Blue Shield Therapists in Minneapolis, MN
Life seems stuck in the same place. Inside it feels like rush hour traffic, so many thoughts, so many noises, it can be so hard to keep track. Your thoughts are not the kindest and feel scattered all over the place. Your emotions make it feel impossible to figure out the missing pieces. You’re trying to start new habits and make life changes, but you keep finding yourself back where you started. These messages from society and life creep in and it feels like there is something wrong with yourself and your brain. Here is the thing, there’s nothing wrong with you. Sometimes, we adapt to our strengths. Other times, it backfires.
Life seems stuck in the same place. Inside it feels like rush hour traffic, so many thoughts, so many noises, it can be so hard to keep track. Your thoughts are not the kindest and feel scattered all over the place. Your emotions make it feel impossible to figure out the missing pieces. You’re trying to start new habits and make life changes, but you keep finding yourself back where you started. These messages from society and life creep in and it feels like there is something wrong with yourself and your brain. Here is the thing, there’s nothing wrong with you. Sometimes, we adapt to our strengths. Other times, it backfires.
Hello, I am Dr. Britt Engrav, founder of Tidal Mental Health & Consulting. My therapy practice is rooted in a trauma informed approach that prioritizes safety, trust, and empowerment. I offer a warm, empathic space where people feel seen and heard. Wherever you are in your journey, I meet you there, and we will work together in supporting healing and for you to be the best version of yourself.
Hello, I am Dr. Britt Engrav, founder of Tidal Mental Health & Consulting. My therapy practice is rooted in a trauma informed approach that prioritizes safety, trust, and empowerment. I offer a warm, empathic space where people feel seen and heard. Wherever you are in your journey, I meet you there, and we will work together in supporting healing and for you to be the best version of yourself.
Sometimes life’s challenges can feel overwhelming, making it seem as if we have little control over the path our lives are taking. Trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and other life challenges can make ordinary life difficult to navigate. I provide a supportive, non-judgmental environment that allows my clients to gain mastery over their situation rather than allowing their circumstances to run their lives. My therapeutic approach is culturally sensitive, collaborative, unique to each client, and focuses on client strengths.
Sometimes life’s challenges can feel overwhelming, making it seem as if we have little control over the path our lives are taking. Trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and other life challenges can make ordinary life difficult to navigate. I provide a supportive, non-judgmental environment that allows my clients to gain mastery over their situation rather than allowing their circumstances to run their lives. My therapeutic approach is culturally sensitive, collaborative, unique to each client, and focuses on client strengths.
My ideal client—my people—are ready for real change. They’re thoughtful, self-aware, and tired of managing symptoms instead of transforming patterns. They may struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma responses, or feeling stuck in fear-based thinking, even after previous therapy. They’re open-minded, value authenticity, and willing to explore how thoughts, emotional states, and energy shape their lived experience. They want a therapeutic relationship that feels human and real—and they’re ready to learn tools that actually work.
My ideal client—my people—are ready for real change. They’re thoughtful, self-aware, and tired of managing symptoms instead of transforming patterns. They may struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma responses, or feeling stuck in fear-based thinking, even after previous therapy. They’re open-minded, value authenticity, and willing to explore how thoughts, emotional states, and energy shape their lived experience. They want a therapeutic relationship that feels human and real—and they’re ready to learn tools that actually work.
At times, life presents us with challenges that seem insurmountable on our own. I am here to help you access your own resilience and self-knowledge. Or, maybe, you are simply in need of someone who can listen, encourage, and help you envision a path forward. My goal is to provide a nonjudgmental space for adults and adolescents to process, heal, and grow as individuals. I believe that psychological pain can be remedied by the building of empathic and collaborative relationships.
At times, life presents us with challenges that seem insurmountable on our own. I am here to help you access your own resilience and self-knowledge. Or, maybe, you are simply in need of someone who can listen, encourage, and help you envision a path forward. My goal is to provide a nonjudgmental space for adults and adolescents to process, heal, and grow as individuals. I believe that psychological pain can be remedied by the building of empathic and collaborative relationships.
