Mixed Race & Multiracial Therapists in Minnesota

24 providers in Minnesota who publicly identify as Mixed Race or Multiracial.

Maya Mineoi MA

Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55104
In their words
“I am 2nd generation mixed-Japanese American, 2nd generation gay.”

Maya Mineoi is a somatic therapist with a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling who uses psychosomatic education, movement, grounding practices, and stillness to help each nervous system embody presence. They are a 2nd generation mixed-Japanese American, 2nd generation gay, and genderfluid practitioner.

GriefRelationship IssuesSelf-EsteemRacial / cultural IdentitySpiritualityStressSomatic TherapyInternal Family SystemsBrainspottingExperiential AnatomyBlue Cross Blue ShieldHealth PartnersHennepin Health

Lydia Lui

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407
In their words
“As a nonbinary, queer, and multiracial Asian American, I approach therapy from a multicultural and intersectional perspective: with openness, empathy, and curiosity.”

As a nonbinary, queer, and multiracial Asian American, I approach therapy from a multicultural and intersectional perspective: with openness, empathy, and curiosity.

ADHDAnxietyFamily ConflictGriefRelationship IssuesSelf-EsteemAdoptionCareer CounselingDivorceDual DiagnosisWeight concernsRacial / cultural IdentitySpiritualitySports PerformanceStressTrauma and PTSDWomen's IssuesLimerence Isolation/ LonelinessCultural IssuesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)AetnaBlueCross BlueShieldCigna and Evernorth

Elaina Vig LICSW, MA, BA

Minneapolis, MN Telehealth
In their words
“I am a Queer, Mixed Race Therapist who values equity, learning, adventure, humor, and compassion.”

Elaina Vig, LICSW, is a Queer, Mixed Race Therapist specializing in working with Queer individuals and allies dealing with gender/sexuality exploration, trauma, disordered eating, depression, anxiety, life transitions, and grief.

Gender and sexuality issues and explorationDisordered eatingDepressionAnxietiesPet lossLife transitionsUnprocessed traumasGriefAdolescentsTraumaPersonality DisordersAnimal Companion Anticipatory Grief and LossChemical DependencyStrengths-BasedClient-Centered ApproachAIR NetworkMotivational InterviewingBrief Intervention

Embodied Healing Practice LCSW, SEP

Minneapolis, MN
In their words
“I am a Mixed Race, Mexican, Second Generation immigrant, Queer, Femme and am excited to have the honor to work with you.”

Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner based in Minneapolis providing somatic, intersectional therapy focusing on trauma, identity exploration, and body-based healing.

Somatic ExperiencingRacial and Cultural IdentityMixed/Multiracial IdentityQueer and Trans IssuesIntergenerational TraumaAnxietyDepressionAttachment WorkSomatic Experiencing

Shoshana Alexander-Daniels MSW, LICSW

Minneapolis, MN 55408 Telehealth
In their words
“I'm Black and biracial (Black and white), gender agnostic, and neurodivergent.”

Shoshana Alexander-Daniels, MSW, LICSW, is a clinical social worker and therapist based in Minneapolis, MN. They specialize in trauma and PTSD, racial identity, and parenting, centering work with BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and neurodivergent adults using somatic healing, narrative therapy, and internal family systems.

Trauma and PTSDRacial IdentityParentingAcceptance and Commitment (ACT)BrainspottingCulturally SensitiveDeep Brain ReorientingFeministInternal Family Systems (IFS)NarrativePlay TherapySomaticTrauma FocusedAetnaBlue CrossBlue ShieldBlueCross and BlueShieldCigna and EvernorthFirst HealthHealth EZ/America's PPOHealthPartners of MN and WIHennepin HealthHumanaMedicaidMedical AssistanceUCare

Morgan Messer MS, LMFT

Anoka and Minneapolis, Minnesota Telehealth
In their words
“I am a queer, biracial (Latina + white), Millennial woman and I am not your stereotypical therapist.”

Morgan Messer is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Minnesota who works with adult individuals and partnerships. She focuses on relational issues, sexuality, non-monogamy, and working with queer and mixed race / multicultural clients using systemic, narrative, EMDR, and Brainspotting approaches.

