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Jan Hoistad, LP, PhD (Psychological Professional)

The difficult feelings and questions that arise when a relationship disintegrates can be daunting. If you have children your concerns are multiplied. With 30 years of experience as a therapist, coach and educator, I am committed to helping individuals and couples in all stages of relationship. I am committed to helping you go through the difficult transition of separation, divorce, and rebuilding your lives. I serve a variety of roles in the Divorce and Collaborative communities. My role as a Neutral Coach in Collaborative Divorce is to help guide you and your team of specialists so you can make the best decisions possible for you and your family. In my role as a coach I can help you access information - about the emotional, legal, financial, and custodial issues you are facing - so you can make the best choices possible -- how to proceed, who to work with as a specialist, clarifying your goals -- as you proceed through separation, divorce, and building a new future for you and your children. I also offer coaching to individuals who are overly emotional or reactive in meetings with their soon-to-be-ex. I help them learn to manage their emotions so they can strategically work toward their desired outcomes. As a therapist I offer a variety of services: Reconciliation therapy is for those who are unsure about proceeding with a divorce and want to try again. Those facing divorce often request 3-5 sessions of Divorce Counseling to work through their issues so they can finalize their agreements. Therapy is also offered for those transitioning and rebuilding their lives, along with consultation on how to parent as a single family household or how to deal with the considerations of blending families, or mitigating unconstructive behaviors of the other parent as you move into new relationship. To learn more please visit my website or call for your free 20 minute telephone consultation.
Firm: Jan Hoistad, Ph.D., PA
Address: Licensed Psychologist
3601 Park Center Blvd. Suite 209
Minneapolis MN, 55416
USA
Phone: 952-922-9430
Fax: 952 426 1741
Email: janhoistad@drjanhoistad.com
Website: www.drjanhoistad.com

Practice Counties
Hennepin,
Collaborative Law Training
Year Training Type Instructor Hours
2010 Advanced Interdisciplinary Training Dave Mathews 6
2009 Mediation Training Leick 32
2009 Basic Collaborative Law Training Mattie et al 6.5
2009 Basic Collaborative Law Training Chip Rose I 7.0
2009 Advanced Collaborative Law Training Chip Rose II 6.0
2009 Basic Interdisciplinary Training Clemmenson, Eaton 3.0
2009 Intermediate Collaborative Law Training Mattie et al 6.0
2009 Conflict Resolution Training Javis 5.0
2009 Intermediate Interdisciplinary Training Hembree, Fauss 1.5
2009 Basic Interdisciplinary Training Maren Beckman 1
2009 Intermediate Interdisciplinary Training UCLA Training 2
2004 Conflict Resolution Training Weiner-Davis 20
1997 Conflict Resolution Training Harvard Law PON Program 40
General Comments
Dr. Jan Hoistad has 30 years experience as a licensed psychologist, educator, and coach in private practice. She works with individuals and couples at all stages, successfully teaching them to partner—in relationship, as parents, through separation and divorce, or as they rebuild their lives and prepare for a new relationship.

In addition to serving as a therapist and coach, Dr. Hoistad conducts workshops and teleseminars. She has appeared on numerous radio shows, local television, and in newspapers and national magazines. She is the author of "Big Picture Partnering: 16 Weeks to a Rock-Solid Relationship" (2004), "Romance Rehab: 10 Steps to Rescue Your Relationship" (January 2010), and "Living Your Dreams Together: Conversation Cards for Couples" (2004.) She is trained as a Neutral Coach in Collaborative Divorce cases, provides Reconciliation and Divorce therapy, and coaches individuals going through various stages of Alternative Dispute Resolution, custody evaluation, and litigation. Dr. Hoistad received her doctorate from the California School of Professional Psychology and attended the Program On Negotiation at Harvard Law School. She has training in Mediation through Dispute Resolution Services of Minnesota, and is a member of the Minnesota Psychological Association, the Collaborative Law Institute, and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Dr. Hoistad lives in Minneapolis.
Areas of Practice
  • Divorce Coach
  • Education
    Undergraduate Education
    University of Minnesota
    Minnesota Montessori Teacher Training Association
    Postgraduate Education
    California School of Professional Psychology M.A. 1974
    California School of Professional Psychology Ph.D. 1976
    Minnesota Bioenergetic Institute Training 1979-1982
    Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation 1997
    Professional Licenses
  • Licensed Psychologist State of MN LP2675
  • Professional Activities
  • (MPA)Minnesota Psychological Association
  • (CLI)Collaborative Law Institute
  • (IACP) International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
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