Top Therapists in South Dakota

Audrey Steinle

LPC, QMHP • Licensed Professional Counselor

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) who provides trauma-informed care for anxiety, stress reduction, life transitions, and LGBTQ-related concerns. Her approach integrates mindfulness, DBT, EMDR training, and polyvagal-informed and humanistic techniques.

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.

Lindsey Krueger

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

Sarah Shoffner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CSW-PIP) and Qualified Mental Health Provider (QMHP) who provides client-centered, strengths-based support. She draws on a diverse career background to connect with clients and nurture their potential.

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.

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.

Ashley Siebrasse

LPC-MH, LAC, QMHP • Licensed Professional Counselor

Ashley Siebrasse is a Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health (LPC-MH), Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC), and Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) who offers compassionate, strengths-based care for individuals and families facing anxiety, trauma, addiction, parenting, family dynamics, and life transitions.

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.

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.

Briana Powell

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

Sherry Bartels is Executive and Clinical Director of Bartels Counseling Services, Inc., with over 30 years of experience in mental health and addictions. She holds qualifications as a Qualified Mental Health Professional, Licensed Professional Counselor–Mental Health, Licensed Addiction Counselor, Approved Clinical Supervisor, and National Certified Counselor.

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.

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.

Patty Juhnke

Family Nurse Practitioner

Terrence Jatczak is a certified family nurse practitioner who delivers comprehensive preventive and chronic care to patients of all ages. He is board-certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners in family practice.

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.

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.

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.

Rebecca Feldman

MS, LPC, NCC, ACT • Licensed Professional Counselor

Rebecca Feldman is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor with a master’s in Clinical Mental Health, bringing over a decade of experience in mental health and addiction counseling.

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.

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.

Rhonda Smith

LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Jessica Sailer‑Dalton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls who provides individual therapy to adolescents and adults for anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, and trauma. She uses a holistic, client-centered approach with interventions such as CBT and DBT and advocates for community mental health and domestic violence awareness.

Abbey Bauman

PA-C • Physician Assistant

Alyssa Peterson, PA-C, is a physician assistant in psychiatry at Sanford Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, providing medication management and personalized treatment for anxiety, ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and psychotic spectrum disorders.