Catherine Russell

I work with families who have experienced a variety of traumas in my work at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Much of the that job involves counseling parents who have lost an infant or child, or who have a child with chronic health problems, or whose child has a life threatening condition. In addition, couples who try to have another child after a loss have specific needs. When interventions are available to address the trauma of child illness or death right away, we can sometimes reduce the severity of the struggles with their trauma. Some of my work is with adolescent and adult women,teaching them the skills to manage underlying anxiety and trauma which often predate their substance use, adding to the effectiveness of the medication. This is especially helpful with patients on Suboxone or Methadone. I use many therapy techniques including CBT, DBT skills, psycho-dynamic approaches, EMDR, Hypnosis and mindful practice to provide trauma informed therapy. A patient’s sp