Spirituality Therapists in Saint Paul, MN
We will explore the intersections of family, work, culture, spirituality and more.
I believe that we have no bad parts as people are doing the best they can in whatever state and stage of life they are in. However, sometimes there can be seasons where we need extra support. Have you been feeling overwhelmed thinking about all the expectations, demands, and roles you have in your life? Working with me, you’ll have a chance to explore the richness of your own internal and external experiences. From family, friends, work, personal community, to spiritual beliefs, we will explore the intersection of each part.
We will explore the intersections of family, work, culture, spirituality and more.
I believe that we have no bad parts as people are doing the best they can in whatever state and stage of life they are in. However, sometimes there can be seasons where we need extra support. Have you been feeling overwhelmed thinking about all the expectations, demands, and roles you have in your life? Working with me, you’ll have a chance to explore the richness of your own internal and external experiences. From family, friends, work, personal community, to spiritual beliefs, we will explore the intersection of each part.
At Kendra Snyder Therapy & Associates, our therapists specialize in supporting those who have been touched by adoption, grief, loss, trauma, and hurt from religion, as well as people who desire increased connection, to explore personal identity, and to find an authentic belief system or spirituality.
We incorporate depth-oriented, attachment, and existential therapies, and utilizes play, experiential interventions, EMDR, mindfulness, creativity, as well as insight and awareness to help foster healing. We are deeply passionate about helping you explore your story, find your voice, and experience life in deeper, more meaningful ways.
At Kendra Snyder Therapy & Associates, our therapists specialize in supporting those who have been touched by adoption, grief, loss, trauma, and hurt from religion, as well as people who desire increased connection, to explore personal identity, and to find an authentic belief system or spirituality.
We incorporate depth-oriented, attachment, and existential therapies, and utilizes play, experiential interventions, EMDR, mindfulness, creativity, as well as insight and awareness to help foster healing. We are deeply passionate about helping you explore your story, find your voice, and experience life in deeper, more meaningful ways.
Have you had a recent change in your life and want a safe person to talk with to better understand yourself? Perhaps your feelings have felt more intense: anxiety, depression, confusion, or desire to find purpose to your life. You look around - seeking answers, understanding, & deeper healing. Maybe a life situation unfolded and you were suddenly on a path you never imagined (job loss, divorce, etc) or one you wanted to be on but it’s more stressful or different than what you thought (attending college or a new job). If this is you, I can support you. I approach all my clients with the understanding that we are capable of change.
Have you had a recent change in your life and want a safe person to talk with to better understand yourself? Perhaps your feelings have felt more intense: anxiety, depression, confusion, or desire to find purpose to your life. You look around - seeking answers, understanding, & deeper healing. Maybe a life situation unfolded and you were suddenly on a path you never imagined (job loss, divorce, etc) or one you wanted to be on but it’s more stressful or different than what you thought (attending college or a new job). If this is you, I can support you. I approach all my clients with the understanding that we are capable of change.
Bridget Martinson
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC
1 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Have you endured trauma, grief, or other negative experiences that impact your ability to live with authenticity and autonomy? Has religious trauma, spiritual abuse, or other adverse religious experiences created feelings of uncertainty, mistrust, and doubt of yourself and others? Are you navigating the loss of relationship through death, sickness, or divorce? If you are looking for support in these areas, seeking to deepen the relationship you hold to yourself, process trauma, grief and loss, or are hoping to find ways to experience greater freedom for authentic expression, I would love to support you.
Have you endured trauma, grief, or other negative experiences that impact your ability to live with authenticity and autonomy? Has religious trauma, spiritual abuse, or other adverse religious experiences created feelings of uncertainty, mistrust, and doubt of yourself and others? Are you navigating the loss of relationship through death, sickness, or divorce? If you are looking for support in these areas, seeking to deepen the relationship you hold to yourself, process trauma, grief and loss, or are hoping to find ways to experience greater freedom for authentic expression, I would love to support you.
I love to work with folks who are ready to connect with their innate power to heal and flourish in their lives. These folks may be feeling stuck in one way or another drawn to experience more, but not sure how to get there. They may be having symptoms such as anxiety or depression because of this internal tug of war, or a sense of dissatisfaction in their jobs, relationships, or the accomplishment of their life goals. We all want to feel empowered to fulfill our dreams and potential in this "one wild and precious life" and I am here to help you connect to your innate ability to do so.
I love to work with folks who are ready to connect with their innate power to heal and flourish in their lives. These folks may be feeling stuck in one way or another drawn to experience more, but not sure how to get there. They may be having symptoms such as anxiety or depression because of this internal tug of war, or a sense of dissatisfaction in their jobs, relationships, or the accomplishment of their life goals. We all want to feel empowered to fulfill our dreams and potential in this "one wild and precious life" and I am here to help you connect to your innate ability to do so.
