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Training & consultation
• Adolescent mental health
• Children's mental health
• Adoption and permanency
• Addictions
• Coercive control
• Ethics in mental healthcare
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Adam is a licensed psychotherapist, trainer, and consultant with Enliven Psychotherapy. From his wild and never boring experiences working in school settings, summer camps, after school programs, arts organizations, athletic settings, day treatment centers, correctional facilities, and residential treatment centers, Adam put together The Democratic Youth Engagement (DYE) Model, a collaborative approach for adults living and working with young people. Adam spends the bulk of his youthwork as Clinical Director at Aspen House, an emergency shelter for youth in Dakota County.
Adam spent over a decade combining his passions for healing and the arts, serving as Founder and Artistic Director of blank slate theatre, a personal growth-oriented theatre for adolescents in Saint Paul, Minnesota. While there, he collaborated with culturally and ability diverse adolescents to produce over two dozen theatre pieces centering on themes of mental health and social change, including the award-winning Disordered [thy name is teenager], and Bottom, a play on child sex trafficking. Adam also was proud to serve as chair of the "Safe Schools, Safe Students Conference," which sought to address mental health issues in schools, innovate family involvement with schools, soothe peer aggression (bullying), and eliminate school shootings.
You can learn more about Adam's trainings and consultations here.
When not engaged in youth work, Adam spends time listening to nerdy podcasts, watching scary movies, and strengthening his broken spine.
License • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - State of Minnesota • Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor - State of Minnesota • Approved Supervisor - Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy• Approved Supervisor - Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy (LPCC, LPC, LADC)
Education & Training• Master of Arts in Counseling and Psychotherapy - Adler Graduate School• Certificate in Addiction Studies - University of Minnesota• Certificate in Permanency and Adoption - University of Minnesota• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a Religious Studies (world religions) minor - Bethel University• Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
Education & Training• Master of Arts in Counseling and Psychotherapy - Adler Graduate School• Certificate in Addiction Studies - University of Minnesota• Certificate in Permanency and Adoption - University of Minnesota• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a Religious Studies (world religions) minor - Bethel University• Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
"The soul is like a wild animal - tough, resilient, savvy, self-sufficient and yet exceedingly shy. If we want to see a wild animal, the last thing we should do is to go crashing through the woods, shouting for the creature to come out. But if we are willing to walk quietly into the woods and sit silently for an hour or two at the base of a tree, the creature we are waiting for may well emerge, and out of the corner of an eye we will catch a glimpse of the precious wildness we seek."
~ Parker Palmer
~ Parker Palmer