Teens (13+)

Age: Teens (13+)

MA, LMFT

Allison Merriman,

Psychotherapist,

pronouns: she/her

Independent Contractor

As a contractor, this provider may set separate or additional policies outside of those set by Mindful Way Counseling, LLC.
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About This Provider:

Allison’s approach is warm, collaborative, client-centered, and grounded in connection with a bit of humor along the way. She believes that effective therapy starts with trust and she works to create a space where clients feel safe, seen, and supported. Allison will follow a client’s lead when it comes to goals for therapy and she will always be honest with clients – offering ideas, reflections, and gentle challenges – as they work together. Allison supports each client in a way that fits their unique story and goals, drawing from a variety of therapeutic approaches. She pays close attention to how the mind and body work together because what we feel emotionally often shows up physically, too. Trauma can live in the body long after the events have passed. Our nervous systems carry stories from our experiences, even when we cannot put them into words. So, Allison incorporates body awareness into therapy and helps clients tune into their bodies’ signals and reactions. Allison welcomes and affirms people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences – including all races, cultures, bodies, sexual orientations, gender identities, and relationship structures. Everyone deserves a space where they feel respected and understood. Allison is also a Board Approved supervisor.
Allison typically works 4 days per week. Allison is also a board approved supervisor.

Payment & Insurance Information:

For Private Pay Clients: Provider is a Fully Licensed clinician and charges the “Fully Licensed” Fee.

Information about fees can be found here. 

We do not participate with or bill to Hennepin Health, Tricare, or Medicare Plans, even if a plan is associated with a company we are in network with, or if you have a secondary insurance with a company we are in network with. 

Independently licensed providers work with very limited number of EAPs, and insurance participation does not guarantee specific EAP network coverage. **Supervised clinicians cannot accept any EAP benefits.**

Always check with your insurance to be sure that we are in network.  ** For supervised providers, all insurances are billed at full insurance rates under the supervisor’s name and license, and reimbursed at the insurance contracted rates**

Do you have questions about how insurance coverage works? Check out our FAQs and Understanding Insurance 101 guide. 

Experience: ​

Masters in Counseling Psychology with Family Psychology Concentration, University of St. Thomas
Bachelors in Psychology, Gustavus Adolphus College
Allison has worked in the mental health field for 20 years with a strong focus on trauma healing. Her work experience includes providing therapy services in community corrections, children’s shelters, residential treatment, DBT programs, and outpatient mental health in medical clinics and private practice settings.

MA, LMFT

Matt Merriman,

Psychotherapist,

pronouns: he/him

Independent Contractor

As a contractor, this provider may set separate or additional policies outside of those set by Mindful Way Counseling, LLC.
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Populations:

Practice Areas:

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About This Provider:

Matt approaches therapy from the perspective that each client is their own best expert. As such, Matt utilizes the metaphor of therapy as a vehicle, with you (the client) in the driver’s seat. You have the steering wheel, and the gas and brake pedals. Together, you and Matt will work collaboratively to develop a treatment plan, which will serve as the roadmap to pave the way to the destination of your choosing. Matt will be in the passenger seat alongside you, serving as navigator to humbly assist you in your journey. As a good navigator, he will pay attention to your potential blind spots and help you notice them. In the end, your journey belongs to you, and Matt will do his best to help you reach your destination. Matt welcomes spiritual and faith-based perspectives in his practice. Whether you want to integrate your beliefs into your healing journey or are actively wrestling with questions and struggles around faith, he provides a supportive, non-judgmental space for your experience and exploration.
Matt is offering appointments 4 days per week.

Payment & Insurance Information:

For Private Pay Clients: Provider is a Fully Licensed clinician and charges the “Fully Licensed” Fee.

Information about fees can be found here. 

We do not participate with or bill to Hennepin Health, Tricare, or Medicare Plans, even if a plan is associated with a company we are in network with, or if you have a secondary insurance with a company we are in network with. 

Independently licensed providers work with very limited number of EAPs, and insurance participation does not guarantee specific EAP network coverage. **Supervised clinicians cannot accept any EAP benefits.**

Always check with your insurance to be sure that we are in network.  ** For supervised providers, all insurances are billed at full insurance rates under the supervisor’s name and license, and reimbursed at the insurance contracted rates**

Do you have questions about how insurance coverage works? Check out our FAQs and Understanding Insurance 101 guide. 

Experience: ​

Master of Arts in Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy, Adler Graduate School
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Minnesota
Matt has two decades of experience working as a mental health therapist. His professional background includes providing individual, group, couples, and family therapy in a wide range of settings including in-home, intensive outpatient programs, residential treatment, substance use programs, medical clinics, and outpatient therapy clinics.