Luke Borkenhagen, LICSW

Luke Borkenhagen is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota with five years of professional experience. He frames therapy as a partnership, offering listening, practical feedback, and gentle challenge as people work through hard moments. Luke aims to help clients build confidence and regain momentum when life feels stuck.

He commonly helps with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with major life changes. He also supports people facing trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, compassion fatigue, and relationship strains including jealousy and infidelity. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, kink and alternative sexual culture, caregiver stress, addiction, and feelings of isolation.

Luke blends several therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters and take small committed steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful patterns and try practical adjustments. Attachment-Based and client-centered ideas guide how he listens and responds to each person’s history and values.

Sessions tend to be exploratory and grounded in everyday life. Luke sometimes incorporates somatic awareness, parts work, and archetypal thinking to open new perspectives and move stalled patterns. He encourages experiments between sessions so learning carries into real situations.

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Therapeutic approaches and working online

Luke uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters, and take small committed actions toward living in line with their values. This approach is often useful for anxiety, stress, and feeling stuck.

He also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and client-centered practice. Attachment concepts help look at patterns in close relationships and at how early connection shapes current reactions. Client-centered work means sessions begin from a respectful, nonjudgmental stance and follow the person's priorities.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Luke collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. He often mixes approaches and adjusts them over time based on what is most helpful.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions are arranged. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, or make meeting from different locations simpler. Discuss practical details when scheduling so sessions match your routine and needs.