Welcome to Family Circle Counseling

Co-founding Family Circle Counseling in 2005 was a realization of a long held dream for us as we have strived to develop a collaborative group practice dedicated to helping clients of all ages regain emotional health and practice new skills for healthier living. We are an attachment oriented, trauma informed group practice dedicated to helping individuals and families from diverse backgrounds and needs.

Therapy comes in many shapes and sizes, from the more brief work to reduce a troubling behavioral pattern or cope with a specific life change; to more intensive, longer term work exploring how a family or individual can recover from complex trauma, grief, loss or challenging illness.

Our member therapists share decades of experience in working with clients from residential treatment, community mental health, and training & management in the areas of child & adolescent health, foster care & adoption, and trauma recovery at any age. We also share a deep commitment to working collaboratively with adults and children from diverse backgrounds, to build from strengths, and develop improved behavioral health and emotional regulation. We each utilize a variety of effective psychotherapy methods to reach agreed upon goals with our clients. When appropriate we work collaboratively, as a team, with high need family dynamics and systems. We draw from our shared conviction that people do best when connected to others in healthy relationships and strongly believe in the possibility of growth and change at any phase of life.

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Meet Our Staff

Serena A. Vruno, LICSW

Serena Vruno (she/her) is a licensed independent clinical social worker and received her Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of St. Thomas/St.Kates duo program in 2014. She has been providing services to children and families for 10 years. She also earned a certificate in infant and early childhood mental health through University of […]

Tiffany Bobendrier, MA, LPC

MA, LPC Tiffany Bobendrier believes that humans are made to thrive in healthy relationships. With a focus on attachment, she sincerely desires that her clients feel safe, seen and secure in the counseling relationship while they take the courageous steps needed towards growth in their personal lives. Tiffany understands how the impact of early life […]

Cheri Brady, LICSW

Cheri Brady, LICSW has over 30 years of experience providing therapy and other services to children, teens and adults in various settings. She is thrilled to join the Family Circle Counseling group in April 2022. Cheri approaches her work with compassion and sensitivity to client strengths. She guides family members to achieve improved understanding of themselves […]

Mike Poindexter, LMFT

Mike Poindexter, LMFT, has spent over 15 years serving families, adults, teens and children who are challenged by difficult life transitions, mental health issues, and serious emotional disturbances. Mike utilizes a collaborative strengths-based approach to help clients explore, understand, and move beyond the issues that impact them. He works together with his clients to bring a […]

Wendy Baker, MW, LICSW

I have been providing therapeutic services to young children, teens, families and adults for over 35 years. I have specialized in working with children with high needs and their families, as well as adult survivors of complex trauma. In my years of practice I have developed a deep understanding of the need for us to […]

Krista Nelson, LICSW, LMFT, Accredited Consultant in EMDR

Krista Nelson, LICSW, LMFT, Accredited Consultant in EMDR has over thirty years of post-masters experience working with adults and children who are coping with attachment loss, trauma and family changes, especially those who entered a family through adoption. She is co-founder of Family Circle Counseling and led the Wilder Foundation’s Attachment and Trauma Training program in […]

Dana Turman, LMFT

Dana Turman (he/him) LMFT I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and families interested in making a positive change to their lives. I utilize a holistic approach to therapy, which includes attention to the mind, body, family, and community. I have worked for 20+ years as a licensed therapist with families and children in day treatment programs, […]

Katherine Harrell, LMFT

Katherine Harrell is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with children, adolescents, and families as well as individuals who seek to regain emotional-relational health. Her areas of interest include working with survivors of trauma, neurodevelopmental disorders (Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD), adoption and permanency and other attachment disruptions, and coping with challenging transitions. Katherine also […]

Carole Coffey Hannah EdS, LP

Carole Coffey Hannah EdS, LP, licensed psychologist, was one of the initial psychologists at St Paul Childrens Hospital: Midwest Childrens Resource Center (MCRC), an inter-disciplinary clinic specializing in the assessment and treatment of child abuse and trauma. Carole’s therapeutic approach is strongly influenced by the developmental impact of trauma and stress on our brain, mind and […]