"I will not rescue you.
For you are not powerless.
I will not fix you.
For you are not broken.
I will not heal you.
For I see you, in your wholeness.
I will walk with you through the darkness
As you remember your light."
-Sheree Bliss Tisley

Lisa Nemitz, MSW, LICSW (she/her)

Heads up! As a practice, we know it’s important to know all the details about our education and experience. However, we also want to honor our value of authenticity and being humans first too. If you are looking for all the formal things, keep scrolling (it’s at the bottom).

If you want to start with who we are as humans, read on….

I believe my calling in this world is to walk with people through some of the darker periods of their lives. I look forward to working with you to identify your inner strengths to see that the sun will rise again.

I help children, adolescents, and adults alike.  I help individuals make connections to their past experiences and their current struggles to resolve past trauma and improve current day functioning. Helping someone set down the shame of their trauma and work to have a different relationship with those memories is an honor and a privilege.  

I bring a wide breadth of experience to the therapy setting including previous experiences teaching parenting skills, teaching pre-school, and experience as a children’s mental health case manager. I use my EMDR and AIR Network trainings and their theoretical models to help people overcome the impact of past experiences. I also incorporate a strengths–based approaches with each client to empower them to see how their unique strengths can support them through life’s challenges.

If you are looking for a therapist who is authentic and compassionate, can incorporate some humor into the healing process, and can also gently challenge you along the way, I am your person! 

I am an incredibly proud auntie to some amazing kiddos! I am a big MN Wild and Twins fan and I enjoy spending time outside, binging my favorite shows on Netflix and crocheting.

Primary Populations

Children, adolescents, and adults with trauma/complex trauma | NICU families | Individuals with complex medical conditions | Parents of children with complex medical conditions

Specialties + Areas of Focus

Complex Trauma | Grief and Loss | Complex Medical Conditions | Chronic Pain | Attachment Issues | Sexual Trauma | EMDR Therapy | Early Trauma Protocol | AIR Network | NICU Stays | Birth Trauma | Childhood Trauma | Sand Tray Therapy

Availability

Available Monday through Thursday

Contact Lisa

I am independently licensed as a clinical social worker (LICSW, #30689) through MN Board of Social Work. I received a Masters in Social Work degree through Capella University. I am trained in EMDR Early Trauma Protocol and AIR Network. I am Certified in EMDR and a Consultant in Training.

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