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 am a Licensed Psychologist who works with teens and adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, major life changes, and questions of identity. Clients from every walk of life are welcome in my practice. I hold a special place in my work for high achievers — physicians, healthcare workers, and people in leadership — who spend their days holding everything together for everyone else, and for individuals making sense of their racial and cultural identities. I also conduct psychological testing and evaluation for those seeking diagnostic clarity around ADHD, anxiety, mood concerns, and related questions.

Sessions are available in person at our Minnetonka office and by telehealth. I hold licensure in Minnesota and, through PSYPACT, am authorized to provide telehealth to clients in more than 40 states.

My Path to This Work

My training began in community mental health. From there, my path wound through a college counseling center, a clinic specializing in psychological and neurocognitive assessment for clients from childhood through adulthood, and years of hospital work at Hennepin Healthcare — where I completed my internship and post-doctoral fellowship and later served as a Senior Clinical Psychologist and Supervisor in integrated primary care clinics.

My career evolved into executive leadership, ultimately serving as a Vice President within a multi-site health system. Sitting in those rooms taught me something no textbook could about what it costs to lead — the loneliness at the top, the constant weight of other people's wellbeing, and how hard it becomes to say "I'm struggling" when your role requires you to appear unshakeable.

Through every chapter, one conviction has anchored me: none of us struggles in a vacuum. Our families, our cultures, our workplaces, and the larger history we carry all leave fingerprints on our inner lives. Seeing each person within that full picture — rather than as a set of symptoms — is the foundation of how I practice.

Why This Work Matters to Me

It is a privilege to be trusted with people's stories. I aim to bring warmth, curiosity, and zero judgment into the room. Clients often tell me that I:

Really hear them — and help them feel understood, sometimes for the first time
Help them see the through-line connecting their history, their patterns, and where they want to go
Turn research-backed strategies into doable steps that survive contact with a packed schedule
Make room for every part of who they are — culture, identity, and lived experience included
Leave them feeling genuinely hopeful that things can be different

What Our Work Together Looks Like

Therapy with me is a partnership. I draw on well-researched approaches — Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness, and trauma-focused care — so that our sessions give you concrete tools, not just conversation.

Underneath those tools sits a deeper philosophy. My approach is rooted in Relational-Cultural Theory, which holds that human beings grow through and toward connection — and that much of our suffering begins in disconnection, whether from strained relationships, isolating workplaces, or a society that has pushed parts of our identity to the margins. It is equally grounded in liberation psychology, which recognizes that emotional pain cannot be fully understood apart from the social, cultural, and economic conditions of a person’s life — and that healing involves naming those forces, reclaiming your own voice, and living on your own terms rather than by scripts written for you.

In practice, this changes how therapy feels. The relationship between us becomes part of the treatment itself — honest, mutual, and safe enough to practice being fully yourself. We look at context, not just symptoms: when you have been responding normally to abnormal pressure, we say so, instead of treating you as broken. We name what is actually operating in your life — workplace culture, family expectations, discrimination, the cost of being “the first” or “the only” — and then use CBT and ACT skills to change what is within your control, anchor to your values, and draw on the strengths your culture and community have already given you.

What I Believe

Reaching out for help takes courage, and courage is never a weakness
Lasting change is built from small steps taken again and again
You know your life better than anyone; my job is to walk alongside you, not ahead of you
Who you are — your culture, your identity, your story — belongs in the room
The people who take care of everyone else need, and deserve, a place to be taken care of
Most of us are capable of far more growth than we give ourselves credit for

My Professional Background

I am a Licensed Psychologist in Minnesota and a PSYPACT-authorized telehealth provider in more than 40 states. I earned my Doctorate in Counseling Psychology (PsyD) and my M.A. in Psychology from the University of St. Thomas, and my B.A. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls.

My clinical experience spans more than a decade across hospital medicine, emergency psychiatric services, integrated primary care, community mental health, and outpatient psychotherapy, including extensive training in psychological and neuropsychological assessment. I completed my internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Hennepin Healthcare, where I went on to serve as a Senior Clinical Psychologist and Supervisor of psychology interns and fellows, and later as Vice President of Health Equity — a background that shapes my specialty in caring for physicians, healthcare professionals, and leaders. Beyond CBT and ACT, my training includes Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Psychological First Aid. I speak English and Hmong.

Professional leadership roles I have held include President of the Minnesota Psychological Association (MPA)- 2026, Member of the American Psychological Association (APA) Board of Directors – 2024, was appointed by the Governor to chair Minnesota’s Culturally Informed and Culturally Responsive Mental Health Task Force. I am the recipient of the APA Early Career Psychology Achievement Award, among other honors.

Services Provided:

Individual Psychotherapy for Teens and Adults
Psychological Testing & Evaluation (ADHD, executive functioning, anxiety, mood, and diagnostic clarification)
In-Office and Telehealth Sessions

Special Areas of Focus:

Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma/PTSD
Burnout, Work Stress, and Career Transitions
High-Performing Professionals, Physicians & Healthcare Workers, and Leaders
Racial & Cultural Identity and Identity Development
LGBTQ+ Affirming Care
Life Transitions and Women’s Issues
ADHD and Executive Functioning

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