Talia Jackson, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist
WELCOME TO THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Licensed Psychologist
Clinical Supervisor
Host of We're Not Fine, the Podcast where Mental Health meets Relationships
Hello!
Welcome to talia jackson psychotherapy services, a leading Twin Cities based therapy practice serving adults & couples of all kinds .
HOW CAN THERAPY IMPROVE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH & RELATIONSHIPS?Neuroscience backed cognitive behavioral interventions offer the life changing pause between thought, feeling and behavior that will improve your ability to respond to life's stressors and relationship triggers with a calm nervous system and the emotional intelligence you yearn for. Longer-term Psychodynamic, insight-oriented therapy offers you the large scale context and illuminates the unconscious motivations for your painful interpersonal struggles. The triggers as well as your reactions likely stem from both met and unmet needs from your family of origin. Once understood, these patterns can change so you can show up in your relationships in a more intentional way. We also incorporate the most brilliant and therapeutic elements of Mindfulness, Couples' Techniques from John & Julie Gottman and Terry Real, and the Enneagram. Get ready for the professional guidance you deserve to roll out the emotional red carpet one step ahead of where you would like grow. It's never too late to do your own work. Future you, as well as everyone else in your life will thank you.
About Me
After receiving my MA in 2002, and then later my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2005 from the American Schools of Professional Psychology in the San Francisco Bay Area, I pursued my post-doctoral training and expertise in a variety of clinical settings.I worked in Community Mental Health in San Francisco, the AIDS Health Project at UCSF, as well as University Counseling Centers such as Stanford University and University of San Francisco.After getting married and moving back home to Minnesota, I completed my post-doctoral work at Augsburg University Counseling Center, the Hamm Clinic, and met my future best friend and pod-spouse, Doug Jensen, LICSW, BCD when he hired me into his Group Private Practice, the River City Clinic in St Paul.In 2006, I was licensed and started in my own Private Practice. Almost 20 years later, I have a bustling private practice, am 2 years into podcasting with Doug Jensen, and am so excited about this new chapter in my career; training, guiding and supervising top of the line pre-licensed mental health interns.If you are lucky enough to see Beth Fraley or Mary Zarling as a therapist, you will be receiving the highest level of care.My hands-on training approach includes intensive clinical education and supervision.Your customized therapy experience will be guided by:* A PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH:
This developmental perspective emphasizes the importance of your family of origin, as early childhood relationships tend to give you a blueprint of how life and relationships work. We also develop our way of being in the world based on what has been expected of us, what we have determined we can expect from others, how we’re supposed to regulate ourselves, and what feels acceptable and necessary to us in relationships and what is not. This blueprint is something that you will carry with you for the rest of your life.This deep understanding of human nature also encompasses what motivates us, what success and failure looks like to us, our attachment styles, common obstacles in the way of our healing as well as how to improve relationship dynamics & communication skills.* COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL PRINCIPLES:
Thought & Behavior change will help your journey observing and leaving behind thought patterns and world views that no longer serve you, and move into more compassionate introspection which is the birth place of the change you are longing for in your life but can't quite name.*MINDFULNESS TECHNIQUES:
Mindfulness is an approach that helps ground you in the moment and allow acceptance of reality while quieting your busy mind and calming your nervous system, decreasing anxiety, depression, stress and even insomnia.*SUPPLEMENTAL EXPRESSIVE ART THERAPY
Beth Fraley has additional graduate trining in Expressive Art Therapy from the Adler Graduate School to supplement your work together if creative expression might be helpful in your personal work.
MEET THE TEAM
Offering Great Mental Health Services to Adults and Couples of all Kinds.We are:*Dr. Talia Jackson, Psy.D, LP (left)*Beth Fraley, LADC, CPGC, pre-licensed Clinical Mental Health Intern (center)*Mary Zarling, pre-licensed Clinical Mental Health Intern (right)Talia Jackson Psychotherapy Services is geared towards adults, offering therapy for individuals and couples struggling with depression, anxiety, family, and relationship problems.We also work with issues surrounding parenthood, reclaiming identity and creating balance. We specialize in both brief solution-focused therapy as well as longer-term insight oriented therapy for those working through a wide variety of problems related to moods, relationships, physical, emotional & life circumstances.We love working with couples of all kinds; LGBTQIA, Interfaith, Intercultural & Interracial, ethically non-monogamous, facilitating productive communication around sensitive issues and improving all relationship dynamics.REACH OUT!EMAIL US DIRECTLY TO SCHEDULE AN INITIAL SESSION OR A FREE 15 MINUTE CONSULTATION.LINKS TO OUR PSYCHOLOGYTODAY.COM PROFILES BELOW.
