Welcome!
Granite City Counseling is offering counseling sessions in person and via Telehealth.
Please contact our main office at 320-650-1660 with any questions or to set up an appointment.
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Outpatient Counseling Clinic and Behavioral Health
Facility Located In St. Cloud, MN.
The goal of our multidisciplinary team is to promote the physical, social, emotional,
and spiritual health and well-being of all people through various mental health services.
For more information or to set up an appointment please call us at 320-650-1660.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis outside of our normal business hours
or on a weekend, contact the Four-County Crisis line at 800.635.8008.
Telehealth Information:
Please visit the link after your provider’s name for your telehealth session:
Diane Bosl, MS, LP, LICSW: https://doxy.me/gccdiane
Stephanie Ford, MSW, LGSW: https://doxy.me/sford4751
Elizabeth Hammer, MA: https://doxy.me/elizabethhammer
Alyssa Knese, MSW, LICSW: https://doxy.me/ccalyssa
Diana Kuhl, MSW, LGSW: https://doxy.me/dkcounsel
Larry Larson, MS, LPCC: https://doxy.me/larryrlarson
Jennifer Lieser Eschmann, MSW, LGSW: https://doxy.me/jennygcc
Theresa Makoons-Solarz, MS, LP: https://doxy.me/curiosityt
Mary Fran Reichenberger, OSF, MSWA, LICSW: https://doxy.me/smaryfran
Jennifer Webb MSW, LICSW: https://doxy.me/jennifergcc
Once you click on your provider’s link, you will be asked to type your name and then click the "Check in” button. This will bring you to the therapist's virtual waiting room. Please note that your device will need to have the microphone and camera enabled and internet access. If you have questions, please contact our office at 320-650-1660 or info@granitecitycounseling.com.
988 Lifeline
Call, text, or chat 988 to be connected
with trained counselors.
Therapy Services
In our desire to support healthy families, Granite City Counseling’s multidisciplinary team offers a variety of therapy services for individuals, couples, and families. The clinic offers individual, couples, and family counseling. The clinic also counsels individuals and families for behavioral and mental health issues that lead to or result from chemical and substance abuse. However, we do not offer alcohol or drug counseling as part of a recovery program. Instead, we collaborate with agencies that provide these services and are happy to make referrals on behalf of our clients.
Therapy Services include, but are not limited to:
Grief / Loss
Reproductive Issues
Marriage / Remarriage
Parenting
Relationships
Self-esteem
Spirituality
Suicide / Suicide Prevention
Terminal Illness
Trauma / Abuse
Aging
Anger
Anxiety
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Conflict
Death
Depression
Disruptive Behavior
Divorce / Separation
Domestic Violence and its effects
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Most services are covered by the following insurance providers:
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Health Partners
• Minnesota Care
• Medical Assistance
• Medicare
Most employee-sponsored insurance companies.
If you are not covered by an insurance plan, fees are determined on a sliding fee schedule based on household gross income. No one is denied services due to an inability to pay. However, individuals who are uninsured will be referred to a MNSure navigator within Catholic Charities to complete an insurance application.
Services are available to all eligible persons regardless of age, color, creed, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion or sexual orientation.
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Granite City Counseling has been designated as an Essential Community Provider by the State of Minnesota which indicates our status as a necessary provider to the St. Cloud and surrounding communities.
All of our professional staff are licensed to provide mental health services in the state of Minnesota.
Services are available to all eligible persons regardless of age, color, creed, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion or sexual orientation.
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Counseling is offered in St. Cloud and via telehealth.
Granite City Counseling also has a contract to provide school counseling at St. Francis Xavier, Sartell. If your child attends this school, please contact the school office to access services.
In addition, psychiatric assessments and medication management are offered by our psychiatric and family nurse practitioner.
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Daytime and evening appointments are available in St. Cloud at various times. To learn more about our services, choose one of the options above.
To make an appointment, please contact our Intake Coordinator at (320) 656-1660. The coordinator will gather pertinent information and process your request for an appointment.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis outside of our normal business hours or on a weekend, contact the Four County Crisis line at 800-635-8008.
Curriculum Based Treatment
Domestic Violence
Turning Points
Domestic Violence Turning Points is an educational program that seeks to provide education, support, advocacy and therapy for women who are using legal and illegal violence in their intimate relationships.
