Imago Therapists in Minnetonka, MN
You struggle in your relationship, or your doctor handed you a terrible diagnosis. Maybe there is something important you need to talk about, but you don't know who you can trust. On some days, it may feel your mind is spiraling out of control. Getting out of bed may have become so much more difficult lately. You experience dread too much of the time. You feel alone and sometimes wonder "what is the point?" You can't seem to get around to doing what needs to get done. People are constantly on your case. You seem to be your own worst enemy. You don't want your friends or partner to know this one bad thing about you.
You struggle in your relationship, or your doctor handed you a terrible diagnosis. Maybe there is something important you need to talk about, but you don't know who you can trust. On some days, it may feel your mind is spiraling out of control. Getting out of bed may have become so much more difficult lately. You experience dread too much of the time. You feel alone and sometimes wonder "what is the point?" You can't seem to get around to doing what needs to get done. People are constantly on your case. You seem to be your own worst enemy. You don't want your friends or partner to know this one bad thing about you.
If you are reading this, you're probably experiencing significant pain. Perhaps you're facing a break-up, or you realize your new partner is very much like the previous one. You may be scared, uncertain of the next step. Perhaps you are single, asking what it might take to find the right partner, or you may feel stuck in your marriage. You'll come in, plop yourself down, and ask me to fix you. I'll say: "I cannot do that." "All right," you say, "then, what is the point?" I'll respond: "I can help you be curious."
If you are reading this, you're probably experiencing significant pain. Perhaps you're facing a break-up, or you realize your new partner is very much like the previous one. You may be scared, uncertain of the next step. Perhaps you are single, asking what it might take to find the right partner, or you may feel stuck in your marriage. You'll come in, plop yourself down, and ask me to fix you. I'll say: "I cannot do that." "All right," you say, "then, what is the point?" I'll respond: "I can help you be curious."
I’ve taught classes to teach parents with cancer how to help their children cope, and trained in Imago Couples Therapy for struggling couples.
Many people are finding life more difficult these days. There is often so much to deal with in our personal lives, add the impact of world events and it can all just be too much. Having someone to listen and support you can make a big difference in coping with your struggles and not feeling alone. I’ve never met anyone that doesn’t like being listened to and understood. My focus in therapy is to help you get relief from your pain and explore ways to cope with life’s ongoing challenges.
I’ve taught classes to teach parents with cancer how to help their children cope, and trained in Imago Couples Therapy for struggling couples.
Many people are finding life more difficult these days. There is often so much to deal with in our personal lives, add the impact of world events and it can all just be too much. Having someone to listen and support you can make a big difference in coping with your struggles and not feeling alone. I’ve never met anyone that doesn’t like being listened to and understood. My focus in therapy is to help you get relief from your pain and explore ways to cope with life’s ongoing challenges.
Navigating relationships is one of the most difficult parts of life for all of us, and many of us need help working through the rocky moments. If you are a couple looking for some help, direction, or guidance getting back to a place of connectedness in your relationship, I may be the therapist for you. I also work with individuals struggling with a difficult relationship(s), whether it’s with a friend, family member, or romantic partner. My hope throughout the therapy process is to provide you with tools, resources, and a safe space to assist you in getting past obstacles that keep your relationships from being healthy and happy.
Navigating relationships is one of the most difficult parts of life for all of us, and many of us need help working through the rocky moments. If you are a couple looking for some help, direction, or guidance getting back to a place of connectedness in your relationship, I may be the therapist for you. I also work with individuals struggling with a difficult relationship(s), whether it’s with a friend, family member, or romantic partner. My hope throughout the therapy process is to provide you with tools, resources, and a safe space to assist you in getting past obstacles that keep your relationships from being healthy and happy.
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Are you a teenager or young adult struggling to find your path in life? Are you still figuring out who you are and what you want out of life? You are not alone. Adolescence is a time of incredible transition and identity formation, and can be stressful and confusing. Despite how challenging this time is and that fact that our frontal lobe has not fully developed, we are asked to make some of the most important decisions of our lives (academic, occupational, relational, vocational). Adolescence and young adults often struggle with anxiety, depression, past trauma, substance use, and identity formation.
Are you a teenager or young adult struggling to find your path in life? Are you still figuring out who you are and what you want out of life? You are not alone. Adolescence is a time of incredible transition and identity formation, and can be stressful and confusing. Despite how challenging this time is and that fact that our frontal lobe has not fully developed, we are asked to make some of the most important decisions of our lives (academic, occupational, relational, vocational). Adolescence and young adults often struggle with anxiety, depression, past trauma, substance use, and identity formation.
