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Areas of Clinical Focus
• Coercive Control
• Spiritual Abuse, Religious Trauma & Cults
• Adolescents & Children
• Addictions
• Ethics in mental healthcare
Adam's email
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Adam is a licensed psychotherapist, trainer, and consultant. From his experiences working in a wide variety of youth work settings, Adam put together The Democratic Youth Engagement (DYE) Model, a collaborative approach for adults living and working with young people; it's the lens through which he employs his clinical work.
Adam has special interest in working with persons who have been wounded by systems of control, including survivors (ages 5 and up) of religious, spiritual, medical, and therapeutic abuse. Central to his clinical work is gaining consent for psychotherapy from all of his clients - ensuring that they are driving their goals for treatment - regardless of their age.
Interested in receiving Adam's psychotherapy services? You're invited to email him today for more information.
(A little more on his background, if you're still reading, and interested)... In 2006 Adam put together his passions for healing and the arts, founding blank slate theatre, spending eleven years there as Artistic Director. Collaborating with ability and culturally diverse adolescents, he helped produce over two dozen theater 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. Additional career highlight include:
- Founding supervisor of Aspen House youth shelter- Chair of the "Safe Schools, Safe Students Conference" - Stage Director of bloodymerryjammyparty, named "Top 10 Plays of the Year" by Twin Cities Daily Planet- Presenter at the International Fragile X Conference - Presenter at the International Cultic Studies Association Conference Interested in having Adam come and do one of the workshops listed below for you and yours? Email him today! - What is spiritual abuse?- The Democratic Youth Engagement (DYE) Model - The Troubled Teen Industry- I’m Just Trying to Feel Something Else: Chemical Misuse in Adolescents- Ethics in Mental Healthcare You can learn more about Adam's trainings and consultations here. You can read his writings on Substack here. In his personal time, Adam spends time watching scary movies, singing musical theater, 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) Insurances accepted: BlueCross/BlueShield, HealthPartners, Medical Assistance, PreferredOne, UCARE, Medica, Aetna, UnitedHealth Community Involvement • Board Member - International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA)• Secretary & Treasurer - Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy• Singer/Actor - Various Twin City arts organizations
- Founding supervisor of Aspen House youth shelter- Chair of the "Safe Schools, Safe Students Conference" - Stage Director of bloodymerryjammyparty, named "Top 10 Plays of the Year" by Twin Cities Daily Planet- Presenter at the International Fragile X Conference - Presenter at the International Cultic Studies Association Conference Interested in having Adam come and do one of the workshops listed below for you and yours? Email him today! - What is spiritual abuse?- The Democratic Youth Engagement (DYE) Model - The Troubled Teen Industry- I’m Just Trying to Feel Something Else: Chemical Misuse in Adolescents- Ethics in Mental Healthcare You can learn more about Adam's trainings and consultations here. You can read his writings on Substack here. In his personal time, Adam spends time watching scary movies, singing musical theater, 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) Insurances accepted: BlueCross/BlueShield, HealthPartners, Medical Assistance, PreferredOne, UCARE, Medica, Aetna, UnitedHealth Community Involvement • Board Member - International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA)• Secretary & Treasurer - Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy• Singer/Actor - Various Twin City arts organizations
"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