therapists
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Sally Farah
MA
LPCC
Speaks Egyptian
 
You don’t have to face things alone. Whether you're exploring your identity, coping with overwhelm, or working toward better balance in your life, I’m here to support you. I'm a licensed therapist in Florida and Minnesota, offering in-person sessions in Mount Dora, FL and telehealth across both states. I work with individuals, couples, and families, helping clients build on their strengths to navigate challenges with more clarity, confidence, and resilience.
I specialize in supporting children (ages 9+), teens, and adults as they manage stress, ADHD, life transitions, anxiety, and relationship issues. My clinical focus includes mindfulness, emotional regulation, communication, conflict resolution, self-awareness, and self-esteem.
My approach is collaborative, grounded, and tailored to each client. I draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), holistic practices, and other evidence-based tools to support your unique goals. I believe that every experience carries meaning—and that healing starts with understanding, self-connection, and practical skill-building.
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety ***
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image
  • Burnout
  • Care-Giving
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eco-Anxiety / Grief
  • Elderly Persons Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Identity Development
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life in Rural Areas
  • Life Transitions ***
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiance
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • People-Pleasing
  • Personality Disorders
  • Phobias
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • Religious Trauma
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem ***
  • Self-Harming
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Sports Performance
  • Stress ***
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues ***
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Children (6 to 10)
  • Elders (65+)
  • Preteen
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Adlerian
  • Attachment-based
  • Biofeedback
  • Christian Counseling
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing (CPT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Energy Psychology
  • Evidence-Based
  • Existential
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Expressive Arts
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Feminist
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Gestalt
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Reality Therapy
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Body Positivity
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Non-Binary Allied
  • Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
  • Queer Allied
  • Racial Justice Allied
  • Sex Worker Allied
  • Veterans
Faith Expertise
  • Buddhist
  • Christian
Ethnic Expertise
  • 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
  • Telehealth
  • Mount Dora, Florida
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Jonathan Pounder
MA
LADC
 
 
Too often we get caught up in worrying about things we cannot control, yet don't know where to start in making a change in the right direction. Maybe you are currently struggling in your relationships, navigating blended family dynamics, trying to cope with social anxiety or there are just things you experienced growing up and you just can't seem to "let it go." As your therapist, I will take the time to get to know and understand your experiences, areas of stuckness, and overwhelm, as we work together to create meaningful changes.
The clients who connect with me the most are adults and young adults experiencing symptoms of anxiety, unresolved trauma, or poor self-esteem. I draw from a variety of therapy models, primarily using mindfulness-based approaches, emotionally focused therapy (EFT), and existential therapy.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety ***
  • Codependency
  • Infidelity
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues ***
  • Religious Trauma
  • Self Esteem ***
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Social Anxiety ***
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
Age Groups
  • Adults
Frameworks
  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Family / Marital
  • Gottman Method
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Uptown - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
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Julie Shefchik
MA
Pre-Licensed Professional
 
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I operate from a holistic perspective and believe that every client deserves a collaborative wellness journey tailored to their unique needs. My areas of specialty include art therapy, mindfulness, and positively focused talk therapy. I enjoy helping my clients create fulfilling and intentional lives, while leaving behind the negative beliefs that no longer serve them. As a strength-based therapist, I believe in harnessing and building upon the positive aspects of each client, with the goals of personal empowerment and overcoming current challenges.
I enjoy working with young adults, adolescents, and school-aged children. I also enjoy working with adults of all ages providing therapeutic support to caregivers, persons living with chronic and/or serious illnesses, persons coping with grief/loss, and individuals/families with relational and family dynamics issues/conflict. ‍
 
Accepting Clients
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Telehealth
  • Burnsville, Minnesota
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Samantha Hand
MA
Pre-Licensed Professional
 
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Navigating life’s challenges can feel overwhelming, especially when you're dealing with anxiety, relationship strain, or major transitions like starting a new job, entering adulthood, or adjusting to change. You don’t have to go through it alone. My goal is to create a safe, compassionate space where you feel heard, understood, and supported. Therapy with me is a collaborative process where we work together to help you gain insight, build confidence, and reconnect with your strengths. My therapeutic style is warm, patient, and flexible. I take an integrative approach, tailoring sessions to fit your needs while we move at your pace.
I draw from evidence-based practices like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness-based strategies, and strengths-based framework. I welcome clients of all ages and enjoy helping individuals and couples through periods of personal growth, identity development, and transition.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Infertility
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Peer Relationships
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Preteen
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Adlerian
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Family Systems
  • Feminist
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Multicultural
  • Strength-Based
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Body Positivity
  • Gay Allied
  • Immuno-disorders
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Non-Binary Allied
  • Queer Allied
  • Racial Justice Allied
  • Transgender Allied
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Telehealth
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Martha Lind
MA
LMFT
Habla Español
 