Hello, I am Gretchen Kafer, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Most of my clients state they start therapy because they are feeling inadequate, having relationship problems, and/or feeling exhausted from hiding how much they’re struggling inside with the complexities of anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, multiple stressors, or feeling dissatisfied with themselves or life circumstances. My job as a therapist is to help you identify and access your internal strength and power to accomplish your goals. I provide a supportive, non-judgmental, and encouraging space to work through emotions, overcome challenges, and move forward.
Hello, I am Gretchen Kafer, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Most of my clients state they start therapy because they are feeling inadequate, having relationship problems, and/or feeling exhausted from hiding how much they’re struggling inside with the complexities of anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, multiple stressors, or feeling dissatisfied with themselves or life circumstances. My job as a therapist is to help you identify and access your internal strength and power to accomplish your goals. I provide a supportive, non-judgmental, and encouraging space to work through emotions, overcome challenges, and move forward.
Most clients I work with deal with relationship and performance-related stress, affecting their marriages/partnerships, friendships, family dynamics, work, and overall sense of fulfillment. I help individuals navigate sexual and gender diverse relationships, gain self-awareness, alleviate distress, and enhance well-being and relationships.
Most clients I work with deal with relationship and performance-related stress, affecting their marriages/partnerships, friendships, family dynamics, work, and overall sense of fulfillment. I help individuals navigate sexual and gender diverse relationships, gain self-awareness, alleviate distress, and enhance well-being and relationships.
Amber Fuller, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor with extensive experience supporting individuals and families through trauma, betrayal, grief, and major life transitions. She is the founder of Fuller Living Counseling, a multi-provider and location group practice established in 2014. Under her leadership, the practice grew into a respected and thriving clinical organization serving individuals, couples, and families.
Amber Fuller, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor with extensive experience supporting individuals and families through trauma, betrayal, grief, and major life transitions. She is the founder of Fuller Living Counseling, a multi-provider and location group practice established in 2014. Under her leadership, the practice grew into a respected and thriving clinical organization serving individuals, couples, and families.
Sheila J. Marker
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
1 Endorsed
Burnsville, MN 55337
Waitlist for new clients
My passion is to come along side of you in your struggles, offering hope and encouragement that you can find healing and wholeness in your life. My commitment is to provide an environment that is supportive and safe. We will journey together to find the pathway to a new life; a life filled with meaning, purpose and fulfillment.
My passion is to come along side of you in your struggles, offering hope and encouragement that you can find healing and wholeness in your life. My commitment is to provide an environment that is supportive and safe. We will journey together to find the pathway to a new life; a life filled with meaning, purpose and fulfillment.
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing individual therapy for adults as well as couples and families. My areas of focus are with pastraumas, abuse, addictions, eating disorders, body image concerns, self-harming behaviors, abandonment, Bipolar Disorder, obsessive compulsive disorders, anxiety, and loss. My other areas of concentration are marriage counseling, the challenges of parenting, sibling conflicts, infidelity, and conflict resolution skills. I offer pre-marital counseling focusing on the transition into marriage, establishing effective communication skills, hearing/understanding partner perspective, assumptions made about partner's thoughts/experiences, and how the couple can approach challenges life may bring to their relationships.
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing individual therapy for adults as well as couples and families. My areas of focus are with pastraumas, abuse, addictions, eating disorders, body image concerns, self-harming behaviors, abandonment, Bipolar Disorder, obsessive compulsive disorders, anxiety, and loss. My other areas of concentration are marriage counseling, the challenges of parenting, sibling conflicts, infidelity, and conflict resolution skills. I offer pre-marital counseling focusing on the transition into marriage, establishing effective communication skills, hearing/understanding partner perspective, assumptions made about partner's thoughts/experiences, and how the couple can approach challenges life may bring to their relationships.
I specialize in helping couples, families, and other kinds of relationships repair after ruptures, find harmony, and figure out how to make sustainable, enjoyable changes in their lives. I especially enjoy working with individuals, couples, and family dynamics (such as parent-adult children and adult sibling relationships). I help folks get unstuck by identifying unhelpful patterns, exploring stuckness, and helping people learn new ways of connecting to one another.
I specialize in helping couples, families, and other kinds of relationships repair after ruptures, find harmony, and figure out how to make sustainable, enjoyable changes in their lives. I especially enjoy working with individuals, couples, and family dynamics (such as parent-adult children and adult sibling relationships). I help folks get unstuck by identifying unhelpful patterns, exploring stuckness, and helping people learn new ways of connecting to one another.
