Counseling
Updated March 2007
As a service to our members, EPCGT is compiling a list of psychologists and counselors in the Twin Cities who specialize or have a particular interest in gifted issues. Please note that inclusion in no way implies endorsement by EPCGT.
Because the current list is brief, we hope that you will share with us your suggestions for additional contacts. We would always verify inclusion information with the specialist before publicizing any referrals. Please contact us at website@epcgt.org with additions, corrections or questions.
Teresa Boatman, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology
Licensed Psychologist
(763) 234-4974
- Specializes in parenting issues, educational planning, testing, school advocacy, intensities, learning styles, gifted girls, individual and family therapy using a cognitive, behavioral and interpersonal approach (not psychoanalysis)
- Dissertation: “Educational and Vocational Choices of Gifted Individuals”
- Authorized in-network provider for some insurance plans (e.g., Blue Cross/Blue Shield, HealthPartners, Medica, United Healthcare)
- Located in Plymouth
- MCGT President 2004-2008
Katherine A. Daly, M.D., P.A.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Parkdale Plaza
1660 South Highway 100, Suite 598
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
(763) 520-1631
Dr. Daly specializes in diagnosis and treatment of disorders of mood, anxiety, and inattention. Her goal is to provide each child with exceptional care which will maximize his or her intellectual, emotional and social development.
Dr. Daly is a 1992 graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School. She is board certified in three medical specialties: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, General Psychiatry, and General Pediatrics. She has been in private practice since April 2002.
Stuart Dansinger, MA, Ed.S.,
Licensed Psychologist, Licensed School Psychologist
4601 Excelsior Ave., Suite 303 (Lang-Nelson Office Building)
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
(612) 378-9444
www.minneapolis-psychologist.com
sdansinger@minneapolis-psychologist.com
- Specializes in Gifted Education Services (including gifted with disabilities)
- 39 years experience
- Psychological assessment
- Intelligence and academic testing
- Parent counseling and advocacy
- Academic program planning
- Academic coaching
- Counseling
- School conferencing
- Social and emotional maturity
- Member of MCGT since 1968
- Insurance affiliation
Tom and Barbara Greenspon, Ph.D.,
Licensed psychologists
Greenspon Associates P.A.
3601 Park Center Blvd., Suite 128
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
(952) 929-1499
- Former MCGT Co-presidents
- General psychotherapy practice
- Counseling in perfectionism, psychology of gifted children and adults, family therapy and mental health, sexuality issues, chemical dependency
- No testing/assessment
- Tom authored Freeing Our Families from Perfectionism, 2001
- Recipient of the MCGT Distinguished Service Award 1998
- No insurance affiliation
Deborah Ruf, Ph.D.
Educational Options
4500 Heathbrooke Circle
Golden Valley, MN 55422
(763) 521-4565
www.educationaloptions.com
- Doctorate in educational psychology
- Former elementary education teacher and county administrator, with licensure in elementary principalship
- Specializes in levels and profiles of giftedness, parenting issues, academic program planning, education options, intellectual, personality, social and emotional, and achievement assessments and evaluations
- Author, Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind, July 2005 (www.losingourminds.com)
- Consultant since 1991 on the Social, Emotional and Academic Needs of the Gifted
- Founded Educational Options in 1999 to address the needs of adults and children who are highly intelligent – see website above
- Parent of 3 exceptionally gifted grown children
- No insurance affiliation at this time. For rates, contact educationoptions@cs.com.