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Melissa Gawlik
MA
LMFT
 
 
I am an encouraging and supportive therapist who believes that everything happens for a reason and that there is something to be learned from every experience. I believe that together we can find the meaning of your struggle or journey. Through the therapeutic process you will gain a greater appreciation for your whole self and be able to live more authentically.
I counsel individuals, families and couples through an integrative strength based approach. I enjoy working with people while they are navigating the challenges of being one's authentic self, finding balance in modern times, self care and how to live fully and honestly in all areas of life. I am also a Prepare/Enrich Certified Premarital Therapist.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Anxiety ***
  • Body Image
  • Burnout
  • Care-Giving
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression ***
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Life Transitions ***
  • Marital and Premarital
  • People-Pleasing
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
Frameworks
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Eclectic
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness
  • Narrative
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Strength-Based
  • Structural Family Therapy
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Individuals
  • Prepare / Enrich
Faith Expertise
  • Christian
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
  • Mount Dora, Florida
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Cash Stone
MA
Pre-Licensed
 
 
I take a warm, curious approach to understanding you and the roots of your suffering. Together, we’ll explore not only what you’re experiencing, but why, so you can better understand yourself and navigate your life with more clarity and confidence. I’m a natural “dot connector”—almost forensic in how I help piece together the ways your history, relationships, beliefs, and experiences intersect and shape the present.
I work extensively with trauma (both recent and historical), relationship challenges, and substance use concerns. My goal is to help you feel truly seen, understood, and supported as we build a healing path that is both informed and deeply personal to you. Wherever you’re starting from, we’ll walk the path of understanding and healing together.
My pronouns are they/them. I have extensive experience supporting clients within the LGBTQIA+ community as well as those outside of it, and I strive to offer an affirming, knowledgeable environment for people of all identities and backgrounds.
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Addiction ***
  • Anxiety
  • Borderline Personality
  • Burnout
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Gender Identity
  • Identity Development
  • Infidelity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Peer Relationships
  • People-Pleasing
  • Relationship Issues ***
  • Religious Trauma
  • Self Esteem
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Social Anxiety
  • Substance Use
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD ***
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Evidence-Based
  • Feminist
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Relational
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Body Positivity
  • Gay Allied
  • HIV / AIDS Allied
  • Intersex Allied
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Non-Binary Allied
  • Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
  • Queer Allied
  • Sex Worker Allied
  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
  • Transgender Allied
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Uptown - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
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Taylor Listul
MA
Pre-Licensed
 
 
I deeply value the therapeutic process. My approach is to meet you where you are at and walk with you as you make changes in your personal life journey to restore wellness. My clinical work encompasses an evidence- and strengths-based approach in collaboration with your unique perspective, identities, lived experiences, wisdom, and history. I strive to create a nonjudgmental, safe, supportive and authentic therapeutic environment while supporting you as you create positive changes and move towards personal goals.
I’ve worked in a variety of mental health settings, which include residential treatment, community mental health and college counseling. I am passionate about working with people that identify as LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Transgender and Non-Binary.
I am also earning a doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology and have developed a love for psychological assessment. Similar to therapy, I have a collaborative approach to testing. This means your thoughts and opinions are just as important as my training in testing.
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anxiety ***
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Burnout
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Drug Abuse
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Identity Development
  • LGBTQ+ ***
  • Life Transitions
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Testing and Evaluation ***
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD ***
Age Groups
  • Adults
Frameworks
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Evidence-Based
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness
  • Person-Centered
  • Psychological Testing and Evaluation
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Individuals
  • Psychological Testing
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Uptown - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
  • Burnsville, Minnesota
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Anna Quincer
MSW
LICSW
 
