School Based Staff

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Adam primarily uses CBT and strength-based approaches.

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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!

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Kellie approaches her practice from a person-in-system lens and strives to identify and utilize clients' existing strengths, build new skills and supports, and manage individual and systemic challenges to meet their goals. Her practice is influenced by attachment theory, trauma-informed care, and person-centered treatment.

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Kellie has experience working with a variety of ages and diagnoses, and she specializes in working with adolescents and their families experiencing grief and loss, family change, trauma, mood disorders, anxiety, emotional regulation, and behavior concerns.

Hobbies
Outside of work Kellie loves spending time with her kids, hiking, camping, traveling, reading, and making time for spontaneous silliness.

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Taylor's clinical approach involves utilizing a neurodiversity affirmative and trauma informed approach with a mixed methodology.

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Her clinical interests include trauma informed care, attachment theory, neurodiversity affirmative practice, autism and developmental disorders, domestic violence, play therapy, art therapy, and more.

Hobbies
Taylor is a foodie who loves checking out new restaurants and coffee shops. She enjoys going on walks and taking her dog to the dog park.

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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.

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Brent utilizes a Rogerian approach with Maslow's Hierarchy.

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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.

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Katlin's approach to therapy is through a client-centered and cognitive behavioral lens with a wide variety of interventions and techniques that best fit the clients needs. Building a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship with each client and meeting each child where they are at is essential in the therapy process.

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Katlin currently works with elementary-aged children in a school based setting. Her clinical interests include anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, and social-emotional learning.

Hobbies
Her hobbies include walking her dogs, exercising, spending time with family and friends, enjoying the sun and lakes in Minnesota.

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Kelsey’s clinical approach is person-centered, strength-based, while utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy. She believes the therapeutic relationship is the foundation for the client to succeed.

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Kelsey’s areas of clinical interests include trauma, depression, anxiety, and grief. Her primary focus and experience is in working with young children and adolescents ranging in age from 5-12 years old.

Hobbies

Kelsey’s hobbies include spending time with family and friends, traveling and DIY projects!

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Jordynn's clinical interests include working with youth and adolescents, especially in the education system.

Hobbies
Jordynn enjoys hiking, biking, swimming, and spending time with her loved ones.

She enjoys playing games and incorporating board games into a therapeutic setting. She also enjoys spending time with her family and especially her dog. Her other hobbies included mindful coloring, crocheting, and various other arts and crafts activities.

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Mikah approaches therapy as a safe space for clients to learn about themselves and experience mastery of skills before integrating into other contexts. She uses person-centered and mindfulness approaches to build emotional intelligence and regulation.

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Mikah's interested in working with early childhood and school-aged children primarily through the lens of family work. She has experience in schools, Autism day treatment, and intensive in-home settings.

Hobbies
Mikah enjoys walks around the many lakes Minnesota has to offer, hands-on home projects, and spending time with her family.

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Rebekah's clinical approach uses client-centered art-based psychotherapy.

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Rebekah's clinical interests include trauma, grief, and loss.

Hobbies
Rebekah enjoys reading, painting, and kayaking.

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Olivia approaches therapy through a person-centered and trauma-informed lens. She focuses on meeting the client where they are. Olivia draws from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques in her therapeutic approach.

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Olivia currently works with teenagers in a high school setting but has a background working with all ages. Her clinical interests are anxiety, depression, trauma, and social skill building.

Hobbies
Olivia's hobbies include baking, reading, traveling, and watching sports. Olivia also loves animals and enjoys playing with her two dogs and her cat.

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Kalee’s approaches therapy through a person-centered, strengths-focused and cognitive behavioral lens. Building a trusting and therapeutic relationship is at the forefront of therapy. Kalee incorporates CBT intervention, mindfulness and play techniques into session to promote emotional expression and regulation. Kalee’s mission is to support individuals in their journey with mental health to lead and cultivate a more mindful, healthier life.

Clinical Interests
Kalee has experience working with a diverse population of children ages 3-18 years old, however currently working with elementary-aged children. Kalee has worked with a variety of diagnoses including Autism Spectrum Disorder, anxiety, depression, trauma–stress related disorders and behavioral concerns. Treatment modalities of interest include Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT), Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), Trauma-Focused CBT, person-centered therapy, mindfulness, and some play therapy techniques.

Hobbies
Kalee enjoys spending time with her family and friends, hiking and being outdoors and playing with her dogs, Huckleberry and Finn.

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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.

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Anikka relishes being outside in the city and the back country. She likes to ride her bike and go on backpacking/camping adventures. In her free time, she also enjoys painting, sketching, and reading.

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Lejla's clinical approach is client-centered, strength-based, and utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). She believes that a strong client-clinician relationship is the driving force for client's personal growth and progress.

