Erin Therrien, MSW, LICSW
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Ages seen and areas of focus: Adults, trauma, parenting, life stressors, Early Childhood (0-4 years old), couples
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I believe that relationships are central to our well-being. My therapeutic style combines building a strong therapist-client relationship with empowering you to build insight and tools to reach your goals. I work with clients to better understand the personal and social factors that can lead to disconnection– from oneself, others, community, spirituality, and the environment. This chronic disconnection is at the root of mental illness and social inequity.
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I am an attachment-focused EMDR therapist and have completed additional specialized training in perinatal mental health, couples therapy, sand tray therapy, and working with very young children. I am also a clinical-level Social Work supervisor in Minnesota.
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I took a winding path to becoming a therapist, and often bring my creative background into my work with clients. After living in Milwaukee, WI for much of my adult life, I was drawn back to the area for its access to the outdoors. I am also a parent of two, lover of plants, mountain biker, snow sports enthusiast, and feel grounded by being near water.
The Center for Family Wellness was formed in 2020 to meet the mental health needs of our community in Northeastern MN. The CFW offers individual, family, and couples therapy. We specialize in working with parents and caregivers, very young children (0-4 years old), as well as couples and teens. We help people with a wide range of concerns including relational, emotional, psychological, and behavioral problems. Our approaches are trauma-informed, as well as grounded in systems theory and attachment-based models. We value the primacy of relationship in human wellbeing and hold that at the center of our work with clients.
The Center for Family Wellness is committed to anti-oppressive and justice-oriented practices. We aim to recognize the limitations of Western psychology, work toward dismantling power-over culture, explore our own identities and privileges, and the multi-faceted nature of social injustice in all that we do.​ We are vehemently against any form of discrimination, prejudice, and/or hostility directed towards a person or people based upon their identity and beliefs. We do not tolerate any form of racism, sexism, ableism, heterosexism, ageism, or differential treatment due to religious beliefs.
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