 
I believe it takes a lot of strength to reach out for help. Engaging in therapy often means a willingness to be vulnerable. It's an honor and privilege for me to experience that space with clients. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, grief, life transitions, or just feeling stuck, therapy can be a place to slow down and make sense of yourself, others and the world around you. I work with teens, adults, and older adults, and I especially enjoy supporting folks who are neurodivergent (like those with ADHD or autism), as well as older adults and caregivers navigating big life changes.
My style is warm, thoughtful, and low-pressure. I want you to feel safe showing up just as you are. I mostly use a psychodynamic approach, which means I’m interested in how your past experiences and relationships might be showing up in your current life.
I am also trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). This type of therapy is commonly used for treating trauma symptoms, but can be used for anxiety, depression, grief/loss, and eating disorder symptoms. We’ll work together to notice patterns and build insight that helps you move forward.
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Anxiety
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Burnout
  • Care-Giving
  • Depression ***
  • Elderly Persons Disorders ***
  • Grief
  • Identity Development ***
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Learning Disabilities
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions ***
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Self-Harming ***
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation ***
  • Trauma and PTSD ***
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)
  • Preteen
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Attachment-based
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Psychodynamic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Gay Allied
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Queer Allied
  • Transgender Allied
Faith Expertise
  • Buddhist
  • Christian
  • Hindu
  • Islam
  • Jewish
Ethnic Expertise
  • Asian
  • Black and African American
  • Hispanic and Latino
  • Mixed Race Family
  • Native American
  • Pacific Islander
  • South Asian
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
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Natalie Wimmer
MA
LPCC
 
 
I am passionate about helping individuals and couples navigate the complexities of relationships and attachment. Utilizing attachment theory, relational dynamics, and some CBT, I will guide you in understanding how your past influences your present connections. My approach is rooted in empathy and collaboration, creating a safe space for you to explore your feelings, patterns, and behaviors. I believe that healing begins with awareness and that building strong, secure relationships is essential for our mental well-being. Together, we will work to identify attachment styles, challenge thought patterns, and foster deeper connections.
My areas of interest include anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-esteem, and trauma. I enjoy working with young adults, adults, and couples. For couples interested in pre-marital/pre-commitment work, I am certified as a Prepare/Enrich facilitator and can provide an assessment and feedback sessions.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • ADHD
  • Anxiety ***
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image
  • Burnout
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Gender Identity
  • Identity Development
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital ***
  • People-Pleasing
  • Relationship Issues ***
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • Family / Marital
  • Gottman Method
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Psychodynamic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Individuals
  • Prepare / Enrich
Identity Groups
  • Body Positivity
  • Gay Allied
  • Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
  • Queer Allied
  • Racial Justice Allied
  • Sex Worker Allied
  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Telehealth
  • Highland Park - St. Paul, Minnesota
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Ashley Krause
MA
LMFT
 
 
Navigating transitionary periods, relationships, identity, and feelings of loneliness, guilt, or shame can be overwhelmingly difficult to manage, not including additional stressors surrounding large family dynamics and conflicts. I am here to support the BIPOC community, in foster and adoptive families, particularly transracial adoptions, and people looking for support in foster and adoption trauma, identity, self-worth, and feelings of fear of failure. If you are struggling to navigate this world and need someone to talk to but don’t know how please reach out. I am here to offer support to teens, young adults, and couples.
As a transracial adoptee from South Korea, I bring a culturally affirming and intersectional lens to every session, using structural, experiential, and narrative modalities. I can offer a voice and guide you through anxiety, depression, relationships, and trauma. I have worked in various settings since 2011, I know personally the realities and challenges.
It takes courage to reach out and may feel scary, but I promise that you have the answers within yourself and my role is to help you unveil it–layer by layer–so that you can bring your best self forward. I believe therapy is the best form of exploring your strengths and sharing your own stories of healing and growth. Let’s connect–reach me by email or phone.
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Adoption ***
  • Anxiety ***
  • Body Image
  • Burnout
  • Care-Giving
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Illness
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression ***
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Identity Development
  • Infidelity
  • Life Transitions ***
  • Peer Relationships
  • People-Pleasing
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues ***
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem ***
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Preteen
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Attachment-based
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Relational
  • Strength-Based
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Individuals
Faith Expertise
  • Christian
Ethnic Expertise
  • Asian
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
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Ward Stiles
MA
LPCC
 
