LICSW

Nick Pranke, MSW, LICSW

Biography

I currently work on the behavioral health intake team for Children's Mental Health at Anoka County. I was previously a therapist for six years in school and private outpatient setting. I also have experience working in residential treatment, inpatient hospital, private foster care agency, and in-home skill and therapy. My career work has been about meeting children and adolescents where they are at, and supporting them and their families in their mental health recovery and development. I am also formally trained in TFCBT and Anchored Relations Therapy.

Nick Pranke

Tina Coatta, LICSW

Biography

I provide in-person or virtual therapy in Burnsville, Minnesota for adults and teens who have experienced relationship challenges, past trauma, life transitions, anxiety, or loneliness. I work frequently with young adults and teens who have experienced attachment-related challenges and trauma.

I integrate expressive arts like movement, mindfulness, art therapy, nature, and writing as sensory-based ways to process emotions related to adoption and foster care. I value empathy, empowerment, and building relationships.

Tina Coatta

Ellie Smith, LICSW

Biography

Mental Health Professional providing outpatient mental health services to children and families.  Lead therapist in developmental repair day treatment room. 

Address:
Fraser
2400 W 64th St. 
Minneapolis, MN 55423

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Anna Heinzerling, LICSW

Biography

Anna is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience providing psychotherapy across the lifespan in neighborhood, residential, outpatient, and school-based settings. She currently provides therapy via telehealth. Anna specializes in working with individuals and families impacted by adoption, offering a thoughtful, trauma-informed approach to exploring identity, attachment, relationships, and life transitions.

Anna Heinzerling

Leslie Allred, LICSW

Biography

Leslie Allred, LICSW, is the Director of Social Emotional Wellness at St. Paul City School, where she leads the development and implementation of a multi-tiered system of supports to ensure equitable access to whole-child services for students and families. She provides clinical licensure supervision for School Social Workers and delivers training and coaching to district educators on social-emotional wellness practices, trauma-informed education, and mental health.

Leslie Allred

Teresa Bina Zaffiro, MSW, LICSW

Biography

Hi! I am Teresa, a clinical social worker who is passionate about supporting adoptees, first/birth families and adoptive families. I am an adoptive parent with extensive experience supporting my child through relational trauma, transitions, neurodevelopment differences and sensory. I also have a long professional history of supporting family reunification, birth parent rights, open permanency set ups and culturally appropriate permanency outcomes.

Teresa Zaffiro

Lauren Lowe, MSW, LICSW

Biography

I am an outpatient therapist who is also a transracial adoptee. I work with populations ages 9-35 at this moment. I apply multi approaches and modalities such as ACT, DBT Skills, IFS, Interpersonal therapy, CBT/TF-CBT. I will be certified in PCIT fairly soon. I strive to be culturally competent and incorporate faiths of all backgrounds to support my clients. I also incorporate parents into my sessions with working with kids. I work with a lot of children and adults who have been been adopted or part of the child welfare system. I also will be trained in EMDR in the next few years.

Lauren Lowe

Kallie Severin, MSW, LICSW

Biography

Kallie Severin, MSW, LICSW has been practicing as a therapist since 2019, with specialized expertise in working with children who have experienced trauma, involved in the foster care system, and with high behavioral needs. She is dedicated to supporting the mental health and well-being of children and their families through compassionate, evidence-based care.\

Kallie Severin

Merrily Young-Hye Sadlovsky, MSW, LICSW, LCSW

Biography

I am a Korean American transracial, transcultural, and transnational adoptee, a licensed clinical social worker, and the co-owner of a group mental health practice in Minneapolis. I also serve as the co-interim Director of Training and Clinical Supervision, supporting clinical trainees and pre-licensed therapists through developmentally informed supervision, training, and mentorship. In these roles, I intentionally balance direct clinical work with leadership and systems-level work to support both ethical practice and sustainable care.

Merrily Young-Hye Sadlovsky

Sandy Webber, MSW, LICSW

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Biography

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

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