Adam Arnold, MA, LMFT, LADC

Adam is a licensed psychotherapist, trainer, and consultant with Enliven Psychotherapy. From his wild and never boring experiences working in a wide variety of youth work settings, Adam put together The Democratic Youth Engagement (DYE) Model, a collaborative approach for adults living and working with young people. Adam spends the bulk of his youthwork as Clinical Director at Aspen House, an emergency shelter for youth in Dakota County.

Adam spent over a decade combining his passions for healing and the arts, serving as Founder and Artistic Director of blank slate theatre, a personal growth-oriented theatre for adolescents in Saint Paul, Minnesota. While there, he collaborated with culturally and ability diverse adolescents to produce over two dozen theatre pieces centering on themes of mental health and social change, including the award-winning Disordered [thy name is teenager], and Bottom, a play on child sex trafficking. Adam also was proud to serve as chair of the “Safe Schools, Safe Students Conference,” which sought to address mental health issues in schools, innovate family involvement with schools, soothe peer aggression (bullying), and eliminate school shootings.

When not at work, Adam spends time listening to nerdy podcasts, watching scary movies, and strengthening his broken spine.