Dr. Amanda Flowers Peterson, LPCC (she/her)

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Licensed in MN

Accepted insurances, plans may vary, always call your insurance to verify): BCBS, HP, UCare, Aetna, Optum (UBH, UMR, Medica, Bind/Surest, UHC), America’s PPO, Health EZ, Medical Assistance/Medicaid, Cigna

Hello, I'm Dr. Amanda, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor at Emerald Therapy providing neuro-affirming, multicultural care for youth, athletes, adolescents, and late diagnosed neurodivergent individuals. Holding a Doctorate in Education focused on cultural agility, I use my psychoeducation expertise to empower you through adverse experiences and the neurocomplex intersections of giftedness, ADHD, Autism, and CPTSD. By utilizing a systems approach to address systemic oppression rather than pathologizing your character, I view your trauma responses as valid reactions to the environments you navigate. 

To guide you through chronic stress, I integrate Accelerated Resolution Therapy to process trauma, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to align your healing goals with your values, and neuroscience-backed mindfulness to ground and better manage your nervous system. This work is deeply personal, shaped by my lived experience as an African American and Native American woman on the autism spectrum raised in a single-parent, rural household. My practice is intentionally pro-Black, womanist, and anti-ableist, while warmly welcoming your spiritual identity and integrating Christian faith for those who desire it.

Perhaps you have spent years obsessively collecting strategies, trying coping mechanisms, and reading self-help maps. You might feel like multiple paths have been drawn out for you, yet you are still no closer to understanding why you feel how you feel. You simply do not need another person telling you how to fit into a world that was not built for you. If you are ready to stop analyzing your pain disconnected, I invite you to reach out to me today. Together, we can collaborate so you can finally learn to embody and embrace how you feel in a healthy, empowered way. Let us move past the rigid blueprints of healing and step into your true, lived freedom.

Specialties:
Adults and individuals under 18

Play Therapy
Trauma
Grief
Interpersonal Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Multicultural Therapy

Amanda is available Mondays and weekends for scheduling. She can be reached by leaving a message with the office at (651) 504-4297 or by emailing her at apeterson@emeraldtherapyllc.com. Online self-scheduling is on our appointments and portal page or at emeraldtherapy.clientsecure.me.