Location
Only taking new Bariatric Surgery Patients, Pre-Adoption, or Other Psychological Evaluations at this time. NO NEW psychotherapy clients.
About
I conduct Pre-Bariatric Surgery Psychological Evaluations and psychotherapy pre and post surgery as needed. I also help people with Pre-Adoption Psychological Evaluations prior to international adoption. Additionally, within a team assessment methodology approach, I provide psychological testing and evaluation along with my pre-licensed doctoral candidate colleagues under my supervision. We assess ADHD, Personality, Cognitive and Memory, Behavior, Trauma, Functional Assessments, and other evaluations (ages 8+ for testing).
In addition to being in network for most major insurance companies and being licensed in Minnesota, I am also a PSYPACT provider. This means I can provide telehealth across state lines to participating PSYPACT states. If your state is blue on the map on the PSYPACT website, then I can work with you over telehealth: psypact.site-ym.com/page/psypactmap
If you need a Pre-Bariatric Surgery Psychological Evaluation (prior to weight loss surgery) or a Pre-Adoption Psychological Evaluation, I can help! Or, work with our great team for psychological testing and evaluation needs (8+ age). I am an Interactive and Solution Focused psychologist here to help you efficiently and effectively meet your goals!
Shawna M. Benson
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Finances
Pay By:
Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Bind
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- HealthPartners of MN and WI
- Hennepin Health
- Humana
- Medica
- Medicaid
- Medical Assistance
- Medicare
- Optum
- PreferredOne
- TRICARE
- TriWest
- UCare
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Accept in network insurance and, if you have out of network insurance, you pay up front and a Superbill will be provided for reimbursement.
Email me or call (763) 284-3939 with questions.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 17 Years
- License: Minnesota / 4564
- School: Minnesota School of Professional Psychology
- Year Graduated: 2003
As a PSYPACT provider, I can provide telehealth across state lines to participating PSYPACT states: psypact.site-ym.com/page/psypactmap
Additional Credentials
- Membership: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Member Since: 2020
- Certificate: National Register of Health Service Psychologists / 56690
- Certificate Date: 2019
Endorsements
"I have known Shawna since graduate school. A skilled provider, excellent psychologist, and a very helpful colleague. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Shawna in every capacity. I strongly recommend her! "
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Location
Specialties
- Testing and Evaluation
- Adoption
- Relationship Issues
Issues
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Bariatric Surgery and Pre-Adoption Evaluations
- Bipolar Disorder
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Obesity
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Supervision of Professionals for LP or LPCC
- Trauma and PTSD
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
Client Focus
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
- Teen
- Preteen
Communities
- Bisexual Allied
- Body Positivity
- Gay Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Non-Binary Allied
- Queer Allied
- Transgender Allied
- Veterans
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- EMDR
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
- Family
Last Modified: 10 May 2022
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