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Aziza El Banna
MS
LAMFT
يتحدث العربية
 
Thank you for advocating for yourself and/or your relationship—it's a brave and vulnerable step. Sometimes life gets in the way of our growth. Sometimes our past casts long shadows into the present. And sometimes, it's the fear of the future that keeps us stuck. My experience includes working with children, individuals, couples, and families. I offer a non-judgmental and supportive space to talk through what’s been on your mind, what’s been worrying you, or what you’d like to change. I’m a person of color, fluent in Arabic and English, and committed to creating a welcoming space for people from all walks of life.
I take a person-centered, experiential approach—meaning our time together is focused on you. I believe each person is unique: I’m interested in your values, early experiences, cultural background, and how all of these influence your relationships and decisions today.
Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or simply trying to understand yourself better, I'm here to support you. I’m especially attuned to the unique challenges that can come with navigating multiple cultural identities, inter-generational expectations, or the pressure to appear strong while feeling stuck inside.
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality
  • Burnout
  • Child
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Eco-Anxiety / Grief
  • Family Conflict ***
  • Grief
  • Identity Development
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Mood Disorders
  • Oppositional Defiance
  • Parenting
  • People-Pleasing
  • Racial Identity ***
  • Relationship Issues ***
  • Religious Trauma
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem ***
  • Sex Therapy ***
  • Stress
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Children (6 to 10)
  • Elders (65+)
  • Preteen
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Attachment-based
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Evidence-Based
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Gestalt
  • Gottman Method
  • Person-Centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Body Positivity
  • Intersex Allied
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Non-Binary Allied
  • Queer Allied
  • Racial Justice Allied
  • Sex Worker Allied
  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
Faith Expertise
  • Buddhist
  • Christian
  • Hindu
  • Islam
Ethnic Expertise
  • Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
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Edwina Vah
MSW
LGSW
 
 
Therapy can be many things: healing, grounding, even artistic. At its best, it is a space where your strengths, pain, and experiences are honored, and where real change becomes possible. I believe in meeting people where they are, and see therapy as a collaborative journey, using your personal story as the guide. I draw from a variety of evidence-based approaches to help you work through anxiety, depression, and trauma, while supporting you in reconnecting with your inner resilience.
I have experience working with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and feel strongly about creating a therapy space that is inclusive, respectful, and affirming. My current areas of interest are trauma/PTSD, anxiety and depression, and I work with preteens, teens, and adults.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Anxiety ***
  • Child
  • Coping Skills ***
  • Depression ***
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions ***
  • Mood Disorders
  • Peer Relationships ***
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD ***
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Preteen
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness
  • Person-Centered
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Individuals
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Uptown - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
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Colleen Bayer
MA
Pre-Licensed
 
