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Dr. Richard E. Close, DMin, PsyD, LICSW

Dr. Richard E. Close, DMin, PsyD, LICSW, trauma therapist at Natalis Psychology

About Richard

Woodbury, Telehealth and/or In person

Richard focuses primarily on adult trauma using EMDR and ego-state therapy. He is a trained Adlerian counselor, and holds the Clinical Diplomat in Logotherapy. He is a certified pastoral counselor and an ordained priest in 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. He is the author of two books: Assisting Counselors in Moral Distress: From Adlerian Assessment To Logotherapeutic Intervention (Lambert Academic Press, 2021), and Changing Recovery with Logotherapy: Using the Logobridge for Conceptualizing and Treating Complex Trauma (Wyndham Hall Press, 2025). He is an Associate Professor of Psychology in the MA in Counseling and Psychological Services Program at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. Richard sees clients via Telehealth or in-person at the Woodbury Clinic-Natalis.

Certifications

  • Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc.
  • Psychotherapist, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
  • Certified Clinical Trauma Professional-Advanced (CCTP-II)
  • Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider, Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc.
  • Clinical Diplomat -Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy
  • Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDRIA

Education

  • PsyD, Pastoral Logotherapy, Graduate Theological Foundation, Sarasota, FLA
  • 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

Practice Areas

  • PTSD/Complex PTSD
  • Depression/Anxiety
  • Adult ADD/Neurodiversity
  • Gender Identity/LGBT
  • Spirituality/Life Purpose
  • Developmental /Life Transitions
  • Career/Workplace
  • Grief/Loss
  • Life Transitions and Adjustment
  • Introversion/High Sensitivity (HSP)
  • Moral Distress/Moral Injury
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Athletes
  • Artists/Musicians
  • Gifted and Highly-Creative People

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