Dr. Mark Thelen, MN Psychologist 2992

Dr. Mark Thelen is a Minnesota psychologist (MN Psychologist 2992) with 40 years of professional experience. He works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and issues around grief, intimacy, sleep, parenting, and self-esteem.

He views each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps. He encourages people to try approaches that fit their situation rather than promising quick fixes.

In practice he draws from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, narrative methods, existential questions, and solution-focused strategies. That mix lets him help people notice unhelpful patterns, test new behaviors, and reframe difficult life events. He uses these approaches with concerns such as coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to family of origin.

Over four decades he has worked in community mental health centers, hospital units, smaller group clinics, and in private practice. That range of settings informs how he structures appointments and follows up on progress. He aims to keep sessions straightforward and goal oriented.

People who call him usually want clear ways to manage symptoms and change repeating patterns. He asks questions, listens to the person's experience, and offers tools from the approaches that seem most relevant. To begin, he asks people to describe what they hope will be different.

Approaches used in online sessions