Business Details
Expert Anxiety & Mental Health Therapy in Minneapolis
StarHaus Psychotherapy is a Minneapolis-based practice dedicated to helping individuals navigate anxiety, self-worth challenges, and identity concerns through a compassionate, client-centered approach. Our therapists integrate psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, and mindfulness-based methodologies to foster self-discovery and emotional resilience. We believe every client possesses inherent wisdom to address their challenges, and our role is to facilitate access to this internal guidance.Specializing in anxiety treatment, couples therapy, and trauma-informed care, we prioritize creating a safe, non-judgmental space for exploration. Our team emphasizes LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapy and ongoing anti-racism commitments, ensuring inclusive care. By combining evidence-based practices with personalized rituals for self-care, we empower clients to navigate life transitions, heal from past experiences, and cultivate lasting emotional well-being.
Services
Anxiety Treatment
Couples Therapy
Self-Worth Counseling
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Trauma-Informed Care
Highlights and features
- We integrate psychodynamic, CBT, and mindfulness approaches for comprehensive care
- Therapists prioritize client expertise in their own life experiences
- LGBTQIA+ affirmative and anti-racism committed practice environment
- Free 15-minute initial consultation for personalized treatment planning
- Specialized anxiety treatment addressing biological and environmental factors
Services
Anxiety Treatment
Our anxiety treatment combines biological understanding with environmental factor analysis to address symptoms like racing thoughts and physical distress. Through mindfulness techniques and cognitive behavioral strategies, clients learn to differentiate necessary anxiety from harmful patterns. We address triggers including life changes, perfectionism, and chronic stress while providing tools for immediate symptom relief and long-term management.
Self-Worth Counseling
This service focuses on unlearning negative self-perceptions through examination of early attachments and internalized beliefs. Using CBT and mindfulness meditation, we reframe self-defeating thought patterns while developing ritualized self-care practices. Therapy helps clients recognize their inherent worth through symbolic exploration and intentional behavioral changes that reinforce self-compassion and personal value.
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy addresses relationship challenges through collaborative exploration of communication patterns and emotional dynamics. We incorporate psychodynamic approaches to understand interpersonal conflicts while teaching concrete tools for conflict resolution. Sessions focus on rebuilding trust, improving emotional connection, and developing shared coping strategies for both immediate and long-term relationship health.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
This approach integrates mindfulness meditation with traditional therapeutic techniques to address present-moment awareness challenges. Clients learn to observe thoughts and emotions without judgment while developing grounding techniques for anxiety management. The practice enhances emotional regulation through breathwork, body scans, and mindful movement tailored to individual needs and therapeutic goals.
Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma-informed services address past experiences impacting current functioning through safe, gradual processing techniques. We employ somatic awareness and narrative exploration to integrate traumatic memories while respecting client readiness. Treatment emphasizes establishing safety, rebuilding self-efficacy, and restoring interpersonal trust through evidence-based modalities adapted to each individual's healing journey.
People
Liana Brinson
LICSW
Specializes in shadow work, helping clients integrate unconscious aspects of their psyche. Focuses on meaning-making after loss and developing personalized symbolic frameworks for self-understanding through individuation processes.
Lauren Cummins
LICSW
Expert in healing through symbolic rituals and identity development. Specializes in transforming intrusive thoughts into self-compassionate narratives while teaching practical anxiety management techniques grounded in cognitive-behavioral frameworks.
Tera DeCavalcante
LGSW
Focuses on self-discovery journeys and grief processing. Provides couples therapy emphasizing communication improvement and emotional connection restoration while supporting clients through significant life transitions.
Questions
Does StarHaus Psychotherapy accept insurance?
We do not work directly with insurance but provide super bills for potential out-of-network reimbursement. Clients should verify their out-of-network benefits with their provider.
What payment methods are accepted?
We accept credit card, check, and cash payments for therapy sessions.
How often do therapy sessions occur?
Weekly sessions are recommended initially, with flexible scheduling options available based on client needs.
What are typical session lengths?
Standard sessions last 45-50 minutes, with longer sessions available upon discussion during intake.
How long does therapy typically last?
Duration varies from short-term solution-focused therapy (3-4 sessions) to ongoing support, determined collaboratively based on individual goals.
