About us
Rum River Counseling, Inc. is a counseling group of therapists in private practice. We are dedicated professionals, firmly grounded in effective therapy practices, striving to provide our clients with the highest quality of care. Through a combination of compassion, knowledge, and respect, we work with children, teens, adults, couples and families to encourage personal growth and development. Whether struggling with depression, anxiety, family relational problems, or any number of other difficulties, it is our goal to assist you and/or your family in fulfilling your goals and improving your quality of life. 

What is counseling and how does it work?
Counseling is the process of resolving emotional and relational problems by talking with a professional trained to help people achieve a more fulfilling individual life, marital relationship, or family relationships. The process of change will, in many ways, be unique to your particular situation. Who you are as a person will help to determine the ways in which you go about changing your life. The process of change begins by first clearly defining the problem, and then discussing your thoughts and feelings, understanding the origin of the difficulty, and developing new skills and healthy attitudes about yourself and others.

Andover

Blaine

Plymouth

St. Paul

Ramsey

Becker

Phone (763) 482-9598
We are pleased to offer free, online, and anonymous mental health & substance abuse screening tools. You can get a preliminary evaluation in the privacy of your own home to see whether you may be at risk for certain conditions.  Click HERE to get started!

Do you struggle with anxiety?

​Here's a simple breathing exercise that will restore your breathing and soothe many of the physical symptoms of a panic attack or of anxiety. 

​Breathe along to this. Nice and slow. Breath comes in, breath goes out. 

Go ahead and practice the breathing exercise for a few minutes.

You may find it awkward at first, because it's very different than your present habit. But you used to breathe this way naturally as a newborn or infant. Over time, breathing changes in response to our experience of distress. 

Regular practice of restoring your breathing, along with therapy, is key to long-term relief from panic attacks and anxiety.

This breathing exercise helps restore ​diaphragmatic breathing.