Samantha Yerks
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
At Introspect Mental Health, we focus on the treatment trauma as well as various other mental health conditions and needs.
At Introspect Mental Health we focus on the treatment of various forms of trauma and each of our providers either has or is in the process of obtaining an advanced form of trauma training. We work with many different age groups and needs. We believe that all people are good spirited and they are not defective, rather, they are people trying to do the best they can with what they were given.
Practice hours (CST)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety
- Burnout
- Career
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Gambling Concerns
- Gaming/Internet Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Sexual Identity
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Children (under 10)
- Preteens (10-12)
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Treatment specialties
Treatments
- Christian Counseling
- Adlerian
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Exposure Therapy
- Experiential Psychotherapy
- Faith-Based Therapy
- Feminist Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Gestalt Therapy
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Object Relations Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Self Psychology
- Sand Tray Therapy
- Transference Focused Therapy (TFP)
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Mindfulness Training
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Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Wide doorway
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Door can be opened easily
- Step-free entry
- Flat path to the front door
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
- Emotional support animals allowed
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
Settling in
- Wide entry to clinician space
- Storage for mobility aids (e.g. wheelchair, scooter)
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Wide doorway
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Door can be opened easily
- Step-free entry
- Flat path to the front door
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
- Emotional support animals allowed
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
Settling in
- Wide entry to clinician space
- Storage for mobility aids (e.g. wheelchair, scooter)
Remote options
- Voice
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Minnesota
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Minnesota
- ChampVA – Minnesota
- Cigna – Minnesota
- Health Partners – Minnesota
- Hennepin Health – Minnesota
- Medica Health Plans – Minnesota
- Medicaid – Minnesota
- Medicare – Minnesota
- Minnesota Medical Assistance – Minnesota
- Multiplan – Minnesota
- Optum – Minnesota
- Preferred One – Minnesota
- UCare – Minnesota
- United Health Care – Minnesota
- United HealthCare Student Resource – Minnesota
- Out-of-pocket
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- Out-of-network insurance
- Sliding scale
- In-network insurance
Credentials
Licenses
LICSW
Board of Social Work
22117, Minnesota