School Based Staff

*Please note that clinician availability for taking on new clients changes frequently — call 763.780.3036 for the most up-to-date information.

 

Adam Berg, MA

Therapist I

Education: BA in Psychology from Hamline University, MA in Counseling and Psychological Services from St. Mary's University of Minnesota
Location Served: Columbia Heights

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Clinical Approach
Adam primarily uses CBT and strength-based approaches.

Clinical Interests
Adam is mainly interested in working with child and adolescent populations, specifically those with mood, anxiety, and trauma disorders. He also enjoys working with kids with ASD.

Hobbies
In his free time, Adam loves to work out, golf, spend time at the beach, play video games, and play sports of any kind!

 

Aliyah Caples Becker

TBD

Education: TBD
Location: TBD

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Clinical Interests

TBD

Hobbies

TBD

 

Emma Carter, MSW, LGSW

Lead Therapist

Education: MSW from University of Minnesota - Duluth
Location: Hayes Elementary and R.L. Stevenson Elementary

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Clinical Interests

Emma is interested in working with elementary-age kids and their families. Her clinical interests include anxiety, grief and loss, and trauma.

Hobbies

Emma enjoys hiking, photography, walking her dog, and spending time with friends and family.

 

Kennedy Day (she/her/hers), MSW, LGSW

Therapist I

Education: Master of Social Work with a Trauma Informed Clinical Focus from Winona State University
Location: Woodland Elementary/Osseo District

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Clinical Approach
The therapy approaches Kennedy uses are CBT and play therapy with a client-centered, trauma informed approach.

Clinical Interests
These include working with children and adolescents in the school setting with a trauma informed lens. Kennedy has experience in working with children and families as a therapist and a school social worker.

Hobbies
Hobbies of Kennedy's include going hiking, spending time at the cabin on the lake, and playing soccer. She also enjoys sitting down doing a puzzle, painting, or embroidery.

 

Brent DeBruyn, MA, LPCC

Therapist II

Education: MA, St. Mary's State University
Location Served: St. Francis Elementary School & St. Francis Middle School

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Clinical Approach
Brent utilizes a Rogerian approach with Maslow's Hierarchy.

Clinical Interests
Brent's clinical interests are helping each client to be the best they can be and to help them attain goals and develop themselves.

Hobbies
Brent enjoys playing with his kids, doing outdoor activities, camping, working with his hands, and helping people anyway he can.

Cambria Fisher (she/her/hers), MA

Therapist I

Education: BS in Psychology from University of Wisconsin - Stout and MA in Counseling Psychology from Adam's State University.
Location Served: Osseo High School

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Clinical Approach
Person-centered and relationship oriented. Cambria integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), solution-focused therapy (SFT), reality therapy/ choice theory, and mindfulness techniques in her therapeutic work.

Clinical Interests
Cambria works with adolescents ages 14-18 in a school-based setting; however, she has experience working with children of all ages in the school and in-home settings as well. Her clinical interests are depression, anxiety, trauma, suicidal ideation and self-harm, social-emotional learning, and healthy interpersonal relationships.

Hobbies
Being outdoors, camping, fishing, reading, playing board games and card games, playing with her two dogs, and spending time with family and friends.

Anna Glasrud (they/them/she/her), MA

Therapist 1

Education: Counselor Education, MA and Family Social Science, BS, from University of Minnesota
Location Served: Fridley Middle School

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Clinical Approach
Anna has an approach that incorporates humanistic and feminist therapy styles. Anna utilizes techniques from strengths-based, solution-focused, CBT, and psychoeducation creating an integrative client-focused approach.

Clinical Interests
Anna's clinical interests include working with adolescents with anxiety, depression, skill buildings, and neurodiversity. Anna particularly loves working with people from the LGBTQIA2S+ community.

Hobbies
Anna's hobbies include camping, swimming, canoeing, Gopher Hockey, and building a good Lego set. Anna also can be found reading a queer YA novel or playing a strategy board game.
 

