Deb Schmidt, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Waite Park, MN
Online & In-Person
About me
Welcome! I am a Psychotherapist with over 15 years experience dedicated to helping people improve their mental health and finding joy in their lives again. Taking an interest in learning about the services available to you is often the first step! My mission is to assist my clients in learning how to use their stumbling blocks as stepping stones, so that you may learn how to build upon your inner strength and find hope in your future. Our quiet office setting has a private and relaxing atmosphere to help you to feel comfortable enough to pull up your feet on the sofa and feel important and 'in control' of your treatment in the therapy process.
Our outpatient mental health clinic provides psychotherapy services for clients ages 0 to adult and offers individual, couple/marital, group, and family therapy in a private confidential office setting. We also provide crisis management services, offering appointments within the week, specifically for high risk and suicidal clients, to assist in stabilizing clients through crises, coordinating supportive services Experienced in crisis management serving clients of high risk and suicidal clients, coordinating supportive services to assist in stabilizing clients through crises and assisting clients with referral resources. Experienced in finding relief and peace from depressed mood, anxiousness and panic disorders. We offer trauma informed care with specialties of serving victims and survivors of trauma and abuse, those suffering from grief and loss, as well as, from toxic relationships with unreasonable people. We are experienced in providing services to clients with substance abuse and recovery issues, offering another layer of support in your healing and recovery journey. Our specialties also include Neurodevelopmental disorders, ADHD, Autism spectrum disorders, Oppositional and Conduct, as well as, personality disorders, such as Borderline or Narcissistic personality disorders. Specialties include providing services for clients experiencing life changing events or grief and loss issues, such as from divorce, separation, remarriage and blended family systems. Special interests also include the 0-5 age population working with infants and their parents, as well as, coordinating care with early education programs and the school system.
License
License(s)
Education
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud State University
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$115 - $225Sliding scale
YesAccepted payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Paypal
- Credit Card
Accepted credit cards
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
Accepted insurance plans
- Medicaid
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Health Partners
- UCare
Specialties and clinical interests
- ADHD
- Alcohol or Drug Use/Addictions
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar & Other Mood Disorders
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Bullying
- Career
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Criminal Justice Involvement
- Depression
- Divorce & Separation
- Domestic Abuse/Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Fertility, Pregnancy & Postpartum
- Gambling
- Gaming
- Gender Identity
- Grief & Loss
- Hoarding
- Internet/Social Media Addiction
- LGBTQIA+
- Learning Disabilities
- Life Coaching
- Men's Issues
- Mental Health Professionals
- Narcissism
- Neuropsychological Issues
- Nutrition
- Obesity & Weight Management
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Oppositional/Defiant Behavior
- Parenting & Parent-Child Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pet Loss
- Phobias & Fears
- Pre-Marital & Marital Issues
- Relationships
- School Performance
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Injury
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Disorders
- Spirituality
- Stress/Stress Management
- Substance Use Disorders
- Suicidality
- Suicide Loss
- Trauma & PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Violence
- Women's Issues
Therapy types
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Art Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness
- Play Therapy & Sandtray
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
Community specialties
- Single Parents
- People with Disabilities
- 12-Step Programs
- Trauma Survivors
Faith-based specialties
- Christianity
Location
Deb Schmidt Counseling
110 2nd Street South
Suite 221, Marketplace Offices
Waite Park, MN 56387 US
Office is ADA Accessible
Licensed to see clients in
Years in practice
Service types
- Therapy / Counseling
Types of clients
- Early Childhood (0-4)
- Kids & Tweens (5-12)
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults (18+)
- Individuals
- Couples
- Groups
- Families
- Parents & Caregivers
Languages
- English