 
I provide therapy to adolescents and adults grounded in evidence-based practices to support clients in building meaningful change and resilience. I am certified in EMDR and experienced in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and I draw from a strengths-based, person-centered approach that honors each client's unique story.
My goal is to create a safe, warm, and inviting space where you feel seen, heard, and supported. I believe healing happens through empathy, collaboration, and authentic connection, and I work alongside you to identify goals and develop strategies that fit your needs and values.
I work with traumatized individuals, those with cluster B personality traits, ADHD, anxiety and depression. I am committed to providing affirming care for the LGBTQIA+ community and to fostering an environment where all identities and experiences are respected and celebrated. Together, we can explore challenges, build on your strengths, and move toward
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Alcohol Use
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Issues ***
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality
  • Burnout
  • Care-Giving
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Relapse
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Identity Development
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infidelity
  • Internet Addiction
  • Learning Disabilities
  • LGBTQ+ ***
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Obesity
  • Oppositional Defiance
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • People-Pleasing
  • Personality Disorders
  • Relationship Issues
  • Religious Trauma
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem ***
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Violence
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Transgender ***
  • Trauma and PTSD ***
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)
  • Preteen
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Attachment-based
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • EMDR
  • Evidence-Based
  • Feminist
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Mindfulness
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Relational
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Families
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Blind Allied
  • Body Positivity
  • Deaf Allied
  • Gay Allied
  • HIV / AIDS Allied
  • Immuno-disorders
  • Intersex Allied
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Little Person Allied
  • Non-Binary Allied
  • Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
  • Queer Allied
  • Racial Justice Allied
  • Sex Worker Allied
  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
  • Single Mother
  • Transgender Allied
  • Vegan Allied
  • Veterans
Faith Expertise
  • Buddhist
  • Christian
  • Hindu
  • Islam
  • Jewish
  • Mormon
  • Sikh
Ethnic Expertise
  • Asian
  • Black and African American
  • Hispanic and Latino
  • Mixed Race Family
  • Native American
  • Other Racial or Ethnic Background
  • Pacific Islander
  • South Asian
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Uptown - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
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Timothy Bechtel
MSW
LICSW
Habla Español
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Through my 20 years as a therapist I’ve come to understand the common issues that get in the way of peoples’ growth and success. I can help you identify what is getting in your way, understand what you learned early on that caused you to feel stuck, and heal from those issues to create lasting change. I utilize trauma treatments such as EMDR and other experiential strategies to help you engage in life and relationships with more vibrancy and joy. I am also certified in Terry Real's Relational Life Therapy (RLT) for couples counseling and welcome couples to therapy utilizing this effective approach for sustainable relational change.
I have specialized experience working with the LGBTQ community and provide a safe and affirming environment. I work with people on issues of sex and sexuality in a sex-positive manner. I am trauma-informed and understand the effects of trauma, both big and small, and have strategies to help people heal from those painful life experiences.
No life issue is too small for therapy. If you are looking to create richer and more fulfilling relationships, increase your self confidence, and learn how to be the parent you always needed, I can help you with that. I look forward to meeting with you soon.
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Addiction ***
  • ADHD ***
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image
  • Burnout
  • Care-Giving
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Identity Development
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infidelity
  • Internet Addiction
  • LGBTQ+ ***
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • People-Pleasing
  • Phobias
  • Relationship Issues ***
  • Religious Trauma
  • Self Esteem
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Transgender ***
  • Trauma and PTSD ***
  • Video Game Addiction
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)
Frameworks
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • EMDR
  • Family / Marital
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Gay Allied
  • HIV / AIDS Allied
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Non-Binary Allied
  • Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
  • Queer Allied
  • Racial Justice Allied
  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
  • Transgender Allied
Faith Expertise
  • Jewish
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Telehealth
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Allison Herdering
MA
LPCC
 
 
I have a passion for working with adolescents and young adults and for the unique struggles that they face. Using a person-centered approach, I aim to create a space for you to tell your individual story in a safe and trusting environment. I want to know you and help you feel that your problems are valid, real, and manageable. Though we are all individuals, we grow up and live within systems and social contexts that shape our experiences, and I do my best to acknowledge this aspect of you in addition to your autonomy.
There is no "right" reason to seek therapy. Sometimes life is hard, and talking to a therapist can make it feel a little easier. Whether you are experiencing stress and anxiety from school, feeling sad about a break-up, frustrated from losing a job, or overwhelmed about politics and the state of the world, we can work through that together.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • ADHD
  • Anxiety ***
  • Body Image
  • Child
  • Depression ***
  • Life Transitions ***
  • Peer Relationships ***
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem ***
  • Transgender
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Eclectic
  • Person-Centered
  • Strength-Based
Service Types
  • Individuals
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Uptown - Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Ally Christiansen
MA
LPCC
 
