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Dr. Minten holds a doctorate in counseling from Oregon State University. This degree focuses on advanced clinical practice, supervision, teaching, and research. She has a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. This degree focused on diagnosis and treatment of mental health concerns, counseling theory and techniques, as well as relationship concerns. In addition, Dr. Minten holds a post-graduate certificate program in Marriage and Family Therapy and a second post-graduate certificate in Sex Therapy. She has a specialization in LGBTIQ families and couples. She is a member of AASECT (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists), AAMFT (American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists), SSSS (Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality), and she is a KAP (Kink Aware Professional). She has advanced training in sexual health, relational health, prevention and wellness for relationships, evidence-based modalities such as Emotion-Focused Therapy, motivational interviewing, Gottman Method (Certified), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Systemic and Existential Therapy, and EMDR. She brings to her work an in-depth understanding of techniques to deepen creativity. All of these pieces come together to provide the best care for her clients. Dr. Minten offers supervision to Marriage and Family Therapist Interns and to professionals seeking competency as Sex Therapists. She teaches classes at Oregon State University, University of Nevada Reno, The Buehler Institute and she provides continuing education programs on sexual health, motivational interviewing, relationship wellness, and more. She presents locally through through the University of Nevada Reno’s CASAT program (Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies), the Nevada American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (NAMFT) and at national conferences. [Read More]

Born and raised in Reno, Leeanne received her Masters Degree in Counseling and Educational Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno and a second Masters Degree and Ph.D. in Psychology from Fielding Graduate University. She enjoys working with grief/medical issues, depression and anxiety. [Read More]

My experience includes private practice and work with courts, state/county divisions of child and family welfare, foster care/ adoption, high schools and colleges, My expertise extends to adolescents and adults focusing on attachment, trauma, grief and loss, anger management, adjustment to sudden life changes, depression, anxiety, and parenting. My practice is inclusive and has evolved from 25 years of work with clients from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, geographic origins, sexual orientations, the LGBTQ community and gender issues. [Read More]

We are Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists who enjoy working with preteens (10-12), teens, women, men, couples, and families. We maintain a private practice in Reno, Nevada. We are native Nevadans, raised in Reno and Carson City. We completed our BS degrees at the University of Nevada Reno which is where we met, and we have raised our family here in the Reno/Sparks community. We returned to school for MS degrees in Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy at the University of Phoenix (Reno campus) specializing in narrative therapy. We are currently serving as private practitioners working with a broad spectrum of client concerns including grief and loss, anxiety, depression, stress, relationship discord, issues related to substance abuse and addiction, and with those who are struggling with physical limitations. We have provided family therapy at the Children’s Cabinet, Heal Therapy of Nevada, Compass Behavioral Health, and Serenity Mental Health. We emphasize a strength-based collaborative approach to therapy through therapeutic conversations that help families, couples, and individuals rediscover hope in the midst of the problem saturated stories of their current experiences. Our therapeutic approaches are based on a therapy of appreciation for the client and the influence of problems on the clients’ lives. We integrate complementary methodologies and techniques to offer highly personalized approaches tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, we work with individuals to help them rediscover their strengths, discover new possibilities, and help them move into their preferred life stories. [Read More]

I earned my master’s degree in social work (MSW) at the University of Montana, where I focused on end-of-life care, bereavement, anxiety and depression, geriatrics, and existential and mindfulness-based counseling. Over the years I’ve counseled a diversity of people with a wide array of life challenges, including relationship problems, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, chronic pain, trauma, and life transitions. Prior to my work as a clinical social worker, I earned a master’s degree in creative writing (MFA) and worked as a writer for many years. My book, Through Yup’ik Eyes: An Adopted Son Explores the Landscape of Family, was published in 2000. My love for literature and writing has transferred well to my work as a psychotherapist, and with clients I will often harness the power of prose and poetry to educate, illuminate, and inspire personal growth. I grew up near Lake Tahoe, which instilled in me a lifelong passion for mountains, the natural world, and healthy living. I enjoy backcountry skiing, rock climbing, and cycling, and many of the photographs you see on this website were taken by me, or by friends and family, in wild places nearby and around the world. While my outdoor pursuits have often challenged me physically and mentally, I believe the true adventure in life—the deepest, most courageous living—takes place within our inner landscapes. I envision Mindful Mountain as a place where courageous people come to seek integration of mind, body, and spirit. I hope to be a guide along the way. [Read More]