[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”3″ ][cs_element_text _id=”4″ ][cs_content_seo]Welcome to Northfield Dynamic Therapy!\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”5″ ][cs_element_text _id=”6″ ][cs_content_seo]We are a team of therapists with expertise in college student mental health. We’re dedicated to helping you find balance and fulfillment during your college journey. With a focus on college student mental health, our therapists provide individualized support for anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, and more.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”7″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”8″ ][cs_element_text _id=”9″ ][cs_content_seo]Our Services\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”10″ ][cs_content_seo]Individual Therapy: Tailored one-on-one sessions that address your unique challenges and goals.
Group Therapy: Join a supportive community of peers navigating similar experiences.
ADHD/Autism Testing: Comprehensive evaluations to help you understand and embrace your neurodiversity.
\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”11″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][cs_element_layout_row _id=”12″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”13″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”14″ ][cs_content_seo]ONLINE therapy\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”15″ ][cs_content_seo](convenient and flexible options throughout Minnesota)\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_image _id=”16″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][cs_element_layout_column _id=”17″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”18″ ][cs_content_seo]IN-PERSON therapy\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”19″ ][cs_content_seo](Available in downtown Northfield, just minutes from Carleton College and St. Olaf College.)\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_map _id=”20″ ][/cs_element_map][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”21″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”22″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”23″ ][cs_element_text _id=”24″ ][cs_content_seo]Get Started with Therapy Today\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”25″ ][cs_content_seo]Book an Appointment through our easy-to-use online scheduling portal:\n\n[/cs_content_seo][x_creative_cta padding=”25px 25px 25px 25px” text=”Book an Appointment<br>through our Online Scheduling Portal” font_size=”30px” icon=”o-calendar-alt” icon_size=”48px” animation=”slide-top” link=”https://northfielddynamictherapy.clientsecure.me” color=”” bg_color=”rgb(255, 102, 0)” bg_color_hover=”hsla(120, 1%, 12%, 0.74)”][cs_element_gap _id=”27″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”28″ ][cs_content_seo]Already a client? To request an appointment, sign into your client portal.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_image _id=”29″ ][cs_element_text _id=”30″ ][cs_content_seo]Rather talk to a human? Reach out! Whether you have questions about therapy, need help scheduling, or want to verify your insurance benefits, Nate and Tracy are here to make things easy and stress-free. Please TEXT or CALL 507-581-5920\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”31″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”32″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”33″ ][cs_element_text _id=”34″ ][cs_content_seo]Do You Accept Insurance?\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”35″ ][cs_content_seo]No, but most of our clients still use their health insurance. Please check out our Rates and Insurance webpage to learn how to verify your health insurance benefits to work with us.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”36″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”37″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”38″ ][cs_element_text _id=”39″ ][cs_content_seo]Why Choose Northfield Dynamic Therapy?\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”40″ ][cs_content_seo]At Northfield Dynamic Therapy, we are a concierge therapy practice—which means we don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to mental health. We tailor therapy to each client’s unique needs, prioritizing quality over quantity. Unlike high-volume clinics bound by systemic constraints, we focus on what truly works for you. Together, you and your clinician can adjust session length, frequency, treatment modality, and interventions—ensuring that your growth, healing, and well-being remain the top priority.
We specialize in helping individuals navigate:
College Student Mental Health & Transition Support: Therapy for academic stress, perfectionism, identity exploration, burnout, roommate conflict, imposter syndrome, and more.
Neurodiversity-Affirming Care: ADHD & Autism support, assessment, and therapy.
Navigating Relational Abuse: Healing from narcissistic abuse and emotionally toxic relationships.
Anxiety & OCD: Panic attacks, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, and phobias.
Group Therapy: A powerful space for connection, growth, and support.
Student Athletes: Performance, motivation, identity as an athlete, and mental resilience.
As a concierge practice, we go beyond traditional therapy models to ensure you get the best possible treatment. We won’t cut corners, rush your care, or fit you into a cookie-cutter mold. Instead, we offer thoughtful, individualized support that prioritizes depth, connection, and lasting change—so you get the therapy experience you truly deserve.
