Andrea is a seasoned therapist, with over seven years of experience as a Clinical Social Worker. She believes in a "wraparound" treatment approach to therapy that includes the patient, as well as caregivers, siblings and significant others. In order for a patient to be successful in treatment, Andrea believes that his or her support system must play an active part in helping the patient maintain positive changes.
Benjamin Tyvoll is the Spiritual Care Coordinator for PrairieCare, working with children, adolescents and adults receiving specialized mental health services. As the Spiritual Care Coordinator, Ben has developed and implemented strategies to provide comfort and understanding to patients and families through spiritual exploration and growth. His contributions to the continuum-of-care offered at PrairieCare allow for a comprehensive and integrated treatment approach to meet the multi-dimensional and complex needs of patients receiving specialized care. Ben possesses the unique ability to build rapport with patients and creating a safe therapeutic environment necessary for healing.
Ben graduated from UW-Stout with a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies/Psychology. During his time spent in undergraduate studies, he worked with youth in his church as a pastoral intern and developed a passion for helping youth and adults find a safe and healthy place to “plug-in” and find community, encouragement, support and safety.
I joined PrairieCare in August of 2009 as a clinical therapy intern, and was later hired as a therapist in our Child and Adolescent Partial Hospital Program located in Edina, MN. In June of 2011, I accepted a therapist position in our Maple Grove inpatient hospital. My approach is eclectic based on the needs of each individual and family, but I draw mainly from narrative therapy and solution-focused techniques. I focus on externalizing the problem from the person, deconstructing the problem, and guiding the patient and their families to identify and capitalize on strengths that weaken the problem-saturated narrative and bring about the patient’s preferred way of being. I am also a trained EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapist. EMDR utilizes bilateral stimulation to allow the patient to more adaptively process issues in the past that are affecting the present, including traumatic incidences. I believe in the resiliency of children and adolescents, and the family as a whole, and place great importance on collaboration and communication with all members involved in the therapy process.
Dr. Joel Oberstar is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and serves as PrairieCare’s CEO and Chief Medical Officer, seeing patients in Maple Grove. He is Associate Director of Resident Training and Education in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is therefore a key liaison in the formal collaboration between PrairieCare and the University of Minnesota. Originally, from Chisholm, Minnesota, he attended college at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he graduated summa cum laude in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English and biology with distinction. Dr. Oberstar attended the first two years of medical school at the University of Minnesota-Duluth prior to completing his clinical training at the University of Minnesota Medical School, graduating with his Doctorate in Medicine in 2001.
Lauren Janey, M.S, is a licensed professional counselor. She obtained her Master’s Degree from Montana State University in Bozeman. She has worked in rural areas of Montana and Wyoming providing psychotherapy, advocacy, and crisis intervention. She has spent several years working with youth, adolescents, and families over come life challenges and improving mental health. Lauren uses a strength based and solution focused therapeutic approach to assist individuals and families in functioning more effectively. Lauren is passionate about helping people live the best life they can.
Dr. Bloomquist provides psychological services to youth and families at PrairieCare. He is also an Associate Professor in the Department·of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. He has more than 20 years of experience providing diagnostic evaluations and child and family therapy and has been involved in research evaluating prevention programming. In addition, he is the author of articles and books about youth with behavior problems and evidence-based intervention and prevention.
Mike has worked as a Psychologist in private practice in the Twin Cities for the past thirty years. During that time he has conducted evaluations for local school districts, taken referrals from physicians, mental health professionals and parents as well as conducted independent evaluations for county and state programs. Mike works with patients of all ages and with a variety of conditions including: ADHD, Developmental Disabilities, learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral issues, Autism Spectrum Disorders, substance abuse, head injury, mental illness and personality disorders. His assessments focus upon providing psychometric test results and diagnostics impressions that can be utilized to: clarify diagnoses, educate the patient and care providers, guide care and treatment, as well as to facilitate program planning. He works in collaboration with patients, parents, teachers, physicians, therapists, and others to formulate a comprehensive evaluation and treatment plan.
