Depression
When getting through the day takes more energy than you have, we help you understand what is keeping you down and rebuild movement, connection, and purpose one step at a time.
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Constant worry, low motivation, emotional exhaustion, painful memories, or feeling unlike yourself can make everyday responsibilities harder. Therapy offers a private place to understand what is happening and work on changes that matter to you.
Obaar Counseling & Consulting provides practical, culturally responsive therapy for children, adolescents, and adults. Meet with us in our Moorhead office or by secure telehealth while located in Minnesota or North Dakota. We have particular experience supporting school-age children, men, working professionals, immigrants, refugees, and New Americans. Services are available in English and Somali.
Submit a secure request in approximately three minutes. Our office will contact you to discuss availability, insurance, and therapist fit.
The people others rely on often become skilled at pushing through. Over time, worry, poor sleep, irritability, low motivation, or painful memories can begin affecting work, relationships, faith, confidence, and the ability to feel present.
Here, you can speak honestly without being judged or rushed. We listen carefully, talk plainly, and build a practical plan around your life, values, culture, faith, relationships, and responsibilities.
Meet Our TherapistsYou do not need to know the right diagnosis before reaching out. Start with the concern that is interfering most with your sleep, work, relationships, confidence, or peace of mind.
When getting through the day takes more energy than you have, we help you understand what is keeping you down and rebuild movement, connection, and purpose one step at a time.
Explore depression therapy →When your mind will not slow down, worry follows you into every part of life, or fear keeps making decisions for you, we help you respond with more calm and confidence.
Explore anxiety therapy →When the past keeps showing up through painful memories, avoidance, numbness, anger, or always being on guard, we help you build safety and regain a sense of control.
Explore PTSD therapy →When pressure builds into burnout, frustration, or reactions you later regret, therapy can help you recognize triggers, slow the pattern down, and respond more intentionally.
View emotional regulation support →A child who melts down, shuts down, worries constantly, struggles at school, or has difficulty explaining what is wrong is not simply being difficult. Behavior often communicates stress, frustration, fear, sensory overload, or a need the child cannot yet put into words.
Osman works with school-age children and adolescents on emotional regulation, anxiety, communication, relationships, and coping with change. His DIRFloortime-informed approach begins with connection. He pays attention to how each child communicates, what helps the child feel regulated, and how parents or caregivers can support those skills at home.
Sessions may include conversation, play-based interaction, problem-solving, and practical emotional-regulation skills based on the child’s age and needs. Parents and caregivers are included when their involvement can help progress continue outside the therapy room.
Ask About Child & Adolescent TherapyWe will not hand you clichés or expect you to simply think positively. Your therapist will listen, help you set a clear direction, explain each approach in plain language, and practice tools you can use in real life.
Feeling understood matters. Read about Osman and Don, notice whose experience and style fit what you need, and ask us for help choosing if you are unsure.
Founder, Minnesota and North Dakota therapist, and 2026 Bush Fellow. Osman offers warm, direct, culturally responsive care in English and Somali.
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Don provides steady, structured, strengths-based telehealth support for adults located in Minnesota.
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Adults can meet privately in our Moorhead office or use secure telehealth while physically located anywhere in Minnesota or North Dakota at the time of the session. You will receive the same thoughtful, respectful care either way.
Contact ObaarObaar accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield, HealthPartners, UCare, Medica, Cigna, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, and PreferredOne. Self-pay and limited sliding-scale options may also be available. Benefits, eligibility, and clinician participation vary, so our office will help you verify the details before treatment begins.
Ask About Insurance & PaymentYou do not need to have everything figured out. If you are looking for therapy or helping someone connect with care, send us a short note about the general service you need. Our office will respond during business hours.
Ask about depression, anxiety, trauma, therapist availability, insurance, in-person appointments, or telehealth.
Email About TherapyAsk about current openings, therapist fit, service areas, insurance, or how to connect someone with Obaar.
Email About a ReferralPlease keep email general. Do not include diagnoses, medical records, safety concerns, or other confidential clinical information. Email is not monitored for emergencies. Call or text 988 for crisis support, or call 911 if there is immediate danger.
Send a secure appointment request and tell us, in your own words, what you would like help with. Our office will contact you to discuss availability, insurance, therapist fit, and the next step.
The secure request takes approximately three minutes. Our office will follow up with you directly.
Our mission is to provide exceptional, client-centered psychotherapy services that empower individuals, couples, and families to navigate life’s challenges with confidence and clarity. We are committed to fostering a warm, non-judgmental environment where you can feel heard, understood, and supported.
