Adoptive, Foster and Kinship Caregivers and Community Professionals/Members:
Choosing a therapist that is well versed in trauma, attachment and adoption/permanency related considerations can feel daunting. You are not alone! If you could benefit from FREE assistance identifying appropriate resources specific to your family’s (or client’s) unique needs, we invite you to contact the MN ADOPT HELP Program.
HELP Program Specialists would be happy to talk with you and provide individualized referral information to therapeutic, supportive and educational resource options tailored to the situation.
Contact the HELP Program directly at 612-746-5137 or Toll-Free at 855-670-HELP
Therapists:
Do you work with adoptive, foster and kinship families?
Are you interested in expanding your professional understanding regarding trauma, attachment, adoption and permanency?
Are you interested in learning more about becoming professionally connected to the MN ADOPT HELP Program’s Therapist Network (which includes the option of having your practice information included on the MN ADOPT website)?
If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the above questions, we invite you to learn more by visiting: https://www.mnadopt.org/help-prog/info-for-therapists/
Click on a region below to view the therapists in that area
(see map at the bottom of this page to find your region)
Please Note: The below lists of adoption focused therapists across the state of Minnesota are not exhaustive. The HELP Program has information on many therapeutic and resource options across the state not listed below and would welcome the opportunity to talk with you further about your needs in order to provide individualized referral information to therapeutic, supportive and educational resource options tailored to the situation.
| Therapists | Location | Specialties |
|---|---|---|
| *Julianne Carlson, MA, LPCC, RPT | Cambridge | RAD ADHD PTSD Childhood Depression Personality Disorders Addictions Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Early Traumatic Experience Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity Sexual Abuse (Victim) or (Perpetrator) Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Trauma Focused) Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Play Therapy |
| *Anna Clavin, MA, LMFT | St. Cloud | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Personality Disorders Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Rebecca Cluever, MS LMFT | St. Cloud | Young Child (0-5) Elementary Age (6-12) Adult (Adopted person) Adult (Adoptive Parent – Individual) Couples Family Birth/First Parent/Family Areas of Practice Strength: Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Attachment Early Traumatic Experiences Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Jennifer Doeden MA, LMFT | Big Lake | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Self-harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Adoption Identity Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Tia Dvorak, MS, LMFT | Princeton & Elk River | Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) Reaction Attachment Disorder Mood Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder Eating Disorders Childhood Depression Systems of Care Navigation Educational Consulting (IEP/504 Assistance) Truancy Divorce/Co-Parenting Parenting Coaching Domestic Violence High Conflict Families Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Early Traumatic Experiences Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Scott Emmons MA, LP | Pine City | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Self-Harming Behaviors Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Adoption Identity Sexual Abuse (Victim) Sexual Abuse (Perpetrator) |
| *Alex Gregory MS, LMFT | St. Cloud | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Autism Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Search & Reunion Support Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Open Adoption |
| *Sarah Hamlin, MSW, LGSW | Elk River | Infant (0-2) Young Child (3-6) Elementary Age (7-12) Teen (13-18) Young Adult (Adopted person; 19-25) Adult (Adopted person) Adult (Adoptive Parent – Individual) Couples Work Parent Coaching Family Work Birth/First Parent/Family Work LGBTQ+ |
| *Kenneth L. Hanna, Jr., MSW, LICSW, MBA | St. Cloud | Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Mood Disorder Psychotic Disorder Personality Disorder Addictions Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Substance Use Disorder Systems of Care Navigation Educational Consulting (IEP/504 Assistance) Truancy Self-Harming Suicidal Concerns Juvenile Justice Involvement Parent Coaching Domestic Violence |
| *Johanna Hauck MSW, LICSW | Pine City | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences |
| *Brandon Jensen, MS, LMFT | Sauk Rapids | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Search & Reunion Support Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Open Adoption Sexual Abuse (Victim) Sexual Abuse (Perpetrator) |
| *Cynthia I. Johnson, MSW, LICSW | North Branch | FASD RAD PTSD Childhood Depression ADD ODD Early Traumatic Experience Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identit Trauma Focused – Cognitive Behavior Therapy Trauma-informed Child Parent Psychotherapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Trauma Resiliency Mode Play Therapy |
| *Ann Kent, LMFT | Wright County | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Open Adoption Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Steve Lochen, MA, LMFT | Annandale & Willmar | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Mood Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Truancy Self-Harming Behavior Suicidal Concerns Parent Coaching Domestic Violence High Conflict Families Attachment Early Traumatic Experiences Adoption Identity (i.e., self-worth, self-esteem) Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Char McDonald, MSW, LICSW | Elk River | Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Childhood Depression Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Systems of Care Navigation Self-Harming Divorce/Co-Parenting Parenting Coaching Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Early Traumatic Experiences Foster Care |
| *Molly McHugh, MSW, LICSW | Pine City/Coon Rapids | RAD PTSD Grief and loss related to adoption Childhood Depression Family Work, LGBTQ History of Physical Abuse History of Sexual Abuse ADD Self-Harming Behaviors TF-CBT |
| *Signe Miller, MA, LMFT | St. Cloud | RAD PTSD grief and loss related to adoption childhood depressionSelf-Harming Behaviors Trauma-informed Child Parent Psychotherapy Trauma Focused - Cognivitive Behavioral Therapy Sensory Integration History of Physical Abuse/Neglect Sexual Abuse ADD |
| *James (Jim) Molberg MA, LP | Pine City | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Personality Disorders Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Search & Reunion Support Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Open Adoption Adoption Identity Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Gayle Neuerburg LMFT. | St. Cloud | Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Autism Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Personality Disorders Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Search & Reunion Support Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Open Adoption Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Lisa Nos-Tollefson, PsyD, LPCC | Pine City | Children, Adolescents and families |
