Blue Shield Therapists in Minneapolis, MN
Katelyn Thoresen
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Waitlist for new clients
There are many paths that lead us to therapy, as we all bring our unique histories and stories along with us. I honor your uniqueness, and want to help you to find the best path forward for you. I am accepting new clients seeking individual work ages 18+, and am taking a waitlist for couples. I am passionate about helping humans grow in self-worth, build stronger relational health, and heal from past and present stressors in life intentionally. I emphasize balance as the ongoing practice involved in a healthy life.
There are many paths that lead us to therapy, as we all bring our unique histories and stories along with us. I honor your uniqueness, and want to help you to find the best path forward for you. I am accepting new clients seeking individual work ages 18+, and am taking a waitlist for couples. I am passionate about helping humans grow in self-worth, build stronger relational health, and heal from past and present stressors in life intentionally. I emphasize balance as the ongoing practice involved in a healthy life.
Hello! I am Nicole (she/her/hers) a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Art Therapist. I've worked in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area for 7 years; primarily with adolescents, adults, their families, and their support networks. I'm passionate about encouraging teens, young adults, families, and individuals to keep going. I aim to provide an environment that is conducive to growth through honoring who you are, what you need in the moment, and how you will get to where you'd like to be. I do this through providing a safe, comfortable, authentic, and supportive place you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Hello! I am Nicole (she/her/hers) a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Art Therapist. I've worked in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area for 7 years; primarily with adolescents, adults, their families, and their support networks. I'm passionate about encouraging teens, young adults, families, and individuals to keep going. I aim to provide an environment that is conducive to growth through honoring who you are, what you need in the moment, and how you will get to where you'd like to be. I do this through providing a safe, comfortable, authentic, and supportive place you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Life hands us many experiences. Sometimes we struggle with things beyond our control. Difficult thoughts, feelings or circumstances. Therapy gets to be a space where you are supported with whatever it is; addressing current stressors, finding new ways to cope or heal from past experiences. You may be focused on self-growth, personal identity, life transitions or building better relationships or intimacy. Or would like to focus on self-wellness in general. Therapy gets to be a place where you get a moment of space for those things.
Life hands us many experiences. Sometimes we struggle with things beyond our control. Difficult thoughts, feelings or circumstances. Therapy gets to be a space where you are supported with whatever it is; addressing current stressors, finding new ways to cope or heal from past experiences. You may be focused on self-growth, personal identity, life transitions or building better relationships or intimacy. Or would like to focus on self-wellness in general. Therapy gets to be a place where you get a moment of space for those things.
As your counselor, I aim to work with you to make sure you have the right tools and support to you in navigating life and your mental health. I believe in the importance of centering your values and needs in our work together. Through collaboration, I want to support you in identifying your needs, and how to enact meaningful change in your life.
I work primarily with children (ages 6+), adolescents, and young adults impacted by trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, identity, interpersonal issues, and coping with symptoms of mental health. Historically, I have worked in in-patient settings, schools, and community mental health.
As your counselor, I aim to work with you to make sure you have the right tools and support to you in navigating life and your mental health. I believe in the importance of centering your values and needs in our work together. Through collaboration, I want to support you in identifying your needs, and how to enact meaningful change in your life.
I work primarily with children (ages 6+), adolescents, and young adults impacted by trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, identity, interpersonal issues, and coping with symptoms of mental health. Historically, I have worked in in-patient settings, schools, and community mental health.
Hi, I'm Vero Rivera, a Clinical Social Worker specializing in serving the immigrant community. I provide support to reduce anxiety and depression levels related to immigration grief, separation, family and couples' conflict.
Hi, I'm Vero Rivera, a Clinical Social Worker specializing in serving the immigrant community. I provide support to reduce anxiety and depression levels related to immigration grief, separation, family and couples' conflict.
I work with adult clients and students who have anxiety, depression, work stress, relationships issues, grief & loss, life transitions, existential crises, mental disorders management, and chemical dependency issues. I work well with clients from the LGBTQIA+ community and those who have mood disorders. I will help you cope with and resolve painful and difficult situations with a knowledgeable, empathetic, and insightful approach that can gently challenge your perspective with wisdom, insight, and coping skills. I offer of free 15 minute consultation to prospective clients.