 
I believe that building a solid relationship is a key component of a positive therapy experience. I use a person-centered approach to create a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment for each person to share their unique story. I work regularly with the LGBTQAI community and feel strongly about keeping this a safe space for all.
I have a passion for working with college students/young adults, helping you to work through life transitions, and am constantly working towards destigmatizing sex and the like topics. People universally want to feel heard, understood, and seen, and I aim to provide this for each person.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety ***
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image ***
  • Borderline Personality
  • Burnout
  • Care-Giving
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression ***
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Eco-Anxiety / Grief
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Internet Addiction
  • Learning Disabilities
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life in Rural Areas
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiance
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • People-Pleasing
  • Personality Disorders
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Psychosis
  • Relationship Issues
  • Religious Trauma
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sex Therapy ***
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Violence
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues ***
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Preteen
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • Eclectic
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Feminist
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Body Positivity
  • Gay Allied
  • Immuno-disorders
  • Intersex Allied
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Non-Binary Allied
  • Queer Allied
  • Racial Justice Allied
  • Sex Worker Allied
  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
  • Single Mother
  • Transgender Allied
  • Vegan Allied
  • Veterans
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Telehealth
  • Highland Park - St. Paul, Minnesota
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Pamela Dehkes
MSW
LICSW
 
 
I believe that the foundation of growth begins within the relationship between individual and therapist. The desire to feel seen, heard, and understood is universal and is an essential part of our overall well-being. I celebrate the courage of individuals who take steps into healing by engaging in the therapeutic process to manifest the life they desire. I am passionate about working together to ensure that you become an expert on yourself and believe in your own insight, strength, and self awareness. I believe that humor and laughter bring out our authentic selves and utilize this philosophy in my work.
For the past 20+ years I've had the opportunity to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds. I have a special interest in women's issues, PTSD and trauma, and healthy relationships. Other specialty areas include depression, anxiety, ADHD, and social anxiety. Asking for help does not always come easy, and I am willing and able to meet you where you are.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression ***
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma and PTSD ***
  • Women's Issues ***
Age Groups
  • Adults
Frameworks
  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Attachment-based
  • Brainspotting
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • Eclectic
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Family Systems
  • Imago
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychodynamic
  • Reality Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Body Positivity
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Uptown - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
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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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Alix Bellus
MA
LPCC
 
 
I strongly believe in the transformative power of therapy. I work with clients using curiosity and understanding to explore the roadblocks that keep them from becoming who they want to be. These roadblocks can be met with skills and tools or space to process, ultimately highlighting the client’s own ability to create change. Each therapy session is unique to the individual and their current challenges. I am passionate about creating a collaborative therapeutic relationship, and am dedicated to finding the style of therapy that works best for each client.
I use a blend of evidence-based approaches like CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and offer a direct, holistic, solution-focused lens. At the heart of my work is person-centered therapy, meaning I see you as the expert on your own life.
I specialize in working with young women starting at age 15, but enjoy working with clients of all genders and ages, including couples. My services are offered both in person and via telehealth, depending on the client’s preference and my availability.
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Anxiety ***
  • Body Image
  • Burnout
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression ***
  • Divorce
  • Grief
  • Identity Development
  • Infidelity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital ***
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Peer Relationships
  • People-Pleasing
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem ***
  • Self-Harming
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Sports Performance
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation ***
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • Eclectic
  • Evidence-Based
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Relational
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Individuals
  • Prepare / Enrich
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
  • Highland Park - St. Paul, Minnesota
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Yaneth Cunningham
MA
LMFT
 
 
“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” My personal journey of Adoption has fueled my passion to provide unconditional and authentic support for families and individuals with warmth and compassion. I draw upon a strength based, resiliency-building and collaborative style of therapy to empower families and individuals to find inner healing, while providing tools to enhance their daily life functioning.
I have extensive experience helping individuals and families with anxiety, depression and trauma, and am EMDR trained. I do relational work with couples and premarital counseling, and I specialize in working with children ages 10+ and families who are navigating attachment and adoption-related experiences.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Adoption ***
  • Anxiety ***
  • Depression ***
  • Peer Relationships
  • Racial Identity ***
  • Relationship Issues
  • Trauma and PTSD ***
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Attachment-based
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Gottman Method
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Racial Justice Allied
  • Transgender Allied
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
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