Top Therapists in South Dakota

Christie Ellwein

Case Manager

Christie Ellwein is a case manager at Dakota Counseling who has provided case management since 1998. She holds a BA in Psychology and Sociology from Mount Marty College.

Christine Garcia

Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Christine Garcia is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor who works with children and adolescents, specializing in autism, ADHD, trauma, and behavioral concerns. She has experience as a behavior therapist in an ABA clinic.

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.

Thomas Jewitt

Psychiatrist

Thomas Jewitt is a psychiatrist with over four decades of clinical experience. He provides direct patient care across all ages, using a holistic approach that emphasizes emotional and physical well‑being.

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.

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.

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.

Brenda Davenport

Brenda Davenport works in the mental health and chemical dependency field, is trained in Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) and Aggression Replacement Training (ART), and has 17 years of experience.

Ruth Schrag

LAC • Licensed Addiction Counselor

Karen VonEye is a Licensed Addiction Counselor at Stepping Stones who provides substance use counseling and treatment, with experience working with juveniles and adults.

Heather Janvrin

Therapist

Ashley Siebrasse is an outpatient therapist who provides person-centered, holistic, trauma-informed care to adults and couples facing anxiety, trauma, grief, eating and body image concerns, life transitions, and relationship difficulties.

Andria Petersen

EMDR • Behavioral Health Counselor

Christie Lueth is a behavioral health counselor at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD, specializing in individual therapy with play-based and narrative approaches. She is trained in EMDR and has more than 16 years of mental health experience, and serves as Board President of NAMI South Dakota.

Amy Newstrom

Doctor

Amy Newstrom is a physician with a background in public service and natural resources. She completed her medical degree, residency, and fellowship training at the University of South Dakota.

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.

Sarah Shoffner

LPC-MH, NCC, QMHP • Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health

Erin Sanford is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health (LPC-MH) with over 15 years of experience providing therapy to clients from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of concerns. She holds NCC and QMHP certifications and founded Agape Counseling Center in Brandon, SD.

Sherry Bartels

DNP, MSN, MS, RN, LPC • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Amy Newstrom is a psychiatric and family nurse practitioner and licensed professional counselor who has provided outpatient and inpatient mental health care in Rapid City since 2013. She specializes in treatment‑resistant depression, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and diverse clinical settings including county jail care.

Terrence Jatczak

PMHNP-BC, CNM • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Rebecca Feldman is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Midwife who focuses on perinatal mental health, supporting clients through pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, postpartum periods, infertility, and loss. She founded Brooklyn Parent Support and collaborates with Bloom Mental Health and Wellness.

Joanna Prewitt

LCSW-PIP, QMHP, MSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

She provides warm, direct, and interactive therapy for adults and couples, addressing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship stress, trauma, low self-esteem, and major life transitions. She is particularly focused on supporting clients through transitions like starting college, becoming a parent, raising teens, midlife changes, and caring for aging parents.

Jessy Berry

LPCC • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

Maria Pougiales-Posey is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who provides therapy to clients of all ages in schools, clinics, and hospice settings. She specializes in grief and bereavement, trauma/PTSD, chronic illness, anxiety, depression, gender identity exploration, and body image concerns.

Ashley Woodley

MSW, CSW-PIP • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Mandy Sieck is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CSW-PIP) in South Dakota with a Master of Social Work. She works with adolescents and adults on life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, and social skills challenges using a client-centered, mind-body approach.

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.