Are your relationships with friends, family or your partner a source of stress or heartache in your life? Are you in a serious crisis after a substance use betrayal or infidelity reveal? Or do you just feel like something’s off and you wish you had a guidebook for how to make things feel more connected again? This is what I do. I specialize in all types of relationships: from family to friends, spouses to business partners. I improve emotional awareness, regulation and communication for my clients. I offer specialization in relational work for individuals with ADHD, substance use concerns, or technology use issues (porn, gaming).
Are your relationships with friends, family or your partner a source of stress or heartache in your life? Are you in a serious crisis after a substance use betrayal or infidelity reveal? Or do you just feel like something’s off and you wish you had a guidebook for how to make things feel more connected again? This is what I do. I specialize in all types of relationships: from family to friends, spouses to business partners. I improve emotional awareness, regulation and communication for my clients. I offer specialization in relational work for individuals with ADHD, substance use concerns, or technology use issues (porn, gaming).
Stephanie welcomes working with adults, couples, and families. Her focus includes a blend of attachment theory, emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Choice Theory, and narrative work.
Stephanie welcomes working with adults, couples, and families. Her focus includes a blend of attachment theory, emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Choice Theory, and narrative work.
At Northwinds, we consider it a privilege to help our clients as they go through life-changing experiences. With integrity, compassion, and a deep devotion to the worth of each individual we see, we are here to help you make positive adjustments to the stressful life challenges you are facing. We offer individual, couples, and family counseling. Our primary model of treatment is Cognitive-Behavioral therapy, though we frequently draw from other treatment models as needed. LMFT: Kevin Smith, Amy Halverson, John Torkelson, and Terri Jorstad; LPCC: Jordan Leuthold, Michelle Rhea, Raven Winter & Rindie Eagle; LGSW: Allison Brockway
At Northwinds, we consider it a privilege to help our clients as they go through life-changing experiences. With integrity, compassion, and a deep devotion to the worth of each individual we see, we are here to help you make positive adjustments to the stressful life challenges you are facing. We offer individual, couples, and family counseling. Our primary model of treatment is Cognitive-Behavioral therapy, though we frequently draw from other treatment models as needed. LMFT: Kevin Smith, Amy Halverson, John Torkelson, and Terri Jorstad; LPCC: Jordan Leuthold, Michelle Rhea, Raven Winter & Rindie Eagle; LGSW: Allison Brockway
I work with individuals, couples and families, (adolescents, adults, medicare seniors and persons with disabilities) who feel disconnected from themselves, their emotions, their relationships, bodies, life purpose, or higher power. This may be because of an addiction, a personality disorder, relationship distress, a developmental or neurological disorder, depression, anxiety or a host of other issues. We work together to imagine and create integration.I am passionate about helping people create personal health and well-being for themselves and in their relationships, however they define this.
I work with individuals, couples and families, (adolescents, adults, medicare seniors and persons with disabilities) who feel disconnected from themselves, their emotions, their relationships, bodies, life purpose, or higher power. This may be because of an addiction, a personality disorder, relationship distress, a developmental or neurological disorder, depression, anxiety or a host of other issues. We work together to imagine and create integration.I am passionate about helping people create personal health and well-being for themselves and in their relationships, however they define this.
Minnesota Counseling and Couples Center, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Maple Grove, MN 55369
MN Counseling and Couples Center specializes in individual therapy, marriage/relationship therapy,and family therapy.Our goals for individuals and couples are to help you better understand your situation, learn new skills, heal,and find hope. We provide EMDR Therapy to heal from traumatic experiences like abuse, rejection, abandonment, accidents, catastrophic events or medical trauma. Our highly skilled clinicians offer therapy for anxiety, depression, grief/loss, trauma, LGBTQ issues, sex therapy, sex addiction, porn addiction, betrayal, life adjustments, pre-marital therapy, womens issues, ADHD, parenting/co-parenting and more.
MN Counseling and Couples Center specializes in individual therapy, marriage/relationship therapy,and family therapy.Our goals for individuals and couples are to help you better understand your situation, learn new skills, heal,and find hope. We provide EMDR Therapy to heal from traumatic experiences like abuse, rejection, abandonment, accidents, catastrophic events or medical trauma. Our highly skilled clinicians offer therapy for anxiety, depression, grief/loss, trauma, LGBTQ issues, sex therapy, sex addiction, porn addiction, betrayal, life adjustments, pre-marital therapy, womens issues, ADHD, parenting/co-parenting and more.
