory, and is focused more on human potential than it is on human pathology. Prior to graduate school, I studied widely in philosophy, theology, art, literature, life sciences, and athletic performance, all of which inform my view of human nature, and human existence. What in your life would you like to be better? In our work together, I utilize the collective wisdom of the healing and growth of others to bear on the present moment.
As an EMDRIA certified therapist, I work with adults who have experienced trauma, anxiety, or who are in the middle of a difficult life transition. Often my clients have experienced moments where something was ‘too much, too fast’, and ever since then things haven’t felt quite right.
As an EMDRIA certified therapist, I work with adults who have experienced trauma, anxiety, or who are in the middle of a difficult life transition. Often my clients have experienced moments where something was ‘too much, too fast’, and ever since then things haven’t felt quite right.
You can know a relationship wasn’t right and still feel completely stuck trying to move on. Maybe you keep replaying everything in your head, wondering what you could have done differently—or why it’s so hard to let go, even when part of you knows it’s over.
I specialize in helping individuals navigate the emotional aftermath of a difficult breakup or relationship transition. Whether you’re in college or at another turning point in life, relationship pain can leave you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, and unsure of what comes next. My goal is to help you make sense of what you’re feeling, regain your footing, and move forward.
You can know a relationship wasn’t right and still feel completely stuck trying to move on. Maybe you keep replaying everything in your head, wondering what you could have done differently—or why it’s so hard to let go, even when part of you knows it’s over.
I specialize in helping individuals navigate the emotional aftermath of a difficult breakup or relationship transition. Whether you’re in college or at another turning point in life, relationship pain can leave you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, and unsure of what comes next. My goal is to help you make sense of what you’re feeling, regain your footing, and move forward.
I recognize that people come to therapy for many different reasons. Whether you are looking for healing, insight or growth, I strive to support you to find groundedness as you navigate your experience. As a therapist I am curious, practical and value authenticity in the therapeutic relationship. I appreciate humor and welcome it in the therapy room as I find it can open a door to healing and connection.
I recognize that people come to therapy for many different reasons. Whether you are looking for healing, insight or growth, I strive to support you to find groundedness as you navigate your experience. As a therapist I am curious, practical and value authenticity in the therapeutic relationship. I appreciate humor and welcome it in the therapy room as I find it can open a door to healing and connection.
As a licensed addictions counselor and mental health practitioner with Club Recovery I understand very well the nature of Gambling Disorder and see myself in the people I serve. I have come to develop my perspective on treatment from my own journey in recovery. My goal is to help patients with true insight of Gambling Disorder, how it has effected them and their families, and develop an understanding of this still very misunderstood aspect of the disease of addiction. My gambling treatment program utilizes a cognitive-behavioral model that focuses on raising awareness of one’s emotions, thoughts and behaviors related to gambling.
As a licensed addictions counselor and mental health practitioner with Club Recovery I understand very well the nature of Gambling Disorder and see myself in the people I serve. I have come to develop my perspective on treatment from my own journey in recovery. My goal is to help patients with true insight of Gambling Disorder, how it has effected them and their families, and develop an understanding of this still very misunderstood aspect of the disease of addiction. My gambling treatment program utilizes a cognitive-behavioral model that focuses on raising awareness of one’s emotions, thoughts and behaviors related to gambling.
Many of my clients are used to handling things quietly—especially men who were taught early on that struggling alone is just what you do. If you’ve been carrying emotional burdens for so long that you hardly notice it anymore, therapy can be the place to finally set it down. Therapy offers a safe, compassionate space to explore together human struggles. I see clients ages 12+ in person at my Edina office at Vantage Mental Health, and virtually across Minnesota.
Many of my clients are used to handling things quietly—especially men who were taught early on that struggling alone is just what you do. If you’ve been carrying emotional burdens for so long that you hardly notice it anymore, therapy can be the place to finally set it down. Therapy offers a safe, compassionate space to explore together human struggles. I see clients ages 12+ in person at my Edina office at Vantage Mental Health, and virtually across Minnesota.
Amanda is a warm, compassionate, and highly skilled licensed therapist with more than 18 years of experience supporting individuals and families through life’s most meaningful and challenging moments. With extensive experience working with adults, teens, children, and parents, she is known for her grounded presence, direct communication style, and her ability to create a space where clients feel safe, understood, and genuinely supported.
