ABOUT US

About Stephen J. Luzar, MA, LP

Stephen J. Luzar is a Mdewakanton Dakota Licensed Psychologist who overcame early struggles and has maintained sobriety for 30 years. He earned degrees in Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology, becoming the first in his family to graduate college.

Luzar has extensive experience in Native American mental health services, working with tribal organizations, the Minnesota Department of Human Services, and the Minneapolis Indian Health Board. He also operates a private practice in Redwood Falls, Minnesota.

He specializes in culturally-informed psychological services that blend traditional Dakota approaches with clinical psychology, focusing on transformation, trauma treatment, and recovery services for Native American communities.

 My Philosophy & Mission

My ‘vision’ for myself and the work that I do professionally, as well as, personally is to assist people to achieve their own individual potential - whatever that may be.  One of my mantras that I like to say all of the time is:  “It’s all good…” Because, it is all good.  Even when things are not going so well, there are always positives that we can point to and people in our lives that help support us in good times and bad.

My ‘mission’ is to utilize my professional psychological / counseling skills and work with individuals, as well as, programs to provide the highest quality array of psychological services including direct psychological assessment & treatment and human service administration.  I believe that excellent interpersonal and communication skills are complimented by energy, drive, dedication, enthusiasm, intensity and commitment.  My overall career objective is to utilize these skills; coupled with years of professional counseling experience, medical experience, administrative experience, biology and chemistry experience, teaching experience, and research experience; to assist many different “At Risk” populations to achieve their potentials.