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Shawna M Benson, PsyD, LP
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Special interests: Dr. Benson sees adolescents and adults, families, couples or partners. She specializes in depression and anxiety, relationship and behavioral issues, body image and eating disorder difficulties, duel diagnoses, sexuality and trauma issues. She assesses people for bariatric weight-loss surgery and helps patients before and after surgery.

Dr. Benson will incorporate spirituality into therapy when that is desired. She also has experience working with people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender.

Sees patients at:
Allina Mental Health - Northtown Clinic
Lyric Building
7590 Lyric Lane Northeast
Fridley, Minnesota 55432
Phone: 763-236-3800

Allina hospital affiliations:
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Unity Hospital
Fridley, Minnesota

First year of practice: 2005 (year licensed)
Education: Dr. Benson completed her undergraduate education at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, majoring in psychology with minors in English and sociology. She completed a doctorate in clinical psychology in 2003 at the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology – Argosy University in Eagan, Minnesota.
Internship: Dr. Benson performed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Manitoba Student Counseling and Career Centre in Winnipeg, Canada and has also worked at the University of Minnesota, Anoka Metro-Regional Treatment Center and Bethel College and Seminary Student Counseling Center. 
Memberships: Minnesota Psychological Association, Minnesota Women in Psychology

 

Related health information
Anxiety inventory
Depression inventory
Family strength
Bariatric surgery for weight loss

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