Amanda is a warm, compassionate, and highly skilled licensed therapist with more than 18 years of experience supporting individuals and families through life’s most meaningful and challenging moments. With extensive experience working with adults, teens, children, and parents, she is known for her grounded presence, direct communication style, and her ability to create a space where clients feel safe, understood, and genuinely supported.
Ever increasing levels of stress and anxiety are commonplace in modern life. We have become so accustomed to living in this chronic state of hyper arousal that we now consider it to be a "normal" baseline of daily functioning. Unfortunately, for many this state of increased anxiety can begin to feel debilitating, demoralizing, and inescapable. It's hard to describe the feelings of hopelessness and isolation that those who suffer from severe anxiety face. It can wreak havoc on our most important relationships, limit our ability to grow, to be authentic, playful and creative, flexible, empathic and patient with ourselves and others.
Ever increasing levels of stress and anxiety are commonplace in modern life. We have become so accustomed to living in this chronic state of hyper arousal that we now consider it to be a "normal" baseline of daily functioning. Unfortunately, for many this state of increased anxiety can begin to feel debilitating, demoralizing, and inescapable. It's hard to describe the feelings of hopelessness and isolation that those who suffer from severe anxiety face. It can wreak havoc on our most important relationships, limit our ability to grow, to be authentic, playful and creative, flexible, empathic and patient with ourselves and others.
I am an unpretentious, seasoned therapist who'll work hard to completely understand you. This is because I'll want to get to the bottom of your suffering, but not just that -- I'll want you to face your strengths, too. I'll have a way of challenging you to examine the best and worst of yourself with compassion and humor. And I'll hunker down with you for as long as it takes.
I am an unpretentious, seasoned therapist who'll work hard to completely understand you. This is because I'll want to get to the bottom of your suffering, but not just that -- I'll want you to face your strengths, too. I'll have a way of challenging you to examine the best and worst of yourself with compassion and humor. And I'll hunker down with you for as long as it takes.
Aaron Bakke
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
5 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I bring a family systems approach and a trauma-informed lens to support my clients. In session, I look to incorporate humor, patience, and a sense of curiosity to help create a conversational and cooperative space to explore your needs, examine thoughts and feelings, and navigate next steps.
I bring a family systems approach and a trauma-informed lens to support my clients. In session, I look to incorporate humor, patience, and a sense of curiosity to help create a conversational and cooperative space to explore your needs, examine thoughts and feelings, and navigate next steps.
You make sense - you deserve to feel deeply seen and understood. Helping people integrate their past experiences and future hopes into an empowered sense of self is core to my work. This includes people experiencing the effects of trauma, depression, and anxiety, as well as those navigating life transitions like college, work changes, and relationship changes. I love to help parents better connect and collaborate with their kids (of all ages). I also deeply enjoy working with people in all stages of recovery from substance use, including those who are just starting to explore the idea of changing their relationship to use.
You make sense - you deserve to feel deeply seen and understood. Helping people integrate their past experiences and future hopes into an empowered sense of self is core to my work. This includes people experiencing the effects of trauma, depression, and anxiety, as well as those navigating life transitions like college, work changes, and relationship changes. I love to help parents better connect and collaborate with their kids (of all ages). I also deeply enjoy working with people in all stages of recovery from substance use, including those who are just starting to explore the idea of changing their relationship to use.
Are past traumas, painful relationships, or childhood struggles leaving you feeling stuck, unseen, or overwhelmed? You're not alone, and your resilience is incredible. What's even better is you don’t have to carry that weight forever. I offer a safe, supportive space to help you process, heal, and grow. With compassion and tools for lasting change, we’ll work toward a future where you feel free, confident, and at ease.
Imagine a life where the heaviness of past trauma and painful experiences is no longer yours to carry. You move forward with ease, feel truly seen, and finally free to embrace who you were always meant to be.
Are past traumas, painful relationships, or childhood struggles leaving you feeling stuck, unseen, or overwhelmed? You're not alone, and your resilience is incredible. What's even better is you don’t have to carry that weight forever. I offer a safe, supportive space to help you process, heal, and grow. With compassion and tools for lasting change, we’ll work toward a future where you feel free, confident, and at ease.
Imagine a life where the heaviness of past trauma and painful experiences is no longer yours to carry. You move forward with ease, feel truly seen, and finally free to embrace who you were always meant to be.
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