Support Services Directory

Stewarding the legacy of hope with passion, people, and purpose. We provide mental health therapy and learning that incorporates horses, animals, nature, and art in an experiential modality that supports movement, engagement, and exploration of story. We have taken part in grants with the State of Minnesota and MOFAS and have created curriculum that supports the needs of pre-adolescents and adolescents with FASD, RAD, and other diagnoses, including their families. We have been in business for over 20 years supporting people of all ages.

Erica Smith, Lynn Moore, Megan McGovern, Kim Oglesby, Liz Mihalchick, Jennifer Asanovich, Trisha Wohlfeil, Trish Morgan, Carmen Franzmeier

Adoption Changes is a place of community, connection + support for adoptees and their families as they navigate life during and post adoption. We offer a variety of services including in home and community based occupational therapy services for children of all backgrounds (adoptees and non adoptees), visitation planning and supports for those with open adoptions, a variety of children connection groups and more.

I am an international adoptee, an adoptive parent to a child on the FAS spectrum, a foster parent to a teen, and primarily work with kids from foster, kinship and adoption and trauma. I love working with ages infant through 6 years old (have training with diagnosing children ages 0-5) especially, though I enjoy working with children and teens as well. I also love education parents/caregivers and coaching them to assist them in their confidence raising children and teens with unique needs. I have been working with children in families in various settings (in home, school and private practice) for the last 10 years and am honored by what each family and child has taught me over the years. I am a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist, and have completed the Attachment Therapy Program with ATTACh I’m 2013. These families have their own unique challenges, and often multiple layers of challenges, which I deeply understand being and a parent who had adopted and fostered. These children often have unpredictable and intense behaviors. Though no two days are alike for these children, they are also so lovable and brilliant in their own ways. Children have a natural driver towards healing. My role is to help the child see their own brilliance, allow them to move through their own trauma stories towards healing, while increasing their ability to tolerate day to day stresses, and work with caregivers to support attachment and confidence parenting intense children. I truly believe caregivers are the experts on the children in their home and I cannot do this work with the support of such wonderful caregivers! Just because the behavior or concern doesn’t show up in the playroom, I fully believe it is happening at home on a regular basis! I also understand that collaboration is a big piece of supporting the children I see and have experience working with other member of the child’s team (pediatricians, OT, PT, speech providers, school members and IEP collaboration).

We provide Behavior Specialist Services in homes, schools, and foster homes.  We specialize in solving complex and challenging behavior problems and teaching people how to be successful in handling these behaviors.

Negin Emami, Stan Hammell

The mission of Canvas Health is to bring hope, healing, and recovery to the people we serve. We carry out our mission based on the following values:

• Excellence – in clinical care
• Collaboration – partnering for success
• Hope – because healing and recovery cannot happen without hope
• Integrity – doing the right thing
• Caring – caring for your health and the health of others
• Diversity – embracing the diverse nature of our communities

Adam is a licensed psychotherapist, trainer, and consultant with Enliven Psychotherapy. Central to Adam’s 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.

Areas of Clinical Focus:

• Coercive Control
• Spiritual Abuse, Religious Trauma & Cults
• Adolescents & Children
• Addictions

Beth McNally, MA, LPCC

In Minnesota, Families Rising operates Families Rising Minnesota (formerly Adoptive Foster Kinship Connections), which provides a statewide network of support for active and prospective adoptive, foster, and kinship care families. Families Rising Minnesota’s ongoing support includes in-person and virtual parent support groups, peer-to-peer mentoring, youth connections, and training. Additionally, Families Rising MN actively collaborates with and provides training to child welfare professionals working within the state of Minnesota.

Our mission is to promote the growth and healthy functioning of individuals and families through professional guidance. We offer a full range of mental health services, with a special emphasis on services for adopted and foster children who have experienced maltreatment and/or have the full range of developmental challenges.

Todd Nichols, PhD, LP

We partner with our community, our patients, and their families to ensure access to outstanding care for everyone while improving health and wellness through teaching, patient and community education, and research.

Leslie Perez, Scott Miller, Allison Foy

We offer residential, outpatient, and housing support services to adult men struggling with a substance use disorder. We specialize in the care of Native American men but will work with all underserved populations.

Keil Defense is focused on providing quality legal representation and support for those going through the legal system as well as their family and loved ones.

Mission: Through Life Coaching we bring hope and understanding, building stepping stones to brighter futures through personal relationships and attainable goals.

Our Vision: Helping lay the stepping stones to reach brighter futures.

Looking Forward Life Coaching have supported and encouraged individuals with FASD since their beginning of becoming a nonprofit. Looking Forward Life Coaching provides long lasting mentorship with the understanding of how to support people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and bring a person centered approach in every aspect of life coaching.

Mad Hatter Wellness creates comprehensive sex ed and health curriculum that educates and empowers people with intellectual disabilities and their support systems.

We work with people of all abilities and specialize in health and sex education for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We provide training for families, caregivers, educators and direct support professionals.

Anna Hayek

Our mission is to walk alongside individuals and families, empowering them with concrete supports, resources, and practical strategies in times of need.

The Mission of Note-Able Music Therapy Services is to provide a creative and innovative approach to enhance the lives of individuals young and old through music therapy. We accomplish this by providing education, healthcare, center-based and in-home services.

Note-Able Music Therapy Services is an approved provider through MN Department of Health Services.

Anna Boeser, Anika Smith, Jessica Neppl, Lydia Weippert, Sarah Whipple, Ellie Mehr

Our Mission: The mission of Oasis Child and Family Services is to create customized services for children with behavioral concerns, in home and community environments in order for them to become their best selves.

Our Vision: We believe that every child and their family  can map their own future regardless of life challenges they face.

Ibrahim AbuMunye

Mission: We offer personalized and top-quality education law advocacy, advice and representation to students with disabilities and their families, with a commitment to customer service, grounded in integrity, and focused on best results to secure student success.

Vision: SLC seeks to remain the premier education law resource for students and families in Minnesota, and to expand into underserved communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas.

To promote the mental health and total well-being of the communities we serve with respect and dignity for all. Southwestern Mental Health helps individuals in the FASD community connect with various resources in rural southwest Minnesota.

The Village meets community needs and enhances well-being through innovative services provided in homes, schools, offices, and online.

Tree Trust’s mission is to transform lives and landscapes by engaging people to build skills for meaningful careers, inspiring people to plant trees, and making our community a greener, healthier place to live.

We provide paid employment training in tree care and landscape construction for people from ages 14 – 28 with barriers to employment.

Neuropsychologists offering consultation to parents regarding education, developmental, psychological, emotional, and legal issues. Also offering neuropsychology services.

Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen

The mission of the Adoption Medicine Clinic is to help families heal children who are adopted, in foster care and advocate for those remaining in institutional care throughout the world.

Dr. Kimara Gustafson

Work Incentives Connection: A program of Goodwill -Easter Seals. We help people with disabilities eliminate barriers to work through disability benefits planning. We help them understand the impact earnings may have on their disability benefits, how they can be money ahead and increase financial stability.

Jen Jensen, Lisa Stang, Robin Schuette

Youable’s mission is to empower people of all ages to live emotionally healthy lives.