WE'RE NOT FINE, THE PODCAST WHERE MENTAL HEALTH MEETS RELATIONSHIPS.
In 2022, my dear friend, colleague and mentor Doug Jensen, LICSW asked me if I wanted to start a podcast with him. He had hired me to be a therapist in his group private practice, the River City Clinic, 20 years ago, and we have been closely connected ever since, so... of course I said yes!We are both incredibly passionate about making conversations about relationships and mental health accessible to everyone.With a combined 50 years of clinical experience and 20 years of a very special connection, we drop new episodes every Tuesday.We have several formats; guest experts, guests sharing personal stories of mental health and relationship struggles, psycho-education, self-development and couples' therapy recommendations, Mail Bag episodes, and LIVE recorded episodes with amazing guests at the Rogue Buddha Gallery in NE Minneapolis. Check out our episodes here!
EVENTS, GROUPS & WORKSHOPS
AND YES, WE WOULD LOVE TO DO A LUNCH N' LEARN & FACILITATE AMAZING CONVERSATIONS FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS, CO-WORKERS AND PRACTICE-MATES!TOPICS INCLUDE:
1. THE ENNEAGRAM; A Personality Profiling System that unlocks your wiring, your nature, your core fears & drivers. Learn what your healthiest and unhealthiest self looks like. Learn how your type works with your partner's type, your boss, your mother...2. PERIMENOPAUSE and the many effects it has on women of a certain age and her relationships. These groups are incredible for community, education and support.3. THE MIND BODY CONNECTION; a crucial relationship to understand if you or your clients struggle with chronic pain, illness, injury, disabilities, visible or invisible. Learn how mental and physical wellness or illness can perpetuate its own unique cycles, and how changing a thinking pattern, biohacking your nervous system with a few simple tricks, or starting one healthier habit can have an immeasurable healing effects.
CURIOUS ABOUT THE ILLUSTRIOUS ENNEAGRAM PERSONALITY PROFILING SYSTEM?Our Enneagram Workshop at @yogagardenmpls was a blast!The Enneagram is a framework of understanding personality structures rooted in both nature and nurture. It is a gateway to self-awareness and an understanding of others that opens up a path for us to experience a more integrated and rewarding life.
Knowing our Enneagram Type helps us uncover our unique drivers, motivators, fears and unmet childhood messages, which brings into sharp, clear focus nine different ways of looking at the world.It allows us to see how each worldview impacts the way we bring our unique thoughts, feelings, an behaviors to any situation. Even beyond behavior, the Enneagram delves into the often-secret, unconscious, or underlying motivations that give us a look at 'why' people do what they do.The Enneagram emphasizes that we are all different and have different motivators. And to discover what motivates us, it is crucial to find the right balance between extrinsic and intrinsic motivators so we can motivate and energize ourselves (and others) successfully.These one-word descriptors can be expanded into four-word sets of traits. Keep in mind that these are merely highlights and do not represent the full spectrum of each type.Type #1 is principled, purposeful, self-controlled, and perfectionistic.
Type #2 is generous, demonstrative, people-pleasing, and possessive.
Type #3 is adaptable, excelling, driven, and image-conscious.
Type #4 is expressive, dramatic, self-absorbed, and temperamental.
Type #5 is perceptive, innovative, secretive, and isolated.
Type #6 is engaging, responsible, anxious, and suspicious.
Type #7 is spontaneous, versatile, acquisitive, and scattered.
Type #8 is self-confident, decisive, willful, and confrontational.
Type #9 is receptive, reassuring, complacent, and resignedJoin Dr. Talia Jackson, Licensed Psychologist and Clinical Mental Health Interns Beth Fraley, LADC and Mary Zarling, to learn how your enneagram type unveils your unique, intrinsic motivators to help stay on track!
