Helping children, parents, and families stay connected through life stressors and transitions. Alexis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with children, teens, adults, and families navigating life's challenges and transitions. Her work is grounded in a relational and family systems perspective, helping people better understand themselves, their relationships, and the patterns that shape their lives. Alexis has a special interest in parent-child relationships across the lifespan, including parenting support, teen and family disconnection, parent-adult child relationships, estrangement, and opportunities for reconnection and healing. She is passionate about helping families stay connected as relationships evolve through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Alexis also enjoys working with children experiencing anxiety, school avoidance, emotional and behavioral challenges, family transitions, divorce, grief and loss, self-esteem concerns, and relationship difficulties. In her work with children, she incorporates play, creativity, storytelling, and therapeutic puppets to support emotional expression, resilience, and connection. She believes play offers children a natural way to communicate experiences and feelings that may be difficult to put into words. Known for her warm, collaborative, and compassionate approach, Alexis strives to create a space where clients feel understood as they navigate the difficult, messy, and often uncertain parts of life and relationships. At the heart of Alexis's work is a simple question: How do we stay connected while relationships change? When she's not working, Alexis enjoys board games, bonfires, training her dog, and spending time with family and friends. Alexis' Why Statement: "to be a conduit of compassion, reconciliation, healing and growth to the people in my sphere of influence." I can work on updating if you think it's needed. I created it in 2022. Specialties: Working with children, Reunification Therapy and parent-child relationship repair with children, adolescents, and adult children, Coparenting Counseling, Parent Coaching. Education Licensure: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Professional Memberships Michael has been in private practice since 1997. He specializes in helping individuals and families out of stressful and challenging dynamics, such as divorce, trauma, substance abuse, depression, anxiety and significant medical conditions. Michael has an MSW (Masters of Social Work) and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). He is trained in family systems therapy, chemical dependency, discernment counseling and child and adolescent therapy, with an undergraduate degree in psychology. Michael has been working with couples, families and children his entire career. Michael enjoys running, adventures, and spending time with his wife and family. Michael's message to you: If you are looking for practical solutions to finding wellness for you and your family, this is the place to come. You will experience life-giving support and positive challenges that will empower you to reach the wellness you desire. Michael's Why Statement: To journey with others with presence, passion and purpose, so that growth is catalyzed. Additional Specialties: Reunification, Co-Parenting, Trauma, and Addiction Counseling, Parent Coaching, Parent Consulting, Mediation, Discernment Counseling, Presentations, Significant Medical Conditions, Training and Consulting with Schools, Education: M.S.W., Augsburg College - Systems Theory, Family Practice, B.S., St. John's University - Psychology Licensure: LICSW: Licensed Clinical Social Worker Additional Coursework: St. Mary's University - Play Therapy, Argosy University - Psychological Testing and Interpretation, Child Inclusive Mediation, Rule 114 Qualified Neutral Mediator Professional Activities & Memberships: AFCC (Assoc. of Family & Conciliation Court), Board of Directors YMCA Camp Menogyn, '98 - '04, Chemical Health Specialist, Hopkins High School, '00 - '04, Drug Free Community Coalition Coordinator - Hopkins School District Clients say: "I couldn't be more grateful for Michael and his knowledge. He really changed the trajectory of our family. I will forever be grateful for him and his expertise." Mathew has a background in youth and family ministry and is also a trainer and associate with Peer Ministry Leadership training faith communities all over the nation in "Good Samaritan Leadership". Mathew is passionate about relationships and has a desire to help couples redesign their relationship so it suits both partners, improve communication and understanding for parents and children, and support parents in reasserting their parental authority when feeling as though they have lost control of their family. Mathew also writes a blog, Relationships that Heal for professional and non-professional helpers and caregivers. Matt says that he is passionate about his work because, “We heal ourselves through our relationships, we become ourselves in relationships, we are who we are because of those we love and are loved by. I can think of no greater honor than to assist families, couples, parents and children in working to repair, heal build and rebuild relationships.” Matt's Why Statement: To co-create safe space for human beings to explore their pain and suffering so that they may come to know a sense of compassion for themselves and be able to extend that to others. Additional Specialties: Video Gaming Addiction, Discernment Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Reunification, Co-Parenting, Parent Coaching Education: B.A. University of MN, M.A. Marriage & Family Therapy at St. Mary's University License, Certifications & Awards: Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, MN License Number 2560, PREPARE/ENRICH certified Facilitator, Discernment Counselor, Approved Supervisor for Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Professional Activities & Memberships: AAMFT (National Association of Marriage & Family Therapy), MAMFT (Minnesota Association of Marriage & Family Therapy), DRI Alliance, Tonka Cares, AFCC (Assoc. of Family & Conciliation Court), NAADAC (The Association for Addiction Professionals), One Voice Coalition (Hopkins Drug Free Coalition), Minnetonka Digital Citizenship Committee Helping children, parents, and families stay connected through life stressors and transitions. Alexis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with children, teens, adults, and families navigating life's challenges and transitions. Her work is grounded in a relational and family systems perspective, helping people better understand themselves, their relationships, and the patterns that shape their lives. Alexis has a special interest in parent-child relationships across the lifespan, including parenting support, teen and family disconnection, parent-adult child relationships, estrangement, and opportunities for reconnection and healing. She is passionate about helping families stay connected as relationships evolve through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Alexis