I've been working in the field of mental health since the early 70s in some form or another.  I have lived in the Brainerd Lakes area since the late 1970s, and currently, I am in private practice in the Nisswa/Gull Lake area.

I have a personal interest in the utilization of our own natural gifts and promote this in my practice.  Along with psychological cognitive behavioral therapy and counseling, some of the tools that I believe may be very helpful are the learning of self-hypnosis, qigong, meditation, in addition to other good mind-body self-care practices. 

By allowing your unconscious to participate with your consciousness through these tools (particularly in using hypnosis and meditation) you open the door for transforming your thoughts through healing information which then transforms your feelings and reduces and eliminates the distressful symptoms.  Also removing energy blockages through qigong is a natural healing technique in mind/body self care.