Each and every member of our staff has extensive experience in providing integrated care for adults and children challenged by mental, emotional, and personality disorders.
Dr. LaValla
Dr. Amy LaValla has been passionate about helping people achieve and live up to their highest potential for years. She recognizes that true health is holistic and cannot be segmented into mental and physical realms and has incorporated this philosophy while serving individuals, from children to elders, for over 20 years. Additionally, Dr. LaValla bases her work on the theory that healing occurs holistically and she incorporates this into her practice. Although medications and traditional therapy can be an integral part of managing mental health concerns, she understands that other modalities may also be beneficial. In effort to provide additional routes of care, Dr. LaValla has had training in a variety of integrative therapies, including aromatherapy, acupressure, and Reiki. Dr. LaValla more completely incorporated this holistic theme into her practice when earning her doctorate of psychiatric mental health nursing from the University of Minnesota where she also obtained a doctoral minor in integrative therapies.
Dr. LaValla is continuously looking for opportunities and seeking out new information to shape and guide policies and practice to help this underserved population. Her drive for providing complete care has led Dr. LaValla to continue to seek out creative solutions to chronic mental health concerns. These solutions and treatments frequently incorporate and utilize cutting edge therapies to provide the best and most appropriate care to serve her clients.
In addition to working as a clinician, Dr. LaValla is active in her community, serving as an educator, clinical supervisor, and as a member of several advisory boards. She is also an active contributing member of the greater mental health community where she provides consultations, is a published author, and has presented regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Jordan Coles
Jordan holds a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Minnesota State University Moorhead and is licensed in Minnesota and North Dakota. Jordan has years of experience working in the human services setting in a variety of settings such as residential foster care, community supports, and community mental health. He works diligently to meet people where they are at and to make sure they feel as comfortable as possible in therapy. His approach is eclectic, melding the best of many therapy approaches and theories to suit the client’s needs. Jordan currently works with children, adolescents, and adults. A few areas that he assists clients with are:
Anger Management
Anxiety
Behavioral issues
Coping skills
Depression
Grief
Life Transitions
Self-Esteem
Stress
Trauma
Alecsis Zimmer
Alecsis Zimmer is a licensed professional clinical counselor in the state of Minnesota and North Dakota. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at North Dakota State University and her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Minnesota State University Moorhead. She currently provides therapy services to children, adolescents, and adults who are experiencing a wide variety of mental health symptoms. Alecsis is trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy(DBT) and has been utilizing this technique for 3 years. As a certified clinical trauma professional, Alecsis utilizes Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and Adaptive Relational Network Model (AIR) to help treat trauma. She also uses a combination of other techniques from various therapeutic approaches to help meet the needs of her clients.