My practice focuses on trauma, anxiety, depression, transitions, grief and loss, spirituality and meaning, and highly sensitive people.
I am certified as a Clinical Trauma Professional and am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). These techniques are trauma-focused and aid in dismantling negative belief systems that interfere with life.
My practice focuses on trauma, anxiety, depression, transitions, grief and loss, spirituality and meaning, and highly sensitive people.
I am certified as a Clinical Trauma Professional and am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). These techniques are trauma-focused and aid in dismantling negative belief systems that interfere with life.
I offer psychotherapy to teens (16+) and adults seeking a holistic, transformative approach to mental health and personal growth. I offer support to younger individuals (under 16) through neurofeedback or emotional freedom technique (EFT) to address various concerns without traditional talk therapy. Additionally, I enjoy helping individuals overcome challenges with stress, anxiety, trauma, limiting beliefs, or life transitions, and those drawn to personal growth and integrative approaches, such as nature-based and energy healing methods. My clients value innovation, growth, and a personalized, whole-person approach to well-being.
I offer psychotherapy to teens (16+) and adults seeking a holistic, transformative approach to mental health and personal growth. I offer support to younger individuals (under 16) through neurofeedback or emotional freedom technique (EFT) to address various concerns without traditional talk therapy. Additionally, I enjoy helping individuals overcome challenges with stress, anxiety, trauma, limiting beliefs, or life transitions, and those drawn to personal growth and integrative approaches, such as nature-based and energy healing methods. My clients value innovation, growth, and a personalized, whole-person approach to well-being.
Ali Van is dedicated to creating living space for psychical sacredness; supporting an integrative wilderness that comes with the formations of being in time, aiding to expand energetic pathways toward serenity and individuation. With Ali, each session will look at what is present as inner experience, what is moving and externalised, and how consistent and rhythmic illumination can offer healing connectivities toward everyday stability and meaning for life.
Ali Van is dedicated to creating living space for psychical sacredness; supporting an integrative wilderness that comes with the formations of being in time, aiding to expand energetic pathways toward serenity and individuation. With Ali, each session will look at what is present as inner experience, what is moving and externalised, and how consistent and rhythmic illumination can offer healing connectivities toward everyday stability and meaning for life.
Laura Halvorsen Fregard
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, LCSW
2 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55101
I am a Christian therapist, and I work with individuals, couples, and families. I spent years as the mental health supervisor for Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge. Now, I work with adults and adolescents who are grieving, healing from trauma and PTSD, going through role transitions, and trying to understand how they can find fulfillment through value-based living. I see mental health from a holistic framework that incorporates both emotional and spiritual wellbeing. I have a deep understanding of how addiction and mental health correlate, and I also work with those recovering from spiritual trauma or living with anxiety.
I am a Christian therapist, and I work with individuals, couples, and families. I spent years as the mental health supervisor for Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge. Now, I work with adults and adolescents who are grieving, healing from trauma and PTSD, going through role transitions, and trying to understand how they can find fulfillment through value-based living. I see mental health from a holistic framework that incorporates both emotional and spiritual wellbeing. I have a deep understanding of how addiction and mental health correlate, and I also work with those recovering from spiritual trauma or living with anxiety.
Fuck ICE. Also, Abundant Light Counseling offers trauma therapy for adults in Woodbury, MN and throughout Minnesota via telehealth. I regularly see clients recovering from Narcissistic Abuse, sexual assault, and childhood trauma. I also frequently see clients who have spiritual gifts but are often too afraid to talk about them aloud. Speed Therapy (90-minute EMDR intensive sessions) offered. I blend EMDR, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), somatic tools, and practical intuitive guidance. Whether you're navigating past trauma or feeling stuck, I provide a warm, solution-focused space to support real healing and long-term change.
Fuck ICE. Also, Abundant Light Counseling offers trauma therapy for adults in Woodbury, MN and throughout Minnesota via telehealth. I regularly see clients recovering from Narcissistic Abuse, sexual assault, and childhood trauma. I also frequently see clients who have spiritual gifts but are often too afraid to talk about them aloud. Speed Therapy (90-minute EMDR intensive sessions) offered. I blend EMDR, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), somatic tools, and practical intuitive guidance. Whether you're navigating past trauma or feeling stuck, I provide a warm, solution-focused space to support real healing and long-term change.
A Hypnotherapist beyond the ordinary. Bilingual in Spanish. I Got my master’s degree in social work at the U of N Dakota. Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in the states of MN and FL. Nationwide, a Holistic Therapist (body, mind and spirit) and practice alternative medicine (energy, frequencies and vibrations.)
