Welcome to Woodbury
Meet some of our amazing practitioners, therapists, counselors, doctors, and staff of the Woodbury location of Resiliency & Health Institute
Immediate Tele-Health openings Available
The Woodbury Office
700 Commerce Drive, Suite 255
Woodbury MN 55125
Open Monday – Friday
Each practitioner offers individual available times and options for on-site or virtual sessions. These options are noted in their profile introductions below.
Owners and Co-Directors
Sarah Fuerst, MA, LP (pictured right) and Kate Rickord, MA, LP (pictured left) are co-owners and co-directors. Both are dedicated to creating a healing space for those who want to build resilience and restore healthy functioning.
RHI prides itself on providing integrated mental health services through a trauma-informed perspective that focuses on supporting psychological and emotional safety for both clients and providers.
Our Vision
Building resilience and restoring well-being for individuals, families, and communities.
Shannon Crimmins,
Administrative Manager
Shannon has a Master’s in Rehabilitation Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Post Master’s in Marriage & Family Therapy from St. Mary’s, and is an LMFT.
Sarah Fuerst
MA, LP, Co-Director
telehealth and in-person services available –
see bio for more information
Areas of Interest/Specialty: Children, Adolescents, Young Adults, and their families, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, play therapy, animal-assisted therapy, person-centered therapy services
Kimberly Swinson-Stafford
PhD, LMFT
telehealth services only –
see bio for more information
Areas of Interest/Specialty: Grief/loss, anxiety, depression, inter-racial couples, trauma, therapy for therapists, pre-marital therapy, and life adjustments or transitions, clinical supervision
Rachel Surratt
MA
telehealth services only –
see bio for more information
Areas of Interest/Specialty: Anxiety, trauma, racial identity, grief and loss, life transitions, women’s issues
Bianka Pineda
MA
telehealth and in-person services available –
see bio for more information
Areas of Interest/Specialty: working with children ages 6 to 21, anxiety (GAD and separation), school-related issues (refusal and academic performance), social skills, anger management, depression
Georgia Nesbitt
MA, LAMFT
telehealth services only –
see bio for more information
Areas of Interest/Specialty: older teens and adults, intuitive eating, couples therapy
Courtney Ketola
MA
telehealth services only –
see bio for more information
Immediate Openings Available
Areas of Interest/Specialty: Children, adolescents, anxiety, depression, life transitions, stress reduction, relationships.
Mandy Weinkauf
LICSW
telehealth and in-person services available –
see bio for more information
Areas of Interest/Specialty: Working with children and youth ages 8-21, Trauma, LGBTQI+, Anxiety/Depression, Autism Spectrum, Regulation and Relationships, Severe Emotional Disturbance, Supporting the continuum of wellness between therapy, home, and school environments
Devon Brichetto
telehealth and in-person services available –
see bio for more information
Areas of Interest/Specialty: Children, adolescents, anxiety, depression, life transitions, stress reduction, relationships.
Cory Stewart
telehealth offered with flexibility Monday-Friday, available at select times in person Tuesdays and Thursdays – see bio for more information
Immediate Openings Available
Areas of Interest/Specialty: Anxiety, Grief/Loss, LGBT+ issues, Gender Identity, Life Transitions and Adjustments, Family systems, Stress reduction, and mindfulness.
Healing. In Their Own Words.
“Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose which ones to surf.”
– Jonatan Martensson
“The human heart has a way of making itself large again even after it’s been broken into a million pieces.”
– Robert James Waller
“Letting ourselves be forgiven is one of the most difficult healings we will undertake. And one of the most fruitful.”
– Stephen Levine
Let’s Connect
Locations in Golden Valley and Woodbury.
Services offered in-person and online.
SCHEDULE AN INTAKE
Call: 651-714-3848
Fax: 651-344-0820 Email: resiliency@resiliencyandhealth.org
Ongoing Client
Individual and Family Counseling
“It’s more than mental health – it’s emotional health and healing”
Additional Resources
Monday-Thursday, 8AM – 7PM
Friday, 8AM – 5PM
Saturday, 9AM – 2PM
Sunday, Closed