Josh has been caring for, coaching, and inspiring people for two decades. He is a graduate of The Arrow Leadership Program, has studied family ministry at Briercrest College and Seminary, is a certified Parent Coach through Connected Families, and is trained in church trauma care through Crown College. He was a youth pastor and care pastor for the 19 years and is currently the Spiritual Life and Advancement Director at Community Christian School. He is a 2 on the Enneagram and a High i on the DiSC profile. He believes deeply that everyone’s life has a unique purpose and loves helping people answer some of their biggest questions about God, family, and life. Josh is currently seeing clients for parent coaching, spiritual advising, & pre-marital counseling.

Josh co-found The Freedom Center MN with his wife Rachel.

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Rachel is a curator of FUN and an empathetic listener. She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who has worked with students and families for over nineteen years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Minnesota State University Moorhead, a Masters of Arts in Professional Counseling from Crown College, and is a certified Parent Coach through Connected Families. Rachel offers individual therapy for kiddos, teens, and adults. Play therapy is available for kids ages 5 and up. Her counseling approach is based on the unique needs of each client, and she strives to support individuals who have experienced or are experiencing difficulties with depression, anxiety, self-harm, grief/loss, relationships, identity development, behavioral issues, trauma, and adjustments/transitions. Rachel loves the Lord and desires to help her clients young and old experience the freedom found in Him.

Rachel co-founded The Freedom Center MN with her husband Josh.

Kara is a licensed independent clinical social worker, who has been in practice for over 10 years. She loves living on a farm with her husband and son, and enjoys gardening, baking pies, and being outside soaking up sunshine. Kara is passionate about serving children, adolescents, and families, and supporting them as they flourish and thrive. She is also devoted to helping other mental health providers grow professionally through supervision, consultation, and training. Additionally, Kara finds joy in working with interns by exploring strengths, enthusiasms/interests, and career goals.

Barb is kind, wise, & a faithful encourager. Barb’s degree profile includes a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy attained through Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Barb’s desire and commitment is to assist, support, encourage, and empower those who are struggling. She desires that each person would know Christ’s love, truths and grace in the midst of their circumstances. She greatly values the opportunity to join with those she meets with and strives to help them improve their quality of life along with helping them accomplish their desired treatment needs and goals. She appreciates the opportunity to work with individuals of all ages, couples, and families. Her counseling experience includes working with an array of issues:  anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, identity/self-worth, life adjustment/transition, life balance, pre-marital counseling, family crisis, and marital distress. Barb has current openings for individuals, couples, and families.

Becky is a patient and thorough counselor. She has worked extensively with adolescents and teens for the past decade and has expanded to providing services to adults of all ages. She particularly enjoys working with people who bring unique life experience to the table, whether surviving something tremendous or creating something beneficial, Becky supports people in healing from trauma and reducing panic attacks. She incorporate physical aspects to the healing process, such as body movement and breathing, and is open to strengthening spirituality during the healing process. Becky received her Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from Southwest Minnesota State University in 2004. She worked in the areas of sexual violence and abuse survivor advocacy, child protection, and school social work. Becky graduated from St. Cloud State University in 2019 with a Master's in Social Work.

Patrick is a legend around the Freedom Center. He is a Licensed Psychologist who specializes in Psychological Evaluations. He can assist clients and clinicians by administering several psychological evaluations including Personality Testing for Adults and Adolescents Intelligence Testing for Adults and Adolescents ADHD Testing for Adults and Adolescents. Reach out for more info! carrollpsychological@gmail.com

Valorie is a gifted Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with a heart for helping. She is strategic in her approach to counseling and specializes in helping solve the puzzles we sometimes find ourselves in. She serves others with compassion and understanding. Valorie has over 25 years of experience in marriage and couples therapy, family therapy, individual counseling, addiction recovery, crisis intervention, and trauma-informed care, and helping those needing healing from PTSD and adjustment challenges. Valories therapeutic skillset includes Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT), Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), Crisis Intervention and Conflict Resolution, Treatment of PTSD and Adjustment Disorders, Treatment of, Anxiety Disorders, Family Therapy , Teen and Young Adult Counseling, and parent coaching. Valorie has current openings for teens, adults, couples and families.

Alyssa is our intern who is working towards her License in Marriage and Family Therapy. She works with people of all ages, and loves using play therapy with children as a way to help them process all that is going on in their lives.

We are so excited to welcome Rocket to our team! He has some training to do before he is ready to be in the office full time. He is very excited to be preparing for his big debut as the Freedom Center’s very first therapy dog.