Betsy Sansby, M.S., Licensed
Marriage & Family Therapist
4275 Churchill Circle
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55345
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952-933-0942
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Me
Over 20
years experience counseling individuals, couples, and families,
and over 10 years experience supervising other therapists.
If you're highly motivated and
willing to work hard, I can help you take your relationships to the
next level. First, we'll figure out what you really want and
what’s keeping you from getting it. Then I'll teach you the skills
you need to turn those insights into action--as quickly as possible.
During our sessions together, we'll
work on breaking the patterns that create tension and distance in
your relationships. You’ll learn specific techniques for talking
about even the most difficult issues in a caring, respectful, and
non-defensive way. You'll also learn a model for expressing hurt
feelings, apologizing from the heart, and making meaningful amends.
Between sessions, your job will be
to practice whatever skills you’ve agreed to work on--just as
you'd practice piano between lessons if you really wanted to learn
to play. Each time we meet, we'll celebrate progress and figure out
what else you need to do to experience even greater satisfaction in
your relationships. If you're missing skills or need more practice
using them, I'll coach you through the process.
My job is to make each session
challenging and relevant, and to inspire you to be your brightest
self in and out of your relationships.
You can expect me to:
* Notice what others miss * Ask
direct questions * Tell you what I think * Insist you do your
homework * Make it as easy as possible
Don’t expect me to:
* Agree with you all the time *
Tell you what to do * Sit and nod * Perform miracles very often
Client comments:
"Betsy could change my focus
just a bit, and everything looked different. She showed me how to
tap into my strengths."
"Intense curiosity with
intelligence and compassion."
"She didn't turn away, judge,
or silence me when things got uncomfortable or difficult."
"She heard all my secrets and
didn’t freak out or throw up."
"Betsy gently confronted both
of us in a deeply-felt, respectful manner."
Publications: Read
my articles here
Author of "What Would You
Do?", a regular column in the MAMFT NEWS (newsletter for the
Midwest Association for Marriage & Family Therapy) Articles
include: "S.T.O.P--A four-step strategy for handling conflicts
without hurting your relationship" (December 2003, Volume 21),
"Keeping Confidentiality Issues Clean in Couples and Family
Therapy" (June 2004, Volume 23).
Creator of the Ouch!Kit—A
First-Aid Kit for Your Relationships, available May 2004 Also
co-author—with her husband—of seven books on drumming,
including: Conga Drumming, and Slap Happy—How to Play World-Beat
Rhythms with Just Your Body and a Buddy.
Services
Offered: Couple and Individual Counseling
Specialties: I'm
a relationship expert. I see individuals, couples, and various
groups of family members. Examples include: a mother and two adult
daughters, three brothers who run a business together, a divorced
couple and their children. I also supervise other therapists and I
co-facilitate a Mixed Gender Therapy Group for men and women with
relationship issues.
Languages: English
Client profile: M/F; Adults
Payments/Conditions: I practice in a beautiful home-office
perched on a hill, surrounded by trees and gardens, and flooded with
natural light. I work 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. M-F, and from 9:30 A.M. until
Noon on Saturday and Sundays. I also offer phone sessions for people
who need tune-ups between sessions, travel a lot, or have trouble
getting to my office. In order to preserve my own sanity, I do not
carry a beeper, but I do answer my own phones and usually return
calls within a couple of hours. Average wait for first appointment
is 5-7 days.
Health Plan Participation Mostly
private pay, fee-for-service. Individuals: $100 for each full
60-minute session ($120 for initial intake interview). Couples or
families: $150 for each full 90-minute session ($170 for initial
intake interview). I also accept Medica Choice. Other plans may
qualify.
Credentials/Training:
- Licensed Marriage & Family
Therapist
- MN Board Approved Supervisor of
Marriage & Family Therapists
- M.S. Counseling, California
State, Sacramento, Individual, Marriage & Family Therapy,
1983
- B.S. Design, University of
California, Davis, CA, Ethnic Textile Design, 1979
- Undergraduate Studies, Scripps
College, Claremont, CA, Humanities, English Literature
Listed: 9-24-02
