Getting therapy early can prevent more intense issues in the future, so we’re here to support you where you are when you need it. Our team of licensed therapists at Nexus-FACTS (Family, Adolescents, and Children's Therapy Services) is specially trained in trauma and stress, and we’re committed to helping families stay together, heal, grow, and move forward. We’re here to support the child and the family.
Outpatient Mental Health Therapy
Birth to Adult
Our team of licensed therapists at Nexus-FACTS (Family, Adolescents, and Children’s Therapy Services) is specially trained in trauma and stress, and we’re committed to helping our clients heal and grow as well as keeping families together. We’re here to support youth, families, and adults.
Offering in-person, in-home, and telehealth options.
Our evidence-based practices include:
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- EMDR
- Play therapy
- Art therapy
- Family Therapy
Collaborate Intensive Bridging Services (CIBS)
(Ages 8-17)
Our Collaborate Intensive Bridging Services is based on the concept that a child is best treated with their family in the home. This treatment model involves a combination of intensive in-home therapy and a brief placement in an intensive treatment center. Best suited for youth 8-17 with aggression/fighting, self-harm, depression, truancy, theft, and more.
Our program is designed to help:
- Stabilize the child’s behavior so they can live at home and access community-based services.
- Equip parents to support their child and the rest of the family.
- Improve the family’s ability to manage a crisis.
- Streamline services and minimize the confusion of having multiple service providers across differing stages of treatment.
Families in this program experience a three-part approach, over the course of six to nine months:
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First, we provide therapy to the child and family in their home or another community setting to help prepare them for residential treatment.
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While the child is in a residential treatment placement (usually for 30–45 days), we provide in-home therapy to support and equip the family.
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And finally, after the child returns home, we continue to provide in-home therapy to the child and family, to support a smooth transition and ongoing success.
Parents who choose to participate must be willing to stay involved with their child’s treatment program—and with their own therapy as well. This includes engaging with their child during their residential treatment (calls, home visits, therapy sessions, etc.) and participating in in-home therapy before, during, and after the stay.
Early Childhood Therapy
(Ages 0-5)
We specialize in supporting small children (ages 0-5) and their families who struggle with emotional and behavioral disturbances caused by mental health disorders, neurological vulnerabilities, and traumatic experiences, including abuse, neglect, exposure to domestic violence, exposure to drugs or alcohol, disrupted attachments to adults, and significant changes in the family.
Services may be in our Mendota Heights office or Savage preschool location, in-home, or via telehealth depending on the family’s needs. Early childhood programs include:
- Outpatient Therapy
- Trauma Informed Play Therapy
- Parent-Child Therapy
- Parent Support Groups
- PASS Day Treatment Program (see below)
Preschoolers Achieving School Success (PASS) Day Treatment
(Ages 3-5)
When small children need extra support, we’re here to help. Our PASS Day Treatment program provides therapy and skills in a therapeutic group setting every Monday through Friday. Located in Savage, sessions last three hours daily and are available in both the morning and afternoon for young kids who are struggling with:
- Following directions
- Throwing temper tantrums
- Calming down
- Talking back
- Fear
- And/or general unhappiness
Our team of mental health professionals are uniquely trained to help young children gain skills that can help them better manage their behavior. We create an individualized plan for each child, to address their unique needs and strengths.
Transportation is provided for children who are eligible for the program.
Intensive Home-Based Services
(Ages 0 to 17)
When needed, we provide intensive, in-home, family-focused services for youth ages 8 to 17 who have significant emotional and behavioral problems. Our treatment approach is called Systemic Family Therapy (SFT), which helps address depression, anxiety, oppositional behavior, abuse, trauma, delinquency, and more.
We also provide intensive treatment for children ages 0 to 17 who are in foster care. We work with the children as well as their foster parents and birth/adoptive families.
Psychological Testing
(Ages 6-17 and adults)
Nexus-FACTS is now providing comprehensive and individualized psychological testing to youth ages 6-18 and adults. The testing includes a wide variety of psychological assessments, such as diagnostic evaluations, ADHD assessments, personality, and cognitive evaluations.
Psychological tests and other assessment tools are designed to measure and observe a client's behavior to arrive at a diagnosis and guide treatment. This process also provides information to the individual, family members, teachers, doctors, social workers, mental health professionals, and other care team members, to support and help that individual improve their functioning.
Psychological testing might be recommended to you if you or your child are having problems at work or school, or in personal relationships.
The first meeting is an intake session that lasts one hour. During this session, the provider gathers information, determines the type of assessment needed, and addresses any questions or concerns the client may present. Psychological testing occurs during the second appointment. This may vary for each client based on tests administered but typically ranges from 2-4 hours. The final session that occurs a few weeks after the second appointment is when the provider reviews findings and report with the client.
Our services can address issues arising from complex trauma as well. EMDR and TF-CBT are also available.