RelationshipsNon-monogamy & PolyamoryGender & SexualityRace & CultureSex TherapyMixed Race / Multicultural IssuesSystemic TherapyNarrative TherapyEMDRBrainspotting

Sandra Eng PhD, LP

Saint Paul, MN Telehealth
In their words
“As a biracial, queer therapist, I also appreciate the influence of culture on mental health.”

Sandra Eng is a licensed psychologist in Saint Paul, MN with over 15 years of experience specializing in helping individuals, particularly college-aged and young adult clients, through periods of depression, anxiety, stress, and cultural identity concerns.

AnxietyDepressionRacial IdentityRacial/Cultural Oppression or TraumaTraumaLife TransitionsGender IdentityExperiential PsychotherapySensorimotor PsychotherapyAttachment-Based TherapiesPsychodynamic TherapyInterpersonal TherapyBrief PsychotherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)AetnaBlue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHealthPartners

Amanda Flowers Peterson LPCC

Eden Prairie, MN Telehealth
In their words
“I bring a diverse background to my therapy practice as an African American and Native American woman on the autism spectrum, who was raised in a single-parent household in rural America.”

Amanda Flowers Peterson is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor dedicated to supporting youth athletes, guiding youth transitioning from childhood to adolescence, working with neurodivergent individuals, and addressing intersectional identity development. She is also trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy and incorporates faith and womanist, anti-oppressive frameworks.

Youth AthletesAdolescenceNeurodivergenceIntersectional Identity DevelopmentTraumaGriefPlay TherapyAdults and Individuals Under 18Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)Interpersonal TherapyAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Multicultural TherapyPlay TherapyBlue CrossHealth PartnersUCareAetnaMedical Assistance/MedicaidCignaHealthEZ/America's PPOHennepin Healthcare

Amanda F. Peterson LPCC, Ed.D. Candidate, MA

Minnesota
In their words
“I bring a diverse background to my therapy practice as an African American and Native American woman on the autism spectrum, who was raised in a single-parent household in rural America.”

Amanda F. Peterson is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) providing intersectional therapy integrating ACT, DBT, and multicultural counseling to help clients navigating adversity, racialized trauma, neurodivergence, and life challenges.

Autism Masking BehaviorsChristian Spiritual AbuseDisability InjusticeInterabled MarriagesInterracial MarriagesLGBTQ+ Faith IssuesPost-Traumatic GrowthRacialized TraumaWorkplace TraumaMulticultural CounselingAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Caila Kritzeck MA, LPCC, ATR

Saint Paul, MN Telehealth
In their words
“Caila identifies as queer, biracial, and Korean American and has a passion for working with members of the QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color) community.”

Caila Kritzeck is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Registered Art Therapist in Saint Paul, MN, who incorporates art making, creativity, mindfulness, and trauma-informed approaches like DBT and Prolonged Exposure into therapy.

Art TherapyDBT IOPDBT-Informed OutpatientProlonged ExposureAnchored Relational ModelArt TherapyDBTProlonged ExposureAnchored Relational ModelMindfulness

Catherine Bitney, PhD PhD, Psychologist, PSYPACT

Minneapolis, MN Telehealth
In their words
“As a queer, multiracial, and non-binary professional, I try to use my privilege as a university professor to help my marginalized students feel more welcomed and accepted in an academic environment.”

Catherine Bitney is a clinical psychologist who provides short-term solution-focused therapy and long-term psychotherapy utilizing psychodynamic, multicultural, feminist, and CBT modalities, with a focus on identity, gender, neurodiversity, and life transitions.

AutismGender IdentityLife TransitionsNeurodivergenceSexual Identity/SexualitySports PerformancePsychodynamic TherapyMulticultural TherapyFeminist TherapyHumanistic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Out of Network/Private Payment

Monica Bernards BA, MA

Minneapolis, MN Telehealth
In their words
“Asian (East/Southeast) Multiracial White Cisgender Woman Queer Self-identity Agnosticism Spiritual, not religious LGBTQIA+ ally”

Monica Bernards is a pre-licensed professional therapist in Minneapolis, MN, providing individual and couples therapy shaped by person-centered, humanistic, and internal family systems frameworks.