While the primary audience is women using resistive violence against their abusers, women who have been the victims of domestic violence but have not responded with violence will also benefit from this program.
Women's Anger Management & Self Esteem (WASE)
Women’s Anger Management and Self Esteem (WASE) is a psychoeducational curriculum for women who want to enhance self-esteem and develop skills for managing feelings and behaviors.
This individual based counseling program focuses on participants understanding of feelings, expressions, behaviors and their effects. Along with developing skills to calm and cope, participants will gain knowledge of how to manage their feelings and anger, build self esteem and overall mental health.
Domestic Abuse Intervention Program (DAIP) Group
This is a 24-week treatment program for men who have been abusive or are concerned they might become abusive. The focus is on ownership of feelings and actions with education on how to change behavior. The intended outcome is a less violent lifestyle.
Sessions are offered at the Granite City Counseling. Call the number below for dates and times. The total cost for the 24-week program is $1,000. This covers a 1.5 hour orientation class ($40) and $40 for each of the 24 education sessions. The $40 orientation and class fees must be paid prior to sessions.
Anger Management
Anger Management is done on an individual therapy basis for men or women.
The purpose of this curriculum is to learn to manage anger effectively, stop violence or the threat of violence, develop self-control over thoughts and actions and receive support from others.
Psychiatric Services
Granite City Counseling provides psychiatric services for adults and children who are current clients with Behavioral Health Services. Psychiatric assessment and medication management are provided by a psychiatric and family nurse practitioner.
Beki Asti is certified as both a psychiatric and family nurse practitioner. In addition, she earned a doctorate in nursing practice. Over the past decade, she has worked in various outpatient clinics as a family nurse practitioner and most recently has been working as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner in a community mental health clinic. Beki enjoys working with patients and their families, striving for recovery. Her goal is to help people with mental illness to feel confident and focus on overall wellness.
Assessments
Diagnostic Assessments
A diagnostic assessment is typically a 45-minute face-to-face interview with a client, or in the case of a child, the client and his/her parents(s). Information gathered includes: presenting problem, history of problem, symptoms, functional impairment, developmental history, socio-emotional development, history of abuse or neglect, medical and mental health history, chemical use, and current and past medications used. A diagnostic assessment results in a diagnosis, along with recommendations for future treatment, and is necessary to determine a recipient's eligibility for mental health services.
“Granite City Counseling has greatly impacted my life because it is an easy, accepting, homey environment.”
People here, including therapists and reception are some of the most accepting, nice people that I have ever met. When I have an appointment or group, I look forward to coming! I don't know what I would do without this place. I have been to several therapists in my life and none of them have affected me so greatly as my therapist now and this place. With time, life seems to be getting slowly better, thanks to the amazing staff here at Granite City Counseling. Thank you so much, and keep up the good work.
Granite City Counseling Multidisciplinary Team
Custody Evaluator
Custody Evaluators investigate familial situation to determine what’s in the best interests of the children. This evaluation can occur during a custody or divorce case. If parents aren’t able to agree on the custody of the children, a judge can order a custody evaluation. At the end, an evaluator makes recommendations for child custody and parenting time. The judge often finds them persuasive.
Stephanie Schwegel
Custody Evaluator
Stephanie Schwegel works full-time as a Guardian ad Litem, for the State of Minnesota, since 2018. As a Guardian ad Litem, she has experience and knowledge with Child Protection Cases, as well as Family Court Cases. In 2022 Ms. Schwegel became a Custody Evaluator under Catholic Charities. She has a bachelor’s degree in Education, completed Guardian ad Litem Training, as well as completing yearly ongoing training, she completed Guardian ad Litem Family Court Training in 2019, and completed Custody Evaluation Training, through the AFCC, in 2022. Ms. Schwegel has experience in both Child Protection Cases and highly conflicted Family Court Cases.
Contact Granite City Counseling
Contact Information
For questions or to set up appointments, please call our front desk at:
(320) 650-1660
Further ways to contact us:
Fax:
(320) 650 – 1672
Email:
info@granitecitycounseling.com
Granite City Counseling office
911 18th St. N.
St. Cloud, MN 56303
Hours
Monday: 8:00 am - 7:30 pm
Tuesday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday: 8:00 am - 7:45 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
*Staff availability hours may vary.