About Me
History: I was born in Delft, the Netherlands, spent much of my childhood in Rangoon, Burma (also called Myanmar) and attended high school in Boston, Massachusetts. By the time I went to college I had spent time living in both Paris and Rome and was fluent in French, Spanish and Italian. I moved to the Twin Cities area 20 years ago and have seen first-hand how tough it can be to get acclimated and to find friends and a community. The countries I have visited in my life include Japan, Korea, India, Thailand, Israel, Italy, France, Spain, Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, England, Canada, Nepal and Denmark.
Former Career: I graduated from NYU with a BFA in Dance and performed around the country in musical theatre, stand-up comedy, cabaret, film, TV and radio. After moving to Minneapolis with my husband I taught ballet, jazz, tap, on-camera technique, vocal performance and also worked as an artist-in-residence in the Minneapolis public schools. Then I returned to school for further education.
Education: MA in Counseling Psychology and a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Minnesota.
Research: Current research is a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning project at Chaminade University of Honolulu looking at my Cultural Context Ethical Decision Making Model and its influence on graduate students ability to consider issues of oppression, culture and power as they work through ethical dilemmas with their clients. Other past research projects have centered around community engagement work and include working with the American Indian community around managing diabetes; the Liberian community around breaking the silence around war and trauma; co-parenting with under-resourced parents in Hennepin County Family Court; the effects of a vocal arts program on middle school youth. My own research has focused on the father-daughter relationship and my dissertation involved creating the research base for a community intervention around strengthening social networks to support marriage and long-term committed relationships.
Clinical Practice: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist; MN license #2275. I am also licensed in the state of Massachusetts as a Marriage and Family Therapist #1760.
Languages: French and English.
Teaching and Presentations: I am currently teaching Ethics to doctoral students in MFT at Chaminade University of Honolulu and Arts Therapies to master's level graduate students at Saint Mary’s University in Minneapolis. I present on Ethics, Implicit Bias, and other cultural issues locally, nationally and internationally. Feel free to contact me at kirsten@kirstenlindseal.com if you would like to discuss my coming to present for your organization.
Former Career: I graduated from NYU with a BFA in Dance and performed around the country in musical theatre, stand-up comedy, cabaret, film, TV and radio. After moving to Minneapolis with my husband I taught ballet, jazz, tap, on-camera technique, vocal performance and also worked as an artist-in-residence in the Minneapolis public schools. Then I returned to school for further education.
Education: MA in Counseling Psychology and a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Minnesota.
Research: Current research is a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning project at Chaminade University of Honolulu looking at my Cultural Context Ethical Decision Making Model and its influence on graduate students ability to consider issues of oppression, culture and power as they work through ethical dilemmas with their clients. Other past research projects have centered around community engagement work and include working with the American Indian community around managing diabetes; the Liberian community around breaking the silence around war and trauma; co-parenting with under-resourced parents in Hennepin County Family Court; the effects of a vocal arts program on middle school youth. My own research has focused on the father-daughter relationship and my dissertation involved creating the research base for a community intervention around strengthening social networks to support marriage and long-term committed relationships.
Clinical Practice: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist; MN license #2275. I am also licensed in the state of Massachusetts as a Marriage and Family Therapist #1760.
Languages: French and English.
Teaching and Presentations: I am currently teaching Ethics to doctoral students in MFT at Chaminade University of Honolulu and Arts Therapies to master's level graduate students at Saint Mary’s University in Minneapolis. I present on Ethics, Implicit Bias, and other cultural issues locally, nationally and internationally. Feel free to contact me at kirsten@kirstenlindseal.com if you would like to discuss my coming to present for your organization.