At Family Attachment & Counseling Center, we provide compassionate, evidence-based therapy services for children, teens, and adults in Chaska, MN. Our multidisciplinary team uses trauma-informed, attachment-based, and neuroscience-grounded approaches to help individuals and families heal, grow, and thrive.
Therapy Services
At Family Attachment & Counseling Center, we offer a wide range of therapy services designed to support healing, growth, and healthy relationships at every stage of life. Our licensed therapists provide evidence-based, trauma-informed care for children, adolescents, and adults in a warm, supportive environment that honors each person’s story and values.
Therapy for Children & Adolescents
We offer a full range of therapeutic services for children and teens, from traditional weekly sessions to more intensive support when needed. With extensive experience in early childhood trauma and complex developmental needs, our clinicians create a safe, nurturing environment where young people can heal, grow, and strengthen their relationships.
Whether your child is struggling with anxiety, anger, attention and focus challenges, depression, friendship or school difficulties, grief and loss, or the effects of trauma, our team is here to help.
Our child and adolescent therapy services include:
Play Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Filial Therapy
Weekly Attachment Therapy
Neurological Reorganization
Audio Visual Entrainment
Groups and Skills-Based Programs
Psychological Testing & Attachment Assessments
(For children who have experienced early trauma or disrupted attachment, learn more about our Family Attachment Narrative Therapy Program on our dedicated page.)
Therapy for Adults
Life’s challenges can take many forms -stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or seasons of transition. Our therapists work collaboratively with adults to uncover the root causes of distress and build tools for resilience and emotional balance. Using approaches grounded in neuroscience and attachment theory, we help clients find clarity, strengthen relationships, and create lasting change.
Neurological Reorganization
In addition to traditional therapy, we offer Neurological Reorganization (NR)—a movement-based, developmental approach that supports the brain’s natural ability to heal and reorganize. NR uses specific physical patterns to help “rewire” neural pathways, promoting improvements in emotional regulation, attention, and sensory processing. This approach is particularly helpful for individuals with trauma histories, developmental delays, or ongoing struggles with focus, mood, and regulation.
Adjustment disorders
Grief and loss
Sleep difficulties
Bipolar spectrum disorders
Anger and impulse control concerns
Parenting and family relationship challenges
Prenatal and postpartum mood concerns
Anxiety and panic
Depression and mood disorders
Trauma and PTSD
Complex and developmental trauma
Attachment disorders
ADHD
Behavioral and emotional regulation challenges
Mental Health Conditions We Can Help With
Our clinicians draw from a variety of evidence-based modalities to meet the unique needs of each client, including:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to distress.
Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT): A structured, supportive approach that integrates trauma-processing with skill-building for children and adolescents who have experienced trauma.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): A proven method that helps the brain reprocess traumatic memories to reduce emotional intensity and restore a sense of calm.
Attachment-Based and Relational Therapies: Focus on strengthening emotional bonds and fostering secure, healthy relationships between individuals and families.
Our goal is to meet each client where they are - with compassion, professionalism, and care that supports the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.
Therapeutic Approaches
Our Therapists
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Dr. Anthony Todd Nichols, PhD, LP
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Melissa Nichols, MA, LMFT
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Denise Lacher, MA, LP
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Connie Dummer, MA, LP, LMFT, RPT-S
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Jeff Nordrum
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Grace Tschacher
Contact us.
Contact us today to schedule a first visit or ask questions about therapy at Family Attachment Center. We’re here to support you.