Expanse MN

04/03/2026

🚨📣 One month away!

Have you registered for the 2026 Co-Occurring Conference yet?

We have a killer lineup this year, with some amazing speakers and vital topics for effective, cutting-edge co-occurring care.

In-person space is limited, so register today. If you can’t make it IRL, you can join us virtually.

We’d all love to see you there.

https://2026cooccurringconference.eventbrite.com/

10/10/2025

What Makes Expanse Different?

Expanse is an independent, clinician-led mental health clinic built around a bold vision: to be the home of Minnesota’s most forward-thinking, effective, and compassionate clinicians.

We offer expert psychotherapy, psychiatry, and psychological assessment — all fully covered by insurance, even our psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is covered.

Our team of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, and nurses provides truly integrated care. Whether you’re facing depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, ADHD, or other challenges, we develop a coordinated plan to help you heal and reclaim a life you feel good about.

Expertise, innovation, and accessibility — that’s what makes Expanse different.

New Paths to Healing

09/04/2025

🚨📣Expanse Therapist Spotlight:
Lauren Roelike, MPS, Pre-LPCC, LADC
Lauren is a relationally-minded, authentic clinician who focuses on helping her clients make meaningful change. Her background and training at the Integrated Behavioral Health program means she’s developed a specialty in working with problematic substance use, in addition to working with depression, anxiety, relationship problems, ADHD and more.

Lauren has availability to take referrals at our Minneapolis and Minnetonka offices, in addition to virtual sessions. I’ve really enjoyed working with her and she’s an excellent addition to our team. Reach out to the clinic for more information about working with her:

https://expansemn.com/lauren-roelike/
info@expansemn.com

Our Team Lauren Roelike Lauren Roelike MPS, Pre-LPCC, LADC Lauren believes in the power of exploring and knowing yourself. She brings this, along with therapeutic values of authenticity, warmth, and nonjudgment, to guide people toward meaningful change in their lives. Lauren adopts a relational and....

07/23/2025

New blog:

Therapy + Psychiatry: A Better Path to Recovery

For people who are looking for something different, something new on the road to recovery, using a team approach could be just the thing.

Here are a few of the top reasons why working with a therapist and psychiatrist team can transform your mental health and substance use recovery:

https://expansemn.com/therapy-psychiatry-a-better-path-to-recovery/

A team dedicated to your mental health will transform your recovery.

05/02/2025

We out here! The 2025 Co-Occurring Conference is underway! 🕺🏻🤩🕺🏻

03/23/2025

Why Insurance Reimbursement Matters: Making Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Accessible

-Breaking Barriers to Mental Health Treatment-

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is gaining attention for treating depression, PTSD, anxiety, and addiction. However, financial barriers can make it hard to access. At Expanse MN, we offer a fully insurance-reimbursable form of KAP to remove cost as an obstacle.

-Why Insurance Coverage Matters-

1. Reduced Financial Stress
Alleviates money concerns so clients can focus on healing.

2. Equity and Accessibility
Makes innovative mental health care available to more people.

3. Consistent Treatment Engagement
Encourages clients to stay in therapy, improving long-term outcomes.

4. Legitimizing Innovative Care
Insurance coverage signals that KAP is a credible, evidence-based option.

-What Makes Expanse MN Different-

Our KAP sessions combine individualized medicine with guided psychotherapy to help clients process their experiences and achieve meaningful progress.

-How to Get Started:

Contact us to verify your insurance benefits and learn more. We’re committed to making innovative, compassionate care accessible to all.

Expanse MN | Innovative Mental Health & Addiction Therapy and Psychiatry
Minneapolis & Spring Lake Park |

New Paths to Healing

10/18/2024

🚨 Our very own Paula DeSanto, Expanse co-founder and President, is being honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s MARRCH conference! Congrats, Paula!

10/04/2024

🚨🚨More Big News🚨🚨
Expanse is thrilled to welcome Kyle Ross to the team! Kyle brings 15 years of experience in the field of social services and mental health, having built and operated programs, supervised clinical teams, and maintained a deep commitment to heart- and person-centered care along the way.
We are excited to have Kyle join us as we continue to develop our small but growing team of inspiring and innovative clinicians, operators, and professionals 😎😍🕺🏻
Welcome, Kyle!

07/24/2024

🚨 🚨 More Big news: 🚨 🚨
The Expanse MN leadership and team are thrilled to announce that Dr John Lichtsinn, MD is joining our clinic! John brings with him well over a decade of practice treating people with a range of psychiatric issues, including PTSD, depression, ADHD, anxiety, problematic substance use, and more. Anyone who has met him can attest that his presence, demeanor, and clinical acumen make him an ideal addition to our team. We are now accepting referrals for Dr Lichtsinn and are excited to work with him. Welcome, John!