Top Therapists in South Dakota

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.

Alyssa Peterson

CSW-PIP, MSW • Clinical Social Worker

Patty Juhnke is a Clinical Social Worker (CSW-PIP) at Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center in Chamberlain, SD. She provides counseling for all ages for depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, grief, and coordinates referrals for medication management.

Erica Gloor

CSW, QMHP, MSW • Licensed Certified Social Worker

Jeremy Sanford is a licensed certified social worker (CSW), qualified mental health provider (QMHP), and holds a Master of Social Work (MSW). He provides person-centered, integrative therapy for teens, adults, and older adults, focusing on anxiety, depression, life transitions, stress, self-esteem, men’s issues, relationship concerns, and addiction.

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.

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.

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.

Butch Steinle

FNP, PMHNP • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Butch Steinle is dual-certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over a decade of experience in psychiatry, providing mental health and psychiatric care.

Megan Mitchell

NP • Nurse Practitioner

Nichole Johnson is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner specializing in psychiatry at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls. She provides diagnostic psychiatric evaluations and medication management for patients receiving behavioral healthcare.

John Jones

AANP, ANCC • Nurse Practitioner

Kristen Corkle is a Nurse Practitioner board-certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner (AANP) and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (ANCC). A South Dakota native, she brings experience across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, urgent care, palliative, and primary care settings.

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.

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.

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.

Nicole Johnson

Physician Assistant

Garet Ford is a board-certified Physician Assistant at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls, providing psychiatric evaluations and medication management for children and adults. He specializes in anxiety disorders, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophrenia.

Brenden Kruckenberg

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Marie Jameson is a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls, SD, specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry and providing behavioral healthcare for youth.

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.

Roswitha Konz

EdD, Licensed Psychologist, NCC • Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Rhonda Smith is a licensed psychologist specializing in behavioral health at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls, SD. She provides evidence-based care and is nationally certified in counseling.

Kelly Lauck

Psychiatrist

Dr. Brenden Kruckenberg is a psychiatrist at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, providing comprehensive adult behavioral health care. He specializes in treating anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and substance use disorders.

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.

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.

Rajesh Singh

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Dr. Sandra Peynado is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls, SD. She specializes in pediatric behavioral health, treating ADHD, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, autism, and family relational challenges.