Our Focus
We work with individuals navigating complex, often competing demands.
Many are managing significant responsibility while feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or unsure how to move forward.
In therapy, we help you slow things down, understand patterns more clearly, and shift how you respond to stress, relationships, and daily demands. Our work is structured and collaborative, grounded in evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems, and Solution-Focused Therapy, used intentionally based on your needs.
Over time, clients experience greater clarity, steadier emotional regulation, and a stronger sense of direction.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy is the core of our work. Our mission is to understand you deeply, guide the process with clarity, and give you the tools you need to thrive beyond the therapy room.
In session, we focus on understanding patterns, reducing internal overwhelm, and building more effective ways of responding to daily life. Therapy is structured, collaborative, and active, moving toward clarity and meaningful change.
Depending on your needs, we draw from a variety of evidence-based approaches, applied thoughtfully and flexibly rather than as a fixed protocol. Each of the areas below reflects the types of experiences we commonly support within individual therapy.
Stress & Anxiety Management
Support for reducing overwhelm, improving emotional regulation, and creating more stability in daily functioning.
Managing Relationships
Work on communication patterns, emotional responses, and relational dynamics that feel repetitive or stuck.
Holistic Women’s Health
Support through hormonal transitions, reproductive experiences, chronic health concerns, and life-stage evolution.
Grief & Loss
Support for navigating loss, emotional adjustment, and the process of rebuilding life after significant change.
Life Transitions
Support through career changes, identity shifts, relationship transitions, and periods of uncertainty or reorientation.
Perinatal Mental Health
Support through fertility, pregnancy (including multiples), postpartum, and early parenthood. This includes miscarriage, infertility, abortion, stillbirth, identity changes, mental load, and shifts in relationships and self-concept.
Athlete Mental Health
Support for performance pressure, injury, recovery, identity transitions, and life beyond sport.
Family Business Therapy
Support for navigating relational strain, communication breakdowns, and role confusion within family-run systems.
Trauma Recovery
Structured trauma-focused therapy using EMDR and other evidence-based approaches to process experiences that continue to impact daily life.
Addiction Recovery
Support for understanding patterns, building stability, and developing sustainable long-term change.
Our Story
Modern Mind Institute was founded by Amber Ford, Ed.D., LCSW, and Stacy Kratz, PhD, LCSW, CAP, with over two decades of combined experience across clinical practice, academia, and leadership roles in mental health settings.
We built this practice to offer therapy that is both clinically rigorous and useful in real life.
Our work integrates evidenced-based approaches with grounded clinical experience, helping clients create meaningful, sustainable change in how they think, feel, and respond to their lives. We believe this work is a privilege and we are grateful to every single person who has invited us into their lives.
Our Shared Vision
We founded Modern Mind Institute to create a space that offers cutting-edge, evidence-based treatment without the traditional barriers.
By embracing the virtual space, we’ve been able to turn our vision into a reality:
- Increased Access: Quality care is now just a click away.
- Modern Methods: We combine years of clinical experience with the latest psychological research.Human
- Connection: We meet you where you are—literally and figuratively.
Beyond the Screen
While we are dedicated to our clinical work, we believe in practicing the harmony we encourage in our clients. When we aren’t at our desks, you can usually find us seeking out cozy pockets of sunshine, lost in the crowd at a live music venue, or being managed by our beloved dogs.
We’ve built this Institute on a decade of trust and a lifetime of shared values. We’re so glad you’re here, and we can’t wait to be a part of your story.
Getting Started
Starting therapy should feel clear and contained, not overwhelming.
We begin with a brief consultation to understand what you are looking for and whether this feels like the right fit.
From there, we move into structured individual sessions where we begin identifying patterns, clarifying goals, and building direction together over time.
Step 2: Initial Consultation
We will connect for a 15-minute consultation to determine fit.
Step 3: Intake Forms
Before our first session, you will receive intake forms—simple questionnaires that gather background information, helping your therapist understand your context before diving deeper.
Step 4: Schedule your Intake
We will work together to find a recurring time that fits your schedule. You’ll receive a confirmation email with all the details: date, time, and video link for your telehealth visit.
Step 5: Your Appointment
Together, you’ll begin outlining a path forward. This is also your chance to ask questions and share any concerns.
Reaching out for support takes courage.
Whatever brings you here, we’re honored to be part of your journey.