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Jessica Croatt Niemi, MSSW, LICSW, IMH-E

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Jessica Croatt Niemi MSSW LICSW IMH-E®(IV) is a Mental Health Professional with over 20 years of clinical and consultation experience. She is an instructor with University of Minnesota, Institute of Child Development. She holds her Bachelor of Social Work degree from the College of St. Scholastica and a Master of Science in Social Work from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

She currently works as a Mental Health Professional for Lake Country Associates.  Ms. Niemi is endorsed as an Infant Mental Health Mentor through the Minnesota Association of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) through the Minnesota Board of Social Work.

She specializes in working with families of children ages 0-5. She is certified to provide Parent Child Interaction Therapy and Trauma-Informed Child Parent Psychotherapy, Circle of Security Parenting, and EMDR., evidenced based practices for young children and their caretakers. She also facilitates family groups focused on parenting young children. She provides mental health consultation and training for a variety of disciplines including Head Start, Public Health, Special Education, and Social Service professionals. She resides in Bemidji with her husband Jason and two sons, Ashton and Quinn. She enjoys fishing, hiking, and watching her family play hockey and baseball.

Program Area of Specialty: infant and early childhood mental health, perinatal mental health, parent support, child sexual abuse, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Filial Play Therapy, Trauma-Informed Child Parent Psychotherapy

Lake Country Associates
615 Anne Street
Bemidji, MN 56601
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Website: http://www.lakecountryassociates.com
Lake Country Associates
615 Anne Street
Bemidji, MN 56601

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Practice Location:
Office-Based
Insurance Taken:
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
HealthPartners
Medica
Medical Assistance
Medicare
Optum Health
Preferred One
Sanford Health
South Country
UCare
United Healthcare
Treatment Modalities:
Adult Attachment Inventory
Attachment Bio-Behavioral Catch-Up (ABC)
Circle of Security
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
DC 0-5
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Eye Movement Desensitization-Reprocessing (EMDR)
Filial Play Therapy
Parent-Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT)
Sand Tray or Sand Play
TheraPlay
Trauma Focused – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF CBT)
Trauma-informed Child Parent Psychotherapy (TI-CPP)
Areas of Practice:
Adoption Identity (i.e., self-worth, self-esteem)
Attachment
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Childhood Depression
Divorce / Co Parenting
Early Traumatic Experiences
Grief and Loss Related to Adoption
ICWA
Mood Disorder
Open Adoption
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Parent Coaching
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
Self-Harming
Sexual Abuse (Victim)
Client Demographics:
Adult (Ad. Parent - Individual)
Adult (Adoptee)
Birth/First Parent/Family Work
Elementary Age (7-12)
Family Work
Infant (0-2)
Parent Coaching
Teen (13-18)
Young Adult (19-25)
Young Child (3-6)

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