Our Medication Team
Areas We Serve
Edina, Plymouth, St. Cloud & Surrounding Areas
Our Therapy Team
Chelse Bolin, MSW, LICSWchelse@affinitypsych.com
Chelse is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. She works with teens 14+, young adults, adults, and families. She lives and practices by the saying, "We are not responsible for what happens to us. We are responsible for our healing".
Marilyn Court, MA, LMFT marilyn@affinitypsych.com
Marilyn is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with individual adults and couples. Marilyn brings a warm, authentic approach with a touch of humor to create a safe space for healing.
Melissa Larson, MSW, LICSW melissa.larson@affinitypsych.com
Melissa is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who works with individual adults and couples. Melissa is kind, straightforward, and has a great sense of humor. She believes you are worthy of a safe space dedicated to providing you the opportunity to process your experiences of fear, trauma, transition and identity.
Ann Duevel, MSW, LICSW, LADC ann@affinitypsych.com
Ann is a licensed social worker and drug and alcohol counselor. She works with driven professionals and teens struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and/or addiction. Her style is open, kind, and patient, as you work together to reach your goals.
Vlad Gordeyev, MS, LMFT vlad@affinitypsych.com
Vlad is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He enjoys working with children, teenagers, adults, couples and families. He is relational, culturally-humble, non-judgmental, and he values joining alongside you as you navigate life's challenges and relationships at your pace.
Terria McGee, MSW, LICSW terria@affinitypsych.com
Terria is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. She works with adolescents, young adults, adults, and families. She is all about "meeting you where you're at" to build a relationship and partner with you to explore life's difficulties as they come. She is committed to be there with you on your journey towards healing, strength, and hope for the future.
Heather Brinkman, MS, LPCC heather@affinitypsych.com
Heather is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who works with children, adolescents, young adults, adults, and families. She specializes in trauma and works with a wide range of mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, attachment, adoption, racial identity, gender identity, and life transitions.
Sierra Barger, MA, LMFT sierra@affinitypsych.com
Sierra is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works primarily with adolescents, adults, and their families. She is relationship-focused and works to partner with individuals and/or their families to improve quality of life by creating a safe, non-judgemental space for exploring stressors, focusing on solutions, and developing healthy and meaningful relationships.
Sherry Fridlund, MA, LPsherry@affinitypsych.com
Sherry is a Licensed Psychologist who works with children through seniors. She brings decades of experience to her work, allowing her to provide wise, directive, skills-based suggestions alongside her warm and supportive demeanor.
Denise Wing, MA, LMFTdenise@affinitypsych.com
Denise is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Board approved supervisor who has been collaborating with adults and families for over 20 years. Developing a trusting therapeutic relationship is the foundation of her work. This allows for an emotionally safe environment to explore, build self-understanding, self-love and to empower her clients to live their preferred lives.
Angela Ackerman, MA, LPCCangela@affinitypsych.com
Angela is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who works with individuals and families, and especially loves to work with children (0-5) and their caregivers. Angela brings a balance of compassion and practical steps to help clients shift and grow. She uses a variety of creative approaches in her work because serious problems don't always need a serious solution!
Kelly Cook, MSW, LICSW kelly.cook@affinitypsych.com
Kelly is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who works with adults seeking the tools to thrive, not just survive. She has special expertise in helping those recovering from childhood sexual assault as well as women who have experienced domestic abuse. Kelly believes strongly in working with the client wherever they are on their road to wellness.
Poiab Vue, MSW, LICSWpoiab@affinitypsych.com
Poiab is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who sees children, adolescents, and adults. She is bilingual in Hmong. She uses warmth, empathy, and humor to look at the challenges of life with a strength-based approach. She is someone who will challenge and empower you to find your own gifts to ensure that you live your best life.
Kelsey Miller, MA, LPCC kelsey@affinitypsych.com
Kelsey is a licensed professional clinical counselor who works with children, adolescents, adults, and parents. She is funny, smart, kind, and approachable. She is passionate about figuring out the specific strategies that will help you and/or your family confidently move forward into a more enjoyable, empowered, and fulfilling life.
