Luke Tervola

Hi, I'm Luke, Are you feeling stuck? Do you feel you're having difficulty moving forward or achieving your potential? Does it seem like past events continue to impact you more than you would like? If so, we may be a good fit to work together. I'm a Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience in the helping professions. My hope is that you're able to find a good fit for your therapist, as it has been my experience that the qualities found in the therapeutic relationship, including authenticity, validation, understanding, and mutual empathy are some of the essential foundations to the work of healing. With that in mind, I tend to emphasize building the therapeutic relationship when we first meet, which may include discussing your interests, things that are important to you, important relationships, possibly sharing in some humor, and discussing what makes life meaningful to you - in addition to the core of what brings you to therapy at this time. This is followed by assessing and developing a plan of action paired with the best evidence-based practices within my scope of practice to help our shared work together. I work with adults (18+) and specialize in treating depression, anxiety, trauma and complex trauma, grief and loss, attachment wounds, childhood trauma, and more. I bring a person-centered, trauma-focused, mindfulness-focused, and attachment-focused approach to my practice. I often use the following modalities in my practice: Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy. I have training in EMDR and DBT. In my own time I enjoy spending time with my significant other, friends and family, our pets, time spent outdoors, hiking, vegetable gardening, and watching the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. If you would like to meet with me feel free to reach out to get on my schedule. I'm also always happy to offer a 15 minute consult to help determine if we may be a good fit to work together.