Laurelle Myhra

Job title

• Adjunct Instructor of Counseling
  Counseling (M.A.), Graduate School

Highlight

I'm an enrolled member of Red Lake Nation, where I grew up, and now work for my tribe as the Director of the Mino Bimaadiziwin Health Clinic in Minneapolis. I live in South Minneapolis. My personal and professional goal has been to use my education and experience to decrease health disparities. I've had the opportunity to work toward this goal as a clinician, supervisor, researcher, teacher, and as a community leader through advocacy.

Started at Bethel

2021

Education

• North Central University - B.S., 2003
• East Carolina University - M.S., 2005
• University of Minnesota - Ph.D., 2012

Biography

I'm a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and started my career at the Native American Community Clinic (NACC); where I later directed the Behavioral Health Department and launched chemical health program in partnership with Red Lake Nation including Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and the Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) dosing program. I continue to support this work as the Director of Red Lake's ubran health progrmaming at the Mino Bimaadiziwin. I received my doctoral degree from University of Minnesota’s Family Social Science and Marriage and Family Therapy program and my master's degree from East Carolina University in Marriage and Family Therapy. I received by bachelor's degree from North Central University in Psychology with a minor in Theology. 

I'm most proud of NACC's partner with Red Lake (my tribe) to provide chemcial health services in the urban core. Through this partnership we launched two culturally-informed programs in 2018: The MAT program, Wiidookodaadiwin Clinic: “We help each other” and the IOP, Wiinodewe: “Re-Indigenizing the Spirit''. Both programs demostrate success with improved client outcomes with substance use disorder, drug abstinence, stable housing, emergency room visits, and some wellbeing outcomes. Since then we have continued to grow our programs with support from state and federal grants.

 

Courses taught

Multicultural Counseling

Awards

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) and American Association of Marriage and Family Therapist - Minority Fellowship and Doctoral Candidate Fellow (2007-2012).

University of Minnesota. Diversity of Views and Experiences (DOVE). Doctoral Fellow (2005-2006).

Publications

National Library of Medicine - My Bibliography

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/laurelle.myhra.1/bibliography/public/

Certificates and licenses

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Board Approved Supervisor and DHS Approved Supervisor

 

Professional organizations, committees, and boards

Current Board Participation 

Health Equity Advisory & Leadership (HEAL) Council for the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) - Council Member

Hennepin Healthcare - Community Advisory Board Member

Children’s Hospital of Minnesota - American Indian Advisory counsel

American Indian Parent Adivisory Council - Minneapolis Public Schools - Council Member

Racial Equity Committe - Native American Community Clinic - Member (I launced in 2018)

Hobbies and interests

My favorite pastimes are: traveling, yoga, cross-country skiing, running/hiking, reading.

Research interests

Culturally responsive care and integrated care for Native American families and communities, including understanding experiences of intergenerational substance use disorder and psychological and historical trauma.