Michael Jacob, MS michael@affinitypsych.com
Michael is an Associate Clinical Therapist who provides individual counseling to adolescents and adults. He believes in meeting clients where they are in their journey toward wellness and creating a meaningful relationship with them that will encourage them to create change. He will work collaboratively with clients to create new insight, discover strengths, and explore ways for them to live their best, most authentic life.
Matthew “Matt” Thompson, MA, LPCC matt@affinitypsych.com
Matthew is a licensed professional clinical counselor who works with adults and older adolescents to help them live the lives they want to live and build relationships that are rewarding and uplifting. His approach is all about empowering people to make the change they desire, especially when they feel stuck or powerless. He approaches clients with curiosity, candor, and transparency.
Melissa Stricklin, MA, LPCC melissa@affinitypsych.com
Melissa is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who works with adults. She primarily offers Cognitive Processing Therapy (for PTSD). Melissa's style is both compassionate and straightforward and she enjoys educating clients when they want to learn more about their mental health.
Abby Wulfing, MA, LMFT abby.wulfing@affinitypsych.com
Abby is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with teenagers, adults, couples, and families. When you are ready to face the stuff that keeps you stuck and work towards creating a more meaningful future, Abby is your person.
Ashley Lange, MA, LPCC ashley@affinitypsych.com
Ashley is a licensed professional clinical counselor specializing in working with adolescents, adults, and their families. She has a special soft spot for "nerd" or "geek" culture, and is easily able to connect with and support clients from other stigmatized backgrounds as well, including LGBTQI+ folks. She excels at helping people repair and heal from damaging relationships.
Dani Norgren, MSW, LICSW dani@affinitypsych.com
Dani is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who works with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, including those who identify as LGBTQIA+. Whether exploring grief or trauma, navigating depression or anxiety, or understanding problematic body image or self-esteem, she supports clients using compassionate accountability, humor, and authenticity to help them uncover their power and resiliency.
Sara Eby, MA, LPCC sara@affinitypsych.com
Sara is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with 15 years of experience working with older adolescents and adults. Her specialty is helping clients gently and effectively get to the root of the problem. This allows for the kind of healthy, grounded, energizing growth that supports and sustains long-lasting change in the lives of her clients.
Abby Heisserer, MA, LPCC abby.heisserer@affinitypsych.com
Abby is a licensed professional clinical counselor who uses humor and everyday language to help her adolescent and adults clients figure out their next steps. She will use a combination of encouragement and respectful challenging to partner with you in overcoming the challenges you face.
Ami-Lyn Sussman, MSW, LGSW ami-lyn@affinitypsych.com
Ami-Lyn is an Associate Clinical Therapist working with children (5+), teens, adults, and families. She supports clients who are ready to overcome challenges, see and understand themselves more completely, and step into a healthier future. She is particularly interested in partnering with trauma survivors and families created through adoption.
Megan Bjorklund, MA, LPCC megan@affinitypsych.com
Megan is a licensed therapist who works with adolescents and adults to confidently move forward from past experiences of trauma. She uses several trauma treatment modalities to tailor her approach to your specific needs and goals.
Kelly Sternhagen, MSW, LICSW kelly@affinitypsych.com
Kelly is a licensed clinical social worker who is dedicated to helping children, adolescents, adults and families heal the wounds of the past and confidently reshape their futures. She will help you find the safety and strength to face whatever greets you on your journey.
Andrea Undlin, MA, LMFT andrea@affinitypsych.com
Andrea is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist who works with children with anxiety, teens, adults, and families. She specializes in trauma and works well with a wide range of mental health issues. Andrea is passionate about helping others and keeps it real and genuine with her clients.
Magan Olson, MSW, LICSW magan@affinitypsych.com
Magan is a licensed clinical social worker, though her clients think of her more as a resiliency-finder and a confidence-grower. She helps adolescents and adults, particularly those in the LGBTQIA+ community, tap into their potential in order to achieve the growth they seek.