NEXT, PERIMENOPAUSE ANYONE?
PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT:IS THIS GROUP FOR ME?Are you are woman of a certain age on your perimenopause/menopause journey? Interested in a weekly zoom with other women in the same season of life? Each week we offer education and support for all of the facets of this stage that might be impacting you; sleep issues, irritability, anxiety, depression, trouble balancing all of the impossible tasks, sexual health, relationships, nutrition, lifestyle, self-care and more.
Our FIRST "Second Season Sessions" Education & Support Group wrapped up in April, 2025, and it surpassed all of our expectations! It was a 12-week zoom group to address of all of the factors impacting perimenopausal and menopausal women, such as the impact of hormonal changes on our moods, our coping, our bodies, our relationships, our cognition, our motivation & our sleep. These changes can be incredibly challenging, even debilitating if we are not prepared with information, resources & support. Second season sisters, e-mail me if this group is for you, and if you would like to get on our waitlist for our summer sessions, 2025.DETAILS BELOW:
*The sessions will be therapist led and peer supported.*Each 55 minute session will begin with education on the most relevant perimenopause & menopause issues affecting us, offering the latest research & lifestyle suggestions for an improved menopause journey.*We will then transition to sharing experiences & supporting each other.*We end each group session with a "Wellness-to-Go" Tip, Exercise, Lifestyle Recommendation to implement into your life for an improved (peri)menopause journey.*2 supplemental “Ask your Hormone Specialist” sessions featuring Dr Jenikka Tomashek, DNP two Tuesdays @ noon* $40 co-pay/session. FSA/HSA eligible. We file your insurance claims for you. (Also, we are In-Network Providers for Health Partners)*Those that register for the “Ask Your Hormone Specialist” sessions will also have access to those meeting transcripts.We are so passionate about educating and supporting women during this pivotal time in our lives, and we would be honored to be on this journey with all of you. We are so happy you are here!
THE MIND-BODY CONNECTIONMental health issues, depression, anxiety, and trauma can manifest physically and show up in the body.Research shows that those diagnosed with autoimmune disorders, chronic pain and fatigue often have a history of trauma.Our emotional lives and physical wellness are intertwined in our chronic stress, our burn out, grief and loss of a loved one, and in the loss of our functioning and identity as an athlete, as able bodied, as youthful.Therapy can help those of us with physical illness, chronic pain, and disabilities by encouraging us to trust our inner knowing of our symptoms with confidence, helping learn language around self-advocacy in the health care system and helping to create an empowered narrative.What can we do? What can we control? Learning mindfulness techniques and coping strategies can “right size” our experiences of pain and discomfort.
CONTACT US, SCHEDULE & INSURANCE INFO
Please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We would love to work with you. Call us at 612.860.6444, e-mail me through the link below, or contact us through our Psychology Today Profiles to schedule a first session or a FREE 15 minute consultation. It is a great way to see if working with one of us could be a good fit for you.We offer in-person sessions in Minneapolis, MN and Telehealth as well.We are IN-NETWORK Providers for Health Partners & Cigna/Health Partners Insurance (including HP Medicare Members) and OUT-OF-NETWORK all other insurance companies.This means our HP clients pay their copay, and our other clients pay us at the time of service. We will file your insurance claims for you, and once you hit your out of network deductible, you will only be responsible for your co-pay. Most of our out-of-network clients are reimbursed anywhere from 50%-100% of our fees once that deductible has been met.We also hold a number of spots for sliding scale fees for those who qualify. Please connect with us with any questions. We so look forward to connecting!OUR DIRECT PHONE LINES ARE:
Dr Talia Jackson 612.860.6444
Mary Zarling 507.291.8270
Beth Fraley, LADC 612.424.1853
Also, friends and colleagues, we are always looking to add high quality Twin-Cities based service providers to our referral network!Are you neurodiversity friendly, culturally humble, LGBTQIA+ & gender inclusive? Maybe we can show up for each others' clients as caring and safe providers. Seeking Psychiatrists, ADHD and Neuropsych Testers, ADHD Coaches, Physical Therapists, Chiropractors, Medical Providers, Real Estate Agents, Employment and Divorce Attorneys, Healers of all kinds, we would love to connect.