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Therapy in Superior, a short drive from Duluth.
The office is at 3712 Tower Ave, Suite C, on Tower Avenue, about a ten-minute drive from downtown Duluth. If you live in or around Duluth, the in-person option is easy. Telehealth is not, because of state-licensure rules.
Why this page exists
My license is in Wisconsin only. Wisconsin licensure law lets me see clients by telehealth when they are physically in Wisconsin at the time of the session. For Minnesota residents that means in-person sessions only, at the Superior office. The good news is that the bridge is short. Most of my Duluth-area clients drive over in about ten or fifteen minutes.
What in-person sessions look like
Sessions are 50 minutes, weekly or every other week to start, at the office on Tower Avenue. The space is quiet, conventional therapy-room shaped, with windows. Parking is on the street. The office is on the ground floor and easily accessible.
Most Duluth-area clients keep a regular slot (often a Tuesday or Thursday afternoon) and we hold it across the year, including over the winter when the bridge gets weather. If the bridge closes or driving is unsafe, we move that week's session by phone where the licensure rules allow, or we reschedule.
About the licensure rules
You sometimes hear that the Counseling Compact is going to fix this. It will, eventually, for licensed counselors in member states. Until both Wisconsin and Minnesota are fully participating and the implementation is complete, the practical answer for Duluth-side clients is: in-person at the Superior office. I expect this to change in the next few years, and I will update this page when it does.
If you live in Duluth but you spend significant time across the border (a cabin in Wisconsin, a job in Superior, family in Hayward), we can sometimes arrange telehealth from those Wisconsin-side locations. We will talk about the specifics at the consult.
What I see Duluth-area clients for
Anything in my regular caseload. The same specialties that show up on the specialties page apply: anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, grief, life transitions, family work, and the rest. The most common reason Duluth-side clients come over is the same as for clients on the Wisconsin side: the Duluth therapy waitlists are long, the Twin Ports has a real provider shortage, and being able to start with a real person matters.
If you are at UMD or the College of St. Scholastica
Many of my college-age clients come from UMD and St. Scholastica. The drive from either campus is about fifteen minutes, which is often shorter than parking on campus. Campus counseling centers in both schools are stretched thin in the same way every UW counseling center is; outside therapy is a real option, and the cross-bridge drive is doable.
If you are at Lake Superior College, the College of St. Scholastica, or UMD, BadgerCare and Wisconsin Medicaid will not cover you (those are Wisconsin plans), but commercial insurance often will. We will sort it out at the consult.
Cost
Sessions are $125 out of pocket. Most major Wisconsin insurance is in-network. Some Minnesota insurance plans cover out-of-state providers and some do not; we verify before the first session. See insurance and fees for the full list.
How to start
Text, call, or use the form. The free 15-minute consult is the easiest first step - I ask a few questions, you ask whatever you want, and we figure out together whether the drive across the bridge once a week is workable for you.