Dr. Kendi joined PrairieCare in 2011. Dr. Kendi is originally from Turkey. He graduated from Hacettepe University in 1997 and completed his psychiatry residency at Ankara University in 2001 where he subsequently practiced as a psychiatrist. Dr. Kendi came to United States to continue his studies in brain imaging such as functional brain imaging and diffusion tensor imaging (advanced brain imaging techniques) at the University of Minnesota, Center for Magnetic Resonance Research followed by an additional residency in general psychiatry and thirteen months of child and adolescent fellowship. His experience at the University of Minnesota strengthened his belief that a functional approach to mental health treatment should be multidimensional including psychosocial approaches besides biological approaches and also enabled him to gain a deeper understanding of development and its effects on the presentation of psychopathology.
Dr. Bagdade has worked as a Licensed Psychologist in the Twin Cities area since 2004. During that time, he has focused primarily on psychological assessment of adolescents and adults in a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient settings, including schools, medical clinics and, most recently, PrairieCare. Dr. Bagdade believes that psychological assessment can be an important asset to aid clinicians and patients with diagnostic impressions and treatment recommendations. Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team has been a rewarding way to discuss the results of assessments and promote the most effective patient care. Dr. Bagdade also has a special interest in weight management and obesity related issues. In fact, outside of PrairieCare, he assesses individuals’ readiness for bariatric surgery from a psychosocial perspective. During his free time, Dr. Bagdade enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, running and suffering as a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan.
Dr. Williams is a board certified Psychiatrist who joined PrairieCare in 2009. His interests in Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Mental Retardation stem from his work in behavioral analysis at a developmental center prior to entering medical school. Working at PrairieCare has allowed Dr. Williams to continue to work with patients with these conditions as well as provide him the opportunity to treat the full spectrum of mental health issues. The treatment team approach provided at PrairieCare is consistent with his beliefs in the necessity of considering the biological, psychological and social aspects of the child/adolescent and the family in treatment.
I am so excited to be joining the interdisciplinary PrairieCare treatment team at their new hospital location in Maple Grove! I have a true passion for working with children, adolescents, and families; I find the experiences to be challenging, energizing, and hopeful. I look forward to working with both children and adolescents affected by mental health issues and their respective families who support them and are often affected, as well. My goal is to educate and empower the families and individual patients to utilize the many strengths and resources at their disposal while encouraging an active role in treatment. I enjoy providing support and psychoeducation while recognizing that the clients and families are the true experts regarding their situations. Utilizing a strengths-based and solution-focused approach, I hope to serve as an effective link between the treatment team and the patients’ families in order to facilitate understanding and effective treatment planning.
Dr. Setterberg is a founder of PrairieCare and a trained Child, Adolescent, Adult, and Research Psychiatrist. His ability and compassion have been invaluable to the development and application of systems and standards of care in use at PrairieCare. Dr. Setterberg’s clinical practice includes both psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, and he continues to direct innovation and improvement in treatments and programs that benefit those with psychiatric disorders.
Susan has worked in the mental health field for over 25 years. She has a psychology degree from Hamline University, a nursing degree from Bethal University and attended graduate school at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She is licensed and certified to see adult mental health and psychiatric patients for therapy and medication management. She has worked in a variety of settings including state hospital, outpatient settings, nonprofit, and private hospital/clinic settings both inpatient and outpatient. She has worked with mentally ill and dangerous, Addictions: outpatient, detox and inpatient, dual disorder, dementia, psycho geriatrics, eating disorders, crisis stabilization and seriously and persistently mentally ill.
Susan Gatto, LICSW
Therapist
Master’s Degree: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Bachelor’s Degree: St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Licensure: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Special Clinical Interests:
• Anxiety Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Grief and loss
I joined PrairieCare when the new hospital opened in February 2011. Children and adolescents give off a certain energy that is exciting and ever-evolving. I believe that children and their families are the experts, and my role is to support them in finding ways to not fix, but manage their daily lives and mental health in a more productive manner. My therapeutic approach is eclectic and based on the situation at hand, with a general emphasis on the strengths of the child and family. I believe in a collaborative approach that allows for all involved to have a say in the process going forward, but also focuses on the child or adolescent’s right to self-determination.
Mental Illness: Children, Adolescents
Co-occurring Disorders: Adolescents
Mental Illness: Children, Adolescents
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