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About UsNorthland Therapy Center has been providing mental health services, including individual, couple, group and family psychotherapy, psychological assessment, consultation and supervision in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area since July 1985. Our clinical staff includes D. Steven Burns Ph.D. L.P., Debra Klein M.S.W. L.I.C.S.W., and Stephen Parker Psy.D. L.P. For more specific information about clinician specialties, specific insurance coverage and a description of their approaches to therapy, please consult their individual profiles.
How to Find Us
There is plentiful off-street parking in lots on both the east and west sides of the building. Please note that if you come to Northland after 6 PM, the front door of the building is locked, but the entrance off the West Parking Lot will be open until 8 PM. After 8 PM your therapist must meet you at the door. Feel free to enjoy a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate while you wait! Please note that Northland Therapy Center bans guns on it's premises. By Bus: Bus lines that stop near Northland Therapy Center include routes 16, 50, and 87. From the East Metropolitan Area: Take Interstate 94 west to the Highway 280 Exit and exit immediately on University Avenue. Turn right at the end of the ramp. Follow Franklin Ave. a little over one block until it makes a “Y” into University Avenue. Continue on University past the light at Raymond Avenue and we are about ¾ of a block beyond, on the right side of University Ave. in the Midtown Commons Building. We are in Suite 100. From the West Metropolitan Area: Take Interstate 94 east to the Highway 280 Exit (left hand exit) and exit immediately on University Avenue. Turn right at the end of the ramp. Follow Franklin Ave. a little over one block until it makes a “Y” into University Avenue. Continue on University past the light at Raymond Avenue and we are about ¾ of a block beyond, on the right side of University Ave. in the Midtown Commons Building. We are in Suite 100.
Steven Burns
Throughout his career in private practice, Dr. Burns has had a special focus on those members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgendered communities requiring and/or benefiting from psychotherapy. Dr. Burns does not believe that there is any inherent "mental illness" as a result of sexual orientation and has been gay identified for his entire career. Dr. Burns has treated LGBT issues across the lifespan as a full time-therapist since 1996.
Debra Klein
Debra Klein has been with Northland since 2000. She began clinical practice of psychotherapy in 1990 after completing her M.S.W. at the University of Minnesota. She has worked at Family and Childrens’ Service in Minneapolis and Family Service Inc. in St. Paul. Debra combines psychodynamic and family systems thinking with an emphasis on identifying and working from a person’s strength and resilience. Her area of practice includes individual adults and couples. Specialites include:
Stephen Parker Psy. D.
For more than 25 years, Stephen Parker has provided psychological services in the Twin Cities area. Psychotherapy services include individual, couple, family and group psychotherapy for adolescents and adults, psychological testing (including some forensic assessments), consultation, supervision and training. He serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Counseling and Psychological Services Program of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota's Minneapolis Graduate Center and also as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. In collaboration with Patrick Dougherty M.A L.P. he helped to develop the first graduate course on male gender issues in therapy. He has also taught courses in ethics and professional issues, human sexuality, the psychology of HIV/AIDS, group therapy, and supervision of practicum students. He serves as a senior faculty member of the Meditation Center in Northeast Minneapolis and its associated ashrams in Rishikesh, India, where he teaches courses in yoga, meditation, and spiritual practice. For more information there is a downloadable PDF of Dr. Parker's resume on this site. "I have always thought of psychotherapy as a relational healing art, informed and assisted but not commanded by science. Though I was theoretically trained in psychodynamic and family systems thinking, if someone were to look at what I do and compare it to other therapists, I suspect what I do would look the most like Gestalt therapy. It is clear to me that each client has particular relational needs of a therapist: listener, teacher, coach, parent, spiritual guide and others. Clients generally don't prosper when a therapist has only one kind of relationship with all their clients. So I spend the early phase of therapy attending to the relationship and sorting out with people what kind of therapist they need to meet their goals. That way the work of therapy is something that we do together, collaboratively. I also think that it is terribly important to keep normal development in mind and to think of the work of therapy as helping people to take their next steps wherever they may be." In addition to the insurance coverage described on the insurance coverage page, Dr. Parker is a provider for Optum, United Behavioral Health, Medica, Preferred One, Behavioral Healthcare Providers and for Healthpartners clients who have an out-of-plan option. Specialties Include:
Xavier Schmitz
It is your birthright to express yourself in ways that are fulfilling to you. I believe you are the expert on your life. Within you exists the potential to fully express your whole, authentic self in ways that are fulfilling to you and respectful of others. There are times in all of our lives in which our experiences—psychological, social, physical, spiritual—evoke distressing emotions. These emotions can take the form of depression, anxiety, confusion, anger, fear, etc. When this happens, our abilities to fully and authentically understand and express ourselves often decreases and we may seek professional support. This is where I may be of service. I am licensed as an independent clinical social worker (LICSW) and have a second master’s degree in gender/women’s studies. My work experiences include leading a team of psychiatric rehabilitative professionals providing services to adults with serious and persistent mental illnesses, developing a psychotherapy program for individuals in the LGBT and HIV+ communities, and providing counseling and social services to the Jewish community. My theoretical background includes training in dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), nonviolent communication (NVC), and sensorimotor psychotherapy. I enjoy working with people on many types of problems and have a specialty in working with individuals on gender and sexuality issues. I believe that all clients, including those identifying on the transgender spectrum, are fully capable human beings with the capacity to make informed decisions about their identities, self-expression, and medical care. My specialties include:
Whatever issues you are struggling with, I will collaborate with you to help you identify your goals and develop a treatment approach to empower you to realize them.
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