OUR COUNSELORS
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Amanda Cornelius, MA, LPCC
Founder and Owner of the Wellspring Group
Amanda Cornelius is the owner and founder of the Wellspring Group. She specializes in working with women, people in leadership positions or demanding jobs (this includes the demanding job of motherhood). Amanda often works with people experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, or general life transition issues. Nearly all of her clients work on personal identity development as well, because Amanda strongly believes that this decreases a variety of stressors. Amanda is an EMDR trained clinician. Her work is also strongly influenced by the research of Dr. Brené Brown. You'll find Amanda to be laid back, friendly, humorous, direct, and challenging. Many of her clients have homework after each session and work hard outside of counseling. When she's not working with clients, you'll find Amanda hanging out with her family, playing pickleball, chauffeuring her kids to various sports, or planning her next vacation to Montana.
*Note: Amanda is not currently taking new clients.
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Kimberly D. Anderson, PsyD, LP (New Brighton location & online)
Kim Anderson supports adult clients navigating anxiety, depression, family-of-origin concerns, relationship challenges, and women’s issues. Kim approaches therapy with compassion and collaboration at its core, always honoring the courage it takes to open up and share your pain and struggles. She partners with her clients to face life’s challenges, work through conflict, and make meaningful, affirming choices that support overall well-being. With warmth and insight, Kim helps individuals recognize their inner strengths and use them to move through life’s difficulties. At the same time, she assists clients in identifying unhelpful patterns that may be keeping them stuck, and empowers them to explore new perspectives and tools that foster resilience, personal growth, and a greater sense of balance. When she’s not working with clients, Kim enjoys spending time with her family, attending her kids’ activities, taking walks or bike rides, and staying connected with friends.
To set up an appointment, or read more about Kim, visit www.rootedpsychwellness.com
Joseph Biancardi, MA, LP (New Brighton location)
Joseph Biancardi is passionate about his work and engaging clients in the process of transformation. You'll find him to be warm, friendly, and inviting. Joseph works primarily with men and couples, specializing in men's health, spiritual formation, professionals struggling with anxiety or depression, and relationship health. Joseph practices from a blended approach, incorporating the best of insight-oriented cognitive behavioral traditions. He favors practical interventions and will often assign readings or writing to leverage the time between sessions. Joseph often employs a very useful technique called EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) therapy when treating trauma or areas where clients experience "being stuck." Joseph enjoys incorporating clients' faith practices into their therapy and is welcoming to all. Joseph also serves as the Director of the Counseling Services at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. When he's not working with clients, you'll find Joseph hanging out with his family and friends, catching a baseball game or camping. He is a sports enthusiast and leads an active life.
To set up an appointment, or read more about Joseph, visit www.bccstherapy.com
Sarah Bordeleau, MA, LPCC (Shakopee location & online)
Sarah provides compassionate, evidence-based care to individuals seeking healing and growth. As a Christian counselor, her faith informs her values and perspective, but she works with and values people from all backgrounds and belief systems. Sarah is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a research-supported approach for processing trauma, reducing anxiety, and fostering lasting emotional healing. She has experience working with a wide range of clients, including missionaries, first responders, military personnel, and adolescents—offering a supportive space tailored to the unique challenges they face. Sarah takes a holistic approach to counseling, honoring each person’s story while addressing their emotional, mental, and relational well-being. In her free time, Sarah loves face-timing with her nieces and nephews, exploring new countries with her husband, spending time around a campfire, and listening to reggae music.
To set up an appointment, or read more about Sarah, visit www.salomecounseling.com
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Jared Hibma, MA, LPCC (New Brighton location & online)
Jared Hibma appreciates being able to walk alongside someone who is looking for change and understanding. With a professional background including in-home and in-office therapy, he has a unique perspective on how people's experiences shape who they are today. Jared believes having a meaningful relationship with God also provides a balanced approach to better understanding a person's mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual journeys. You will find that Jared uses a gentle yet challenging approach throughout the counseling process. He enjoys working with men, women, couples, and teens, and has worked primarily with clients on reducing anxiety, depression, conflict, communication, marriage, infidelity, parent-teen relationships, and sexual addiction. With 14 years of marriage and two boys to raise, you'll find Jared spending much of his time with his family, playing disc golf or Minecraft with his sons.
