Family & caregiver support in Duluth, MN
Behavioral and environmental management training for the concerns in front of you, and education and coping strategies for family members and support teams adjusting to a loved one’s injury or cognitive changes.
2008
In clinical practice since
10 years
On an inpatient rehabilitation team
15 minutes
A free first call
3 days
Typical reply, or less
For the people beside the patient
Caregiving is work nobody trains you for
When someone you love has a brain injury, a stroke, a spinal cord injury or a cognitive decline, the household changes with them. Family members often become the memory, the scheduler, the driver and the one who notices when the day is going wrong. The hospital explains the diagnosis; living beside it is a different kind of learning.
For ten years I worked on an inpatient interdisciplinary rehabilitation team, partnering closely with individuals and their families as they navigated the profound impact of medical and neurological injuries. This service is built on that work: education about what has changed and why, coping strategies for the caregiver’s own load, and behavioral and environmental management training for the concerns that come up at home.
Support teams are included on purpose. The people who share the care shape a person’s day, and they need guidance too. The goal is the one my whole practice has: to empower adults and their families to best navigate the challenges they face.
What the work covers
Understanding, strategies, and a way to keep going
Sessions can include one person, a couple or the wider support team.
01
Education
What the injury or condition has changed, how that can show up in memory, behavior and mood, and what that means for daily life.
02
Behavioral and environmental management
Training for the presenting concerns: routines, surroundings and responses that support your loved one at home.
03
Coping strategies
For you: the fatigue, the worry and the grief that caregivers carry, and how to look after your own well-being.
How this works
From the first call to ongoing sessions
The same three steps as individual therapy. The diagnostic assessment is where we decide who takes part and what the plan is for.
15 minutes · free
A phone call
You share what brings you in, I explain how I can help, and together we decide whether my expertise fits your goals.
60 minutes
Diagnostic assessment
Your concerns, history and current functioning, and a treatment plan with clear goals. A diagnosis is identified together only if you plan to use insurance.
Weekly or biweekly
Ongoing sessions
Tailored to your plan and progress: understanding the challenges, building coping strategies, fostering growth.
Who is family and caregiver support for?
Family members and support teams adjusting to a loved one’s injury or cognitive changes: partners, parents, adult children, siblings and the caregivers who are part of daily life after a brain injury, a stroke, a spinal cord injury or a cognitive decline.
What is behavioral and environmental management training?
Practical training for the concerns in front of you: routines, surroundings and cues that support a loved one after a neurological change, and ways of responding to behavior changes that follow an injury.
Does my family member have to be your client too?
Not necessarily. We sort out what fits your situation in the free 15-minute call.
Can we meet online?
Telehealth sessions are available for clients located in Minnesota, through a secure link from the client portal. Who takes part, and how, is part of the plan we set in the diagnostic assessment.
What does it cost?
A session of 53 to 60 minutes is $250, and the initial diagnostic assessment, up to 60 minutes, is $325. You are entitled to a Good Faith Estimate at the start of care; HSA and FSA cards are accepted, and I provide a superbill for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
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The rest of what I do
Family and caregiver support
Caring for them includes caring for you.
A free 15-minute call to talk about what is happening at home, whether this support fits, and what it would cost.
A free 15-minute phone call, no commitment
Whether family support is the right first step
What sessions cost, and whether insurance will help