AnxietyADHDAutismDepressionRacial IdentitySelf-EsteemLife TransitionsCouples TherapyIndividual TherapyPerson-Centered TherapyInternal Family Systems TherapyHumanistic TherapyBrainspottingCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Culturally-Sensitive TherapyAetnaBlue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHealth PartnersHennepin HealthMedicaidMedicarePreferred OneUCareUnited HealthCare Student Resources
In their words
“I’m a biracial Black and white therapist offering trauma-informed, culturally responsive care grounded in relational and analytic work.”

Aaliyah Kilgore, MS, is a biracial Black and white therapist offering trauma-informed, culturally responsive care grounded in relational and analytic work, specializing in biracial and multiracial identity development and working with transracial adoptees.

Biracial and Multiracial Identity DevelopmentTransracial AdopteesAttachmentRacialized TraumaTrauma-informedRelationalAnalyticBlue Cross Blue ShieldHealthPartnersCignaAetnaUcareHennepin HealthcareUMRMA/PMAP

Marissa Jensen MSW, LGSW

Burnsville Clinic
In their words
“Marissa is a bi-racial therapist who most enjoys providing a space for other biracial or multiracial teens or adults to talk through their journeys with validation and exploration.”

Marissa Jensen is a soft and compassionate therapist who uses humor, non-judgment, and optimism to connect with clients. As a bi-racial therapist, she enjoys providing a space for other biracial or multiracial individuals to explore their journeys. She utilizes trauma-informed practices, grounding, and containment techniques.

Anger IssuesChildhood DisordersChronic Pain & Medical IssuesCollege & Student IssuesCourt-Ordered TherapyEating DisordersGrief & LossLGBTQIA+ AffirmingLife TransitionsPTSD & TraumaSelf-EsteemSelf-HarmSubstance UseSuicidal ThoughtsTrauma-informed practicesGrounding techniquesContainment techniques

Analisa Hernandez MA, LMFT

Minneapolis, MN Telehealth
In their words
“I am a mixed race, Mexican American.”

I empower high-achieving women and femmes on the brink of burnout to enhance self-confidence, self-compassion, and reclaim their power.

AnxietyMarriage CounselingRacial IdentityCulturally Sensitive TherapyCouples CounselingHypnotherapyRapid Transformational TherapyOut of Network

Kei Skeide MS, LMFT, C-DBT

Minnesota Telehealth
In their words
“I identify as a social justice-driven clinician, first-generation immigrant, Pinxy/Filipinx-Japanese American, Bakla/Gender Queer.”

Kei Skeide is a social justice-driven clinician, first-generation immigrant, Pinxy/Filipinx-Japanese American, and Bakla/Gender Queer therapist practicing in Minnesota. They practice from a trauma-informed, multicultural lens, specializing in inter-cultural dynamics in relationships and utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills.

Inter-cultural dynamicsTraumaRelationship issuesDBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)Couples therapyIndividual therapyGroup therapyAetnaUnited HealthOptumMedicareMedicaidCignaAnthemBlue Cross Blue Shield

Katherine Jones LPC-S, ND, MA

7201 Metro Blvd, Suite 550, Edina, MN 55439 Telehealth
In their words
“Mixed Race: Asian, Black, White”

Katherine is a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and has her Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She works with people from many different religious/spiritual or secular backgrounds, socio-economic backgrounds, and cultural backgrounds.

ADHDAutismBipolar DisorderBorderline Personality DisorderPTSDSchizoaffective DisorderAdlerian TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Person-Centered TherapyTrauma-informed approach

Claire Banerjee LICSW

Minneapolis, MN Telehealth
In their words
“Asian (South)MultiracialWhite”

Welcome! I specialize in LGBTQ+ and multiracial identity development, working from a trauma informed and social justice lens. I have a particular interest in working with multiracial/BIPOC folks around identity exploration, development, and pride.

DepressionBody ImageAnxietyLGBTQ+ identity developmentMultiracial identity developmentIdentity explorationCignaBlue Cross Blue ShieldAetna

Alex Montes LICSW, SEP

Minneapolis, MN Telehealth
In their words
“I am a Mixed Race, Mexican, Second Generation immigrant, Queer, Cisgender, Femme and am excited to have the honor to work with you.”

I am a Mixed Race, Mexican, Second Generation immigrant, Queer, Cisgender, Femme and am excited to have the honor to work with you. Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Minneapolis, MN.

