Adoptee-Therapist Directory
MINNESOTA
This directory includes licensed U.S. mental health professionals who identify as adoptees and work with adoptees / adoptive families in a variety of public and private settings. Only providers who have voluntarily submitted their information have been listed.
To search for providers internationally, visit ICAV's Post-Adoption Support page.
MINNESOTA (MN)
MN - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Andrea Choi, LICSW
One Heart One World LLC ~ andrea@oneheartoneworld.net
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In Reunion
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults, Families
Specialties: COACHING & CONSULTING ONLY - Adoption, Parenting, Transracial Identity Integration, Brainspotting & Generational Brainspotting, Life Transitions
MN - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Caela Day, Psy.D.
(720) 295-0454 / drcaela@gmail.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In-Reunion
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, EMDR, Racial/Ethnic Identity Development, Attachment Issues
MN - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Liz Lucchese, PsyD
Arrow Psychological Services (847) 220-4355 / DrLu@arrowpsych.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults
Specialties: LGBTQ+, Forensic Populations, Adopted Individuals
MN - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Patty McClarren, LISW
Cincinnati Ridge Counseling LLC (614) 582-0603 / patty@cincinnatiridgecounseling.com
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults, Couples
Specialties: Complex Trauma, EMDR, Grief, Life Transitions, LGBTQIA, PTSD
MN - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Collaboration for Psychological Wellness (651) 409-9408 / megan@collabforpsychwellness.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults
Specialties: Transracial adoption, Identity, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Grief, Loss
MN - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Jadah Petty, PhD
Therapy to Connect Psychological Services ~ (323) 484-3510 / dr.petty.j@gmail.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Trauma/PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Race-based traumatic stress
MN - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Cameron Lee Small, LPCC
Therapy Redeemed (952) 333-4688 / therapyredeemed@gmail.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In Reunion
Client Population: High School Age, Adult, Families
Specialties: Transracial Adoption, Identity, Race, Culture, Birth Family Search, Trauma, Attachment, Interpersonal Relationship
MN - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, PsyD
Beyond Words Psychological Services LLC (303) 522-3184 / info@growbeyondwords.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Social justice-oriented therapy, Transracial adoption, Racial identity development, Trauma, EMDR, Brainspotting, Attachment, Adoptive parent education
MN - Blaine
Lynn Mykytyn, LPCC, LADC
Sando Wellness & Counseling ~ 762 104th Court NE, Blaine, MN 55434 (763) 332-7183 / Lynn@sandowellness.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: High School Age, Adults, Couples
Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Identity, Transitional/Adjustment, Addiction and Co-occurring Disorders
MN - Burnsville
Paula Achenbach, LMFT-S
100 East Crystal Lake Road, Burnsville, MN 55306 (952) 210-5569 / achenbachp@gmail.com
Personal Adoption Status: Domestic, Foster, Kinship
Client Population: Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Registered Play Therapist, Attachment, Filial Therapy, Somatic-Trained, Animal-Assisted Therapy (dog & horse)
MN - Minneapolis
Sumitra Dorner, LICSW
Seize the Day Therapy, LLC ~ 2637 Pleasant Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408 (612) 250-4007 / seizethedaytherapy@gmail.com
Personal Adoption Status: International, Transracial
Client Population: Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Pre-adoption & post-adoption therapy, Adoptees, Adoptive parents, Birth parents, Reunification, Adoptive community, Foster care, Kinship adoption, depression, anxiety, relationship issues,bipolar, schizophrenia, personality disorders, chemical dependency issues, trauma, loss & grief, divorce, housing, employment, homelessness, parenting issues
MN - Minneapolis
Hye-Kyong Kim, PsyD
Lyn-Lake Psychotherapy & Wellness ~ 621 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408 (612) 222-4054 / hktherapy7@gmail.org
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Toddler, Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults
Specialties: Adoption & foster care, Somatic Experiencing, Indigenous & other POC communities, Grief, Trauma
MN - Minneapolis
Julie Koch, MSW, LICSW
Roots Therapy & Consulting ~ 2920 Bryant Ave S #112, Minneapolis, MN 55408 (612) 234-1072 / julie@rootstherapyandconsulting.org
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults
Specialties: Queer/Trans/Nonbinary (LGBTQ+), Narrative therapy, EMDR, TF-CBT, Narrative Exposure Therapy
MN - Minneapolis & Virtual Sessions Statewide
Merrily Young-Hye Sadlovsky, LICSW
MindBalance Mental Health Care ~ 4450 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55419 (612) 208-9269 / merrily@mindbalancementalhealth.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Perfectionism, Identity, EMDR, Mindfulness, Attachment
MN - Minneapolis
Amber Turcotte, LICSW
ISD16/Spring Lake Park Schools ~ 1415 81st Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432 (763) 600-5089 / aturco@district16.org
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Families
MN - Roseville
Nicole Sheppard, LPCC
Mental Health Systems ~ 1700 Hwy 36 W #130, Roseville, MN 55113 (952) 460-9032 / nsheppard@mhs-dbt.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In Reunion
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults
Specialties: DBT, Mindfulness, Trauma, Grief/Loss, Identity, Birth Family Search/Reunion, Life Transitions, Depression, Anxiety
MN - Shakopee
Sally Phillips, LP
Behavioral Health Services, Inc. ~ 327 S. Marschall Rd #250, Shakopee, MN 55379 (651) 769-6500 / sphillips@bhsimn.com
Personal Adoption Status: International
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples
Specialties: Psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adult adoptees, Pre-adoption psychological evaluations
MN - Shoreview & Virtual Services Statewide
Sharon Stein McNamara EdD, LP
4700 Lexington Ave N #C, Shoreview, MN 55126 (651) 698-1799 / ssmcnamara@comcast.net
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Early childhood developmental trauma
MN - St. Paul
Bibiana Koh, PhD, LICSW
BdKoh Therapy ~ 370 Selby Ave. #311, St. Paul, MN 55102 (651) 900-5078/ bibiana@bdkohtherapy.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Adoption, Ethnic identity, Acculturation & Enculturation
MN - West St. Paul
Sarah Heil-Brenny, MSW, LICSW
Associated Clinic of Psychology ~ 149 Thompson Ave E #150, West St. Paul, MN 55118 (651) 450-0860 / sheilbrenny@acp-mn.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial
Client Population: Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults
Specialties: Play therapy, EMDR, CBT
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