I work with adult clients and students who have anxiety, depression, work stress, relationships issues, grief & loss, life transitions, existential crises, mental disorders management, and chemical dependency issues. I work well with clients from the LGBTQIA+ community and those who have mood disorders. I will help you cope with and resolve painful and difficult situations with a knowledgeable, empathetic, and insightful approach that can gently challenge your perspective with wisdom, insight, and coping skills. I offer of free 15 minute consultation to prospective clients.
How we interact with ourselves and others results from our early childhood experiences, traumas, and attachment. As we get older, we hold onto these psychological foundations and patterns. These often drive maladaptive behaviors, relationship distress, anxiety, and overall dissatisfaction.
How we interact with ourselves and others results from our early childhood experiences, traumas, and attachment. As we get older, we hold onto these psychological foundations and patterns. These often drive maladaptive behaviors, relationship distress, anxiety, and overall dissatisfaction.
If you’re a child, teen, young adult, or parent feeling overwhelmed by an eating disorder, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, or mood challenges. I understand how heavy things can feel. You might be juggling school, friendships, or performance pressures, managing a chronic health condition, or trying to navigate life transitions that feel confusing or isolating. I also connect deeply with performers and athletes who are wrestling with burnout, body image concerns, confidence blocks, or the emotional impact of injury. If you or your family feel stuck, stressed, or stretched too thin, you’re exactly who I show up for.
If you’re a child, teen, young adult, or parent feeling overwhelmed by an eating disorder, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, or mood challenges. I understand how heavy things can feel. You might be juggling school, friendships, or performance pressures, managing a chronic health condition, or trying to navigate life transitions that feel confusing or isolating. I also connect deeply with performers and athletes who are wrestling with burnout, body image concerns, confidence blocks, or the emotional impact of injury. If you or your family feel stuck, stressed, or stretched too thin, you’re exactly who I show up for.
“Stuck.” This is a word that often comes up in therapy: feeling stuck with painful feelings, with past traumatic experiences, in unhealthy ways of coping, or in challenging relationship dynamics. When stuck with thoughts of the past or worries about the future, this gets in the way of living in the present. Especially as environments are often invalidating of emotional experiences, getting unstuck is about making room for what we've learned to avoid. Through a close and meaningful relationship, I am passionate about creating a safe environment in which we can get to the bottom of what is keeping you from the life you want to lead.
“Stuck.” This is a word that often comes up in therapy: feeling stuck with painful feelings, with past traumatic experiences, in unhealthy ways of coping, or in challenging relationship dynamics. When stuck with thoughts of the past or worries about the future, this gets in the way of living in the present. Especially as environments are often invalidating of emotional experiences, getting unstuck is about making room for what we've learned to avoid. Through a close and meaningful relationship, I am passionate about creating a safe environment in which we can get to the bottom of what is keeping you from the life you want to lead.
Are you feeling lost or like you’re not where you should be? Are you struggling with feeling like a failure or comparing yourself to others? Are you feeling disconnected from your partner or your friends and family? Any of these feelings can bring up deep fear and pain that can be difficult, or nearly impossible to shake. You might even be worried that the spark inside you has gone out. It hasn't. It's just covered up with layers of guck and muck that may have accumulated over many years. What you need is help digging down and uncovering your spark so you can live joyfully as your most authentic self.
Are you feeling lost or like you’re not where you should be? Are you struggling with feeling like a failure or comparing yourself to others? Are you feeling disconnected from your partner or your friends and family? Any of these feelings can bring up deep fear and pain that can be difficult, or nearly impossible to shake. You might even be worried that the spark inside you has gone out. It hasn't. It's just covered up with layers of guck and muck that may have accumulated over many years. What you need is help digging down and uncovering your spark so you can live joyfully as your most authentic self.
I am accepting new clients. I am passionate about serving people across all stages of life—including children, adolescents, adults, and families. I have extensive experience working with individuals living with disabilities and chronic mental health concerns, and I approach each person with dignity, compassion, and a deep belief in their capacity to grow. I believe in the power of connection and collaboration in the healing process and strive to create a warm, nonjudgmental environment where clients feel seen, heard, and empowered.
