Adam Wick
Feeling stuck — whether in addiction, relationships, or internal patterns that don't seem to shift — can be deeply discouraging. Adam provides direct, compassionate therapy for individuals who feel disconnected, overwhelmed, or caught in cycles that no longer align with who they want to be.
Adam's work focuses on helping clients understand what's driving their behavior beneath the surface, build emotional resilience, and move toward lives rooted in integrity, connection, and growth. His approach is practical, trauma-informed, and honest — offering both support and accountability in the change process. He works with clients across Minnesota through in-person and online therapy.
Adam works primarily with adults who are struggling with:
- Compulsive or addictive behaviors
- Shame, secrecy, or internal conflict
- Emotional disconnection or numbing
- Anxiety, stress, and difficulty regulating emotions
- Relationship strain related to trust, intimacy, or honesty
Many clients come to Adam after realizing that insight alone hasn't been enough. Therapy focuses on helping clients interrupt old patterns, tolerate discomfort differently, and develop healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.
Adam works with couples who are navigating the impact of addiction, betrayal, emotional distance, or chronic conflict. Couples often seek his support when they are:
- Struggling to rebuild trust after secrecy, infidelity, or addiction
- Caught in cycles of reactivity, withdrawal, or unresolved resentment
- Experiencing emotional or physical disconnection
- Wanting clearer communication and healthier boundaries
Adam helps couples slow down reactive patterns, understand how each partner's nervous system and coping strategies interact, and begin rebuilding safety and honesty in the relationship. His work is structured, trauma-informed, and focused on creating sustainable relational change — not just symptom relief.
Adam specializes in working with individuals impacted by substance use and behavioral addictions, including sexual compulsivity. His work is grounded in evidence-based addiction treatment and trauma-informed care. Clients often seek Adam's support when they want to:
- Break cycles of relapse or compulsive behavior
- Address underlying trauma, shame, or emotional avoidance
- Build sustainable recovery rooted in honesty and accountability
- Repair the impact of addiction on relationships and self-trust
Adam integrates structured recovery frameworks with deeper emotional work to support long-term change — not just short-term control.
Adam's style is direct, grounded, and collaborative. He works from the belief that lasting change happens when insight, emotional processing, and behavioral structure come together.
His approach integrates trauma-informed therapy with practical tools that help clients stay engaged in real life — not just in session. Clients often describe Adam as clear, steady, and willing to address difficult topics without judgment or avoidance.
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
- Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC)
- Board-Approved LADC Supervisor
- Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT)
- Master of Arts, Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies
- Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota — Twin Cities
- Relational Life Therapy (Terry Real's RLT) Level 1
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Certified Sex Addiction Therapist — IITAP
- Perinatal Mental Health — PSI
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- 12-Step Facilitation
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
- Proud U.S. Navy Veteran
- Adjunct Professor, Bethel University
- IITAP (International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals) Member
- Psychology Today Verified
- LegitScript Compliant
Advanced dual-diagnosis care intersecting chemical dependency, severe betrayal trauma, complex shame, and compulsive/addictive sexual behaviors.
Over seven years of foundational experience providing direct, high-accountability care within co-occurring residential and outpatient dependency treatment facilities.
Specializes in structured, trauma-informed relationship repair for couples navigating high-conflict patterns, chronic resentment, or the aftermath of hidden addictions.
Integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to desensitize deep-seated emotional blocks and historical trauma responses.
Utilizes Relational Life Therapy (Terry Real's RLT — Level 1) to systematically disrupt destructive communication loops and rebuild absolute transparency.
Combines Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) training with structured 12-Step Facilitation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for long-term behavioral accountability.
1700 Highway 36 Service Road, Suite 880
Roseville, MN 55113
In-network with Allegiance, HealthPartners, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth, Medica, and First Health.
