Deborah S Simmons, PhD, LMFT

Specialties

Welcome! I am a marriage and family therapist and co-​owner of Partners in Healing of Minneapolis (PIH). Since 1998, I have been working with individual adults and couples in the Minneapolis and St. Paul communities to resolve a variety of emotional, health, and relationship concerns. I specialize in infertility, stillbirth, miscarriage, and pregnancy complications. I also prepare people for inseminations, IVF, and the use of donor sperm, donor eggs, and surrogacy.

History

Established in 1998.

Dr. Deborah Simmons is the co-​owner of Partners in Healing of Minneapolis (PIH), with Dr. David Alter, PhD, LP. PIH is a holistic mental health center, bringing the best of Western and Eastern medicine. Check out www. pih​-mpls​.com.

Meet the Business Owner

Deborah S.

Business Owner

I received my PhD in Family Social Science from the University of Minnesota. Prior to working as a therapist, I worked as a Congressional aide and lobbyist in Washington, D.C., and a health care policy analyst in St. Paul. I love photography, because art is everywhere we look. I grew up in Atlanta, GA and continue to love grits and black eyed peas

Education

PhD, Family Social Science, University of Minnesota (1996)

Masters of Public Administration, George Washington University (1983)

BA (double major) International Relations and Political Science, American University (1979)

Licensure and Professional Memberships

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, (Minnesota #917)

American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Member,

American Fertility Association, Mental Health Advisory Council,

American Association for Marriage & Family, Clinical Member,

Resolve, Professional Member

MN Society of Clinical Hypnosis, Member