Counseling Services

At Lakes Center for Youth & Families, we use a collaborative client-centered approach that’s designed to meet each client where they are at. Our offices provide an inviting comfortable environment and our therapists use creative strategies and evidence-based approaches to best serve our clients. We provide therapy to people of all ages, striving to equip people with the skills to heal traumas, manage symptoms, reduce stress, and improve their overall quality of life.


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Services We Offer

  • Individualized treatment for mental, emotional, physical, and behavioral concerns; addressing symptoms of depression, anxiety, mood disorders, personality disorders, trauma/PTSD, grief and loss, addiction, attachment difficulties, family conflict and parenting.

  • We work with the whole family to provide skills, tools, and support as families learn to reduce conflict, enhance communication, understand generational family patterns, and build healthy boundaries.

  • Group therapy can be an ideal choice for addressing concerns and making positive changes. Groups are offered on site and in schools within the Forest Lake district. Group topics vary and include coping skills, connection building, and DBT.

  • Goals of couples therapy include strengthening connection, increasing intimacy, relationship discernment, co-parenting and uncoupling.

  • Lakes Center offers on-site counseling to students in Forest Lake Area Schools (District 831) to support social, emotional, behavioral and academic wellness.

Our Counselors

  • Tim Cryer, MA

    Tim brings more than 20 years of experience in youth development, clinical work, and nonprofit leadership, along with a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. His background includes leading teen mentoring and mental health programs at TreeHouse and statewide youth initiatives at the Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota.

    As a relationship-first therapist, Tim believes deeply in the power of trust, connection, and family support. He uses Narrative and Solution-Focused Therapy to help kids understand their stories and recognize their strengths, and integrates CBT and DBT skills when needed to expand their toolbox for navigating daily challenges.

    Grounded in the belief that healing happens through the family system and the community surrounding a child, Tim is committed to providing compassionate, strengths-based support that helps youth and caregivers grow together and experience meaningful healing.

  • Sara Stromberg, MA

    Sara Stromberg is a Master’s student at Capella University, working toward her degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is dedicated to supporting individuals, couples, and families as they navigate life’s challenges and transitions. Sara is passionate about fostering a safe, respectful, and collaborative space where clients can explore growth and healing. Through her internship, she is developing clinical experience and deepening her skills in systemic, client-centered therapy under the guidance of licensed professionals. Her goal is to help clients build stronger relationships and improve overall emotional well-being.ption goes here

  • Jennina Boskovich, MS NCC

    Jennina Boskovich, MS, NCC earned her Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from St. Cloud State University and is a Nationally Certified Counselor. She brings seven years of experience as a licensed K–12 school counselor in various Twin Cities schools and has also led a teen after-school program. Jennina is passionate about supporting youth and adolescents as they navigate life’s challenges, helping them build confidence, resilience, and a stronger sense of self. She believes in meeting clients where they are and walking alongside them with empathy and curiosity to foster growth and self-understanding. Outside the counseling office, Jennina coaches adaptive and community rowing, enjoys backpacking and spending time in nature, and is currently completing her Wilderness First Responder training.

Insurance Options

Lakes Center for Youth & Families accepts most commercial and all state-based insurance plans, including:

  • HealthPartners

  • BlueCross BlueShield

  • UCARE

  • Cigna

  • Medical Assistance (MA/MHCP)

  • Medica

  • UMR

  • United Behavioral Health

  • Optum

  • Preferred One

  • EAP

If you have an insurance type that is not mentioned, we may still be able to provide services that are covered by your insurance. For more information, contact your member services number on the back of your insurance card to see if your benefits cover our services. We also offer private pay and sliding fee services. Please contact us to see how we can help at 651-464-3685 or fill out our contact form.