Michelle Abbott, MA, LAMFT

Clinical Therapist
MA: Argosy University
Works with ages 4 through adult

Specializing in: Marriage & Family, Play Therapy, Coaching parenting skills, Women's issues, Working with people with disabilities and their families, Depression & Anxiety, Grief & Loss, Spiritual issues, Working with ministers & their families, Infidelity

Has experience in: Teaching, women's ministries, and youth and drug rehabilitation counseling. Michelle is married to an ordained minister who is in a wheelchair because of Muscular Dystrophy. Michelle also has special expertise working with camps for people with disabilities.

Personal Mission Statement: I believe that there is hope for change for everyone. It is my desire to help my clients unburden themselves as we walk through the therapy process together.

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Clinic President, Clinical Therapist
MA: Regent University, VA
PhD Clinical Psychology: Union Graduate School, OH
Years of experience: 18
Works with ages 5 and older

Specializing in: Marriage and Family, Depression/Anxiety, Anger Management, Family of Origin Issues, and Conference/Seminar Speaking.

Personal Mission Statement: I believe my call is to minister to the needs of people in a practical, effective, and sensitive way. My wife and I are the parents of 5 children and have been foster parents to more than 20 children.

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Specializing in: Adolescent Issues, Grief/Loss/Terminal Illness, Marital/Relationship Issues, Self Esteem/Personal Growth, Sexual Addiction/Compulsion/Dysfunction, and Military Families/Couples.

Personal Mission Statement: I believe that Christ is our ultimate counselor, healer, and restorer. As a Seminary trained Marriage and Family Therapist, I seek to work under the leading of the Holy Spirit in integrating Christian faith, grace, and proven psychological principals. I strive to understand people I work with at a deep level. This is not just a business or a job. Helping people come to spiritual, emotional, and relational healing is my passion… my calling.

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Specializing in: Depression, ADHD/ ADD, Anxiety Disorders and Phobias, Bipolar Disorder and Mood Swings, and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders) and other issues of Abuse.

Personal Mission Statement: I believe God has given me a gift to help the mentally ill and His blessing has been on my psychiatric practice. He allowed me to lead the only Mental Health team to New York City from the Department of Defense after the World Trade Center disaster. He has allowed me to help many people who have graciously expressed their appreciation to me. I do my best to combine my knowledge of psychopharmacology with God leading to provide compassionate and quality care.

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Jon R. Colombo, MA, LPC

Clinical Therapist
MA Counseling and Psychological Services: St. Mary’s
University of Minnesota.
PhD Clinical Psychology: Walden University
(completed all but dissertation, est. completion: early 2008).
Years of experience: 15 Years in the mental health field
Works with all ages (generally works with children in the context of family therapy).

Specializing in: Marriage and Family therapy, Parenting, EyeMovement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Depression and Anxiety, Sexual Addiction and Dysfunction, ADHD in children, adults, and families, and Psychological Assessment.

Personal Mission Statement: My passion is to partner with
individuals, couples, and families, in a Christ-centered process
that brings about hope, healing, and greater victory in Christ.

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Specializing in: Marriage and Family issues, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma/Grief/Loss, Women's issues, Coaching Parenting Skills, ADHD, Behavioral disorders, Adoption and Attachment concerns, Major mental illness, Spiritual issues, and Children.

Personal Mission Statement: I desire to be an instrument of grace, comfort, and truth that liberates and expands one's heart to live fully the life that one has been called to live. Psalm 119: 32

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Specializing in: Marriage and Family, Pre-martial counseling, Depression and Anxiety, Women's Issues, Anger Management, Grief and Loss, Stress, Abuse.

Personal Mission Statement: As a Christ-centered therapist, my heart's passion is to come alongside those seeking help with kindness, hope and compassion while providing guidance toward resolving issues enabling people to lead more fulfilling, balanced and enriched lives.

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Licensed Psychologist
PhD: Iowa State University
Years experience: 11
Works with ages 17 and older.

Specializing in: Personal, Career, and Executive coaching; Management Consultation; Pre-marital Coaching, Testing and Assessment.

Personal Mission Statement: In my work I strive to create a safe and empowering environment to facilitate others maximizing their potential and building on their strengths. I partner with clients to provide support, hope, and professional objectivity. I treasure the role God has played in my life, and I encourage clients to examine the role their own values have had on their goals and experiences.

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Clinical Therapist
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
MSW: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Years of experience: 18
Works with ages 12 and older

Specializing in: Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Sexual Compulsivity, Trauma and Stress Coping, Conflict Resolution and Spiritual Growth Problems.

