218-450-8400 | Brainerd Therapy | Baxter Counseling | Minnesota Telehealth
218-450-8400 | Brainerd Therapy | Baxter Counseling | Minnesota Telehealth

Riverside Counseling provides an elevated, private therapy experience in a serene, restorative environment where healing can unfold with intention and centeredness. Through partnership with Soul Work Counseling in Champlin, Riverside maintains a high standard of clinical care while keeping the focus where it belongs—on you.
Lasting healing requires more than insight alone. By engaging the brain, body, and nervous system together, Riverside Counseling helps clients reduce overwhelm, build resilience, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful change. The Riverside Approach is goal-oriented, solution-focused, and designed for those seeking lasting growth rather than temporary relief.
Riverside Counseling provides evidence-based therapy for teens and adults in Brainerd, Baxter, the Brainerd Lakes Area, and throughout Minnesota via telehealth.
Specialties Include:
• Trauma Therapy & PTSD Treatment
• EMDR Therapy & Brain Spotting
• Anxiety, Panic & Stress Management
• Depression, Mood Disorders & Burnout
• Grief, Loss & Prolonged Grief Disorder
• Addiction Recovery & Relapse Prevention
• Self-Esteem, Confidence & Identity Development
• Somatic Therapy & Nervous System Regulation
• Inner Child Healing & Attachment Trauma
• Life Transitions, Divorce & Personal Growth
• Women's Mental Health & Life Transitions
• Therapy for Healthcare Professionals & Helpers
• Individual Therapy for Teens, Adults & Professionals
• Relationship Repair, Couples Counseling & Family Therapy
• Mind-Body Healing for Trauma, Chronic Stress & Emotional Overwhelm
Most insurance plans are accepted, and sliding-scale options may be available.
Availability is limited. Contact Riverside Counseling today to schedule your appointment.
Check out Riverside Counseling's Psychology Today profile: https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1215084

Serving the Brainerd Lakes area and all of Minnesota remotely with comprehensive outpatient mental health care. Change starts here.
Riverside Counseling is located at:
Wildwoods Office Center
517 Northwest Fourth Street
Lower-Level Suite 113B
Brainerd, MN 56401
Conveniently situated between Walgreens and the DMV.
When you arrive:
• Park in the lower-level parking lot
• Enter through the same door as the U.S. Army Recruiting Office
• You'll see Riverside Counseling's sign inside to your left.
• If the Riverside Counseling office door is open, come right in.
• If the door is closed, please take a seat in the lobby & you'll be welcomed shortly
TELEHEALTH
Logging in for telehealth?
Log in remotely through your Soul Work Portal or https://doxy.me/riversidebrainerd
We're honored to be part of your journey and look forward to meeting you!
Riverside Counseling helps individuals create meaningful, lasting change through compassionate, evidence-based therapy that honors the connection between mind, body, and spirit. Riverside Counseling empowers clients to heal, grow, and move forward with confidence, resilience and purpose.
Riverside Counseling is a modern mental health practice focused on real change so individuals can show up more empowered and at ease within themselves, in their lives, relationships and communities. The Riverside Counseling vision is clear: stronger self-worth, healthier relationships, and ripple effects of healing that extend through families, workplaces, and communities.
Authenticity - Riverside Counseling fosters genuine relationships built on honesty, transparency, trust, and respect.
Growth & Change - Riverside Counseling believes lasting transformation is possible for every person.
Compassion - Riverside Counseling meets clients where they are with understanding and without judgment.
Strength-Based Individualized Care - Riverside Counseling focuses on each person's resilience, abilities and potential.
Whole-Person Healing - Riverside Counseling recognizes the interconnectedness of thoughts, emotions, physical experiences, relationships and personal meaning.
Excellence - Riverside Counseling provides high-quality, science-informed care grounded in ongoing learning and best practices.
Hope - Riverside Counseling helps clients rediscover possibility, purpose and the belief that change is achievable.
Guiding Belief
At Riverside Counseling, therapy is viewed as more than symptom reduction—it's a journey toward greater self-awareness, empowerment and a life aligned with personal values, strengths, and purpose.
517 NW 4th St, Ste 113, Brainerd, MN 56401
Mon | Closed | |
Tue | 08:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Wed | 08:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Thu | 09:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Fri | 09:00 am – 03:00 pm | |
Sat | Closed | |
Sun | Closed |
Closed on Major Holidays
Open by appointment on Saturdays
TELEHEALTH:
Log in remotely through your Soul Work Portal or https://doxy.me/riversidebrainerd
Riverside Counseling
Riverside Counseling, 517 NW 4th St, Brainerd. Access via The Wildwoods Lower Level.
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