In-Home Therapy for Children Near Minneapolis/St. Paul and greater Minnesota

Skills for Children/Professional Family Based Division (PFBD) and Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS)

Who we are

In-Home Therapy & Skills for Children /Professional Family Based Division (PFBD) of Nystrom and Associates, Ltd. (NAL) has been in existence since 1992, meeting the mental health needs of children from ages 3 - 21 who have emotional and/or behavioral disorders. PFBD began with a single staff person and has grown to over 50 staff, beginning with our main office in New Brighton and spanning to satellite offices. PFBD employs Christian Mental Health Professionals and Mental Health Practitioners who work flexible schedules to meet family needs. Our staff people are committed to meet with children and families in their homes to best serve a wide variety of populations and diagnoses. Our goal is to meet families where they are in their own journey, valuing their individual strengths, viewpoints and challenges. We work together with the child and family to find the paths that lead to the most successful outcomes.

What we do

We provide In-home mental health services to children and their families. We use a systems approach and believe that it is difficult to treat children in a vacuum. The participation of family in the process will produce the greatest chance for success. Our staff meets with the child and/or family at least two times per week for extended hours. We are available to meet with families in their homes, the child’s school, daycare or another appropriate community location. Caseloads are approximately nine to eleven cases per full-time staff member. The mental health professional conducts the intake in the family’s home to provide the diagnostic assessment. Subsequent appointments are kept by the mental health practitioner billing for individual and family skills.

Clinic locations where these services are available

In-Home Therapy & Skills for Children/Professional Family Based Division of Nystrom & Associates, Ltd. provides Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports in the following counties: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Isanti, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright

Our Brainerd office serves the following counties: Aitkin, Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Stearns, Todd, and Wadena

Our Duluth office serves the following counties: Carlton, Lake, Pine, and St. Louis

How to place a referral

In the Twin Cities Area: Please call:
New Brighton: 651-628-9253
Elk River: 763-746-9492
Apple Valley: 952-997-3020
For the Brainerd office: please call 218-829-7453.
For our Duluth office: please call 218-722-4379.

It is most helpful to either have the parent call us and/or to be present during the call so that clear communication can be maintained. We will call the referral source back inviting them to the intake appointment to further this communication. If there are special requests as to information that goes beyond the above stated arrangement please make your requests known at the time of the intake so we can be aware from the start.

To get started please have ready

  1. the child's medical assistance number
  2. the child's social security number
  3. other insurance information (policy numbers etc.)
  4. birth date
  5. address/phone
  6. ethnicity
  7. previous/current diagnosis
  8. areas of concern Additional information will be requested via phone during the referral.

Payment for Services

In-Home services are paid through Medical Assistance and All Pre-Paid Medical Assistance plans and are reimbursed by the state of Minnesota. Professional Family Based Division accepts straight Medical Assistance payments in full along with each of the Pre-Paid Medical Assistance plans.

County Contracts can be arranged for families without Medical Assistance and in need of home based services. Services requested by the county that fall outside the parameters of CTSS will need to be covered by the county (this will be negotiated with the referral source).

We look forward to working with you!

Minnesota Family Based Services Association (MFBSA)
2006 Agency of the Year for the Metro Region
2000-2001 Metro Region Family Based Program of the year