Personal Mission Statement: My desire is to be used by God to offer people His mercy, encouragement and wisdom as they work through their difficulties and goals towards greater personal transformation.

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Educational Therapist
MA Christian Ministry:  Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
Educational Therapy Level II:  National Institute of Learning Development, Norfolk, VA
Years of experience: 4

Specializing in: Educational Therapy, Testing and Assessment, Christian Ministry. Works with ages 6 and older.

Personal Mission Statement: I want to provide Christ-centered Educational Therapy in a caring, professional way that addresses the underlying causes of learning disabilities. I want to further assist with recognition of emotional hindrances to academic and personal achievement. My heart is for the whole child, the whole individual, not just his/her academia. I want to offer a future and a hope for those who are struggling. (Jeremiah 29:11)

Licensed Psychologist
MA: St. Mary's University
Years of experience: 25 plus

Specializing in: Depression/anxiety, bariatric surgery candidates, post-traumatic stress disorder, abuse issues, and major mental illness.

Specializing in: Anxiety (including trauma), Depression, Marriage/Relational Counseling, Adolescent Behavioral Disorders, and Major Mental Illness.

Personal Mission Statement: As a Christian Psychologist, my role is to come alongside and partner with clients through a journey of healing and renewed directions in life. My style involves an integration of warmth and compassion with a strong emphasis on personal responsibility and follow through. My Christian faith lies at the center of the work I do, yet I certainly do not force beliefs or values on clients.

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Chet Mulholand

Personal and Professional Life Coach
MS Counseling Psychology: California Baptist College
MA Practical Theology: Denver Seminary
Years of experience: 25

Specializing in: Helping people explore who they are and then live in keeping with their strengths and motivations. Guiding people making changes in their professional lives. Assisting individuals achieve balance in their personal and professional lives. Consulting with managers and others about work place difficulties.

Personal Mission Statement: Helping people live fulfilling, self-directed, integrated lives.

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Debra Nelson, MA, LMFT

MA in Counseling Psychology: University of St. Thomas
Marriage and Family Therapy Certification: University of St. Thomas
Family Facilitative Qualified ADR Neutral-Hamline Graduate Studies in Law
Years of experience: 15 (in a variety of Professional Positions
Domestic Abuse Advocacy, Family and Juvenile Offender Mediation, Adult Mental Health Case Management and Individual, Marriage and Family Therapy)
Works with ages: 3 and older

Specializing in: areas of family of origin work, play and art therapy techniques, attachment, spiritual, bibliotherapy, children and teen relationships, parenting, adoption, home schooling, domestic and spiritual abuse, women's issues, blended families, premarital counseling, separation and divorce, grief, life transitions, stress management, communication, relationships/boundaries, ADD/ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD and other mental health issues.

Personal Mission Statement:  I believe that God desires for each of us to experience the fullness of His love, grace, joy and freedom in Christ. As a counselor I integrate a variety of therapeutic tools, research, prayer, teaching, skill building and activities to assist in creating new possibilities. My focus is on balancing body, mind and spirit, while also increasing connection with God, ourselves and others.

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Clinical Therapist
MA: Bethel University

Specializing in: Treatment of depression, shame, codependency, parenting, women's issues, forgiveness. ADD, anxiety, grief & loss. Works with ages 12 and over.

Personal Mission Statement: My goal as a Christian therapist is to help clients find hope, healing and freedom in Christ by offering empathy and encouragement in a safe, supportive atmosphere. I seek to combine my passion for God's Word and the practical application of Scriptural principles with my professional training and life experiences in a way that comforts clients with the comfort that I have received from God. (2 Corinthians 1:4)

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Saul Selby, MA, LADC, Ordained Minister

Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor
MA Human Development, St. Mary’s Graduate School, Minneapolis, MN. Hazelden Counselor Training Program.
Years of experience: 23
Works with ages 10 and older.

Specializing in: Depression, Anxiety, Infidelity, and Couples and Marriage Counseling. Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Pornography and Sexual Addiction.

Previously the Clinical Director at Hazelden, Saul is a national speaker who has trained thousands of professionals in Mental Health and Addiction Counseling Techniques. He has authored over 15 books, pamphlets and videos and aside from his counseling practice Saul continues to consult, train, and develop products.

Personal Mission Statement: To help individuals and couples experience wholeness and healing through the application of biblical principles and the Love of Christ.

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Clinical Therapist
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
MA: Marriage & Family Therapy, Bethel Seminary, MN
Years experience: 5

Specializing in: Marriage/Relationship counseling, Adolescents, Family/Parenting, Men's Issues (Sexuality, Pornography), and Grief/Loss. Works with children, adolescents, and adults.