Who are you? Who do you want to become? What do you need in life to find meaning, purpose, and to grow? Let's explore these questions together. Therapy can offer a safe space to navigate and find relief from anxiety and trauma, difficulty getting started on the things that matter to you, and to process experiences that have shaped who you are. Therapy can help you to understand your past, embrace your present, and create a fulfilling future. Let's uncover your strengths and build a life you love! Contact me today for a free 15-minute consultation.
Who are you? Who do you want to become? What do you need in life to find meaning, purpose, and to grow? Let's explore these questions together. Therapy can offer a safe space to navigate and find relief from anxiety and trauma, difficulty getting started on the things that matter to you, and to process experiences that have shaped who you are. Therapy can help you to understand your past, embrace your present, and create a fulfilling future. Let's uncover your strengths and build a life you love! Contact me today for a free 15-minute consultation.
Hi, I’m Imara! After nearly a decade in the ABA world, I’ve seen firsthand how deeply people can struggle when they feel misunderstood, pressured to mask parts of themselves, or disconnected from who they are. I view therapy as a collaborative process focused on self-understanding, growth, and creating a life that feels sustainable and authentic. I founded Self & Skill because I believe therapy should make space for the whole person while helping clients build practical skills, confidence, and support that actually fits their lives.
Hi, I’m Imara! After nearly a decade in the ABA world, I’ve seen firsthand how deeply people can struggle when they feel misunderstood, pressured to mask parts of themselves, or disconnected from who they are. I view therapy as a collaborative process focused on self-understanding, growth, and creating a life that feels sustainable and authentic. I founded Self & Skill because I believe therapy should make space for the whole person while helping clients build practical skills, confidence, and support that actually fits their lives.
Alexander Burgess
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS
1 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Waitlist for new clients
You are your own best advocate, seeing my role as a guide to allow each of my clients to embody this belief fully. No matter where you may be on this personal journey, we will take on a collaborative, person-centered approach that is grounded in creating a strong therapeutic relationship first. From this foundation, I strive to create a positive, welcoming environment that allows each person to be themselves. We are going to work on the goals that you are able to express and pull some more out through more conversation. If I am not a good fit, I am able to help find the best fit for your mental health journey.
You are your own best advocate, seeing my role as a guide to allow each of my clients to embody this belief fully. No matter where you may be on this personal journey, we will take on a collaborative, person-centered approach that is grounded in creating a strong therapeutic relationship first. From this foundation, I strive to create a positive, welcoming environment that allows each person to be themselves. We are going to work on the goals that you are able to express and pull some more out through more conversation. If I am not a good fit, I am able to help find the best fit for your mental health journey.
As an anxiety and OCD specialist, I primarily utilize CBT, DBT, ACT, and ERP (exposure) therapies to help you better manage your symptoms. I have extensive experience treating social anxiety, health anxiety, generalized anxiety, phobias, and every subtype of OCD. Depression, trauma, and other co-occurring disorders often exist alongside anxiety or OCD, and can be treated simultaneously. As an ASD specialist, I am also familiar with treatment modifications that could help neurodivergent clients approach their symptoms and manage them more effectively.
As an anxiety and OCD specialist, I primarily utilize CBT, DBT, ACT, and ERP (exposure) therapies to help you better manage your symptoms. I have extensive experience treating social anxiety, health anxiety, generalized anxiety, phobias, and every subtype of OCD. Depression, trauma, and other co-occurring disorders often exist alongside anxiety or OCD, and can be treated simultaneously. As an ASD specialist, I am also familiar with treatment modifications that could help neurodivergent clients approach their symptoms and manage them more effectively.
If you are looking for a therapist who is accessible, present, fearless, and authentic, then we might just be a match. I enjoy clients who are therapy veterans and know what they want (or what they don't). I also love to help clients who are new to therapy and feel a little nervous, to feel secure and supported. Whether you have a trauma history that you need someone grounded to help you address, or are simply feeling overwhelmed, I am here for it. I bring a lifetime of experiences (and a fondness for metaphors) to the therapy room for us to draw on. Open to families and to couples, including those who need poly and kink informed.