While individual “talk therapy” is a preferred approach for many, we can also help you explore alternative treatment options that might better suit your needs—such as group therapy, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP), coaching, medication, or other modalities.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”41″ ][cs_content_seo]Are You a Good Fit?\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”42″ ][cs_content_seo]You might be a great fit for our therapy services if you’re ready to:
Connect deeply with your emotional experience, even when it’s tough.
Engage openly and work hard towards your mental health goals.
Commit to a therapeutic relationship that’s tailored to your individual journey.
We’re not here to do the work for you, but we’re here to empower and guide you every step of the way.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”43″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”44″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”45″ ][cs_element_text _id=”46″ ][cs_content_seo]Immediate Openings for Individual Counseling
Some evening appointments available.
Group therapy options with 6-8 peers from across Minnesota.
\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”47″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”48″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”49″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”50″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”51″ ][cs_element_text _id=”52″ ][cs_content_seo]Meet Our Therapists!\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ _bp_base=”4_4″ _label=”Section 2 (1) (1)” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”hsl(0, 0%, 100%)” _bp_base=”4_4″ style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ _bp_base=”4_4″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_element_image _id=”56″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”57″ ][cs_element_raw_content _id=”58″ ][cs_content_seo].spwidget-button-wrapper{text-align: center}.spwidget-button{display: inline-block;padding: 12px 24px;color: #fff !important;background: #de6a26;border: 0;border-radius: 4px;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;text-decoration: none}.spwidget-button:hover{background: #d15913}.spwidget-button:active{color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .75) !important;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .15) inset}
Request Appointment with Tracy
\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”59″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”60″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”61″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ _bp_base=”4_4″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_element_text _id=”63″ ][cs_content_seo]Tracy Brottem, Psy.D. (she/her)
Positionality: White, cis-het female
College Student Specialist + Expert in Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
Specializing in college student mental health, Tracy brings compassion, warmth, and humor into the therapy room. With extensive experience at Carleton, St. Olaf, and Iowa State University, she works well with clients facing anxiety, depression, perfectionism, and feeling marginalized. Tracy is also one of the best therapists in Minnesota focusing on helping survivors of narcissistic abuse. She also has a focus on student athletes and has significant training and experience working with NCAA athletes and teams. Her dissertation work focused on the experiences of lgbtq+ student athletes.
Tracy does ONLINE therapy Tuesday – Friday, with some evening appointments.
Current Availability:
Tracy is accepting new online clients with some evening slots available.
Education & Training
St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, Doctor of PsychologySt. Mary’s University of Minnesota, Master of Arts, Counseling and Psychological ServicesSt. Olaf College, Bachelor of Arts
Clinical Areas of Interest
Athletes/performance, adults, college students, neurodiversity, survivors of narcissistic abuse, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, identity development, lgbtqia+, family-of-origin, and adjustment concerns.
Personal Hobbies
Reading; cheering on Rory and Rickie; any and all things Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings; binge-watching the Marvel movies in order; singing and dancing to Taylor Swift; dancing with Panic! (and failing miserably to sing like Brendon); painting with Bob Ross; watching Mister Rogers’ neighborhood for self-care; drinking strong black tea with milk and sugar preferably lakeside in MN; and snuggling my cats (or any cat I can access)
Blog
You can get a feel for Tracy’s personality and therapy style by reading her blogs at Smudged Inkblot.
Learn more about Tracy and her approach to therapy
\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”64″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”65″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”66″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”67″ ][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ _bp_base=”4_4″ _label=”Section 2 (2) (1)” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”hsl(0, 0%, 100%)” _bp_base=”4_4″ style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ _bp_base=”4_4″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_element_image _id=”71″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”72″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”73″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”74″ ][cs_element_button _id=”75″ ][cs_content_seo]Request Appointment with Nate\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ _bp_base=”4_4″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_element_text _id=”77″ ][cs_content_seo]Nate Page, PhD, LP, CGP (he/him)
Positionality: White, cis-het male
ADHD + Group Therapy Specialist
Nate is a licensed psychologist and Certified Group Psychotherapist. He specializes in anxiety concerns and college student mental health. Much of Nate’s clinical work is providing therapy to other therapists. Nate sees some individual therapy clients, but mostly focuses on running therapy groups.
Nate does ADHD/autism diagnostic evaluations. These evaluations take 3 hours, and can be scheduled directly on Nate’s calendar through the client portal.
Nate is the founder of Group Therapy Central LLC, and each week facilitates several different training groups for therapists.
