Luke Borkenhagen, LICSW

Luke Borkenhagen is a licensed independent clinical social worker who practices in Minnesota. He has five years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, trauma, and life transitions. Luke aims to be a guide in sessions, offering steady listening and practical steps to move forward.

He frames work around empowerment and helping clients discover what matters to them. Sessions often include attention to the body and to different internal parts of experience. Archetypal ideas are used to notice patterns that shape behavior and relationships.

Luke combines several practical approaches, including cognitive behavioral ideas and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, to help people change unhelpful habits and make clearer choices. He also draws on attachment-focused thinking to look at how relationships affect feelings and actions.

People reach out to address low self-esteem, relationship struggles, compassion fatigue, grief from separation, and substance concerns. He also works with issues related to autism spectrum traits, intimacy and kink concerns, caregiving stress, dissociation, and identity questions such as shame and guilt.

His style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Luke invites clients to try small experiments between sessions and to notice what helps them feel more capable. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules according to therapist availability.

How certain approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking actions that match those values. It helps people who feel stuck by teaching practical ways to notice thoughts and choose behaviors that matter. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past and current relationships shape emotional responses and safety in connection; it helps people change patterns that cause repeated conflict or withdrawal. Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathetic listening and creating a nonjudgmental space so people can find their own answers and build self-direction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit their situation. That collaborative check-in helps tailor which techniques are used and how sessions proceed.

Confirm the therapist's available session formats before booking because formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow for check-ins from a quieter place. It can also let people use methods such as values-based exercises, mindful practices, and behavioral experiments between sessions in ways that fit everyday life.