Dr. Aura Chasteen is a postdoctoral resident at Blue Thistle Psychotherapy. She earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology (Psy.D.) from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in December 2021. Dr. Chasteen completed an APA-accredited predoctoral internship at the Alaska Psychology Internship Consortium (AK-PIC) and postdoctoral training through the Alaska Tribal Fellowship in Rural Health Psychology, both based in Nome, Alaska. Dr. Chasteen has worked in the mental health field, in various capacities, for over twenty years. Before enrolling in her doctoral program at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, she worked as a licensed mortician in Wisconsin and Minnesota for thirteen years, having served more than two thousand families coping with grief. She has provided psychological services to diverse populations in a wide range of settings, including schools, intensive outpatient programs for substance abuse, inpatient hospital units and emergency departments, remote villages in northwestern Alaska, a sex offender treatment program, and private practice. Dr. Chasteen provides therapy and psychological assessment services to individuals aged 15 and older. She is experienced in treating a variety of concerns that include substance use disorders, neurodivergence, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, physical health concerns, relationship difficulties, high-stress jobs, and issues related to gender identity and sexuality. She takes a holistic, culturally responsive, person-centered approach to therapy, and encourages a collaborative therapeutic relationship with her clients. Dr. Chasteen uses a range of therapeutic techniques, including solution-focused therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, skills drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and trauma-informed therapy to flexibly address each client’s unique needs.