Char McDonald, MSW, LICSW
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Char earned her Master’s in Social Work from the University of St. Thomas/St. Catherine University in 2011. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker by the MN Board of Social Work and has certificates in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health and Permanency and Adoption. Char has 14 years experience working within the child welfare system and is well-versed in safety and support planning with families, infant and early childhood mental health, child development, foster care and adoption issues, and attachment.
The majority of Char’s career has been spent working with children and adolescents in foster care, and their birth, foster, and adoptive parents with an array of presenting issues. Char uses a variety of therapeutic modalities in her practice while focusing on client and family strengths, including components of cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, relationship-based therapy, solution-focused therapy, psychodynamic theory, and mindfulness and relaxation.

Elk River, MN 55330
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Website: http://www.mainstreetfamilyservices.org
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Adlerian Play Therapy
Adult Attachment Inventory
Attachment Bio-Behavioral Catch-Up (ABC)
Circle of Security
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Custodial Evaluation
DC 0-5
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Experiential Play Therapy
Filial Play Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Parent-Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT)
Parental Assessment
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
TheraPlay
Trauma Focused – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF CBT)
Trauma-informed Child Parent Psychotherapy (TI-CPP)
Attachment
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Childhood Depression
Divorce / Co Parenting
Early Traumatic Experiences
Grief and Loss Related to Adoption
Parent Coaching
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
Self-Harming
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Adult (Adoptee)
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Couples Work
Elementary Age (7-12)
Family Work
Infant (0-2)
LGBTQ+
Parent Coaching
Teen (13-18)
Young Adult (19-25)
Young Child (3-6)
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