 
It takes a lot of courage to reach out to a therapist, and you've taken that first step already. I don't know your story yet, but if you are experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, or loss, you don't need to go through it alone. You deserve support, comfort, and help. Whatever you're struggling with, you're invited to my office—in person or virtual—for a conversation.
I'm an open, gentle, sometimes sarcastic person. Therapy usually involves grappling with some uncomfortable feelings, but my clients and I also often joke and laugh in our meetings. I have training and experience dealing with a range of issues from grief to ADHD, but everyone's path is unique. I'd love to walk with you for as long as I can be helpful.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • ADHD
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anxiety ***
  • Bisexual
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression ***
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief ***
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)
Service Types
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Body Positivity
  • Gay Allied
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Non-Binary Allied
  • Queer Allied
  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
  • Transgender Allied
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Uptown - Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Chris Bezenson
DMFT
LMFT
 
 
Witnessing people create meaningful changes in their lives has been my greatest privilege as a therapist. Strong, loving relationships, healthy family bonds, vocational success, healing from wounds of trauma, and reconnecting to a joyful participation in life are some of the experiences I have been able to share with clients. I hold a Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy and bring my background in creative arts, trauma work, and rich life experience to help clients get past the barriers of anxiety, depression, and trauma.
My experience includes work with children, adolescents, adults and families. My primary specialty is trauma, but I also have a lot of experience with ADHD, children and adults impacted by divorce and family transitions. Other specialties include anxiety, depression, relationship struggles and compulsive behavior patterns.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Addiction
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety ***
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Burnout
  • Care-Giving
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infidelity
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues ***
  • Mood Disorders ***
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • People-Pleasing
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress ***
  • Trauma and PTSD ***
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Children (6 to 10)
  • Elders (65+)
  • Preteen
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Art Therapy
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Expressive Arts
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Humanistic
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Intervention
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Individuals
Faith Expertise
  • Buddhist
  • Christian
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
  • Hindu
  • Islam
  • Jewish
  • Mormon
  • Sikh
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
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Courtney Mensink
MA
LADC
 
 
My name is Courtney Mensink and I have a license in both mental health and addiction counseling. I have worked in the field of addiction counseling since 2019 and have been licensed in mental health counseling since 2023. I specialize in working with individuals that are experiencing addiction, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, co-dependency, and self-esteem issues. I am passionate about helping people learn better coping skills, emotion regulation, and self-awareness and acceptance.
In my practice, I use evidence-based approaches like CBT and DBT. With a client-centered, compassionate approach, I work to empower clients to develop coping skills, challenge negative thoughts, and build emotional resilience, guiding them toward lasting recovery and improved well-being.
I understand how overwhelming it can feel to face addiction, anxiety, or depression. You don’t have to go through this alone. Together, we can explore your struggles, build coping skills, and work towards a healthier, more balanced life. If you're ready to take the first step toward healing and change, I’m here to support you on your journey.
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety ***
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality ***
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression ***
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis ***
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Identity Development
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Internet Addiction
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality
  • Peer Relationships
  • People-Pleasing
  • Personality Disorders
  • Phobias
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Psychosis
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Substance Use ***
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Adlerian
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Processing (CPT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Positive Psychology
  • Strength-Based
Service Types
  • Individuals
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Burnsville, Minnesota
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Marina Himmer
MA
LPCC
Habla Español
 
I believe we all could benefit from experiencing a Mind/Body/Spirit connection to find healing and unlock our full potential, and therapy is a way to get there. My approach is to get to know and understand you, follow your lead and adapt to your personal style and needs. I utilize a wide range of techniques, such as Client-Centered, Emotionally Focused Therapy, CBT, IFS, and some DBT principles with mindfulness, somatic therapy and attachment theory for individuals. I also utilize EFT, the Gottman method, RLT and attachment therapy to work with couples.
I have experience with a variety of mood disorders, different kinds of depressive and anxiety disorders, attachment wounds, trauma, grief and loss, cultural challenges and life transitions, self-esteem, infertility challenges and relationship difficulties. And I am culturally competent with the Hispanic cultures and culturally sensitive to other heritages.
I love working with adolescents 17+, adults and couples, with especial interest in interracial couples and BIPOC individuals. I would be honored to walk alongside with you and look forward to be a witness of your healing journey. Hablo nativo Español al 100% y me encantaria servirte!
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety ***
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Grief
  • Infertility
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders ***
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Peer Relationships
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Relationship Issues ***
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Family / Marital
  • Gottman Method
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Mindfulness
  • Multicultural
  • Person-Centered
  • Relational
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Single Mother
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
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