Jeffrey Brunsgaard, MA, LPCC jeffrey@affinitypsych.com
Jeff is a licensed professional clinical counselor who works with adolescents, adults, individuals, and couples. He is direct, solution-focused, narrative, and relational in his work. He helps clients develop new patterns, write new stories, and take active control over the direction of their lives.
Christin Seirup, MA, LPCC christin@affinitypsych.com
Christin is a licensed professional clinical counselor who works primarily with individual adults. She loves partnering with clients to help them grow and heal from their past. Through that process, clients come closer to finding their true and authentic selves. This brings peace and emotional well-being in the present and instills hope for the future.
Tessa Wolden, MA, ATR-BC, LPCC tessa@affinitypsych.com
Tessa is a Board Certified Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She partners with children, teens, and adults to support their reflection and growth to cope with the stressors that come with being human. Tessa uses art-making, verbal processing, and ties in nature to create deeper understanding of difficult situations.
Jennifer “Jen” Hahn, MA, LPCC jennifer@affinitypsych.com
Jennifer is a licensed professional clinical counselor who works with adolescents and adult individuals. She is direct, transparent, and eccentric, and she works hard to provide her clients with a safe space where they can feel seen and heard. She believes that therapy should be what works best for each client – not one size fits most.
Stephanie Ess, MA, LMFT stephanie@affinitypsych.com
Stephanie is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with children (3+), adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She is a lifelong learner with a passion for helping people find themselves and figure out their place in the complex web of their relationships.
Dana Stewart, MSW, LICSW dana@affinitypsych.com
Dana is a licensed clinical social worker who works with individuals (ages 13+) and couples. She trusts and loves the process of therapy. She provides a safe place for clients to be seen, heard, and accepted as they explore their own path of evolution.
Bre Kwatera, MA, LPCC, LADC bre@affinitypsych.com
Bre provides individual therapy for individuals, teens, and couples. She believes in the power of the therapeutic relationship as a catalyst to creating meaningful change. She will partner with clients to engage in curiosity and navigate new insights, healing, perspective, and growth.
George Dupuy, DSW, LICSW george@affinitypsych.com
George is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker skilled in helping children, adolescents, adults, and families seeking practical solutions, emotional acceptance, and healing. His down-to-earth and straightforward approach is balanced with a kind, warm, and gentle relatability that helps both support and contain clients as they move through challenges into greater confidence and connection.
Jessica McBride, MPS, LPCC, LADC jessica@affinitypsych.com
Jessica is a licensed professional clinical counselor and licensed alcohol and drug counselor who works with individual adults and couples. She is all about creating and nurturing connection – connecting clients to their strengths, to healthy relationships with others, and to their authentic selves.
Becca Sawyer-Smith, MA, LPCC becca@affinitypsych.com
Becca is a licensed professional clinical counselor who provides individual therapy to adolescents and adults. She engages clients in a creative, collaborative experience that allows them to grow in self-knowledge as they move towards their goals.
Meridee Rilen, PsyD, LP, Foundermeridee@affinitypsych.com
Meridee is a psychologist who works with adult individuals and couples. She is direct, interactive, solution-oriented, and relationship-focused in her work. She helps clients re-write their stories, unlearn old habits, and live fully authentic lives.
Our Administrative Team
Jacklyn Bynnom-Moore admin@affinitypsych.com
Jacklyn is Affinity's Administrative Specialist. She supports our clients and clinicians by verifying insurance benefits, ensuring all our charts are set up correctly, and doing lots of other "behind-the-scenes" stuff that keeps everything running smoothly. She will win you over with her smile and her positive attitude!
TJ Smallwood hello@affinitypsych.com
TJ is Affinity's Scheduling Coordinator. It's TJ's job to match you with the perfect provider to meet your specific needs, so that means she'll probably be the first person you talk to here! TJ knows all about which of our clinicians have availability to see you the soonest, as well as what each provider's strengths and specialties are. You are in good hands when you allow TJ to work her scheduling magic!
Danielle Claus danielle@affinitypsych.com
Danielle is Affinity's Practice Coordinator and Billing Manager. She supports our staff and our clients by taking care of all billing-related matters and knowing pretty much everything about how things work around here! If you have a question, Danielle is certain to have an answer for you!