Health-Psychologist | therapist | Author | Trainer & Educator

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david@drdavidalter.com

My Approach

My background and experience have taught me how mind and body interact to have a positive impact on your health. 

My study of the brain and its connections to our daily activities has taught me how to put the brain’s amazing capacity to “re-wire” itself to work for you so your brain supports your most important and cherished life goals.

My three decades of active practice have immersed me in how to help you transform struggle into courage, fear into opportunity, and doubt into open-minded curiosity about the possibilities that lie ahead on your journey to vibrant living and vital aging.

I am Dr. David Alter, a clinical health psychologist. I conduct my practice in Minnetonka, MN. For more than 30 years, I have been working with adults and couples who are facing challenges like depression, anxiety, post-traumatic struggles, and the loss of emotional and sexual intimacy/sexual functioning, as well as physical challenges like digestive difficulties (Irritable Bowel) or causes of on-going pain (migraine/headache). Does that sound familiar to you?

I suspect these concerns may be familiar because, at one time or another, almost everyone encounters these challenges, which can seemingly develop out of nowhere and dramatically disrupt people’s daily lives. When these types of emotional and physical challenges show up, life can suddenly feel turned upside down. What was easy becomes overwhelming. What was familiar seems strange and unfamiliar. What we faced with confidence and comfort becomes distressing and confusing. In short, we can feel we’ve lost our way. 

That’s where I come in. My focus continues to be helping clients regain their footing, rediscover a meaningful path forward, and relearn to express their confidence and joy at engaging in their lives more fully, whether as an individual or as a couple. 

I am trained in clinical hypnosis and incorporate it into my work to access its powerful capacity to help clients to reach their therapy goals more easily and effectively. I lead workshops and retreats for health professionals and general audiences. I am available as a speaker and am also an active trainer of health professionals nationally.