Nate is also the founder of Online Therapy for Therapists, a website dedicating to helping therapists secure high quality therapy services for themselves.
Learn more about Nate and his approach to therapy.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”78″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”79″ ][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ _bp_base=”4_4″ _label=”Section 2 (2)” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”hsl(0, 0%, 100%)” _bp_base=”4_4″ style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][/cs_section][cs_element_section _id=”82″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”83″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”84″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”85″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”86″ ][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ _bp_base=”4_4″ _label=”Section 2 (1) (1) (1)” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”hsl(0, 0%, 100%)” _bp_base=”4_4″ style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][/cs_section][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ _bp_base=”4_4″ _label=”Section 2″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”hsl(0, 0%, 100%)” _bp_base=”4_4″ style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][/cs_section][cs_element_section _id=”91″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”92″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”93″ ][cs_element_image _id=”94″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”95″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”96″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”97″ ][cs_element_text _id=”98″ ][cs_content_seo]Our Commitment to Inclusivity and Allyship
At Northfield Dynamic Therapy, we are committed to providing affirming and inclusive therapy. We work closely with the LGBTQIA+ community and actively pursue training in gender and sexuality issues. We also support the Black Lives Matter movement and invest in anti-racist work. Our team values the importance of understanding your unique cultural and identity factors in your mental health journey. Our therapists are also involved in allyship with the autistic community, and have obtained extensive training in providing autistic-informed therapy services. We actively resist dehumanizing attitudes and treatment paradigms for autistic individuals, and create more informed and empathetic treatment options for neurodiverse therapy clients.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”99″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”100″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”101″ ][cs_element_text _id=”102″ ][cs_content_seo]Our NEW Location! (As of November 1, 2025)
We are now located in a lovely office in the McClaughry Building at 101 East 5th Street, Suite 204 in Northfield, Minnesota, right across from Reunion restaurant, and just a short distance from both Carleton and St. Olaf Colleges.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”103″ ][cs_element_map _modules=”105,106″ _id=”104″ ][/cs_element_map][cs_element_gap _id=”107″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”108″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”109″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”110″ ][cs_element_text _id=”111″ ][cs_content_seo]Ready to Take the Next Step?
Book an Appointment through our online scheduling portal, or TEXT or CALL us at 507-581-5920 to start your journey towards wellness and renewed vitality today.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”112″ ][x_creative_cta padding=”25px 25px 25px 25px” text=”Book an Appointment<br>through our Online Scheduling Portal” font_size=”30px” icon=”o-calendar-alt” icon_size=”48px” animation=”slide-top” link=”https://northfielddynamictherapy.clientsecure.me” color=”” bg_color=”rgb(255, 102, 0)” bg_color_hover=”hsla(120, 1%, 12%, 0.74)”][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”114″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”115″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”116″ ][cs_element_image _id=”117″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”118″ ][cs_element_section_2 _id=”119″ ][cs_element_layout_row_2 _id=”120″ ][cs_element_layout_column_2 _id=”121″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”122″ ][cs_content_seo]Our Services\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column_2][/cs_element_layout_row_2][cs_element_layout_row_2 _id=”123″ ][cs_element_layout_column_2 _id=”124″ ][cs_element_image _id=”125″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”126″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”127″ ][cs_content_seo]Meet Our Therapists\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column_2][cs_element_layout_column_2 _id=”128″ ][cs_element_image _id=”129″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”130″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”131″ ][cs_content_seo]Group Therapy\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column_2][cs_element_layout_column_2 _id=”132″ ][cs_element_image _id=”133″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”134″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”135″ ][cs_content_seo]ADHD & Autism Testing\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column_2][/cs_element_layout_row_2][cs_element_layout_row_2 _id=”136″ ][cs_element_layout_column_2 _id=”137″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”138″ ][cs_content_seo]Northfield Dynamic Therapy\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”139″ ][cs_content_seo]Now Forming: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Group
Healing from gaslighting, manipulation, and emotional control takes more than time – it takes safe connection.
Dr. Tracy Brottem offers a weekly online therapy group for adults recovering from narcissistic abuse. This trauma-informed group provides validation, education, and supportive community for those rebuilding their self-trust and identity.
Participation is gentle and always optional, listening is welcome.
Learn more about this group on our GROUPS webpage
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