Advanced Psychological Services

Trauma sits at the center of care here, especially when it overlaps with substance use or mental health concerns. Advanced Psychological Services (APS) serves teens and adults through outpatient therapy, psychological assessment, medication management, telehealth, and a co-occurring intensive outpatient program (IOP). They treat PTSD, anxiety, depression, OCD, eating disorders, and substance use disorders (SUD), with trauma-focused services for military personnel, first responders, and survivors of sexual or domestic abuse.

Draw from Multiple Therapy Approaches

Clinicians draw on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), alongside narrative therapy, motivational interviewing, and family therapy. Co-occurring intensive outpatient program (IOP) clients attend individual therapy at least weekly, paired with group sessions, relapse prevention planning, and medication management from a psychiatric nurse practitioner on staff.

Find Care for Veterans and Survivors

Trauma-focused programming extends to military personnel, first responders, and members of military families through partnerships including Strength at Home and the Veteran Resilience Project, plus survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Teens, young adults, and midlife adults attend in person or by telehealth, with two bilingual (Spanish-English) clinicians on staff and a wheelchair-accessible office in Mankato.

Continue Care after Treatment Ends

Follow-up sessions, in person or online, continue at no added cost once formal treatment ends, and the team coordinates continued outpatient care and return visits as needed. A certified peer recovery specialist provides ongoing mentoring and relapse prevention check-ins, and clients can keep practicing skills in a virtual DB