Bonita Patton, PhD, LP (Rochester)
APP Owner/Operations Director

Dr. Patton has over 20 years of experience as a therapist. She is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, has certification in clinical hypnotherapy and is Level II EMDR certified. She works with all age groups. Specialties include: PTSD, childhood and adult trauma and dissociation, pain management; phobias; gender dysphoria; premarital and marital counseling; work stress; parent-teen issues; recovery from addictions and habit disorders. She also devotes part of her practice to supervising new therapists.

John Anderson, MSW, LICSW (Rochester/Owatonna)

John is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 35 years of experience in outpatient psychotherapy. He works with children, adolescents, and adults, providing individual, couple, and family therapy. John has expertise in the areas of family therapy, marital counseling, grief counseling, and issues of adolescence.

Susan F. Dunhaupt, MS, LICSW (Faribault)

Susan is a generalist psychotherapist with experience providing therapeutic services to children diagnosed with childhood disorders such as ADHD, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, as well as experience treating clients with other age-related issues. Susan also has expertise in anger management, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, parenting concerns, past abuse, grief issues, and stress management. Susan's clientele is composed of individuals, couples, and families; and includes children (from age seven), adolescents, and adults.

Tatyana Karpyak MS, LPP, LPC (Owatonna/Rochester)

Tatyana Karpyak is a Licensed Psychological Practitioner and Licensed Professional Counselor.. She graduated from Moscow State University (Russia) in 1981 and worked as a Psychologist for 17 years in Odessa, Ukraine. She specializes in psychological testing, social skills training and individual psychotherapy for children and adults with depression, anxiety, ADHD, behavioral and stress related problems. She also completes INS evaluations and SSI assessments. Tatyana is fluent in English and Russian. Tatyana is currently completing her doctoral studies at Argosy University, while continuing to work part time at APP.

Kristine M. Meyer, MA, LP (Rochester)

Kristi is a Licensed Psychologist experienced with ADHD, LD, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and behavioral problems. Her areas of expertise include psychological testing and assessment for children and adults. She specializes in stress-management, communication skills, anger and behavior management, social skills, self-esteem, phobias, panic disorders, OCD, and relaxation techniques. Kristi practices from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, and serves individuals, couples, families, and groups. Kristi also teaches at St. Mary's University.

Patricia (Pattie) Lynch, MSW, LICSW (Rochester)

Pattie treats child, adolescent and adult survivors/victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, and witnessing traumatic events.She also works with children and juveniles who act out sexually, and incest victims. Pattie does play therapy with young children and support therapy for parents as well as therapy with abuse/neglect issues. She enjoys working with adolescents with sexual identity, developmental and school and family related issues. Pattie's final areas of expertise includes treating adolescents and adults with chemical dependency and or mental illness.She completes C.D. assessments, DUI evaluations and education to mandated drivers, and works with addicted moms mandated to treatment.

Dr. Piyush Das, MBBS (Rochester)

Dr. Das holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (UK model) from the University of Delhi, India. His residency was at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Dr. Das' specialties are adult psychiatry, mood and anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, ADHD and impulse control disorders

Dr. Leo Passov, MD (Rochester)

Dr. Leo Passov completed medical school at the University of Wisconsin Madison. He is currently completing his residency at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Passov is with APP on a part-time basis specializing in adult psychiatry assisting patients suffering from a wide variety of psychological and psychiatric disorders.

Dr. Matthew Lilly, MD (Rochester)

Dr. Matthew Lilly is board-certified with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and is licensed to practice psychiatry in Minnesota. He completed a geriatric psychiatry fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in 2011. Dr. Lilly works primarily with adult and geriatric patients, providing psychiatric assessments and medication management. He has experience in managing a variety of psychiatric illnesses, including but not limited to depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders.

Amy Strait, Psy D, LP (Owatonna/Faribault)

Dr. Strait is a licensed clinical psychologist. She provides psychological assessment (e.g., court ordered, bariatric & sexual offenses) and psychotherapy (e.g., individual, couple & family) for adults, adolescents, and children (over age 10) to address all areas of mental health (e.g., depression, anxiety, anger and coping). Dr. Strait specializes in the treatment of sexuality issues (e.g., sexual dysfunction, transgender, sexual compulsions) through assessment and therapy.

Barbara Lowe-Fierke, Psy D, LP (/Faribault/Owatonna)

Barb has experience with young children and families, including play therapy with children ages 3-11. She also counsels adults with depression and anxiety, OCD, and BPD. Barb has extensive experience with personality testing and neuropsychological testing for cognitive deficits in children and the elderly. Other specialty areas include Bariatric and Social Security Disabiltiy evaluations.