| *Denise Oehrlein, MS, LMFT, RPT | St. Cloud | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Autism Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Personality Disorders Self-harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Sharon Raugutt MA, LPC (MN); MA, LPCC (ND) | St. Cloud & Cushing | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Autism Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Personality Disorders Addictions Attachment Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Julie Shuster MSW, LICSW | St. Cloud | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Early Traumatic Experiences Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Elizabeth Szybatka, MA, LPCC, RPT | Cambridge | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Childhood Depression Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Sexual Abuse (Victim) DC 0-5 Assessments |
| *Heather Trettel MS, LMFT | St. Cloud | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Open Adoption Sexual Abuse (Victim) Sexual Abuse (Perpetrator) |
| Metro Therapists by Region/Area |
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| Anoka County |
| Carver County |
| Dakota County |
| Hennepin County |
| Ramsey County |
| Scott County |
| Washington County |
| Therapists | Location | Specialties |
|---|---|---|
| *Cindy Lee Thomas MSW, LICSW | Grand Rapids | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Addictions Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Search & Reunion Support Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/TransculturalOpen Adoption Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| Therapists | Location | Specialties |
| Therapists | Location | Specialties |
|---|---|---|
| *Elissa (Ellie) Anderson MSW, LICSW C | Park Rapids | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Autism Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Addictions Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Search & Reunion Support Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Open Adoption Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Alicia V. Holley, MA, LPCC, ATR-BC | Bemidji | Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Open Adoption Adoption Identity Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Michele Lovehaug, MSW, LICSW, BCD | Moorhead | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Search & Reunion Support Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Open Adoption Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Stephanie Mestery MSW, LICSW | Fargo, North Dakota | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Open Adoption Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Jessica Croatt Niemi, MSSW LICSW IMH-E(IV) | Bemidji | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Autism Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Open Adoption Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Kirstina Quast MSW, LICSW | Pillager | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Search & Reunion Support Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Open Adoption Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Sara Stallman, LICSW | Fargo, ND | ADHD, PTSD, Childhood Depression, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Self-Harming Behaviors, Attachment, Early Traumatic Experience, Grief and Loss Related to Adoption, Transracial/Transcultural, Search & Reunion Support, Open Adoption, Adoption Identity, Sexual Abuse (Victim), Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy |
| *Catherine Yeager, Ph.D. | Grand Forks, ND | Neuropsychological assessment (ADHD, leaving problems, autism, FAS/FAE, head injury) |
| Therapists | Location | Specialties |
|---|---|---|
| *Paula Achenbach, MS, LMFT, RPT MFT Supervisor, Sand Play Therapist | New Prague | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Early Traumatic Experiences Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Jeanne M. Allen, PsyD, LP, APRN, CNS | Rochester | Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Addictions Eating Disorders Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Search & Reunion Support Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Terri Ross LMFT | Faribault | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Open Adoption Sexual Abuse (Victim) Sexual Abuse (Perpetrator) |
| *Brittni Timmerman, MS, NCC, LPCC, RPT | Rochester | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Search & Reunion Support Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Open Adoption Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| Therapists | Location | Specialties |
|---|---|---|
| *Mary E. Anderson MA, LAMFT | Hutchinson | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Personality Disorders Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Sara Barber, MA, LPCC | Willmar | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Sharon Bonnett, MSW, LICSW | Worthington | Post-Traumatic Stresss Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Childhood Depression Attachment Early Traumatic Experiences Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Transracial/Transcultural Open Adoption Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Lisa J Stellinga, MS, LPC-MH, LAC | Sioux Falls, SD | FASD, RAD, PTSD, Grief and loss related to adoption, Childhood Depression, Family Work, Somatic Experiencing, Play Therapy, History of Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, ADD, Addiction, Self-Harming Behaviors, Eating Disorders |
| Therapists | Location | Specialties |
|---|---|---|
| *Charline L. Bengtson, MA, LMFT | Glenwood | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Personality Disorders Eating Disorders Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Search & Reunion Support Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Open Adoption |
| *Benjamin Nesbitt, MSW, LICSW. | Alexandria | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Addictions Self-Harming Behaviors Attachment Grief and Loss Related to Adoption Search & Reunion Support Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Open Adoption Adoption Identity Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| *Sharon Raugutt MA, LPC (MN); MA, LPCC (ND) | St. Cloud & Cushing | Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Autism Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Childhood Depression Personality Disorders Addictions Attachment Adoption Identity (i.e. sense of self-worth; self-esteem…etc.) Early Traumatic Experiences Transracial/Transcultural Sexual Abuse (Victim) |
| State Wide | Location | Specialties |
|---|---|---|
| *Deena McMahon, LICSW, MSW | State Wide | RAD, PTSD, Grief and loss related to adoption, Childhood Depression, Family Work, Self-Harming Behavior, History of Physical Abuse, ADD, DBT |
*This Practitioner is vetted through the MN ADOPT HELP Program.
To learn more about the program, please visit the HELP Program page.
