Caressa Rodé

She/They

Now Accepting New Clients

Caressa is a psychotherapist who believes in the power of human connection and one’s potential to grow, learn, and seek empowerment at any life phase/stage. She offers individual therapy to children, adolescents, and young adults with special interest in identity exploration, neurodiversity, self-injurious behaviors, suicidality, depression, and OCD. Caressa practices from a psychodynamic lens in which she aims to help folk understand their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a way that makes sense to them.

She utilizes authenticity and humor in the counseling relationship, providing a safe space for unconstricted self-expression. Caressa believes in the capability of the human mind and that all folk, with support, possess the potential to create a life worth living. Caressa is passionate about working with folk to explore their sense of self and their relationship with various parts of their world. She takes a non-judgmental, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and LGBTQIA+-affirming approach to therapy. Caressa values the comfort and safety of her clients and employs a standard of meeting her clients where they are currently at. She believes that one’s feelings are valid, one’s nervous system is doing what it’s programmed to do, and all beings are worthy of being heard, received, and supported in their life journey.

Caressa is enthusiastic about doing the things that feel restorative for the body, mind, and soul. She enjoys time up north at the cabin, walks around the lake(s), cringey reality TV, arts/crafts, and her cat. Caressa is working under the licensed supervision of Erica Nesvig, MA, LPCC, while she pursues clinical licensure as a Professional Clinical Counselor. She holds a BS in Psychology and Public Health from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and a MA in Counseling and Psychological Services from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. Caressa has worked in the field of mental health for the last 8 years in research, residential, inpatient, and outpatient settings