Top Therapists in South Dakota

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.

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.

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.

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.

Whitney Nordvold

LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Whitney Nordvold is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides trauma-informed, culturally responsive care. A member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, she integrates Lakota/Dakota and mixed European-American heritage into her work with individuals, families, and communities.

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.

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.

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.

Jolyn Roekel

Mental Health Clinician

Jolyn Roekel is a Mental Health Clinician offering outpatient therapy using Systems, Developmental, and Adlerian approaches. She focuses on anxiety, depression, family dynamics, dual diagnosis, neurodevelopmental disorders, sexual abuse, and other trauma.

Katy Davis

LPC, QMHP, NCC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Jessica Ruzicka is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who provides therapy to individuals ages 3 and up, specializing in anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, autism, LGBTQ+ support, and maternal/postpartum mental health. She uses Person-Centered and Humanistic approaches and incorporates Play Therapy, CBT, and trauma-informed techniques.

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.

Cheyenne Spielmann

ABPN • Psychiatrist

Dr. Rajesh Singh is an adult psychiatrist at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls, offering behavioral health assessments, medication management, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). He also serves as Adult Psychiatry Medical Director and is an Associate Professor at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.

Maria Sargent

MSN

Maria Sargent is a psychiatric clinician with a background in cardiology, palliative care, and mental health. She earned her MSN in 2018 and practices in the Black Hills, emphasizing empathetic, patient-centered care.

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.

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.

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.

Sarah Flynn

Physician Assistant

Rachelle Broveleit is a board-certified Physician Assistant specializing in psychiatry at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She holds certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and has a 4.7/5 patient satisfaction score from over 120 reviews.

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.

Stephen Manlove

Psychiatrist

Dr. Stephen Manlove is a psychiatrist in Rapid City, South Dakota with over 30 years of experience. He specializes in forensic psychiatry and integrates research-backed, whole-body and brain-focused approaches to mental health care.

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.