Certified as an Emotional Freedom Therapist (tapping,) trained in clinical-spiritual hypnosis, energy psychology, regressions, and Hallucinogen-Assisted Psychotherapy. I use spiritual hypnosis to help you explore and reshape your subconscious mind, among other science-based therapies and techniques. Also, with knowledge i
A Hypnotherapist beyond the ordinary. Bilingual in Spanish. I Got my master’s degree in social work at the U of N Dakota. Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in the states of MN and FL. Nationwide, a Holistic Therapist (body, mind and spirit) and practice alternative medicine (energy, frequencies and vibrations.)
Certified as an Emotional Freedom Therapist (tapping,) trained in clinical-spiritual hypnosis, energy psychology, regressions, and Hallucinogen-Assisted Psychotherapy. I use spiritual hypnosis to help you explore and reshape your subconscious mind, among other science-based therapies and techniques. Also, with knowledge i
Men, do you look put-together but feel disconnected inside? Perhaps "holding it together" isn't working anymore. Many men I work with carry anxiety, shame, or unwanted patterns that conflict with the life they desire with God and others. These struggles are not failures of discipline; they are signals from unresolved stories and earlier wounds. My work helps you understand those patterns, reduce internal strain, and move toward a life marked by grounded presence, meaningful connection, and a faith that engages your whole self.
Men, do you look put-together but feel disconnected inside? Perhaps "holding it together" isn't working anymore. Many men I work with carry anxiety, shame, or unwanted patterns that conflict with the life they desire with God and others. These struggles are not failures of discipline; they are signals from unresolved stories and earlier wounds. My work helps you understand those patterns, reduce internal strain, and move toward a life marked by grounded presence, meaningful connection, and a faith that engages your whole self.
Are you an adult interested in making changes in your life and may be: Feeling stuck in your career, relationships, and/or with your sense of self; Feeling disconnected; Wanting to have more of a sense of your values and purpose in life; Feeling satisfied in your life and wanting to process ways to keep feeling fulfilled; Having experienced trauma and wanting to interrupt the negative impact of trauma on your present life; Questioning if you are ever good enough or are doing enough in your life; Experiencing chronic pain and/or health conditions
Are you an adult interested in making changes in your life and may be: Feeling stuck in your career, relationships, and/or with your sense of self; Feeling disconnected; Wanting to have more of a sense of your values and purpose in life; Feeling satisfied in your life and wanting to process ways to keep feeling fulfilled; Having experienced trauma and wanting to interrupt the negative impact of trauma on your present life; Questioning if you are ever good enough or are doing enough in your life; Experiencing chronic pain and/or health conditions
I have 22 years of experience in the mental health field working with all ages, diverse backgrounds/cultures, and issues across the spectrum. I’m real, authentic, and down-to-earth; I believe in the importance of smiles, warmth, and humor. I’m equipped to help people struggling with mental (e.g., distorted thinking), emotional (e.g., anxiety, depression, anger), spiritual (e.g., ritual abuse, church or theology/doctrine issues), and trauma, stress, or other issues (e.g., PTSD, complex trauma, bipolar, schizophrenia, addiction). There is peace and calm in my presence; I help people find stability and rest, even in the storms of life.
I have 22 years of experience in the mental health field working with all ages, diverse backgrounds/cultures, and issues across the spectrum. I’m real, authentic, and down-to-earth; I believe in the importance of smiles, warmth, and humor. I’m equipped to help people struggling with mental (e.g., distorted thinking), emotional (e.g., anxiety, depression, anger), spiritual (e.g., ritual abuse, church or theology/doctrine issues), and trauma, stress, or other issues (e.g., PTSD, complex trauma, bipolar, schizophrenia, addiction). There is peace and calm in my presence; I help people find stability and rest, even in the storms of life.
You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or pulled between who you are and who others expect you to be. You may be navigating trauma, addiction, faith, anxiety, or grief in silence. My ideal client is seeking peace, clarity, and emotional relief. Whether you’re part of the East African or Muslim community or from another background, you want a space that honors both your pain and your strength. You’re ready to be heard, seen, and supported as you work through the layers of your story.
You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or pulled between who you are and who others expect you to be. You may be navigating trauma, addiction, faith, anxiety, or grief in silence. My ideal client is seeking peace, clarity, and emotional relief. Whether you’re part of the East African or Muslim community or from another background, you want a space that honors both your pain and your strength. You’re ready to be heard, seen, and supported as you work through the layers of your story.
Are you struggling to function in the present or feeling paralyzed by events of the past? Are you experiencing the effects of debilitating grief and loss? Are you feeling stifled from reaching your full potential and connecting to how you are being led moment by moment? Whether your blocks are the result of PTSD, abuse, chronic pain or illness, or painful losses, there is hope for the future. It is possible to live a life freed from the symptoms that prevent you from engaging fully in life. Now you can live the life purpose for which you have been created. You can soar freed from the chains that bind.