also enjoys working with children experiencing anxiety, school avoidance, emotional and behavioral challenges, family transitions, divorce, grief and loss, self-esteem concerns, and relationship difficulties. In her work with children, she incorporates play, creativity, storytelling, and therapeutic puppets to support emotional expression, resilience, and connection. She believes play offers children a natural way to communicate experiences and feelings that may be difficult to put into words. Known for her warm, collaborative, and compassionate approach, Alexis strives to create a space where clients feel understood as they navigate the difficult, messy, and often uncertain parts of life and relationships. At the heart of Alexis's work is a simple question: How do we stay connected while relationships change? When she's not working, Alexis enjoys board games, bonfires, training her dog, and spending time with family and friends. Alexis' Why Statement: "to be a conduit of compassion, reconciliation, healing and growth to the people in my sphere of influence." I can work on updating if you think it's needed. I created it in 2022. Specialties: Working with children, Reunification Therapy and parent-child relationship repair with children, adolescents, and adult children, Coparenting Counseling, Parent Coaching. Education Licensure: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Professional Memberships Michael has been in private practice since 1997. He specializes in helping individuals and families out of stressful and challenging dynamics, such as divorce, trauma, substance abuse, depression, anxiety and significant medical conditions. Michael has an MSW (Masters of Social Work) and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). He is trained in family systems therapy, chemical dependency, discernment counseling and child and adolescent therapy, with an undergraduate degree in psychology. Michael has been working with couples, families and children his entire career. Michael enjoys running, adventures, and spending time with his wife and family. Michael's message to you: If you are looking for practical solutions to finding wellness for you and your family, this is the place to come. You will experience life-giving support and positive challenges that will empower you to reach the wellness you desire. Michael's Why Statement: To journey with others with presence, passion and purpose, so that growth is catalyzed. Additional Specialties: Reunification, Co-Parenting, Trauma, and Addiction Counseling, Parent Coaching, Parent Consulting, Mediation, Discernment Counseling, Presentations, Significant Medical Conditions, Training and Consulting with Schools, Education: M.S.W., Augsburg College - Systems Theory, Family Practice, B.S., St. John's University - Psychology Licensure: LICSW: Licensed Clinical Social Worker Additional Coursework: St. Mary's University - Play Therapy, Argosy University - Psychological Testing and Interpretation, Child Inclusive Mediation, Rule 114 Qualified Neutral Mediator Professional Activities & Memberships: AFCC (Assoc. of Family & Conciliation Court), Board of Directors YMCA Camp Menogyn, '98 - '04, Chemical Health Specialist, Hopkins High School, '00 - '04, Drug Free Community Coalition Coordinator - Hopkins School District Clients say: "I couldn't be more grateful for Michael and his knowledge. He really changed the trajectory of our family. I will forever be grateful for him and his expertise." Mathew has a background in youth and family ministry and is also a trainer and associate with Peer Ministry Leadership training faith communities all over the nation in "Good Samaritan Leadership". Mathew is passionate about relationships and has a desire to help couples redesign their relationship so it suits both partners, improve communication and understanding for parents and children, and support parents in reasserting their parental authority when feeling as though they have lost control of their family. Mathew also writes a blog, Relationships that Heal for professional and non-professional helpers and caregivers. Matt says that he is passionate about his work because, “We heal ourselves through our relationships, we become ourselves in relationships, we are who we are because of those we love and are loved by. I can think of no greater honor than to assist families, couples, parents and children in working to repair, heal build and rebuild relationships.” Matt's Why Statement: To co-create safe space for human beings to explore their pain and suffering so that they may come to know a sense of compassion for themselves and be able to extend that to others. Additional Specialties: Video Gaming Addiction, Discernment Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Reunification, Co-Parenting, Parent Coaching Education: B.A. University of MN, M.A. Marriage & Family Therapy at St. Mary's University License, Certifications & Awards: Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, MN License Number 2560, PREPARE/ENRICH certified Facilitator, Discernment Counselor, Approved Supervisor for Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Professional Activities & Memberships: AAMFT (National Association of Marriage & Family Therapy), MAMFT (Minnesota Association of Marriage & Family Therapy), DRI Alliance, Tonka Cares, AFCC (Assoc. of Family & Conciliation Court), NAADAC (The Association for Addiction Professionals), One Voice Coalition (Hopkins Drug Free Coalition), Minnetonka Digital Citizenship Committee
Alexis Wood
MA. LMFT
Whether supporting a child through play, helping parents navigate adolescence, or working with families experiencing conflict, distance, or disconnection, she believes healing happens through curiosity, creativity, and meaningful relationships.
M.A., Marriage and Family Therapy - Bethel Seminary
B.A. - Bethel University
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
Association of Family Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
Michael Borowiak
Michael Borowiak, MSW, LICSW
Therapist, Consultant, and Owner at Traverse Counseling & Consulting, GBC
Mathew Meyers
MA, LMFT, Therapist, and Owner at Traverse Counseling & Consulting
Clients say:
"Matt models transparency and vulnerability for his clients and I'm thankful for that."
Alexis Wood
MA. LMFT
Whether supporting a child through play, helping parents navigate adolescence, or working with families experiencing conflict, distance, or disconnection, she believes healing happens through curiosity, creativity, and meaningful relationships.
M.A., Marriage and Family Therapy - Bethel Seminary
B.A. - Bethel University
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
Association of Family Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Michael Borowiak
Michael Borowiak, MSW, LICSW
Therapist, Consultant, and Owner at Traverse Counseling & Consulting, GBC Mathew Meyers
MA, LMFT, Therapist, and Owner at Traverse Counseling & Consulting
Clients say:
"Matt models transparency and vulnerability for his clients and I'm thankful for that."
Traverse Counseling & Consulting
Therapy and Consulting