Partners in Psychiatry & Psychology (PPP) is a private mind-body oriented clinic in Minnetonka, MN that is dedicated to bringing together the most current therapeutic services that positively influence health. The range of services we offer includes individual therapies, couples therapies, group therapies and group-based healing programs/classes, as well as body-based and energy-based therapies. We also have on-site psychiatric services and medication management services for individuals for a whom that is appropriate. We also collaborate with other individuals or clinics/healing centers around the Twin Cities that offer services that may be important for an individual but which we do not offer at PPP.

Partners in Psychiatry & Psychology team   Jeffrey B. Sawyer, Mark Rosenblum, David S. Alter,   Karen Hawkins, Gina O'Borsky,   Glenda Cedarleaf-Orr, and Deborah S. Simmons,

Drawing on the diverse backgrounds of our clinical staff, our services consistently integrate mind and body and support long-term health and improved mental, emotional and physical functioning. While an individual's illness may be brought on by an infinite number of factors, many of which we may never fully understand or ultimately discover, there are three key factors we recognize that consistently improve people's health status regardless of how and illness may have first developed.

First, people differ in how easily they heal. This is often described as “resilience” or “stress hardiness,” which involve how easily a person is able to bounce back from health/life challenges. While people differ in how resilient they may be, resilience isn't a fixed or unchangeable process: People can - and do - learn to increase their resiliency, thereby improving their ability to take charge of their lives and improve their overall health. That is why our services are designed to increase our client's resiliency so as to better face of life's on-going challenges.

Second, at PPP we recognize that no single treatment approach is right for everyone. That is why we work to always find the right match between each individual and particular treatment approaches that are available and that work best for that particular person. All too often, people's desire to get well and their frustration over the limited benefit they've obtained from treatments they have already received can lead them to pursue new treatments in a desperate search for the “right answers” to their difficulties. Unfortunately, this often leads to a cycle where their lives feel more and more out of control and their lives become increasingly organized around the demands of their illness or other life circumstance. Therefore, at PPP we spend time working with each person to help them develop a sensible, manageable and efficient treatment plan with achievable treatment goals.

Lastly, how people perceive, interpret or make sense of their lives has a huge impact on how they respond to various situations. The great German poet Johann Goethe said, “If we can conceive it, and we can believe it, then we can achieve it.” Too often, people's personal struggles or illness conditions are maintained by the “story” of their life. In effect, they live a life path that says, “My history continues to determine my future.” We help our clients to re-write their life story by altering patterns of perception, optimize individual resiliency, select appropriate treatment options and teach our clients/patients to take healthy perspectives on their circumstances. In that way, we help them unlock the innate healing capacities that we all have within us.

For any treatment to be helpful it has to be accessible. For many people this involves using their health insurance benefits. At PPP, each clinician is associated with several insurance plans, although many individual clients choose to pay privately for reasons of confidentiality or to access services that are not available through, or covered by, their health insurance plan. If you choose to go through your insurance we will process insurance claims for you and help you decipher what is or is not covered through your insurance. Please contact our office with questions related to insurance issues and the particular coverage options available when working with any of our clinicians or participating in any of our clinical programs.

We are conveniently located in Minnetonka on the south frontage road of Interstate 394 and just west of Highway 169. A map and written directions to our clinic is available through our web site, e-mailing us, or by calling the clinic at 763-546-5797.

At PPP, “the art and science of healing” are put to work for you in a comfortable and collaborative environment.

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