 

Hannah Klitzke, MA

Therapist I

Education MA from St. Mary's University of Minnesota
Location Saint Anthony Middle School

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Clinical Approach
Hannah approaches therapy with a client-centered and strengths-focused lens. She believes that therapy is a safe space for individuals to learn about themselves while also learning helpful tools to add to their everyday toolbelt. She utilizes techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) interventions as well as mindfulness techniques in sessions.

Clinical Interests
Hannah has experience working with children ages 6-18 and has worked in school, hospital and clinic settings. Her clinical interests include Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adjustment Disorder, Trauma, and behavioral concerns.

Hobbies
In her free time, Hannah enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, going for walks, coloring and drawing, cooking new recipes and playing Dutch Blitz or Cribbage.

 

Alicia Malisheski, MSW, LGSW

Therapist I

Education: MSW from St. Catherine's University
Location Served: Anchor Program Therapist at Columbia Academy

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Clinical Approach

Clinical Interests

Hobbies
Crafts, music, and being out in nature.

 

Tanager Polowchak (she/her/hers), MA, LPCC

Therapist II

Education: MA in Counseling Psychology from Bethel University
Location Served: Centerview Elementary

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Clinical Approach
Tanager's clinical approach is person-centered, attachment-based, trauma-informed, emotion-focused, and experiential.

Clinical Interests
Tanager's clinic interests include play therapy, working with children who have experienced trauma, grief, loss, or who have been in difficult places, early childhood, and attachment.

Hobbies
In her free time, Tanager loves to listen to music, travel, play games, crochet and spend time with animals.

 

Natalie Redinger

Mental Health Resource Specialist

Location Served: Centennial High School

 

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Clinical Approach

Clinical Interests

Hobbies

 

Marissa Smook (she/her/hers), MA, LPCC

Director of School Based Mental Health

Education: MA in Counseling Psychology from University of St. Thomas
Location Served: Westwood Intermediate & Middle School

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Clinical Approach
Marissa's clinical approach is person-centered, relationship-oriented, and trauma-informed. She believes in the importance of meeting her clients and their support systems where they are at and the power of building a safe, trusting, and healthy relationship as a vehicle to healing. She integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and mindfulness techniques into her therapeutic work.

Clinical Interests
Marissa currently works with children and adolescents ages 9-14 (and their families) in the school-based & clinic setting, however, she has experience working with all age groups in clinic and in-home settings, as well. Her areas of clinical interest are depression, anxiety, trauma, suicidal ideation and self-harm, relationships and attachment, substance use & abuse, and self & identity.

Hobbies
Marissa enjoys spending time with her friends & family and snuggling her pup, Mildred. She is an avid reader, player of board & card games, and puzzle-connoisseur. She is always down to binge-watch a good Netflix series or re-watch Harry Potter for the millionth time. You can find her working her way through Half-Baked Harvest cookbooks and trying out new restaurants. She loves to spend time in nature and is a big fan of exploring new places & traveling.

 

 

Brittani Terwilliger (she/her/hers), MS

Therapist I

Education: Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University
Location Served: Centennial School District

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Clinical Approach
Brittani focuses on using a person-centered and trauma-focused integrative approach to counseling. My clinical interests include adolescent and young adult mental health and behaviors. I am a mom of two fur babies (dogs) who enjoy being my companions for outdoor adventures when the weather is nice. Some of my other hobbies include art (specifically painting), reading, watching comedy TV shows, going to baseball games, and going to music festivals. I am family oriented and spend a lot of my free time engaged in family events and get togethers.

Clinical Interests
Brittani's clinical interests include adolescent and young adult mental health and behaviors.

Hobbies
Brittani is mom of two fur babies (dogs) who enjoy being her companions for outdoor adventures when the weather is nice. Her other hobbies include art (specifically painting), reading, watching comedy TV shows, going to baseball games, and going to music festivals. She is family oriented and spend a lot of her free time engaged in family events and get togethers.