Top Therapists in South Dakota

Emily Christensen

LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Brenda Eddington is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Supervisor with over 20 years of experience providing culturally sensitive, strengths-based therapy to individuals and couples. She specializes in depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, substance use, eating disorders, and emotional dysregulation using evidence-based, personalized tools.

Jason Ellwein

LPC-MH, QMHP, EMDR • Licensed Professional Counselor in Mental Health

John Daniel is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Mental Health (LPC-MH) and QMHP who treats depression, attachment difficulties, PTSD, trauma, and co-occurring disorders. He utilizes Adlerian and DBT approaches and is trained in EMDR.

Christie Lueth

Licensed Professional Counselor

Megen Mitchell is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, providing counseling for anxiety, attachment disorders, ADHD, depression, and trauma.

Rita Van Norman

CGC • Clinical Social Worker

Rita Van Norman is a Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience specializing in the mental health needs of older adults, their caregivers, and loved ones. She provides compassionate support for depression, anxiety, grief, and dementia-related challenges and has taught and developed curricula for caregivers.

Megan Burgard

DNP, FNP • Family Nurse Practitioner

Megan Burgard, DNP, FNP, is a family nurse practitioner practicing psychiatry at Manlove Brain + Body Health. She has experience in pediatrics, home health, women’s health, and clinical informatics and focuses on holistic mental wellness and nurse education.

John McDaniel

LAC, EMT-B • Licensed Addiction Counselor

John Mcdaniel is a Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) and registered EMT-B who provides addiction counseling and instructs First Offender DUI and Moral Recognition Therapy courses.

Maria PougialesPosey

LPCC • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

Shelby Adler is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who provides warm, client-centered therapy for individuals and couples facing anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic pain, grief, and major life transitions. She specializes in perinatal mental health, supporting clients through pregnancy, postpartum, and fertility challenges.

Jill Janecke

MS, LPC, EMDR-C • Licensed Professional Counselor

Jill Janecke is a Licensed Professional Counselor and EMDR-certified therapist who provides counseling to children, teens, adults, couples, and families. She founded Rising Hope Counseling and expanded services to rural South Dakota.

Marie Jameson

Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Bruce Fogas is a licensed psychologist who treats children and adolescents with behavioral, emotional, and learning challenges, including ADHD and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. He also addresses the impacts of divorce, social media, and participation in medical research on youth development.

Jessica SailerDalton

NP, AANP • Nurse Practitioner

Andria Petersen is a nurse practitioner specializing in psychiatry who treats depression, anxiety, and mood disorders in both hospital and outpatient settings. She is board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and focuses on patient-centered, confidential care.

Tracy Romey

MS • Outpatient Therapist

Haley Keizer is an outpatient therapist with an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling who uses a warm, direct, collaborative, and strengths-based approach. Her practice is informed by experience in child welfare and supporting individuals with disabilities.

Kristen Corkle

PMHNP-BC, CNM • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Kristen Corkle is a dual board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse-Midwife who focuses on women’s mental health across all life stages. She treats anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, PMDD, and perinatal mental health concerns, and supports women facing infertility or pregnancy loss.

Jon Nath

MSW, CSW-PIP, QMHP • CSW-PIP

Kari is a CSW-PIP and Qualified Mental Health Professional at Dakota Counseling Institute who serves as Intake and Assessment Worker for outpatient services and supervises the home-based program. She has specialized training in EMDR and conducts custody evaluations and home studies.

Carolyn Short

MSW, CSW, RPT • Certified Social Worker

Carolyn Short is a Certified Social Worker in private practice who offers a grace-based, faith-friendly, and values-honoring approach. She provides trauma-informed adult therapy, Gottman couples work, and therapeutic play for children 12 and under, and is trained in EMDR (Level 2) and TF-CBT.

Becky Dornheim

Psychiatrist

Dr. Abbey Bauman is an adult psychiatrist at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She provides medication management and diagnostic psychiatric evaluations for conditions such as anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, OCD, PTSD, schizophrenia, and substance use disorders.

Mandy Sieck

MSW, CSW-PIP • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Lindsey Krueger is a licensed clinical social worker (CSW-PIP) who provides individual and group counseling for trauma, chronic illness, grief, depression, anxiety, and life stressors. She has experience developing therapy programs for medical rehabilitation patients and families adjusting to strokes, brain injuries, cancer, and serious injuries.

Celeste Apodaca

LAC, LPCC • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

Jessy Berry is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) who helps individuals and couples navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, addiction, substance use, and co-occurring disorders. Her approach is rooted in compassion, collaboration, and supporting transformation.

Tamber White

MSN

Tamber White practices psychiatry with a whole-person, integrative approach. She holds an MSN and draws on nursing, emergency medicine, surgery, and cardiology experience to inform her care.

Mandi Scott

MS, LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Mandi Scott is a Licensed Professional Counselor and school counselor with 14 years' experience supporting elementary children and families. She provides individual and family therapy for children and adolescents with social-emotional, behavioral, and learning challenges, including ADHD, anxiety, depression, and executive functioning issues related to TBI or concussions.

Megan Schaefbauer

Megan Schaefbauer is a clinical mental health counselor who supports adolescents and young adults facing grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem, and relationship challenges. She has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults and completed a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2023.