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To set up an appointment, or learn more about Jared, visit www.hibmacounseling.com
Esther Davis, MA, LAMFT (New Brighton location & online)
Esther J Davis offers individual, couples, and family counseling for people of all ages. She is passionate about coming along side others in their efforts toward a better and more fulfilling life. Esther takes a strength based collaborative approach in her work. She also desires to bring objectivity and new insights into circumstances that may feel confusing and unresolved. Esther is approachable, discerning, non-judgmental, and insightful. She completed her graduate clinical hours at Arden Woods Psychological Services in New Brighton, MN under the supervision of Mark E. Anderson MA, LP, LMFT. Esther is completing her clinical hours for full licensure. When she is not working with clients she is busy raising her two young boys, dating her husband, and serving her faith community.
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To set up an appointment, or learn more about Esther, visit www.estherdaviscounseling.com
Brittany Kiel, MA, LMFT (New Brighton location & online)
Brittany Kiel believes change happens both through relationships and in working to find one's own value and identity. She works with a variety of ages and groups specializing in work with the queer community, adolescents, new adults, people who identify as or were socialized female, and people who have experienced religious abuse, adverse religious experiences, and/or spiritual abuse. She also works with people in committed relationships. Brittany holds a whole-person view of health, meaning that all aspects of a person (mental, physical, emotional, relational, etc.) interact and are important in healthy growth. Brittany strives to practice with care, education, humor, authenticity, and accountability both in therapy and in her own life.
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To set up an appointment, or learn more about Brittany, visit www.kielcounseling.com
Lisa Medin, MA, LPCC (Shakopee location & online)
Lisa Medin is warm, welcoming, and easy to connect with. She works primarily with adolescents and women, specializing in trauma, relationship distress, depression, and anxiety. Lisa believes we each have a sacred story that deserves to be heard by a compassionate, non-judgmental witness. She considers it an honor to hold space for individuals as they find greater emotional and spiritual health, heal from wounds, and become who they were created to be. Lisa is trauma-informed and uses a variety of techniques including cognitive behavioral therapy, sensorimotor psychotherapy, internal family systems, and emotion-focused therapy. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys being with her husband and sons, practicing yoga, playing pickleball, traveling, and paddleboarding.
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To set up an appointment, or learn more about Lisa, visit www.selahhealingtherapy.com
Megan Rustad, MA (New Brighton location & online)
Megan primarily works with women to help address stuck points; parenting concerns, anxiety and depression (including postpartum), and trauma. With her compassion, warmth, and empathy, Megan offers a safe and comfortable space for clients. She is trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) which helps clients reconsolidate and heal traumatic memories and physical reactions. She also uses several holistic therapeutic approaches to help clients access tools to cope with daily stressors, decrease anxiety and depression, recognize patterns and cycles of thinking and behavior, and increase empowerment and efficacy. She has a heart for first responders, military members/brats, and moms. Megan is currently pursuing her LPCC licensure and is under supervision. Outside the therapy office, you can find Megan building Lego, playing board games with her family, reading fantasy books, traveling, and participating in her own holistic journey.
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To set up an appointment, or learn more about Megan, visit website coming soon
Lisa Wold, MS, LPCC (New Brighton location & online)
Lisa Wold is a warm, compassionate therapist dedicated to creating a safe, supportive space where clients feel truly seen and understood. She specializes in working with women and young adults, and much of her career has been devoted to helping them navigate complex questions of faith, identity, and being human. Lisa frequently supports individuals facing grief, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, spiritual issues, and major life transitions. She believes that when we are deeply seen and known, we gain the courage to confront what scares us and pursue lives filled with meaning. Outside the therapy room, Lisa enjoys running, planning future travels, and watching films for her movie club.
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To set up an appointment, or learn more about Lisa, visit www.lisawoldcounseling.com
Pamela Zaffke, MA, LPCC, LMHP (Minnesota, Iowa, & online)
Pamela Zaffke specializes in meeting with men and women trying to balance their career and family responsibilities. She has provided counseling support to young adults in the process of adulting, advancing their education, and launching a successful career. She is passionate about helping others build meaningful relationships. If you desire more balance in your full life, Pamela can help you with that. She is able to guide her clients toward an increased capacity to love and care for others, while creating space for themselves as well. You'll find Pamela an insightful, gentle and warm person who provides a listening ear, a fresh perspective, and a vision of a more hopeful future. When she's not working with clients, you'll find Pamela outside enjoying nature and time with friends or cuddled up at home with a good book.
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To set up an appointment, or learn more about Pamela, visit www.aspirewellnessmn.com