Counseling and support services

This is a partial list of resources in the Twin Cities for men and women who are seeking help to end abusive behavior. If you have recommendations for changes/additions/deletions to this list, please send them to kkernan@tubmanfamilyalliance.org. Please be sure to include your name and phone number should follow up contact be necessary.

African-American Family Services
2616 Nicollet Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-813-0782
Contact: Michael Morrow (men's group) or Jolene Jones (women's group)

26-week anger management education program for men in one location in Minneapolis (100 W. Franklin Ave.) and one in St. Paul (1041 Selby Ave.), called Male Oppression & Violence Elimination (M.O.V.E.). Also a women's anger management program for 12 weeks.

Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)
1050 Selby Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-917-0383

Weekend workshops teaching participants conflict resolution, listening, communication skills, self esteem and more. Basic, Advanced, and Training for Trainers levels are available.

Bob Kelly's Men's Domestic Violence Group
710 Arcade St.
St. Paul, MN 55106
651-459-4539

1584 Hadley Ave. N.
Oakdale, MN 55128
651-459-4539

Men's Domestic Violence Group is offered on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings in St. Paul, and Saturday mornings in Oakdale. $25/session for 12 weeks, 2 hours/session.

Choicepoint! etc

158-13th Avenue Northeast

Minneapolis, MN 55413

612-379-1223

Contact: Mike Kirkeberg

STAR program (Solutions Training for Aggression Reduction) includes open, 10-week anger management educational group for men that costs $350.

AACES (Aggression Alternatives/Conflict Effectiveness Seminar) is a one-day Saturday educational workshop for men and women who have a minimal history of aggression, which is $95 All classes are held at the 13th Avenue location.

Colonial Church's Regulating Anger and Resentment Workshop
6200 Colonial Way
Edina, MN 55436
952-925-2711
Contact: Paula Berry

A six-week educational workshop on how to change and understand reactions to anger for men, women, and in some cases, 16- and 17-year-olds with a parent. Any faith welcome. Cost is $130 upfront.

Counseling Clinic
6860 Shingle Creek Pkwy. #116
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
763-560-4860

13-week anger management program, called Compassion Workshop for men.
Contact: Paul Fusco
Sliding fee available: $624-$1040 and $125 intake fee, or based on insurance.

Division of Indian Works Family Violence Program
1001 E. Lake St.
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-722-8722 x354
Contact: Susan Jourdain for men's, Stephanie Koslowski for women victims, or Helen Trickey for Women's Anger

Includes a 17-week group for Native American men or men who have a Native American significant other, addressing anger, sequence of abuse, communication, conflict resolution, etc. They also offer a 17-week group for women addressing anger, and a 17-week group for women who identify as victims but also addresses anger management, for Native American women or women who have Native American significant other. Couples counseling, co-parenting counseling, and individual counseling available on a limited basis.

Domestic Abuse Project
204 Franklin Ave. W.
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-874-7063

Provides 10-18 week therapy programs for abusive men and teenagers, women who are survivors of domestic violence and also for children who witness domestic violence.

East Side Neighborhood Service
1929 2nd St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
612-781-6011

Offers services addressing problems of domestic abuse, divorce/separation, mental health and more. Also offers support groups for women, men, and youth on violent relationships, family change, chemical abuse prevention, caregiver support, employment, etc.

Family and Children's Service
6900 78th Ave. N.
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
763-560-4412
Contact Rose Mary
14-week domestic violence group in Brooklyn Park.

Human Services, Inc. (HSI)
7066 Stillwater Blvd.
Oakdale, MN 55128-3939
651-777-5222
http://www.hsicares.org

Contact the Abuse Services Unit coordinator for program details
18-week closed groups for men (and one open morning group) dealing with domestic abuse. Generalized aggression group for men who are aggressive in the community (work, peers, “road rage,” etc.) that involves a 6-week therapy group plus some individual sessions. Also 12-week therapy group for women, dealing with anger and aggression. $65 per session usually covered by insurance. A sliding fee scale available for residents of or court referrals from Washington County. Also provides free assessment, psycho-education, and support services for children who have witnessed domestic violence and their custodial parents who are residents of Washington County.

La Oportunidad, Inc.
1821 University Ave., #494
St. Paul, MN 55104
612-872-6165

2700 East Lake St.
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Contact: Hugo Munoz or Teo Nunez

They offer an open, 15-week anger control group for Latino men, Latinos Ending Abuse Program (LEAP), in Spanish. On Monday and Tuesday evenings and Wednesday afternoons in Minneapolis, and Thursday evenings at Wilder, 650 Marshall Avenue, in St. Paul.

Leonard Counseling Services, P.A.
P.O. Box 29488
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
763-566-4370
13880 Hwy. 10

Elk River, MN 55330
1440 49th Ave. NE

Columbia Heights, MN 55421
1700 University Ave.

St. Paul, MN 55104
Contact: Dick Leonard

The Compassion Workshop is 12 weeks and runs on Monday evenings and Saturday mornings in Columbia Heights, on Tuesday evenings in Elk River, and Wednesday evenings in St. Paul. Men and women are welcome. Court-ordered women can attend the St. Paul group only.

Men's Center
3249 Hennepin Ave. S. #55
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-822-5892

Offers 12-week anger management education for $150, and a wide range of peer support groups with different issues.

Oasis Men's Program
2304 Emerson Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55411
612-529-6055

In Him is a 15-week Christian program for men who want to stop their abusive behavior.
Contact: William Hutchinson or E.B. Brown.

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
919 Fremont Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55411
612-374-3061
612-374-4342 for Men's Anger Management

Education for Cooperative Living offers counseling services for both male and female partners in African-American and interracial families experiencing family violence. African-American Men's Anger Management Program is a 20-week program.

Pietig Counseling
15025 Glazier Ave. #236A
Apple Valley, MN 55124
952-431-1515
Contact: Ron Pietig

Therapy Group for Abusive Men runs for 20 weeks, which is 16 weeks of group, three individual sessions, and one session with the partner. Some cost can be billed to insurance. Group is open after a one-on-one appointment for intake. Groups run on Monday and Thursday evenings.

Resource Center for Fathers and Families
1201 89th Ave NE #305
Blaine, MN 55434
763-783-4938
7323 58th Ave. N. #113

Crystal, MN 55428
763-783-4938
915 Main St.

Hopkins, MN 55343
952-988-5357
14551 County Road 11 #100

Burnsville, MN 55337
952-997-4816
430 Oak Grove Street #B-3

Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-874-1509
1030 University Ave. W. #160

St. Paul, MN 55104
651-290-4709

Includes programs such as Anger Management/Domestic Violence Courses for men, Support Groups for Fathers, Informational Family Law Clinics, Parenting Classes, Step-parenting Course, The Relationship Course, and the Fathers' Crisis Line. The Anger/Abuse group is $25 for intake, $25 a session for 25 weeks, with open groups at all locations.

Tubman Family Alliance

Holistic Counseling Program

612-825-3333

Contact: Katie Kernan

Various times and locations offered for gender separated, closed 13-week groups. 

Wilder Foundation Domestic Violence Program
650 Marshall Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-287-2400

Offers men's, young men's, and women's programs, including open-ended 16-week groups and closed 8-week groups after a scheduled one-on-one intake. Culturally specific groups for Hmong men and African-American men are available.