CSAT Team Approach
Care You Can Trust. Support You Can Feel.
CSAT Clinicians-in-Residence | Supervised by Dr. Diane Hovey
At Alliance for Healing, we believe in nurturing both healing and healers. Our Clinicians-in-Residence program brings you the care of thoughtfully selected therapists engaging in a new specialty. These therapists, closely supported by Dr. Diane Hovey—our founder, clinical supervisor, and a nationally respected leader in integrative trauma care, are focusing their clinical expertise on the impact of problematic sexual behaviors on relationships including betrayal trauma.
“Our new therapists bring energy, heart, and fresh insight. I’m proud to support them as they grow—and proud to offer you care that blends the best of new ideas with trusted guidance.” — Dr. Diane Hovey, PhD, LMFT
What This Means for You
Each new therapist is grounded in up-to-date clinical approaches and works within a collaborative model that includes regular consultation with Dr. Hovey and our senior team. This means that when you work with a newer specialist, you’re receiving care enriched by deep clinical wisdom and personalized support.
- You’ll receive care from a therapist who brings dedication, fresh perspective, and the latest clinical training.
- Your therapist is part of a team—working under the direct mentorship of Dr. Hovey and consulting regularly with senior specialists.
- You’re not just getting one therapist’s insight—you’re benefiting from the wisdom of a whole team committed to your healing.
Support For You
Therapy Near Me
Ben Layne, MA
Ben Layne has always been focused on guiding people to build positive relationships and experience themselves in new and creative ways. He did so for fifteen years as a theater director and producer, and now as a pre-licensed therapist with his Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
Ben is an LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist, with experience working with individuals and couples dealing with a variety of concerns, including trauma, coping with addiction and codependency, anxiety and depression. Ever the artist, brings his playful sensibilities into the therapeutic relationship, and is passionate about methodology focused on healthy communications and strategies that help clients pursue their hopes and dreams while building strong relationships and family systems.
“I will work with you to build a therapeutic process to help you meet your needs, foster healthier relationships, and find ways to cope with the challenges (and successes) life brings to all of us.
Diane Hovey, PhD, LMFT-S, CPT, CSAT-S, CSRTT-S
Specialized training: Sex Addiction Therapy, Sexual Relational Trauma, Sexual Wellness, Neurofeedback and Biblio/Poetry Therapy
Diane is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and founder of Alliance for Healing. She received her Doctor of Philosophy in Family Social Science from the University of Minnesota where she studied with leading experts in stress theory. Her research focused on those with overwhelming life challenges and how the resulting stressors impact the meanings that drive behaviors. Her specialty areas include intimate betrayal trauma, compulsive/problematic sexual behaviors and chronic illness.
Diane works with clients and families experiencing intimate betrayal. Through therapy, she assists individuals, families and couples in finding emotional healing and understanding with issues such as the discovery of infidelity or sexual addiction and other life challenges. She works with clients to improve skills to manage stress, anger, conflict, depression or anxiety stemming from these issues.
Additional Certifications
- Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist – LMFT
- Certified Sexual and Relational Trauma Therapist – CSRTT
- Certified Sexual Wellness Therapist – CSWT
- Certified Problematic Sexual Behavior Therapist – CPSBT
Additional Certifications
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Distinguished Sex Therapist – DST
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Certified Sex Addiction Therapist – CSAT
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Certified Biblio/Poetry Therapist – CPT
Therapy Near Me
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Locations
Arden Hills
8 Pine Tree Drive, Suite 250
Arden Hills, MN 55112
White Bear Lake
4505 White Bear Pkwy, Suite 1500
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Contact Us
Call
(651) 493-8150
Fax
(651) 493-9335
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