Sumana Damery
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
I prioritize building relationships with the people I work with, whether we are together for one session or one hundred.
I take care in getting to know those I work with outside of the problems that bring them to therapy. Playfulness, humor, and curiosity are foundational in my work. I believe one of the most powerful ways to experience change is by finding new relationships with problems. Many difficult struggles in life do not just disappear, but changing how we relate to these struggles can lead to transformative experiences. As a therapist, my job is to walk alongside others as they discover new paths forward.
Practice hours (CST)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Academic Concerns
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Body Image
- Depression
- Eating Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Life Transitions
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- Self-Esteem
- Sexual Identity
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Trauma
Age groups
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Special groups
- Body positivity
- Immigrants
- Neurodivergent people
- People of color
- People who are bisexual
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as non-binary
- People who identify as queer
- Professional Healthcare Providers
- Transgender
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Location
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Minnesota
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Minnesota
- Health Partners – Minnesota
- Hennepin Health – Minnesota
- Medica Health Plans – Minnesota
- Minnesota Medical Assistance – Minnesota
- Optum – Minnesota
- Preferred One – Minnesota
- UCare – Minnesota
- United Health Care – Minnesota
- Out-of-pocket
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- Out-of-network insurance
- In-network insurance
- I offer a free consultation
Credentials
Licenses
LPCC
Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy
3732, Minnesota
LMHC
Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions
13571, Massachusetts
Certificates
Yoga Teacher Training - 200 hours
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Education
Grinnell College
BA (Bachelor of Arts), 2010
English
Long Island University
MS (Master of Science), 2014
Library Science
Boston University
MEd (Master of Education), 2020
Mental Health Counseling