OUR MISSION: "BRINGING HOPE AND CHANGE THROUGH CLIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT THAT FOCUSES ON THE POTENTIAL FOR HEALTHIER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY SYSTEMS."
Great North Counseling Services was created to meet people where they are—during periods of transition, pressure, or uncertainty—and to provide thoughtful, evidence-based care that fits real life. Whether you are navigating emotional overwhelm, relationship challenges, performance demands, or personal growth, our work is focused on helping you build clarity, regulation, and sustainable change.
How We Work
Great North offers virtual services for clients in Minnesota and North Carolina, with walk-and-talk options available in North Carolina. Coaching and performance services are available worldwide. This structure allows flexibility while maintaining intentional, high-quality care.
Sessions are collaborative, structured, and tailored to your goals. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, care is shaped around your needs, pace, and priorities—using practical tools grounded in evidence-based practices.
What Makes Great North Different
Flexible scheduling options when possible
Secure telehealth with easy online appointment requests
Appointment reminders built in to support busy lives
A skills-based, goal-oriented approach—not just talking, but doing
Great North was founded with the understanding that modern life is demanding. Care here is designed to support people who are balancing responsibility, ambition, family, and personal well-being.
What to Expect
Sessions are professional yet approachable. I value authenticity and believe therapy works best when it feels human, grounded, and collaborative. You are encouraged to create a comfortable space for yourself—whether that means a quiet room, a cup of coffee, or a brief pause before we begin.
At times, I may share reflections or examples when they are clinically appropriate and helpful. The goal is always meaningful progress, not perfection.
Getting Started
All therapy clients begin with a diagnostic evaluation (Minnesota or North Carolina, depending on location). This allows us to ensure services are appropriate and aligned with your needs. Coaching and consulting services follow a separate intake process.
If after an initial session we determine that working together is not the best fit, I will support you in finding alternative resources. Your time, energy, and trust matter.
Taking steps toward your mental health and well-being is not small—it’s intentional and courageous. I look forward to the possibility of working together.
“Life success is more like creating an internal switch; although our trek is long and difficult, we must be able to see the beauty and importance in it’s lessons; and experience in the joys of all lightness, versus carry around the ruts and sorrows of the darkness. ”
