About Maren        

15 Things I Love

  • My family - I have two sons who keep me on my toes, and a husband I am happy to also call my best buddy

  • My friends

  • My dog

  • Walking and hiking in the park or woods

  • Reading - got a recommendation for me?

  • Good dark chocolate

  • My morning ritual that includes movement, meditation and journaling

  • Podcasts and audio books - what a game changer for household chores!

  • Puttering in the kitchen

  • Sound baths and breathwork

  • Hypnosis

  • Netflix - I am a sucker for a well written, character-driven TV show

  • Traveling near and far

  • Learning - I am always in the middle of, or planning my next training

  • MY JOB!!! I truly love what I do - I cannot imagine a more inspiring and rewarding career!

I am an LGBTQIA2S+ affirming provider, and I welcome and support people regardless of sexual orientation or expression, gender, and lifestyle.

I want to acknowledge that as a human being on this planet, I am racist. I am committed to a lifelong examination of my own racism and know I can always do and be better.

Clients with Whom I Work Best

I work best with clients who are ready to do the “deep dive” and are inspired by the process of getting to know who they truly are, while recognizing the journey to self knowledge is never actually over.

I believe there is so much more to the universe than we can see and understand, and am open to the mysteries of life. I love discussing topics that can fall outside the coaching norm and into the transpersonal realm such as near death experiences, past lives, and altered states of consciousness. Not only are these fascinating topics, they can also bring people to a greater place of healing. If these topics light you up, we just might be a great fit!

If you are someone who is looking for advice from an outside source, a place to vent, to be fixed (SPOILER ALERT: YOU ARE NOT, NOR WERE YOU EVER BROKEN!), or coping tools only, I am not the right fit for you.

If you are open to learning how you can approach your emotions, your life experiences, and even your distress with more curiosity and presence we just might be a great match!

Training & Experience

Education

  • PsyD (2004) - Minnesota School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University - Twin Cities, Eagan, MN

  • MA (2002) - Minnesota School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University - Twin Cities, Eagan, MN

  • BA (1998) - University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN

Credentials and Affiliations

Additional IFS Trainings

  • Trauma and the IFS Model: Releasing Personal and Legacy Burdens with Dick Schwartz (July 2020)

  • Engaging Difference: Healing Trauma Related to Race, Culture and Identity with Deran Young and Jory Agate (August 2020)

  • Shamanism and IFS with Ed Yeats (October 2020)

  • IFS, Firefighters and Addiction with Robert Falconer (January 2021)

  • Embracing Our Legacy Burdens and Heirlooms with Osnat Abel (March 2021)

  • IFS and the Parenting Journey with Frank Anderson, MD (September 2021)

  • IFS Annual Conference (October 2021)

  • IFS and Anxiety, Depression and Shame with Ann Sinko and Mike Elkin (March 2022)

  • IFS as a Spiritual Path with Dick Schwartz (March 2022)

  • Compassion for Addictive Processes: An IFS Lens with Cece Sykes (April 2022)

  • Shamanism and Psychotherapy with Ann Sinko and Robert Falconer (July 2022)

  • Self Energy and Self Like Parts with Pam Krause (June 2022)

  • Exploring the Enneagram Through the Lens of IFS - Intro and Advanced courses with Joan Rosenberg Ryan and Tammy Sollenberger (March-May 2022)

  • Enneagram Typing and IFS with Joan Rosenberg Ryan and Tammy Sollenberger (August-November 2022)

Please note - while I have been a licensed psychologist since 2005 and bring all of who I am, including the skills and tools I've learned over the years to this coaching work, the services offered here are not therapy.

When working with me in this capacity you will not receive a mental health diagnosis, and you will not be able to submit to your insurance for reimbursement.

You WILL have more flexibility in the care you receive, avoid receiving a mental health diagnosis, not be limited by the constraints of a third party, targeted sessions to the issues you would like to address, options for longer sessions, and the ability to incorporate spiritual modalities not covered by insurance. In short, YOU are in control of your healing process!

If you have a mental illness, a history of intense suicidal ideation or attempts, or untreated trauma, you would be better served by a licensed mental health professional. If you are in the state of Minnesota and would like to potentially work with me on a clinical level, please visit my website here.