Aura Chasteen, PsyD

 Dr. Aura Chasteen is a postdoctoral resident at VonOstir Innovation Services. She earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology (Psy.D.) from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in December 2021. Dr. Chasteen completed an APA-accredited predoctoral internship at the Alaska Psychology Internship Consortium (AK-PIC) and postdoctoral training through the Alaska Tribal Fellowship in Rural Health Psychology, both based in Nome, Alaska.

Dr. Chasteen has worked in the mental health field in various capacities for over 20 years. Before enrolling in her doctoral program, she worked as a licensed mortician in Wisconsin and Minnesota for nearly thirteen years, serving more than 2,000 families coping with grief. She has provided psychological services to diverse populations in a wide range of settings, including schools, intensive outpatient programs for substance abuse, inpatient hospital units, emergency departments, remote villages in northwestern Alaska, a sex offender treatment program, and private practice. Dr. Chasteen provides therapy and psychological assessment services to individuals 17 and older.

She is experienced in treating a variety of concerns that include substance use disorders, neurodivergence, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, physical health concerns, relationship difficulties, high-stress jobs, and issues related to gender identity and sexuality. She takes a holistic, culturally responsive, and person-centered approach to therapy, encouraging a collaborative therapeutic relationship with her clients. Dr. Chasteen employs a range of therapeutic techniques, including solution-focused therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, skills derived from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and trauma-informed therapy, to flexibly address each client’s unique needs.