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Heather (she/her) joined Natalis in 2021 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Psychology. She primarily works with adults and adolescents 15 and over. Her overarching approach to therapy is person-centered, relational, and multicultural feminist. In therapy she is neuroatypical embracing, body positive and disability sensitive. She most enjoys holding space for spiritual exploration, resolving moral injury, holistic healing, and creative intention building.

During her internship at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Heather earned a national certification in Primary Care Mental Health Integration. Because of this training, she is comfortable communicating with medical providers and addressing her clients’ mental health related needs. Heather has also earned a national certification in massage therapy and multiple complimentary alternative medicines. She ethically integrates these competencies in session for the purpose of mindful awareness of traumatic holding patterns in the body, and body-centered emotional self-regulation techniques. Heather does not provide massage therapy in session. She is trained in trauma-focused therapies such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and creative art/movement-based interventions. She also uses Imagery and Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) for sleep- related issues, in addition to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBTcp) body-centered mindfulness interventions for chronic pain.

Education & Professional Activities
She received her PsyD in 2021, also from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota (an APA accredited doctoral program). She completed her predoctoral internship at the St. Cloud VA and has also enjoyed working in community mental health centers throughout the Metro area. She holds a BA in fine arts and a BA in Art History from the University of Minnesota. She has earned a certificate in Massage Therapy from Corinthian Colleges in Los Angeles, and in Structural Integration from the Structural Integration Institute in Miami. Heather has additional experience in education and actively volunteers with the Minnesota Psychological Association.

Heather practices at the Natalis Woodbury location.

Specialties
Women’s Issues
Men’s Issues
Non-Religious Spirituality
Neuroatypicality (ADHD and Autism)
Depression
Anxiety
Sleep Disturbances
PTSD
Trauma
Veterans
Military Sexual Trauma
Institutional Abuse
Human Sexuality
Decolonization
Chronic Pain
Life Adjustments
Grief and Loss
Creativity and Flow
Shame and Guilt

Richard has forty years of experience and works from a holistic perspective seeking to integrate mind, body, and spirit. He combines the positive psychology of Alfred Adler, the meaning-centered spiritual therapy of Viktor Frankl, and the strengths-based practical approach of Solution-Focused Therapy, to encourage and guide his clients in clarifying their goals and overcoming their inner and outer challenges to connect, create, and contribute more fully. Richard is also a certified pastoral counselor and an ordained priest and vowed member of a Celtic Christian Order that embraces diversity and a universalist view of spirituality. He is Board-Approved in Minnesota to supervise post-degree licensure candidates for LICSW, LPCC, and LMFT. His recently published book, Assisting Counselors in Moral Distress: From Adlerian Assessment to Logotherapeutic Intervention has been released in five languages. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the counseling psychology master’s program at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

LICENSES
LICSW-Minnesota (Supervisor)
LPCC-Minnesota (Supervisor)
LMFT-Minnesota (Supervisor)
LMFT-Wisconsin

EDUCATION:
PsyD, Pastoral Logotherapy, Graduate Theological Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
DMin, Pastoral Counseling, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
MA, Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy, Adler Graduate School, Richfield, MN
MDiv, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, New Brighton, MN

Richard sees clients via Telehealth or in-person at the Natalis Woodbury location.

Practice Areas
Depression/Anxiety
Adult ADD
EMDR
Trauma/Post-Traumatic Growth
Couples Counseling
Gender Identity/LGBT
College/Graduate Students
Spirituality/Life Purpose
Developmental /Life Transitions
Career/Workplace
Grief/Loss
Law Enforcement Personnel
Clergy/Seminarians
Men’s Adjustment
Introversion/High Sensitivity (HSP)
Moral Distress/Ethical Dilemmas
Compassion Fatigue
Athletes
Artists/Musicians
Gifted and Highly-Creative People

Education & Professional Activities
Robin McLeod, PhD, LP, Licensed Psychologist in Minnesota, is the President, Chief Business Development Officer and Emeritus Director of Training at Natalis. Dr. McLeod works with children, teens and adults who struggle with many mental health challenges including depression, anxiety, relationship conflict, terminal illness, complicated grief, chronic pain, autism spectrum disorders, and other disabilities that interfere with daily living. With couples and families, she focuses on improving relationship communication skills so that family members can solve problems more effectively. In her work with people who struggle with the social and emotional challenges of autism spectrum disorders, Dr. McLeod helps people identify the ways that this particular way of being in the world is both a strength and a challenge, and then identifies specific skill sets that need to be learned. In addition to her work directly with clients on the autism spectrum, Dr. McLeod works with parents of children, adolescents and young adults as they struggle with the unique challenges of parenting a child with developmental disabilities or chronic mental illness.

Dr. McLeod holds doctoral and master’s degrees in Counseling Psychology from the University of Minnesota, and a master’s degree in Speech Communication from Central Missouri State University. Prior to becoming a psychologist, Dr. McLeod was a high school English teacher and debate coach. As such, she enjoys speaking in the community on topics ranging from parenting teens in the digital age to succeeding in college with Autism.

Dr. McLeod currently serves as President of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Division 42, The Community for Psychologists in Independent practice. She was the 2022 Chair of the APA Board of Professional Affairs and currently serves as a member of this board and as the Minnesota representative to the APA Council of Representatives. Dr. McLeod was the 2020 Chair of APA’s Committee of State Leaders and as the 2016 President of the Minnesota Psychological Association (MPA). In 2017, Dr. McLeod was appointed by Minnesota Governor Dayton to serve on the Minnesota Board of Psychology as the Doctoral Program representative and served as the Chair of the Board of Psychology from 2019-2023. Dr. McLeod also is a graduate of APA’s Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology, in 2018 was awarded the Karl F Heiser APA Presidential Award for Advocacy, and in 2020 was presented with the MPA Susan T. Rydell Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Psychology.

Robin sees clients via telehealth and at the Woodbury location.

Education & Professional Activities
Bonnie Slaughter, M.Ed., LPCC, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Minnesota, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Ohio, and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin. She provides counseling services to individuals, couples, and families. She specializes in working with people who are struggling with chronic pain, disability, return-to-work issues, anxiety, depression, stress management and substance abuse.

When working with clients, Bonnie is compassionate and caring, while also working in a straightforward and direct manner to help people find solutions to the problems that bring them to counseling. Because she also is fluent in Spanish, Bonnie welcomes Spanish-speaking clients. Bonnie’s credentials include a bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Spanish from Miami University and a master’s degree in Agency and Community Counseling from Xavier University.

Bonnie sees clients at the Woodbury location.

Education & Professional Activities
Liz Ward, PsyD, LP is a Licensed Psychologist in Minnesota. Dr. Ward works with children, adolescents and adults in the areas of mood and anxiety disorders as well as trauma and abuse. She also has extensive experience in diagnostic assessment and psychological testing.

Dr. Ward earned her Doctor of Psychology degree in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology and completed her pre-doctoral internship at Tufts University School of Medicine/Boston Department Veterans Affairs Psychology Internship Consortium. During her internship she spent a significant part of her training time at New England Medical Center in the outpatient child and adolescent clinic as well as the inpatient consultation-liaison service. Another portion of her training was spent conducting comprehensive diagnostic assessments at the National Center for PTSD at the Boston VA. Additional child and adolescent training was also completed during a post-doctoral internship at Maryville Academy, a residential treatment center for children with histories of severe trauma and abuse in suburban Chicago.

Liz sees clients at the Woodbury location and at Central Pediatrics in Roseville.