If you are looking for a therapist who is accessible, present, fearless, and authentic, then we might just be a match. I enjoy clients who are therapy veterans and know what they want (or what they don't). I also love to help clients who are new to therapy and feel a little nervous, to feel secure and supported. Whether you have a trauma history that you need someone grounded to help you address, or are simply feeling overwhelmed, I am here for it. I bring a lifetime of experiences (and a fondness for metaphors) to the therapy room for us to draw on. Open to families and to couples, including those who need poly and kink informed.
Building relationships and trust are at the heart of my practice, and I believe everyone has unique and resilient qualities that can be tapped into, especially during difficult times in life. I strive to create a safe, non-judgmental, therapeutic environment, where clients feel accepted and understood. My professional philosophy is framed within a holistic approach to treatment. I help clients integrate the mind/body and gain a sense of cognitive and emotional balance.
Building relationships and trust are at the heart of my practice, and I believe everyone has unique and resilient qualities that can be tapped into, especially during difficult times in life. I strive to create a safe, non-judgmental, therapeutic environment, where clients feel accepted and understood. My professional philosophy is framed within a holistic approach to treatment. I help clients integrate the mind/body and gain a sense of cognitive and emotional balance.
We provide compassionate, culturally responsive therapy for individuals, couples, and families. We hold space for all, with a deep commitment to people of color and marginalized communities whose stories are too often overlooked. Here, your identity is not questioned—it is honored. We understand how racism, oppression, and generational trauma shape the mind and spirit. Through culturally attuned, trauma-informed care, we help you reclaim your voice, rewrite harmful narratives, and move toward healing. This is more than therapy—it’s liberation work. Whether you're seeking healing, growth, or empowerment, we're here to walk with you.
We provide compassionate, culturally responsive therapy for individuals, couples, and families. We hold space for all, with a deep commitment to people of color and marginalized communities whose stories are too often overlooked. Here, your identity is not questioned—it is honored. We understand how racism, oppression, and generational trauma shape the mind and spirit. Through culturally attuned, trauma-informed care, we help you reclaim your voice, rewrite harmful narratives, and move toward healing. This is more than therapy—it’s liberation work. Whether you're seeking healing, growth, or empowerment, we're here to walk with you.
You may be seeking to therapy because something feels heavy, stuck, or out of alignment. You might be navigating anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, trauma, identity questions, or a major life transition. Perhaps you’re seeking greater clarity, emotional relief, or more meaningful connection with yourself or others. Many people I work with want a space where they can slow down, make sense of patterns, and feel genuinely understood while working toward lasting change.
You may be seeking to therapy because something feels heavy, stuck, or out of alignment. You might be navigating anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, trauma, identity questions, or a major life transition. Perhaps you’re seeking greater clarity, emotional relief, or more meaningful connection with yourself or others. Many people I work with want a space where they can slow down, make sense of patterns, and feel genuinely understood while working toward lasting change.
Navigating through life challenges and stresses can be difficult if done on our own. Having support and assistance can be instrumental in broadening perspectives and finding solutions. Together we can discover positive steps to resolving problems and growing skills to strengthen resilience and resolve.
Navigating through life challenges and stresses can be difficult if done on our own. Having support and assistance can be instrumental in broadening perspectives and finding solutions. Together we can discover positive steps to resolving problems and growing skills to strengthen resilience and resolve.
People come to therapy for many reasons. In the first few sessions, I want to get to know you--what you are struggling with, your hopes and fears for the future, what seems to be getting in the way, what strengths and assets you bring. Together, we arrive at a plan, identifying your goals, sources of distress, and how best to work toward symptom relief and greater satisfaction with life and relationships. My approach integrates several treatment modalities, including psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based therapies, life-span developmental approaches, attachment theory, family and couples therapy.
People come to therapy for many reasons. In the first few sessions, I want to get to know you--what you are struggling with, your hopes and fears for the future, what seems to be getting in the way, what strengths and assets you bring. Together, we arrive at a plan, identifying your goals, sources of distress, and how best to work toward symptom relief and greater satisfaction with life and relationships. My approach integrates several treatment modalities, including psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based therapies, life-span developmental approaches, attachment theory, family and couples therapy.