Clinical Interests
Her clinical interests include trauma, anxiety, depression and grief. Her primary focus is with the adolescent population with some work involving adults.

Hobbies
Lejla's hobbies include cooking, gardening, hiking, and exploring different places with family and friends. She also enjoys spending time with her cats.

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Crafts, music, and being out in nature.

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Krysta grows with clients utilizing the client’s learning style and flows with them to work on their goals. Her client-centered approach helps build a strong therapeutic relationship for more in depth work in the future. She likes to use art and play models mixed in with CBT, DBT, and mindfulness aspects of different therapy models.

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Krysta has experience working with elementary aged children, family systems and older adults. She has a certification in Respecting Choices, an advance care planning model. She also has experience working in the CTSS, ARMHS, Dialysis, Hospital and long term care individuals. Krysta enjoys working with clients dealing with anxiety, family change and difficulty navigating the school system.

Hobbies
Krysta enjoys running, being at the lake with her family, art, and learning new recipes to cook.

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

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Her clinical interests are working with children who have experienced trauma or who have been in difficult places, early childhood, grief and loss, and attachment.

Hobbies

In her free time, Tanager enjoys music, travel, playing games, crocheting, and playing with her dog and cat.

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Meghan utilizes a wholistic client-centered and strength-based approach. She enjoys incorporating CBT, DBT, artistic expression and therapeutic play-based interventions.

Clinical Interests
Meghan's clinical interests include anxiety, trauma, attachment, self image/esteem and depression.

Hobbies
Meghan enjoys spending time with family and friends, and spending time outside paddle boarding, kayaking, and running and hiking, as well as playing with her dogs. She also enjoys cooking and baking!

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Taylor most often utilizes techniques and theories from Internal Family Systems, Narrative, and Structural therapy models. Her approach is person-centered, trauma-informed, and rooted in the belief that all parts of ourselves are adaptive and well-intentioned.

Clinical Interests
Taylor's primary population of interest is adolescent youth (11-18 years) and their families. Her clinical areas of interest include anxiety and mood disorders, trauma, family change, and relationships.

Hobbies
Taylor's hobbies include weight lifting, spending time outdoors, painting, sudoku puzzles, and trying new recipes

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Katie’s therapy style is relationship oriented and insight focused. She enjoys group work and believes group therapy can be a highly effective change agent.

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Katie specializes in working with adolescents who are in need of a high level services. She is a member of the Association for Specialists in Group Work and has experience working with people who struggle with depression, anxiety, social skills, trauma, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.

Hobbies
Katie enjoys being outdoors, spending time with family, jogging, yoga, and cooking. She loves animals and has two adorable cats who she loves to hang out with.

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Hal’s foundation for therapeutic approach is rooted in Rogerian Person Centered therapy, linked with a wide variety of approaches to best fir the client’s need or needs. He believes positive therapeutic change is client driven and is best achieved through cooperative efforts between the client, therapist, family members, and other service providers.

Clinical Interests
As a licensed school counselor and therapist, Hal has worked in elementary, middle, and high school, as well as, alternative learning centers. For the past 2 years, he has worked in a federal level IV school setting with students struggling through emotional and behavioral issues in grades 6-12.

Hobbies
Outside of work, Hal enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter, son, and their dog, Chester. He loves camping, fishing, gardening, and watching his kids participate in gymnastics and basketball.

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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 in a school-based setting, however, she has experience working with all age groups in clinic and in-home settings as well. Her clinical interests are depression, anxiety, trauma, suicidal ideation and self-harm, relationships and attachment, social-emotional learning, and harm-reduction and restorative practices.

Hobbies
Marissa's hobbies include reading, doing puzzles, playing board and card games, watching movies, hiking and being in the outdoors, and spending time with friends and family.

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Brittani enjoys walks with her two dogs, krav maga, reading, and being outdoors.

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Natalie takes a person-centered, trauma-informed and relational approach. She uses some CBT, play-based and art interventions.

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Her clinical interests included anxiety, autism, adjustment disorder, trauma, and working with younger children.

Hobbies

Natalie enjoys eating delicious foods, exploring the outdoors, traveling, and facetiming her mom on the weekends.

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Rebecca enjoys using mindfulness, play, art, sand tray, strength-based, and person-centered relationship focused approaches in therapy. She believes that in her work with children who have experienced grief and loss, and deep rooted trauma experiences can find healing in positive relationships, nature experiences and therapeutic play experiences in a safe and non-judgmental environment.

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Rebecca enjoys working with PreK-12 children and adolescents. She also does family therapy work and group therapy focused on improving the overall well-being and functioning of the child.

Hobbies

Rebecca enjoys gardening, playing with her children at Minnesota parks and lake beaches, snuggling with her dogs and cat, and spending quality time with family playing board games, and going on outdoor adventures.