Top Therapists in South Dakota
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Derek Townsend
LAC, LPCC • Licensed Addiction Counselor
Celeste Apodaca is a Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) and Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC) who brings cultural and existential perspectives to her work, offering bilingual Spanish-English support rooted in her Mexican heritage.
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.
Sheri Potter
LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor
Sheri Potter is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Spearfish who provides strengths-based, client-centered therapy for youth, families, and couples. She specializes in ADHD, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma, parent–child conflict, abuse issues, and therapeutic play.
LaNae Oyen
MS, CAC • Certified Addiction Counselor
Peggy Hora is a Certified Addiction Counselor with an MS in Administrative Studies who provides addiction counseling and facilitates CBISA groups, including adolescent and aftercare sessions. She has experience in state hospital and community settings and served as a sex offender therapist with the South Dakota State Prison system.
Shelby Adler
LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor
Emily Christensen is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps individuals and couples rediscover authenticity and build resilience, connection, and purpose. She works with clients facing burnout, PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, codependency, women’s issues, self-esteem struggles, and major life transitions, and previously spent six years as a high school counselor.
Patty Jonas
Licensed Professional Counselor
Patty Jonas is a licensed professional counselor who provides trauma-informed care for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and their families. She uses client-centered therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Peggy Hora
Licensed Addiction Counselor
Janae Oetken is a Licensed Addiction Counselor at Dakota Counseling Institute who directs the Stepping Stones drug and alcohol program. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Dakota Wesleyan University, teaching alcohol studies and supervising interns in the addictions field.
Erin Sanford
Financial and Life Transition Coach
Derek Townsend is a financial and life transition coach who helps clients achieve financial independence and holistic well‑being. He uses practical strategies, financial literacy, mindfulness, and personalized support to build confidence and sustainable habits.
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.
Cherise Lerew
Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Cherise Lerew is a Licensed Psychologist who provides assessment and intervention for children, adolescents, and families, with specialized training in ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder. She employs cognitive-behavioral approaches that prioritize trust and connection in the therapeutic relationship.
Jeremy Sanford
LPC-MH, RPT, MS • Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health
Ashley Woodley is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health (LPC-MH) and Registered Play Therapist (RPT) who provides clinical mental health counseling and play therapy. She has been offering therapeutic services since 2018.
Sandra Peyando
Psychiatrist
Dr. Georgiana Nuss is a board-certified adult psychiatrist at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She treats a wide range of conditions — including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, psychotic disorders, OCD, eating disorders, PTSD, substance use disorders, and ADHD — using a holistic bio-psycho-social approach.
Holly Garrett
LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor
Holly Garrett is a licensed professional counselor in Pierre, South Dakota, who provides community-focused counseling to individuals and families. She is committed to using her skills and experience to make a meaningful impact in her hometown.
Karen VonEye
LPC-MH, LAC • Licensed Professional Counselor
Karen Voneye is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Addiction Counselor with a master's in Educational Psychology and Counseling. She provides counseling focused on mental health and addiction.
Bruce Fogas
Counseling Specialist
Becky Dornheim is a counseling specialist at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She supports adults and older adults with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, family and relationship issues, and chronic mental illness recovery.
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.
Amy Hodge
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Amy Hodge is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who provides mental health care to patients across the lifespan. She began her nursing career in emergency medicine in Rapid City.
Jennifer Erdman
MBA, ANCC • Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Jennifer Erdman is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who provides psychiatric care across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. She has experience in outpatient, inpatient, correctional, long-term care, and telepsychiatry settings.
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.
Kay Foland
Psychiatrist
Dr. Kay Foland is a psychiatrist at Manlove Brain + Body Health who has practiced psychiatry since 2002 and brings over 35 years of nursing experience. She also teaches at South Dakota State University and focuses on collaborative care to help patients build healthier, more positive lives.
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