Many issues that lead people to seek therapy center on aspects of our lives that lead us to feel stuck, and our inability to get unstuck by ourselves. Whether it is dealing with symptoms of known mental health concerns, or supporting others as they explore questions regarding identity, perfectionism, relationships, life goals, and self-worth, therapy with me centers on determining what your goals are, and finding ways to overcome barriers to achieve those goals. We'll work together to help you understand yourself better, through honesty and compassionate connection.
Many issues that lead people to seek therapy center on aspects of our lives that lead us to feel stuck, and our inability to get unstuck by ourselves. Whether it is dealing with symptoms of known mental health concerns, or supporting others as they explore questions regarding identity, perfectionism, relationships, life goals, and self-worth, therapy with me centers on determining what your goals are, and finding ways to overcome barriers to achieve those goals. We'll work together to help you understand yourself better, through honesty and compassionate connection.
I provide therapy and coaching to high-achieving people, people who have an itch to accomplish something more than the ordinary, and people who are trying to figure out how to align their day-to-day lives with their deepest interests, talents and obsessions.
Often this is people in high-stress, decision heavy vocations: entrepreneurs, leaders, clinicians, creatives, attorneys, and first responders.
I provide therapy and coaching to high-achieving people, people who have an itch to accomplish something more than the ordinary, and people who are trying to figure out how to align their day-to-day lives with their deepest interests, talents and obsessions.
Often this is people in high-stress, decision heavy vocations: entrepreneurs, leaders, clinicians, creatives, attorneys, and first responders.
As your counselor, I am your partner in self-understanding and change. My role is to support and guide you toward an understanding of who you are and who you want to be. We work together as you determine the changes you would like to make, and create plans for making those changes real. The end goal is a closer alignment of your self-understanding, your lived experience, and your ideal self.
As your counselor, I am your partner in self-understanding and change. My role is to support and guide you toward an understanding of who you are and who you want to be. We work together as you determine the changes you would like to make, and create plans for making those changes real. The end goal is a closer alignment of your self-understanding, your lived experience, and your ideal self.
A good therapeutic fit should feel like a skipping rock with a notch for your finger. I work with couples experiencing intimacy issues, recovering from infidelity, navigating patterns of conflict, or who just aren't communicating like they want to. I also specialize in working with clients who have experienced trauma and want to explore how that impacts their lives as adults. I am a neurodivergent person and I bring competence and expertise in navigating autism and ADHD. I also specialize in working with men ages 20-35 navigating themes like finding purpose and relational hardship.
A good therapeutic fit should feel like a skipping rock with a notch for your finger. I work with couples experiencing intimacy issues, recovering from infidelity, navigating patterns of conflict, or who just aren't communicating like they want to. I also specialize in working with clients who have experienced trauma and want to explore how that impacts their lives as adults. I am a neurodivergent person and I bring competence and expertise in navigating autism and ADHD. I also specialize in working with men ages 20-35 navigating themes like finding purpose and relational hardship.
I'm accepting new clients!
I work with teens, young adults, and adults who are navigating the complexities of being human. Maybe something feels off and you can't quite name it. Maybe you're carrying anxiety, grief, or a quiet sense that you've lost touch with yourself. Perhaps you find yourself leading with logic but struggle to access or express emotion. Or maybe your feelings are so big and consuming that they cloud your sense of identity. Wherever you find yourself, I offer a space grounded in honesty, curiosity, and care. All identities are welcome here, and your full self is invited into the room.
I'm accepting new clients!
I work with teens, young adults, and adults who are navigating the complexities of being human. Maybe something feels off and you can't quite name it. Maybe you're carrying anxiety, grief, or a quiet sense that you've lost touch with yourself. Perhaps you find yourself leading with logic but struggle to access or express emotion. Or maybe your feelings are so big and consuming that they cloud your sense of identity. Wherever you find yourself, I offer a space grounded in honesty, curiosity, and care. All identities are welcome here, and your full self is invited into the room.
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