Terri Ross MA, LMFT (Owatonna/Faribault)

Terri is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and MN Qualified Neutral Family Mediator. Terri works with couples to mediate family and financial matters when they are seeking a divorce. Terri enjoys working with couples that desire to enhance their relationship. She helps them focus on their emotional experiences from an attachment perspective. She also works with adults who have parenting concerns, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Anger Management issues, abuse issues and other life stressors. She does Cognitive Behavior Therapy, inner child, and grief work. Terri has extensive experience working with families and children in the foster/adoption system and with parents who wish to reunify with their children. Terri does individual and family therapy for children who have behavioral and learning disorders including Reactive Attachment, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant, PTSD, Depression, Bi-Polar and Anxiety disorders. Terri uses structural, experiential and play therapy.

Sharon Davern, MSED, LP, LMFT (Rochester)

Sharon joined APP in September of 2010 and provides psychotherapy and psychological evaluations to adults struggling with a variety of issues. Ms. Davern specializes in treating trauma. She also specializes in treating trauma in the immigrant population. Currently Ms.Davern offers a group for severely traumatized adults. She also offers group and individual therapy for co-dependency. Sharon enjoys spending time with animals and has a special interest in horses.

Susan Knutson, RN, MA (Rochester)

Sue Knutson Sue is a retired Navy nurse who is certified in Holistic Nursing. Some of her specialties in EEG Biofeedback include: ADD, Autism, PTSD, RAD, depression, stress symptoms, codependency, burn-out, brain Injury and general well being. Her web site: www.optimalwellness4u.net provides some stories of client outcomes with EEG Biofeedback

Kathryn A. Amundson, Ph.D., MSW, LICSW (Rochester)

Kathryn ("Katie") brings over 30 years of experience to APP. Katie works with clients across the age spectrum (6+ years and up). In addition to individual and group psychotherapy, her specialties include: play therapy, couples, and family therapy. Areas of interest include: depression (particularly with seasonal components S.A.D.), life transitions (adolescence to young adulthood, divorce, etc.), PTSD, stress management, grief and loss. She recently added animal-assisted therapy, with her TDI trained/certified therapy dog, Lexi, a 7 y/o Samoyed. Research interests include: the correlation between attachment and PTSD; depression in children; and the influence of fathers on adult development in their children.

Lexi, AKC, TDI, DOG (Rochester)

LexiI, a 7 year-old former champion Samoyed, has worked with Katie Amundson, PhD., as a therapy team since 2009. As a former show dog, Lexi has the temperament necessary to be a therapy dog. She is AKC and TDI certified to provide animal-assisted therapy in a clinical setting. Lexi was born to touch people with her boundless love, mellow personality, and good looks! She is a people magnet. As one of her clients aptly described her, she is "love on legs."

Dr. Michael Centrella DO, Psychiatrist (Owatonna/Faribaul/Rochester)

Dr.Centrella specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of alcohol/prescription drug and illicit drug related disorders as well as medication mangement with all disorders. Dr. Centrella is dedicating his practice to working with our medicare and medical assistance patients.

Dr. Bruce Boraas, Naturopath, MS NP (Owatonna)

Dr Boraas specializes in an alternative medical system that focuses on natural remedies and holistic approaches to health care. Treatments include acupressure (acupuncture without the needles), reflexology, polarity, iridology, energy work, cleansing and detoxification, as well as nutritional recommendations and natural remedies. Dr. Boraas joins the clinic with over twenty years of experience in the field.

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Rebecca Vigars MA, LMFT (Rochester)

Becky has been licensed and in practice since 1998. She enjoys working with individuals, couples, families, children, and adolescents. She has experience helping individuals overcome the effects of trauma (past and present), depression, anxiety, as well as anger management. Becky helps couples achieve better communications and thereby have increasingly deeper and more satisfying relationships. She also enjoys helping parents develop positive parenting skills and strategies. Becky has extensive training and experience working with children and adolescents in all areas that affect their lives from domestic violence, addiction, physical and sexual abuse, divorce to ADHD, behavior and school issues. Becky has worked with children in foster care, as well as with foster parents and parents working for reunification. She also has experience working with adoptive families and children.

David Hall Psy D, LP (Owatonna/Faribault)

David specializes in family therapy with children, adolescents and adults. Dr Hall also has extensive experience with geriatric mental health issues, men's issues and psychological testing and assessment. David also completes Social Security Disabilty evaluations.