Are you struggling to function in the present or feeling paralyzed by events of the past? Are you experiencing the effects of debilitating grief and loss? Are you feeling stifled from reaching your full potential and connecting to how you are being led moment by moment? Whether your blocks are the result of PTSD, abuse, chronic pain or illness, or painful losses, there is hope for the future. It is possible to live a life freed from the symptoms that prevent you from engaging fully in life. Now you can live the life purpose for which you have been created. You can soar freed from the chains that bind.
I know it can be a big step to reach out to a therapist, and I want to make the process as comfortable as possible. It's important to me that my clients see therapy as their time and that they feel safe and empowered to bring anything to the table. I see it as a privilege to be able to walk alongside my clients as they navigate life's challenges. We all have our "stuff" and I am continually amazed at my clients' bravery in being willing to dig into it and find new ways of relating to themselves and the world around them.
I know it can be a big step to reach out to a therapist, and I want to make the process as comfortable as possible. It's important to me that my clients see therapy as their time and that they feel safe and empowered to bring anything to the table. I see it as a privilege to be able to walk alongside my clients as they navigate life's challenges. We all have our "stuff" and I am continually amazed at my clients' bravery in being willing to dig into it and find new ways of relating to themselves and the world around them.
Are you struggling? Are you looking for a counselor with a Christian world view? If so, consider reaching out to our counselor. We believe, you were created for a purpose. Never settle for less than God’s very best for your life! We believe purpose can only be found through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Contact us if this is something that resonates with you.
Are you struggling? Are you looking for a counselor with a Christian world view? If so, consider reaching out to our counselor. We believe, you were created for a purpose. Never settle for less than God’s very best for your life! We believe purpose can only be found through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Contact us if this is something that resonates with you.
I have been working with adults experiencing life challenges for the last 20 years. I believe the vulnerability of seeking help to make your life better is pure courage. I understand the investment required in doing this work and seek to make your time in therapy valuable and worthwhile. My approach is validating as well as direct. My clients say that I am able to understand their situations quickly, and provide clear ideas of how to cope differently. I am a skills oriented therapist who has many ideas for strategies in working towards your goals.
I have been working with adults experiencing life challenges for the last 20 years. I believe the vulnerability of seeking help to make your life better is pure courage. I understand the investment required in doing this work and seek to make your time in therapy valuable and worthwhile. My approach is validating as well as direct. My clients say that I am able to understand their situations quickly, and provide clear ideas of how to cope differently. I am a skills oriented therapist who has many ideas for strategies in working towards your goals.
I use a holistic approach to treatment emphasizing on rapport building. "There is a reason for all behavior and when it comes to people seeking true wellness, I don't want people to depend on medication." I enjoy helping people change and explore themselves. "The scarecrow, in the movie The Wiz, thought that he did not have a brain. He believed that he was just a sack of old newspapers; but, it took the experience of a "journey" to help him realize that he was not just a sack of newspapers but a wealth of information. "Lets find your wealth!"
I use a holistic approach to treatment emphasizing on rapport building. "There is a reason for all behavior and when it comes to people seeking true wellness, I don't want people to depend on medication." I enjoy helping people change and explore themselves. "The scarecrow, in the movie The Wiz, thought that he did not have a brain. He believed that he was just a sack of old newspapers; but, it took the experience of a "journey" to help him realize that he was not just a sack of newspapers but a wealth of information. "Lets find your wealth!"
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Spirituality Therapists
What should I expect from therapy that incorporates a focus on spirituality?
Spirituality can mean different things to different individuals, depending on their experiences, beliefs, and life histories. Some individuals focus on strengthening their belief system, while others experience spirituality in secular ways, such as through meditation, yoga, or by spending time in nature. Clients can expect a therapist to help guide and grow their spirituality through any of these techniques, encouraging the individual to cope with the challenges they face and develop strategies to build resilience and purpose to improve their outlook in life.
What are the most common treatments that include spirituality?
There are several treatments that incorporate spirituality. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) helps a person examine and reframe their negative thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) focuses on emotional acceptance and psychological flexibility. Existential therapy is most often used to address anxiety, depression, grief, loneliness, apathy, despair, questions of identity, and feelings of purposelessness and existential dread. Transpersonal therapy focuses on a client’s spirituality and meaning in life and may incorporate techniques including meditation, visualization, hypnotherapy, dream analysis, and or breathwork.
Can therapy incorporating spirituality help atheistic or agnostic individuals?
Yes. For non-believers, spirituality can offer benefits including a greater sense of connection to others and to the natural world. An interest in spirituality may also spur individuals to pursue mindfulness practices, or to contemplate their purpose in life and how to achieve it.
How effective is spirituality as a therapeutic remedy?
Research suggests spirituality is generally beneficial for individuals. It is correlated with better health habits, such as less substance use, and an improved capacity to cope with stress and other mental health challenges. Increased spirituality can lead individuals to become more empathic and less materialistic, as well.