Dr. Mindy Siegert-Horgeshimer

Dr. Mindy Siegert-Horgeshimer is a licensed counselor with 17 years of clinical experience. She holds LPCC and LMHC credentials and practices in Minnesota. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with addictions. She also supports people navigating LGBT issues and concerns related to gender dysphoria and sexuality.

She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where people can say what they really mean. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals. Mindy uses straightforward conversation to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping.

Her approach blends ways of working that emphasize the person's own perspective with skills-based methods for managing mood and behavior. That means sessions can include listening and reflection alongside concrete tools to handle stress and strong emotions. Motivational techniques are used when someone wants to change habits connected to addiction or work life.

People often come wanting help with life direction, midlife changes, or workplace stress. She also supports those dealing with social anxiety or fear in public situations. Women's issues are a listed focus area and are addressed in ways the individual finds meaningful.

Dr. Siegert-Horgeshimer invites people to take the first step when they feel ready. She helps set realistic next steps and revisits goals over time. The aim is steady progress toward clearer priorities and more manageable day-to-day coping.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and organize thoughts about stress, relationships, and life direction.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches specific skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep anxiety or low mood going. It is useful for stress, social anxiety, and depressive symptoms.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds practical emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Those tools can help when strong feelings or urges linked to addiction or intense anxiety get in the way of daily life.

Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will ask about goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit each person's needs.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try different ways of working and bring real-life situations into sessions for practical problem solving.