I am accepting new clients. I am passionate about serving people across all stages of life—including children, adolescents, adults, and families. I have extensive experience working with individuals living with disabilities and chronic mental health concerns, and I approach each person with dignity, compassion, and a deep belief in their capacity to grow. I believe in the power of connection and collaboration in the healing process and strive to create a warm, nonjudgmental environment where clients feel seen, heard, and empowered.
We all deserve a supportive space to process challenges. I believe that through deep curiosity towards ourselves - our circumstances and our inner worlds - we can cultivate clarity and wellbeing. As a therapist I bring compassion, calm, persistence, and joy to support the growth and change you want to foster. I use a parts-based perspective: the belief that "symptoms" are parts that developed to protect you from challenging circumstances. By bringing awareness to your inner world, we can help these parts release their extreme roles, allowing you to lead your life with more calm.
We all deserve a supportive space to process challenges. I believe that through deep curiosity towards ourselves - our circumstances and our inner worlds - we can cultivate clarity and wellbeing. As a therapist I bring compassion, calm, persistence, and joy to support the growth and change you want to foster. I use a parts-based perspective: the belief that "symptoms" are parts that developed to protect you from challenging circumstances. By bringing awareness to your inner world, we can help these parts release their extreme roles, allowing you to lead your life with more calm.
We each have an authentic self, and things we know to be deeply true about our hearts, minds, identities and lives. I believe that no matter how confused we may feel, we can all find our way back to what is unique, creative and courageous in ourselves. These are wild times. There is nothing maladjusted about feeling anxious or depressed in a world that does not feel equitable or safe. My goal is not to help you adjust to broken things; it is to build upon the strengths of your identity, your values and your truth, and to hold space for all of the parts of you that need to be heard and seen.
We each have an authentic self, and things we know to be deeply true about our hearts, minds, identities and lives. I believe that no matter how confused we may feel, we can all find our way back to what is unique, creative and courageous in ourselves. These are wild times. There is nothing maladjusted about feeling anxious or depressed in a world that does not feel equitable or safe. My goal is not to help you adjust to broken things; it is to build upon the strengths of your identity, your values and your truth, and to hold space for all of the parts of you that need to be heard and seen.
Hello! My name is Tyler and I want to welcome you to my profile! My goal as a counselor is to help guide you to reach your goals. I believe that each individual can develop the skills and practices to improve the things that they desire. Whether that be coping with stress and anxiety, improving social relationships, finding coping skills for variety of negative feelings, and much more, I would love to help! I work with children, adolescents, and young adults. I strive to create a safe and welcoming space to share and grow. I look forward to meeting you!
Hello! My name is Tyler and I want to welcome you to my profile! My goal as a counselor is to help guide you to reach your goals. I believe that each individual can develop the skills and practices to improve the things that they desire. Whether that be coping with stress and anxiety, improving social relationships, finding coping skills for variety of negative feelings, and much more, I would love to help! I work with children, adolescents, and young adults. I strive to create a safe and welcoming space to share and grow. I look forward to meeting you!
Hi, I'm Alaina, and you deserve to not feel like shit. Whether your shit involves navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, neurodivergence, relationships, caregiving, or shame, those feeling of stuckness and vague disconnect often find just the space to squeeze in and hold on tight. Therapy with me is about gently expanding that space, noticing what else we find, and walking through it together. I like to bring a focus on reconnecting to the body and present moment, listening to internal signals, and practicing self-compassion.
Hi, I'm Alaina, and you deserve to not feel like shit. Whether your shit involves navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, neurodivergence, relationships, caregiving, or shame, those feeling of stuckness and vague disconnect often find just the space to squeeze in and hold on tight. Therapy with me is about gently expanding that space, noticing what else we find, and walking through it together. I like to bring a focus on reconnecting to the body and present moment, listening to internal signals, and practicing self-compassion.