Therapy can be a space for deep healing, and it starts with feeling safe, seen, and supported. If you're navigating relationships, healing from trauma, or managing long-standing patterns rooted in attachment wounds, you don’t have to do it alone. I offer a grounded, compassionate space to help you process the past and reconnect with your strength in the present. My training includes EMDR, somatic, energy psychology, and cognitive-behavioral tools to help rewire thought patterns and support the nervous system in releasing stored emotional pain, often leading to long-lasting, transformational change.
Healing doesn't have to be rushed. My approach is calm, collaborative, and deeply respectful of your pace. Whether you are carrying trauma in your body or feel like life is just "too much", let’s see together how we can help you get on an easier, happier road.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Anxiety ***
  • Burnout ***
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Nervous System Regulation ***
  • Peer Relationships
  • People-Pleasing
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD ***
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Children (6 to 10)
  • Elders (65+)
  • Preteen
Frameworks
  • Adlerian
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • EMDR
  • Energy Psychology
  • Evidence-Based
  • Mindfulness
  • Play Therapy
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Queer Allied
  • Racial Justice Allied
Ethnic Expertise
  • Hispanic and Latino
  • Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Telehealth
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Ashley Anderson
MA
LMFT
Habla Español
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Life can feel overwhelming when anxiety, ADHD, burnout, parenting stress, relationship challenges, or major life transitions begin affecting how you function day-to-day. I work with adults navigating emotional overwhelm, self-esteem struggles, caregiving stress, neurodiversity, and the pressures of modern life. I also work well with analytical and high-achieving individuals, including those in engineering and problem-solving professions. I especially enjoy supporting individuals exploring late-diagnosed ADHD, including individuals learning how neurodiversity has shaped their relationships, work, identity, and emotional well-being.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and strengths-based. I use CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and person-centered approaches to help clients better understand themselves while building practical tools for emotional regulation, stress management, boundaries, communication, and self-compassion.
I also support parents navigating postpartum changes, shifting identities, burnout, and the emotional demands of caregiving. Many of my clients are feeling emotionally exhausted by the pace and uncertainty of modern life and are looking for ways to feel more grounded, connected, and sustainable. Reach out to see if we may be a good fit!
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Alzheimer's
  • Anxiety ***
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image
  • Burnout
  • Care-Giving
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Identity Development
  • Infertility
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions ***
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Parenting
  • People-Pleasing
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum ***
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Social Anxiety
  • Sports Performance
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)
Frameworks
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • Family / Marital
  • Mindfulness
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Gay Allied
  • Intersex Allied
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Non-Binary Allied
  • Queer Allied
  • Racial Justice Allied
  • Single Mother
  • Transgender Allied
  • Veterans
Faith Expertise
  • Buddhist
  • Christian
  • Jewish
Ethnic Expertise
  • Hispanic and Latino
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Telehealth
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Mi Ki Leong
MS
LMFT
说中文
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Life is always challenging, and my goal as a therapist is to work alongside you to address issues that are keeping you from living life according to your expectations. I believe in leveraging your strengths, your unique sense of self, and resources, to work towards your personal or relational goals. I have experience working with adults, adolescents, families, and couples in non-profit, residential facilities, in-home, and outpatient settings across the Twin Cities area.
My primary specialty area is working with families and couples with high conflict. Other specialty areas include cross-cultural issues, relationship issues, communication issues, parental issues, anxiety, depression, and impulsive behaviors. I speak fluent Mandarin, Cantonese and intermediate Malay. I am trained in EMDR and am an Enrich/Prepare facilitator.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety ***
  • Behavioral Issues ***
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Infidelity
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues ***
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
Frameworks
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Humanistic
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Relational
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Individuals
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Telehealth
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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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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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Judith Cavazos-Beal
MA
LMFT, LPCC
Habla Español
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I’m fascinated by how complex we are as human beings and how enriching our emotional and social experiences can be. I find that what’s most helpful in therapy is to take time to find the strength in the individuals and families I meet. I was born and raised in Mexico, which gives me the ability to provide therapy fluently in Spanish as well as in English along with a personal understanding of Latino culture, American culture and multicultural relationships. I also have a connection with Deaf culture in Minnesota and deep respect for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Soy de México, lo que me dá la habilidad de dar consejería en Español o en Inglés con un entendimiento de la cultura y familias Latinas. Me va a dar gusto conocerte y entender por lo que estás pasando.
 
Accepting Clients
Specialties
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol Use ***
  • Anxiety ***
  • Body Image
  • Care-Giving
  • Chronic Illness
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Emotional Disturbance ***
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Life Transitions ***
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Mood Disorders
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Peer Relationships
  • People-Pleasing
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues ***
  • Religious Trauma
  • Self Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Sports Performance
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues
Age Groups
  • Adults
  • Children (6 to 10)
  • Elders (65+)
  • Preteen
  • Teen
Frameworks
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Eclectic
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Family Systems
  • Gestalt
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Imago
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness
  • Multicultural
  • Person-Centered
  • Relational
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Trauma Focused
Service Types
  • Couples
  • Individuals
Identity Groups
  • Body Positivity
  • Deaf Allied
  • Single Mother
Ethnic Expertise
  • Hispanic and Latino
  • Mixed Race Family
  • Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Insurance Networks
Scheduling Facilities
  • Telehealth
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