MWP Member Profile
Hana Ra Adams, M.A., LMFT, PsyD
I am a Korean-American Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who loves working with families, children, adolescents, couples, adults, and older adults. I have worked in a variety of settings including hospitals, community mental health centers, in-home therapy, nursing care, and school settings. I offer bilingual and a wide range of culturally appropriate services. I work collaboratively with my clients to create new solutions and stories for their lives. I have experience working with people dealing with anxiety, depression, relational conflict, adoption issues, grief/loss, and identity concerns. I have a special interest and experience with infant/perinatal loss.
Specialties:
Adjustment Problems/Stress, Adoption, Anxiety, Attachment Issues, Conflict Resolution, Death and Dying, Depression, Family of Origin Issues, Grief and Loss, Multicultural Issues, Parenting, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Trauma
Services:
Couples Psychotherapy, Family Psychotherapy, Individual psychotherapy
Ages Served:
Child (age 3-12), Adolescent (age 13-17), Adult (age 18-64), Elder (age 65+)
Languages:
English
Web site:
http://www.kenwoodcenter.org
Cities Nearest Office:Minnesota --
Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park
Home Address:
2809 South Wayzata Blvd
Minneapolis
Minnesota
55405
Employment:
Kenwood Therapy Center, Minneapolis, MN: 11/2008 – Present
Therapist – Provide individual, family, couple, and geriatric therapy from a Narrative Therapy base to develop insight into the stories of the client’s life. Facilitate a meaningful conversation of re-authoring a client’s life according to his or her intentions, purposes, values, beliefs, hopes, dreams, visions, and commitments to ways of living.
Minnesota Veterans Home, Minneapolis, MN: 7/1/2007 – 7/11/2008
Psychology Intern – Supportive psychotherapy and psychometric assessments provided for predominantly male, geriatric veterans in both nursing care and Domiciliary long-term residential settings. Co-facilitated two groups: Talk with Rick and Long Timers, managed caseload of 10-15 clients, presented two psychological seminars for all staff, member of Unit 3S Care Team, and assisted in program development for the Persistently Mental Health population in Domiciliary.
Staywell Health Management, Eagan, MN: 6/2006 – 6/2007
Nextsteps Health Coach – Responsible for facilitating lifestyle behavior change with participants via telephonic counseling at a health promotion call center. Utilized Motivational Interviewing to determine readiness for change for topics such as blood pressure, physical activity, smoking, stress, and weight loss. Assisted with training new hires on Motivational Interviewing.
The City Inc., Minneapolis, MN: 9/2002 – 5/2003
Family Youth Skills Worker – provided counseling to adolescents in an alternative high school and their families for issues related to truancy and family conflict. Collaborated with Hennepin County to provide services to juveniles involved in truancy. Co-facilitated three groups: parent group, girls group at group home, Friendship Group at Four Winds Elementary School.
The City Inc., Minneapolis, MN: 5/2003 – 5/2006
Family Worker – Collaborated with Hennepin County Child Protection to provide in home services of parenting education and support for families in Minneapolis. Parent education involved providing parents with information such as child development and discipline strategies.
Education:
Doctorate of Clinical Psychology (2003 – 2009) Argosy University, Twin Cities, MN
Master of Arts – MFT (2001 – 2003) Argosy University, Twin Cities, MN
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (1997 – 2000) Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Minor Anthropology
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