Areas of Interest/Specialty: Adoption/Foster Care, Trans-Racial Adoption, Trauma, FASD, Anxiety, Depression, Grief and Loss, ADHD, Autism, Developmental or Learning Disability
Licensure: Licensed Independent Social Worker in the State of Minnesota, Board Approved Supervisor with the Minnesota Board of Social Work
I have been a social worker for almost 20 years. I enjoy a varied caseload of young children (up to 10 years old), adults, and geriatric clients. Most of my adult clients meet the criteria of serious and persistent mentally ill. I am also a Certified Play Therapist and utilize a variety of approaches that are individualized to the child. I completed the Infant and Toddler Mental Health Certificate Program in 2009 and will complete the Adoption Competency Certificate Program in 2013.
Therapy is a powerful and individual process that can help reduce symptoms, build tools to deal with stressors and is a mutual relationship that encourages growth. I am here to help support, guide and problem solve through the use of assessment, treatment plans, and outpatient therapy.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Working in ND and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in MN, practicing on the border of ND/MN. I spent the first decade of my social work career in the child welfare world, as a child protection worker and case manager. The work I was a part of in the child welfare world has impacted my work as a clinical social worker. I work with children (5+) and adults from various walks of life experiencing mental health concerns for a variety of reasons, adoption and foster care included.
I enjoy working with all members of the adoption community. I use a cognitive behavior therapy approach to understanding the beliefs and emotions affecting the problem behaviors in the family. I also am an adoptee in reunion and enjoy working with adult adoptees interested in searching for their history.
Address:
Sharon Stein McNamara ED.D., Psychology Inc
4700 Lexington Avenue N
Suite B
Shoreview, MN 55126
Now providing services at new location and practice.
Address:
Imagine Therapy
815 37th Ave. S Suite 200
Moorhead, MN 56560
I have worked with children, teens, adults, couples, and families for six years. I specialize in working with trauma, adoption, reunification therapy, depression, anxiety, and chemical dependency. In addition to the PACC training, I have been trained in EMDR therapy.
Address:
Christian Family Solutions
421 E. Hickory St.
Suite 402
Mankato, MN 56003
Therapeutic Services Agency, Inc. and staff provide a range of services including specialized foster care based on Child and Adolescent Treatment Program, In-Home Family Based Services, assessment and outpatient mental health services. For more information visit www.hoperealized.com or call 320-629-7600 or 651-224-4114.
Address:
Therapeutic Services Agency, Inc.
220 Railroad Street SE
Pine City, MN 55063
Cam’s personal experience as an international adoptee from Korea informs and inspires his current professional work. He formed his own private practice, Therapy Redeemed, in 2018, to raise awareness and respond to the mental health needs of adoptees and their families wherever they may be in their adoption journey. Cam is PACC certified and registered as an accredited service provider through TAC via Center for Adoption Support and Education. He is also a vetted clinician with Foster Adopt MN.
Julie is the executive director of Main Street Family Services, a social service agency whose focus is to support parents and their children with resources, solutions, and practical strategies they need to thrive. Julie is a social worker who has spent 20 years of her career supporting adoptive & foster care parents, and the biological parents of children who are in out-of-home placement. Julie is also a parent, adoptive parent, and grandparent.
