Dr. Talee Vang, PsyD, LP
Independent Contractor
Licensed Psychologist working with adolescents and adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, identity questions, and major life changes. Dr. Vang integrates CBT and ACT within a relational-cultural and liberation psychology framework, and also offers psychological testing and evaluation.
Hi, I'm Dr. Talee Vang
I’m a Licensed Psychologist, and I work with teens and adults who are carrying a lot. Some are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, or burnout. Some are in the middle of a big life change. Some are trying to understand who they are. Everyone is welcome in my practice.
Many of the people I see look like they have it all together. They are capable and accomplished, and they are often the one everyone else leans on. Inside, they may be exhausted, anxious, or quietly struggling. If that sounds familiar, you’re in the right place.
I see clients in person at our Minnetonka office and by telehealth. I’m licensed in Minnesota and, through PSYPACT, authorized to provide telehealth in more than 40 states. I speak English and Hmong.
My Path to This Work
My training began in community mental health. From there I worked in a college counseling center and in a clinic that specialized in psychological and neurocognitive assessment for children through adults. I then spent years in hospital work at Hennepin Healthcare. I completed my internship and post-doctoral fellowship there and later served as a Senior Clinical Psychologist and Supervisor in integrated primary care clinics.
My career then moved into executive leadership, and I eventually served as a Vice President within a multi-site health system. Those years taught me what leadership costs. I learned about the loneliness at the top, the constant weight of other people's wellbeing, and how hard it is to say "I'm struggling" when your role requires you to appear unshakeable.
Through every chapter, one belief has stayed with me: none of us struggles in isolation. Our families, cultures, workplaces, and histories all shape our inner lives. I see each person within that full picture, not as a list of symptoms.
What Our Work Together Looks Like
Therapy with me is a partnership. I use well-researched approaches, including:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Mindfulness
- Trauma-focused care
These give you concrete tools, not just conversation, and I’ll help you build them into a busy life.
My approach is grounded in two frameworks:
- Relational-Cultural Theory. People grow through connection, and much of our pain starts in disconnection. That disconnection can come from strained relationships, isolating workplaces, or a society that has pushed parts of who we are to the edges.
- Liberation psychology. Emotional pain can’t be fully understood apart from the social, cultural, and economic conditions of a person’s life. Healing means naming those forces, reclaiming your voice, and living on your own terms.
In practice, our relationship becomes part of the healing: honest, mutual, and safe enough to be fully yourself. If you’ve been having normal reactions to abnormal pressure, I’ll say so plainly rather than treat you as broken. We’ll name what is actually affecting your life. That might be workplace culture, family expectations, discrimination, or the weight of being “the first” or “the only.” Then we’ll focus on what you can change, stay anchored to your values, and draw on the strengths your culture and community have already given you.
What I Believe
- Reaching out takes courage, and courage is never weakness.
- Lasting change is built from small steps, taken again and again.
- You know your life best. My job is to walk alongside you, not ahead of you.
- Your culture, identity, and story belong in the room.
- The people who take care of everyone else deserve care too.
- Most of us can grow far more than we give ourselves credit for.
Professional Background
Education:
- PsyD in Counseling Psychology and M.A. in Psychology, University of St. Thomas
- B.A. in Psychology, University of Wisconsin–River Falls
Experience: I have more than a decade of clinical experience across hospital medicine, emergency psychiatric services, integrated primary care, community mental health, and outpatient psychotherapy. My training also includes extensive work in psychological and neuropsychological assessment. At Hennepin Healthcare, I served as Senior Clinical Psychologist, as Supervisor of psychology interns and fellows, and later as Vice President of Health Equity.
Additional training: Cognitive Processing Therapy and Psychological First Aid.
Leadership and honors:
- President, Minnesota Psychological Association (2026)
- Member, American Psychological Association Board of Directors (2024)
- Governor-appointed Chair, Minnesota’s Culturally Informed and Culturally Responsive Mental Health Task Force
- Recipient, APA Early Career Psychology Achievement Award, among other honors
Services
- Individual therapy for teens and adults
- Psychological testing and evaluation for ADHD, executive functioning, learning concerns, anxiety, mood, and diagnostic clarification
- In-office sessions in Minnetonka and telehealth in 40+ states
Areas of Focus
- Anxiety, depression, and trauma/PTSD
- Burnout, work stress, perfectionism, and career transitions
- High-performing professionals, executives, physicians, and healthcare workers
- Racial and cultural identity
- BIPOC and culturally responsive care
- LGBTQ+ and gender-affirming care
- Women’s issues and life transitions
- Relationships, boundaries, and family dynamics
- Teens: ADHD, learning differences, social anxiety, and self-esteem
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