At vayda,
you don’t do this alone.
Vayda Mental Health Collab.
Mental health care for life's most tender chapters no matter what age.
Therapy and testing, fertility and loss, postpartum and parenting, relationships and sexuality, trauma, neurodivergence, anxiety, and general wrinkles. We’re here when you need us. Covered by insurance, here in the Twin Cities.
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Therapy
Individual, couples & family, every age.
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Psychological Testing & Evalutations
Autism + ADHD, other doctoral-level testing and evaluations.
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Third-Party Reproduction
Donors, carriers & intended parents.
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Group Therapy
Healing alongside people who get it.
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Four ways we help
Specialty Care, and Covered.
We’re in-network with most major plans and handle the billing as part of your care, so you can focus on the work instead of the paperwork.
Clinical Excellence
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Compassionate Care
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Fierce Advocacy
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Real Healing
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Clinical Excellence 〰️ Compassionate Care 〰️ Fierce Advocacy 〰️ Real Healing 〰️
Locations
Two offices in the Twin Cities Metro, and care that reaches all of Minnesota.
In-person where it helps, virtual when that's easier. You choose what fits your life.
Coon Rapids, MN
Our home base. In-person therapy and evaluations for every age, in a space built to feel calm the moment you walk in.
Maple Grove, MN
A second northwest-metro home, so this kind of care sits closer to you.
Virtual
Telehealth across Minnesota, and much further for many of our team. Several clinicians are licensed in neighboring states, and our PSYPACT-certified providers can meet clients in 40+ states.
Or let us match you →
Meet the humans
Awesome people, expertly trained, genuinely warm.
Get to know the clinicians behind Vayda.
Find Care
Specialist support for what you're facing.
Reproductive mental health
Fertility, IVF, third-party reproduction
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Trauma
EMDR, ART, Brainspotting, IFS
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Relationships, couples & intimacy
Gottman, sex therapy
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Grief & loss
All kinds, all timelines
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Children's mental health
Development, parenting support
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Perinatal & maternal
Pregnancy, postpartum, loss
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Neurodivergence
Autism + ADHD, testing & evals
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Sexual identity & LGBTQ+
Affirming care
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Body Inclusive
Food, body, and self
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Loving Someone With Substance Use
For families and loved ones
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Why Vayda
We built the practice we'd want for our people.
Specialists, not generalists.
We go deep in reproductive + perinatal mental health, supporting child development + parenting, sexuality, neurodivergence, and trauma.
Humble humans.
Warm, honest, & flexible. Unwavering + fierce in our advocacy. Down-to-earth and playful when when the moment calls for it. Care that feels human and is premium.
Boutique, not bulk.
Smaller caseloads, real relationships, direct contact with your own therapist. You're never a number.
Covered by insurance.
We're in-network with most major plans, and we handle the billing so you don't have to.
Real credentials, real training, and a whole expert team behind your care.
Specialist clinicians, trained in the approaches that actually move the needle — and backed by the field’s leading organizations.
Gottman
Play Therapy
EMDR
ART
Brainspotting
Clinical excellence. Compassionate care. Fierce advocacy. Real healing. It's the standard behind every name on our team.
How It Works
Reaching out is the hard part. We make the rest simple.
1
Reach out.
Tell us a little about what's going on.
2
We match you.
No menu of strangers. We'll pair you with the therapist who fits, and if it's not a fit, we'll find you another.
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The work begins
ASAP. Most new clients are seen within about a week.
Or let us match you →
What's new
Groups, workshops, and what's happening now.
Healing happens in community, too. We run seasonal groups and programs you can join, refreshed as new ones open up.
In Partnership
Pregnancy + Infant Loss Support Groups
We also facilitate several support groups in partnership with the Star Legacy Foundation: early pregnancy loss, late pregnancy loss, and parenting after loss. Groups are hosted by Star Legacy. Same Vayda clinicians, same care.
Some seasons ask for more of you than you ever expected.
Whatever brought you here, this is exactly what we do.
The months of trying. The loss no one talks about.
Not feeling good enough, overwhelmed with anxiety in our upside down world.Transitions that are more than you feel prepared for.The strain on relationships when we are pulled in a million directions.Parenting challenges. A child who is developing differently.The slow realization that your own brain has been working overtime your whole life.The birth that didn't go the way you'd planned.Sexuality + intimacy feeling confusing.The company we keep.
Proud members & certifications
In The Community, We Partner With
A small, guided circle for anyone in the thick of trying. Led by reproductive mental health specialists. Virtual, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at noon. Private pay only.
To join, please email Dr. Alise Novak at dr.novak@vaydamentalhealth.com