Twin Cities Therapy and Counseling Associates

08/10/2026

✨ Now Welcoming New Clients! ✨

We’re excited to welcome Nicholas Woodruff-Sims, LPC to our practice, who specializes in working with neurodivergent populations, including autism and ADHD, especially those who receive a diagnosis later in life.

Nicholas uses exploratory techniques to help clients understand their condition, and how it affects their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Additionally, he assists in communication development to help clients meet their needs safely and effectively. Nicholas understands that mental health and wellness looks different for each individual and the treatment should reflect that.

Additional clinical interests include anxiety, anger, communication skills, executive functioning, trauma, PTSD, masking/bridging, grief, CBT, DBT skills, psychoeducation, behavior change, and narrative therapy.

🎉 Nicholas will begin seeing clients in person at our Robbinsdale clinic and via telehealth on September 1, 2026!

If you or someone you know (ages 13+) is looking for support with neurodivergence, anxiety, trauma, grief, or other mental health concerns, Nicholas may be a great fit.

👇 Click below to learn more and request an appointment online, or contact us at 612-202-8703.

compassionate, culturally aware therapy for teens and adults navigating anxiety, ADHD, neurodiversity, trauma, and life transitions.

08/04/2026

Your brain won’t let something go. Is it anxiety, ADHD, or OCD?

These conditions can overlap, and sometimes the differences aren’t obvious.

If you’re struggling to figure out what’s going on, therapy can help.

Call Twin Cities Therapy and Counseling Associates today to get started at 612-202-8703, or visit us online at https://twincitiestherapyandcounseling.com/

07/11/2026

We had a great day engaging with the community during Whiz Bang Days, all thanks to our amazing clinicians and leaders. Special thanks to:

Emily Hahn-Carlson, LMFT (and sweet Margo)
Bri Ball, LICSW
Lawrence Nutter, LPC
Erin Appel, LPCC, Clinical Supervisor
Kathie Gieselman, LMFT, LPCC, Clinical Director

You are the heart of the practice and truly make a difference every day ❤️

If you missed us, visit us on our website:
www.twincitiestherapyandcounseling.com

06/18/2026

✨ Openings Are Back! Laura Nirai, LMFT, is accepting new adult clients again for a limited time. ✨

Laura is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who provides compassionate, trauma-informed therapy for adults in a safe, affirming, and collaborative space.

She helps clients:

✨ Navigate anxiety, depression, and stress
✨ Heal from trauma, PTSD, and difficult life experiences
✨ Strengthen self-esteem and self-compassion
✨ Explore identity, relationships, and life transitions
✨ Build healthier coping skills and emotional resilience
✨ Find greater connection, clarity, and personal growth

Laura works from a relational, attachment-focused, and anti-oppressive framework, integrating approaches such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and narrative therapy. She is especially passionate about supporting LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, immigrant, and neurodiverse individuals in spaces that feel affirming, empowering, and safe.

Whether you're navigating anxiety, processing past experiences, exploring your identity, or adjusting to major life changes, Laura offers a supportive and affirming space where healing, self-discovery, and growth can unfold.

📩 Click the link below to learn more and schedule your first session in-person or virtual session, or contact us at 612-202-8703.

Relational, trauma-informed therapy for adults and couples grounded in connection, compassion, and curiosity—honoring identity and growth.

06/18/2026

🎉 Exciting News! Michele Young, LPC, is officially accepting new virtual clients again! 🎉

If you've been thinking about starting therapy or returning to your personal growth journey, now is the perfect time.

Michele is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified S*x Therapy Informed Professional who helps individuals and couples:

✨ Heal s*xual shame
✨ Increase erotic energy and vitality
✨ Strengthen emotional and physical intimacy
✨ Improve communication and connection
✨ Gain confidence in their relationships and themselves

Whether you're partnered or navigating single life, s*x therapy can provide a safe, supportive space to explore your needs, clarify your desires, and build the tools needed for deeper connection and fulfillment.

Virtual appointments are available, making it easy to access support from the comfort of your home.

📩 Click the link below learn more and schedule your first session or contact us at 612-202-8703. Openings are limited and now available!

https://twincitiestherapyandcounseling.com/therapist/michele-young/

06/02/2026

In 1972, a psychiatrist named John E. Fryer took an extraordinary risk that helped change the course of mental health history.

At the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting, he spoke under the pseudonym “Dr. H. Anonymous.” At the time, homos*xuality was still classified as a mental disorder in the DSM, shaping how clinicians diagnosed and treated LGBTQ people in deeply harmful ways.

Fryer stood before his peers and described what it was like to be a gay psychiatrist working in that system—choosing anonymity because speaking openly could have ended his career.

His testimony didn’t just challenge assumptions. It helped open the door to change.

Just one year later, in 1973, homos*xuality was removed from the DSM as a mental disorder—a landmark shift in psychiatry and a turning point in how medicine understands s*xual orientation.

History often moves because someone decides the personal risk is worth it.

John E. Fryer was one of those people.

05/19/2026

Child Therapy & Teen Therapy Insights for Summer Transitions

When school ends, the biggest change for children and teens is not freedom—it’s structure.

From a developmental and clinical perspective, school functions as a daily regulatory system. It organizes sleep, social interaction, physical activity, cognitive demands, and adult supervision into predictable cycles. When that system disappears during summer break, children and adolescents are not simply “out of school”—they are operating with significantly fewer external anchors that support behavior and emotional regulation.

This transition is often underestimated by parents.

Clinically, summer is not neutral. It is a period where existing challenges in mood, behavior, attention, and coping strategies often become more noticeable—not because problems begin in summer, but because the structure that previously supported regulation is reduced.

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How summer break affects kids & teens—sleep, behavior, screen time & mood. Child & teen therapy in the Twin Cities & virtually in MN.

05/19/2026

Summer is a great time for kids and teens to build skills, adjust to change, and continue growth.

Twin Cities Therapy and Counseling Associates is now scheduling summer child and teen therapy sessions.

Immediate availability, most insurance accepted.

Visit our website to learn more or call us at 612-202-8703

https://twincitiestherapyandcounseling.com/

05/13/2026

Minnesota Nice can make everything look fine on the outside, while emotional distance grows over time. Therapy can help couples close that distance and truly reconnect.

Reach out today: 612-202-8603
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https://twincitiestherapyandcounseling.com/

05/05/2026

Oppositional Defiant Disorder is a behavioral and emotional condition most commonly diagnosed in childhood, characterized by a persistent pattern of irritability, argumentativeness, defiance toward authority figures, and difficulty regulating anger. Traditionally, it has been understood as a childhood disorder tied closely to parent-child and school dynamics.

But in recent years, ODD has been discussed more broadly—particularly in clinical and online spaces—as something that may have longer developmental trajectories than once assumed, including patterns that can persist into adolescence and adulthood.

This shift in conversation doesn’t mean ODD is being “redefined,” but rather that clinicians and the public are paying closer attention to how oppositional and emotional regulation patterns evolve over time.

Click below to learn more.

Looking to schedule therapy? Sam Vagac, LAMFT is experienced in treating ODD and is accepting new child, teen, adult and family in-person and telehealth clients. Most insurance accepted.
https://twincitiestherapyandcounseling.com/therapist/sam-vagac/

https://twincitiestherapyandcounseling.com/oppositional-defiant-disorder-odd-understanding-it-across-childhood-and-into-adulthood/

Understand Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), why it’s discussed in adults, communication strategies, and how therapy improves outcomes.