Business Details
Your Trusted Mental Health Therapy Partner in St. Paul
At Cardinal Psychotherapy, we specialize in holistic and personalized mental health care for individuals, families, couples, and teens. Our trauma-trained therapists utilize cutting-edge modalities like EMDR, Brainspotting, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy to address depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues. With both in-person and teletherapy options available, we prioritize creating a comfortable, client-centered environment.Our team of specialists offers tailored care across diverse areas including neurodivergence, addiction, LGBTQ+ support, and mindfulness-based therapies. We emphasize a collaborative approach, ensuring each client finds the right therapist through free consultations and flexible scheduling. Our integrative methods combine somatic, cognitive, and creative therapies to foster deep healing and personal growth.
Services
Individual Therapy
Couples Counseling
EMDR Therapy
Teletherapy Services
Trauma Therapy
Music Therapy
Parent Coaching
Brainspotting
Accelerated Resolution Therapy
Child & Family Therapy
Highlights and features
- Our trauma-trained therapists utilize advanced modalities like EMDR and Brainspotting
- We offer both in-person and secure teletherapy appointment options
- Free 20-30 minute consultations help match clients with ideal therapists
- Specialists available for neurodivergence, addiction, and LGBTQ+ support
- Flexible scheduling includes evenings, weekends, and advance booking options
Services
Individual Therapy
Our individual therapy sessions create a safe space for personal growth and healing. Therapists work with clients to address anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions using evidence-based approaches. Sessions help develop coping strategies and promote self-understanding through both in-person and virtual platforms.
EMDR Therapy
EMDR therapy helps process traumatic memories using eye movements and bilateral stimulation. This evidence-based approach effectively treats PTSD, anxiety, and emotional distress from past experiences. Sessions focus on reprocessing traumatic memories to reduce their psychological impact.
Couples Counseling
Couples counseling addresses communication issues, conflict patterns, and intimacy challenges. Therapists create a supportive environment for partners to develop healthier relationship dynamics and improve emotional connection through both in-person and virtual sessions.
Teletherapy Services
Secure teletherapy options provide accessible mental health care from home. Virtual sessions maintain the same quality of care as in-person visits with flexible scheduling options. Technology requirements include stable internet and private space for sessions.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy
ART combines rapid eye movements with image replacement techniques to resolve trauma symptoms. This brief intervention effectively reduces distress associated with traumatic memories through voluntary cognitive restructuring during therapy sessions.
People
Andrea Scharlatt
Owner and Clinical Director
Licensed therapist specializing in existential psychotherapy, midlife transitions, and EMDR. Integrates neuroscience with mindfulness practices to support holistic healing and personal transformation through psychotherapy and coaching.
Tatyanna McIntyre
Clinical Intern
Works with children and adults specializing in ADHD, neurodivergence, and trauma. Believes healing occurs through self-connection and safe therapeutic relationships with availability for telehealth and in-person sessions.
Jacqueline James
Therapist
LAMFT providing compassionate care for pre-teens through adults. Specializes in neurodivergence and trauma treatment while creating nonjudgmental spaces for clients to achieve meaningful personal changes.
Erin Fox
Therapist
Music therapist integrating creative modalities for self-exploration. Specializes in grief counseling, couples therapy, and trauma treatment using music-assisted imagery and emotional processing techniques.
Emma Virden
Therapist
Child and adult specialist using mindfulness-based therapies and play therapy. Focuses on early childhood development, trauma recovery, and integrating neurobiology into therapeutic approaches for comprehensive healing.
Questions
How do I get started as a new client?
Fill out our new client appointment request form to schedule a free consultation. Our Intake Coordinator will help match you with the right therapist.
Can I use health insurance for therapy sessions?
We accept most major providers including Blue Cross Blue Shield, UCare, and Cigna. We'll verify your benefits before your first visit.
Are evening or weekend appointments available?
Yes, many therapists offer flexible scheduling including evenings and weekends with both in-person and teletherapy options.
What therapy modalities do you offer?
We provide EMDR, Brainspotting, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, somatic therapies, music therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches.
How do I choose the right therapist?
Our Intake Coordinator helps match clients with therapists based on specialty areas, availability, and treatment goals through free consultations.
What's the difference between therapy and coaching?
Therapy focuses on diagnosing and treating mental health conditions, while coaching emphasizes goal-setting and personal development without clinical diagnosis.