Culturally Sensitive TherapySomatic Therapy (Body Centered)Trauma TherapyLGBTQ IssuesPost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Racial IdentityAnxietyAttachmentBody Image IssuesCultural and Systemic OppressionDepressionDissociative DisordersEating DisordersFamily ConflictHistorical/ Intergenerational TraumaSelf-EsteemSomatic ExperiencingRelational TherapyAttachment TheoryBlue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)

Alex McLaughlin MSW, LISCW, CYT-500

Twin Cities, MN Telehealth
In their words
“Alex McLaughlin (they/them) is a late-diagnosed AuDHDer, PDAer, Queer, non-binary, chronically ill, disabled, fat and multiracial (Irish, Greek & Chinese) therapist based on Wahpekute land (Twin Cities, MN).”

Alex McLaughlin is a late-diagnosed AuDHDer, PDAer, Queer, non-binary, chronically ill, disabled, fat and multiracial therapist based in Minnesota. They offer neurodivergent-affirming, trauma-informed therapy and specialize in working with Autistic, ADHD, OCD, and 2SLGBTQIA+ clients.

ADHDAutism Spectrum DisorderObsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Culturally Sensitive TherapyDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eclectic TherapyFeminist TherapyPlay TherapyIntegrative TherapyInternal Family SystemsSand Tray TherapyInference-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT)Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Elliott Odendahl LICSW

Bloomington, MN Telehealth
In their words
“As a multiracial person myself, I understand the complexity of race and culture and it impacts our sense of identity, self and belonging.”

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Bloomington, MN who specializes in trauma, adoption issues, and racial identity, bringing lived experience as an adoptee and multiracial person to her practice.

Adoption IssuesPost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Racial IdentityAttachment TheoryCognitive Processing TherapyTrauma TherapyArt TherapyAttachment TheoryCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Culturally Sensitive TherapyHarm Reduction TherapyNarrative TherapyRelational TherapySolution Focused Brief TherapyPerson-Centered (Rogerian)Internal Family SystemsAetnaCignaComPsychMedicaidOptumBlue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)United HealthcarePreferred OneBlueCross of Minnesota MedicaidMinnesota Medical AssistanceEvernorth

Moraya DeGeare MA, LMFT

Online Video Sessions Only Telehealth
In their words
“I come from a large musical family from New England and a mixed-race background, primarily African-American, Caucasian, and Japanese.”

Moraya DeGeare is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in helping individuals and couples break through barriers created by conflict and disconnection. She utilizes Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and has specialized experience in helping mixed-race couples, navigating addictions (including sexual and cybersex addiction), and supporting those through life transitions or chronic illness like celiac disease.

Mixed race identity developmentMicroaggressions in multicultural marriagesRace based traumaRaising mixed race kidsCouples therapyMarriage & relationship counselingTeen counselingSuicide survivorsFamily therapy with chronic illnessAnxietyDepressionCultural and multicultural issuesGrief and lossParentingIdentity developmentLGBTQAddictionsSexual and porn or cybersex addiction / compulsivityEmotionally Focused Therapy

Lola Osunkoya MA, LPCC

Minneapolis Telehealth
In their words
“I’m a mixed race cishet woman who uses she/her pronouns. I identify as mixed and Black.”

Lola Osunkoya is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) who specializes in trauma, complex trauma, and dissociation, with a focus on BIPOC, mixed/multiracial individuals, transracial/transnational adoptees, and QTBIPOC. She utilizes EMDR, AIR Network Model, and Brainspotting in her practice.

TraumaComplex traumaDissociationMixed/multiracial identityTransracial and transnational adopteesQueer & Trans BIPOCENM/Poly relationshipsPerson-centered approachEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Adaptive Internal Relational (AIR) Network ModelBrainspotting

Lucy Baquero Oja MA, LMFT

Northfield, Minnesota, United States
In their words
“My own experience in a multiethnic household has provided me with the passion and desire to assist adolescents an families to support them finding a balance of cultures and to embrace the ability to hold multiple identities.”

Lucy Baquero Oja is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Multicultural Specialist at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. She provides individual, couples, and family therapy using an integrative approach combining systemic, feminist, humanistic, CBT, Narrative, and Solution-Focused modalities.

Multicultural ConcernsAdolescents and FamiliesImmigration StressFamily SystemsBIPOC Mental HealthSystemic TherapyHumanistic TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Narrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy