CARE Counseling: A Journey of Community and Care
Founding Vision: Dr. Andrea Hutchinson and John Hutchinson, MBA, co-founded CARE Counseling in January 2014 with a mission to bridge the gap between community mental health centers and private practices. They aimed to provide a strong sense of community, rich culture, and solid support system while ensuring a solid income for clinicians.
Early Growth: Dr. Hutchinson, with her experience in both nonprofit and private practice, and John, with his consulting background, combined their expertise to create a sustainable business model. They renovated a Victorian home to open their first clinic, working tirelessly to establish a practice that valued both clients and providers.
Mission and Values: CARE Counseling’s mission is “Building a Community to Strengthen the Community.” This mission informs every decision, from training to internal and external community building. CARE focuses on supporting providers to ensure they can offer the best possible care to clients.
Training and Development: CARE Counseling invests heavily in training, offering over 100 training hours annually. A significant portion of these trainings focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring clinicians are well-resourced to serve a diverse client base.
Comprehensive Services: The clinic serves clients across Minnesota through in-office and telehealth visits, catering to a wide range of mental health needs. CARE Counseling aims to be the first and last touchpoint in mental health, supporting clients at all stages of their mental health journey.
Partnership with Optum Behavioral Care: As CARE celebrated their 10-year anniversary at CARE Counseling, we are excited to share some great news. In an effort to continue providing the best possible care to our clients and communities, CARE joined with Optum Behavioral Care (OBC), enabling CARE to expand our services, incorporate cutting-edge resources, and offer more comprehensive and accessible mental health care across Minnesota.
CARE Counseling continues to offer same week availability, accept all major MN insurance, and provide excellent training to the team as well as the community. Together with OBC, CARE will keep working to improve the mental health and well-being of our community.
About CARE Counseling: CARE Counseling is an outpatient mental health clinic, providing individual, couples, and family therapy, as well as psychological testing and medication management services. CARE Counseling’s clinical team provides individualized services using evidence-based treatment modalities to fully support clients as they work towards personal growth and mental wellness. CARE Counseling accepts all major MN insurances, offers same-week availability for services at ten locations as well as online. CARE Counseling has made the Star Tribune’s Top Places to Work in 2022, 2023 & 2024, as well as the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Fast 50 List in 2021, 2022, and 2023. In 2022 and 2023, CARE also placed on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. These awards are a demonstration of CARE’s commitment to supporting the ever-growing needs of the Minnesota community.