You’re carrying the weight of a major loss and moving through your days the way you think you “should”: by describing your grief in polite, comfortable, digestible terms for others. But something feels off. Your go-to talk track never really captures the reality of what you’re experiencing. Maybe you feel numb, anxious, angry, or increasingly disconnected from yourself. Maybe you get the sense that no one quite understands what you’re going through. You notice your relationships are changing.
I commonly work with individuals, couples, and groups who turn toward their grief because something inside them knows it's important.
You’re carrying the weight of a major loss and moving through your days the way you think you “should”: by describing your grief in polite, comfortable, digestible terms for others. But something feels off. Your go-to talk track never really captures the reality of what you’re experiencing. Maybe you feel numb, anxious, angry, or increasingly disconnected from yourself. Maybe you get the sense that no one quite understands what you’re going through. You notice your relationships are changing.
I commonly work with individuals, couples, and groups who turn toward their grief because something inside them knows it's important.
Tiffany M Leuthold
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS,
LMFT
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in brainspotting and imago therapy.
I am Certified Brainspotting therapist and Brainspotting consultant. I offer brainspotting, traditional talk therapy, Imago relationship therapyand parts work (Internal Family Systems). I also educate about the nervous system and how to regulate using body based strategies. I am licensed in Minnesota and Michigan.
I specialize in brainspotting and imago therapy.
I am Certified Brainspotting therapist and Brainspotting consultant. I offer brainspotting, traditional talk therapy, Imago relationship therapyand parts work (Internal Family Systems). I also educate about the nervous system and how to regulate using body based strategies. I am licensed in Minnesota and Michigan.
At our centrally located Golden Valley location, we offer compassionate, person centered care for individuals, couples and families. At this and all our locations, we believe you, the client, are in the foreground of our work.
At our centrally located Golden Valley location, we offer compassionate, person centered care for individuals, couples and families. At this and all our locations, we believe you, the client, are in the foreground of our work.
Using a feminist, anti-racist, trauma-informed, gender & sexuality affirming lens, I empower individuals and couples struggling with anxiety, shame, low self-esteem & communication issues to find deep, wholehearted contentedness and inner-freedom. My goal is to help you grow in love with yourself and your people. You are deserving of your love, and contentment and joy in your relationships is absolutely attainable.
Using a feminist, anti-racist, trauma-informed, gender & sexuality affirming lens, I empower individuals and couples struggling with anxiety, shame, low self-esteem & communication issues to find deep, wholehearted contentedness and inner-freedom. My goal is to help you grow in love with yourself and your people. You are deserving of your love, and contentment and joy in your relationships is absolutely attainable.
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How does Imago therapy work?
Imago relationship therapy is a form of couples counseling meant to help partners address conflict, communication problems, and related issues. Imago sessions typically involve couples sitting facing each other and participating in guided conversations. Therapy will also involve exercises such as re-imagining one’s partner as a wounded child; re-romanticizing a relationship through appreciation, surprises, and even gift-giving and restructuring frustrations by transforming complaints into requests. The ultimate goal is to re-envision the relationship as a source of safety and happiness.
What is the Imago method?
A core technique of Imago therapy is the Imago dialogue, in which partners learn to avoid hurtful statements and establish ways to interact based on each having equal space and power. In the dialogue, partners take turns as the “sender,” who shares their thoughts, and the “receiver.” The receiver is asked to “mirror,” or paraphrase, what their partner has said, without response or rebuttal, and then validate their statements, acknowledging understanding even if they do not personally agree with it. Finally, the receiver displays empathy by stating what they imagine the other is feeling, and showing appreciation for it.
How long does Imago therapy take?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for Imago therapy. After becoming comfortable with a therapist and the core techniques of Imago coaching, some couples quickly make progress, but most should expect sessions to extend for months, encompassing at least 12 to 20 sessions, along with extensive “homework” from their therapist.
Does Imago therapy work?
There is limited empirical evidence to support the benefits of Imago therapy, but some smaller studies suggest that it does help couples, at least in the short-term. A 2017 study found that marital satisfaction increased significantly after couples completed 12 sessions of Imago therapy, and remained higher for some time after that, but did not always result in “complete recovery.” Other studies found greater empathy and fewer feelings of relationship burnout in couples after therapy. Some research suggests that Imago therapy can aid individuals as well as couples; people with ADHD in particular may benefit from the development of communication, self-control, and listening skills that form the basis of the technique.