You're a woman/mother/mom-to-be looking for a therapist that will understand you. Or parents dissatisfied with your relationship. You’re struggling, questioning so much and want clarity. You long to understand your thoughts, feelings, and dynamics but don't know where to start. So much is weighing on you. You miss balance. You're not alone and our therapeutic relationship can help. Through an eclectic approach, -utilizing techniques specific to YOUR needs we'll work together to resolve, not bandaid your struggles. You'll change maladaptive patterns and build a foundation of strength and self-worth, fostering healing, change.
You're a woman/mother/mom-to-be looking for a therapist that will understand you. Or parents dissatisfied with your relationship. You’re struggling, questioning so much and want clarity. You long to understand your thoughts, feelings, and dynamics but don't know where to start. So much is weighing on you. You miss balance. You're not alone and our therapeutic relationship can help. Through an eclectic approach, -utilizing techniques specific to YOUR needs we'll work together to resolve, not bandaid your struggles. You'll change maladaptive patterns and build a foundation of strength and self-worth, fostering healing, change.
I work with individuals navigating challenges related to mental health, trauma, substance use, and family dynamics. You may be seeking support in recovery, healing from past experiences, or finding balance during a major life transition. Many of the people I work with are motivated to understand themselves more deeply, improve relationships, and build healthier patterns. They’re looking for a safe, nonjudgmental space where they can be heard, supported, and empowered to make meaningful changes in their lives.
I work with individuals navigating challenges related to mental health, trauma, substance use, and family dynamics. You may be seeking support in recovery, healing from past experiences, or finding balance during a major life transition. Many of the people I work with are motivated to understand themselves more deeply, improve relationships, and build healthier patterns. They’re looking for a safe, nonjudgmental space where they can be heard, supported, and empowered to make meaningful changes in their lives.
Hi there! I’m so glad you’re considering therapy, a brave first step in itself. I enjoy working with adult and emerging adult populations, and I have a particular affinity for working with emerging adults and college/graduate students. I believe that a large part of healing happens in relationship with others, so my top priority is to build a trusting and collaborative partnership with you where together we can create a path towards a more fulfilling life. I use a person-centered, humanistic, interpersonal, and psychodynamic approach to therapy, while remaining adaptive to the unique needs of each client.
Hi there! I’m so glad you’re considering therapy, a brave first step in itself. I enjoy working with adult and emerging adult populations, and I have a particular affinity for working with emerging adults and college/graduate students. I believe that a large part of healing happens in relationship with others, so my top priority is to build a trusting and collaborative partnership with you where together we can create a path towards a more fulfilling life. I use a person-centered, humanistic, interpersonal, and psychodynamic approach to therapy, while remaining adaptive to the unique needs of each client.
Why did Waldo go to therapy? .............To find himself.
Hey, there! My name is Christina, I am a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor as well as a Pre-Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who has a passion for working with individuals. This passion comes from getting a front row seat into watching individuals become the best version of themselves, and watch as they take the control back of their life.
Do you ever feel that you’ve let your emotions dictate your outlook?
Have these emotions impacted your relationships with others?
Do you often wish you could learn to manage conflict in a more of a constructive way?
Why did Waldo go to therapy? .............To find himself.
Hey, there! My name is Christina, I am a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor as well as a Pre-Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who has a passion for working with individuals. This passion comes from getting a front row seat into watching individuals become the best version of themselves, and watch as they take the control back of their life.
Do you ever feel that you’ve let your emotions dictate your outlook?
Have these emotions impacted your relationships with others?
Do you often wish you could learn to manage conflict in a more of a constructive way?
I take great joy and have the most experience supporting individuals in the transitional age of 18 through 25 years old. Although, I am open to, and have history in, supporting people 18 years and older. As a queer provider, supporting individuals within the LGBTQIA2S+ community is personally important to me. This has always been an important population as this community has been under-represented and under supported by knowledgeable therapists.
I take great joy and have the most experience supporting individuals in the transitional age of 18 through 25 years old. Although, I am open to, and have history in, supporting people 18 years and older. As a queer provider, supporting individuals within the LGBTQIA2S+ community is personally important to me. This has always been an important population as this community has been under-represented and under supported by knowledgeable therapists.
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