Personal Mission Statement: To provide a safe, Spirit-led, and helping environment aimed to fulfill client goals in a direct and compassionate way.

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Specializing in: Substance Abuse, Men’s Issues, Divorce, Grief & Loss, and Blended Family.

Personal Mission Statement: God is calling us to do His will; as a result, through our weakness we are made strong by faith to serve Him.

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Lori Swenson, MS, ADCT

Addictions Counselor
M.S. Guidance and Counseling, Mental Health Counseling Concentration: University of Wisconsin - Stout
Chemical Dependency Program: Century College-White Bear Lake, MN

Specializing in: Adolescent and adult alcohol and drug addiction. Services provided include alcohol and drug use assessments, and individual and group counseling.

Personal Mission Statement: My goal is to provide a caring and nonjudgemental place for individuals with addictions to come and receive help. My approach is to work with clients where they are at with their spiritual and religious beliefs and assist them in incorporating that in their lives and in their life long recovery from alcohol or drugs.

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Specializing in: Play Therapy, Childhood Abuse, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Parenting Issues, Depression, and Anxiety.

Personal Mission Statement: To help create a safe place for
children and adults to experience the fullness of God’s healing grace and mercy in the midst of all life experiences.

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Clinical Therapist
MA: Bethel University
Years of experience: 4

Specializing in: Marriage and family therapy, play therapy, parenting, blended families, family of origin, depression and anxiety, personality disorders, children's issues, and trauma/EMDR. Works with ages 2-65.

Personal Mission Statement: To help facilitate the process of emotional and spiritual growth for individuals, marriages, and families.

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Burnsville Clinic Director, Clinical Therapist
MS Counseling: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Years experience: 16
Works with ages 10 to 75

Specializing in: marriage, individual and family issues, Christian counseling, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, adolescent changes in developement, men's issues, women's issues, and couples counseling.

Personal Mission Statement: It is my mission to provide Christ-centered, Bible-based counseling to those hurting from the trials and troubles of this world.

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Wendy Baumler, MA, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
MA: St. Mary's University
Years of experience: 7
Works with ages 5 and older

Specializing in: Marriage and Family, Depression/Anxiety, Adolescents, Women's Issues,

Personal Mission Statement: Through integrating Biblical principles and strength based therapy, I strive to create a healing environment for children, adolescents and families where they experience emotional and spiritual growth.

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Sheila J. Marker, MA, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
MA in Professional Counseling: Argosy University, Eagan, MN
Years of experience: 4
Works with children, adolescents and adults

Specializing in: depression and anxiety, relational, marriage and family issues, pre-marital counseling, women’s issues including self-esteem & personal growth, spiritual issues, marriage counseling, and children diagnosed with Autism.

Personal Mission Statement: To come along side of those who are struggling to offer hope and encouragement that they can find healing and wholeness in their lives with therapy that is psychologically sound as well as consistent with Biblical principles.  My commitment is to provide a supportive environment, maintaining high professional and ethical standards, where I partner with individuals in finding the path to the abundant life, filled with meaning, purpose and fulfillment .

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Gene Martens, MSE

Clinical Therapist
MSE: University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Years of experience: 8
Works with ages 5 and older

Specializing in: depression, anxiety, work stress, parent and child relations, teens, individuals, couples, blended families, life transitions, grief and loss.

Gene has nearly 20 years of experience working with children, teens, individuals, couples, blended and single parent families. He has worked as a school teacher, led high school leadership conferences, and served as a youth and family minister. Through these experiences he has counseled many individuals and families facing challenges. Gene also researched and co-wrote a curriculum for parents focused on children’s physical, emotional and spiritual development. He has spoken at many conferences and seminars to parents, lay ministers, teachers, and pastors. Gene and his wife have also served as licensed foster care parents. Gene has a passion for working with individuals, children and their parents, and couples.

Personal Mission Statement: Living requires constant adjustment to life changes. I find it a humble honor to walk with individuals as they discover ways to live fulfilling lives discovering God’s grace in Christ.

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Thomas Mills, MA, LPP

Licensed Psychological Practitioner
Liberty University (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Years of experience: 13
Works with ages: 13 and older

Specializing in: Anger Management, Trauma, Childhood Abuse, Anxiety, Phobias, Depression, Marriage Issues, Sexual Addiction, PTSD, Grief and Loss, EMDR, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Parenting Issues, Men’s Issues.

Personal Mission Statement: It is a privilege to be a part of someone’s healing path.  I am grateful for the skills and gifts God has given me to help my clients as they take the next step on this journey.  It is exciting to see God empowering men and women to reclaim their lives as He “redeems the years the locusts have eaten…”  Joel 2:25

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