Our Therapists

Tracy Schreifels MS, LMFT, IMH-E (III)

Holding onto hope while on the journey to healing is part of my role as your therapist. I use a developmental approach to help clients gain an understanding of their past in order to make choices about their future. Whether you are seeking therapy to heal past wounds or address current issues, my approach is a collaborative one, building upon your personal strengths and resilience. I provide individual, family, parent-child, and/or couples therapy to address a variety of mental health symptoms, behavioral disorders, and relationship problems. 

My approach addresses trauma, relationship ruptures, and finding the strengths that developed as a result of the journey to guide clients in achieving their goals. I specialize in working with young children (birth-age 5) and their caregivers as well as with adults of all ages. I am Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, endorsed in Infant Mental health and have training in in Theraplay, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, and Circle of Security Parenting.

anna clavin ma, LMFT, IMH-E

I am dedicated to working with individuals, couples, and families by supporting hope and growth through a family systems perspective and trauma informed care. My passion is attachment, relationships, and development and their impact on functioning throughout one’s life. I find encouragement in my work through helping others find hope, strength, and healing within their environment and relationships. I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), and Circle of Security-Parenting.

I am a Minnesota Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who brings over ten years of progressive experience to my practice. I earned a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University and obtained a Master's Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from St. Cloud State University. I am also endorsed through the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health - Infant and Early Childhood Division as an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist. I provide outpatient clinical service to clients throughout the lifespan, with a specialty in Infant mental health. 

Heather TRETtel, MS, LMFT, IMH-E

Walking along aside others in their journey to help them find hope and healing is something I am passionate about. I value relationships and strive to build a comfortable space for those I work with to process events in their life, find strength in themselves and develop a deeper connection with those in their life. This value has led to a focus of strengthening relationships of young children (birth through five years old) and their caregivers who have experienced adversity, stressful and traumatic events. 

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I utilize a family systems approach and attachment theory with a developmental perspective to help individuals and families grow together while finding comfort within their relationships. My experience involves working with young children and their families in an outpatient day treatment program as well as infants, children, teens and adults in an outpatient therapy setting. I am trained in Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Circle of Security-Parenting. I am trained in Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Circle of Security-Parenting.  I have completed Level I of Theraplay training as well as the Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC).

Alison Erickson, MSW, LICSW

I believe everyone has a story to tell and everyone deserves to have that story heard. My goal as a therapist is to empower and give hope to my clients. I value connections and relationships, and this is what informs my work as therapist. I am trauma informed and use a family systems perspective. My passions include working with children and parents to provide early interventions and to improve family functioning. I also work with teens and adults of all ages.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and I graduated with my Master’s Degree in Social work in 2017. Prior to getting my Master’s Degree I worked as a Licensed Social Worker and have over 10 years of experience working with children and families in a variety of settings including schools, the court systems, mental health treatment settings, and in-home. 

I am certified in Attachment Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and have completed Level I of Theraplay training.

Shelby Lies, MS, LPCC

I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with Theraplay training and progress towards certifications in Trauma Focused- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Child-Parent Psychotherapy. I have spent most of my career working with young children, adolescents, and families in intensive care programs. As a counselor, I focus on wellness and what we can do to help you and your child feel hopeful as we begin to change your story. I approach therapy with trauma informed interventions, and from an attachment, developmental, and systems lens. Together we will build from your personal strengths and resilience to help you heal and feel more connected to your environment and relationships. 

My goal is to join you throughout your journey. I am passionate about creating the safe and supportive atmosphere needed to acknowledge stressors and process situations or experiences that are challenging to you, while also being sensitive to the ways your past experiences can impact your present. I am aware and supportive of how our unexpressed feelings can leave us feeling disconnected to the world and people around us.

Taking steps toward change and accepting support can make us feel vulnerable. I hope to help through those moments with humor and play, while continuing to provide a non-judgmental, professional and supportive space.

PAM WALZ, MS, LMFT, rpt, imh-e

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Registered Play Therapist, I specialize in supporting children and caregivers in understanding and managing behavioral concerns, emotions, trauma experiences, attachment and relationship challenges, anxiety, and depression. Bringing 25 years in the field of early childhood into my work, I approach therapy with a developmental, attachment, and family systems lens, while working to improve the functioning of individuals and family they are part of..

Helping clients maintain and restore hope, while working toward improved functioning, health, and happiness, is my overall goal in therapy. I believe in offering therapeutic services in ways that meet the unique and individual needs of the client. As a registered Play Therapist, I have intensive training in experiential play therapy, directive play therapy, Theraplay, Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Jungian Sand Tray Therapy, and Circle of Security. I currently offer individual, parent-child, and family outpatient therapy services. I also provide early childhood mental health consultation, childcare consultation, and reflective consultation services.

Chris LeDuc, MA, MS, LAMFT

After working several decades in area non-profit organizations in Central Minnesota, I returned to school to become a Marriage & Family Therapist. I completed my clinical training at CentraCare’s Clara’s House, working on the early childhood unit. I served for a year as an in-home therapist, providing therapy to preschool and elementary-age children and their families.  

My therapeutic approach is trauma-informed and narrative-based with an emphasis on utilizing play therapy techniques to assist children and families in the co-creation of new, healthy stories that promote emotional healing and development.  I believe that hope is at the core of creating change and am passionate about authentic connection.

Beka Swisher: LMFT Intern

I offer outpatient therapy services to children, families and adults in a welcoming and safe environment. Using a combination of evidence-based techniques and compassion, I help clients identify their strengths and learn new ways to approach life’s challenges.

I have worked extensively with young children, teens, and parents for more than a decade and hold teaching licenses in four certification areas from the State of Minnesota. I received my undergraduate degree and graduate certificate in education from St. Cloud State University and am currently in the process of completing the Marriage & Family Master’s of Science Program at Capella University.