Our Team

Together we bring change in people’s lives.

Hina Siddiqui, PsyD, ABPP, LP

Owner | Clinical Psychologist | Clinical Supervisor

Professional Experience

Dr. Hina Siddiqui is a board-certified clinical psychologist licensed in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Dr. Siddiqui has been practicing as a psychologist in MN for 15 years. She was licensed in WI in 2021.

As a PSYPACT provider, she has an e-passport and offers telehealth services in 31 states in the United States. Dr. Siddiqui earned board certification in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in 2020.

Professional Interest

Dr. Siddiqui is a generalist and works with children, adolescents, and adults including the geriatric population.

Dr. Siddiqui’s professional interests include Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for depression and anxiety management, individual psychotherapy for trauma including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), women’s mental health (fertility issues, postpartum depression), and specialized psychological evaluations including forensic assessments.

Dr. Siddiqui has competence in working with diverse populations and ethnic minorities. Dr. Siddiqui is a panelist with Social Security Administration and completes psychological evaluations for disability claimants. Dr. Siddiqui is also a clinical supervisor for post-doctoral residents and doctoral practicum students. Dr. Siddiqui started her private practice, Insights Psychology in 2017

Telehealth Links

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Arshi Muhammad, MD

Psychiatrist

Professional Experience

Dr. Arshi Muhammad is an adult psychiatrist with Insights Psychology. Dr. Muhammad is board certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine. Dr. Muhammad graduated from medical school in Pakistan and completed her residency at Hennepin County Medical Center. Dr. Muhammad has been practicing psychiatry since 2005.

Professional Interest

Dr. Muhammad has extensive experience in working with medically and psychiatrically complex individuals. Dr. Muhammad has worked in outpatient and inpatient psychiatry settings.

Dr. Muhammad’s special interest is in working with perinatal clients and the immigrant population. Dr. Muhammad takes a holistic approach in evaluating her clients and takes into account the biological and psychosocial aspects of the patients.

Telehealth Links

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Iris Medini, MD

Psychiatrist

Professional Experience

Dr. Iris Medini is an adult psychiatrist with Insights Psychology. She has over 20 years of experience treating adults. She received her medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School.

She completed her residency training in psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Medini is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

She has treated patients in multiple treatment settings including outpatient clinics, partial hospitalization programs, intensive outpatient programs/inpatient psychiatric units and electroconvulsive therapy.

Professional Interest

Dr. Medini focuses her care on Women’s Mental Health and has extensive experience treating people with many different psychiatric diagnoses including mood disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, trauma-related disorders, OCD, ADHD as well as psychotic disorders.

Dr. Medini provides individualized care to her patients that is tailored to each person’s symptoms, history, and life circumstances. She listens to her patients and encourages them to participate in planning their individual treatment. She believes that emotional healing is possible, and encourages her patients to engage in therapy, healthy nutrition, and physical activity as much as possible.

She also believes that yoga, meditation, and mindfulness are important practices to achieve overall health and wellbeing.

Telehealth Links

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Mollie Newhouse, PsyD

Post Doctoral Resident

Professional Experience

Dr. Mollie Newhouse is a post-doctoral resident with Insights Psychology. Dr. Newhouse graduated from the counseling psychology doctoral program at the Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in August 2021. She completed an APA accredited pre-doctoral internship at Allina Health.

Dr. Newhouse has a Masters’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Minnesota State University and has provided supervised clinical services for seven years.

Professional Interest

Dr. Newhouse works with teens and adults. Her areas of interest are chronic pain, anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, eating disorders, rehabilitation psychology, adjustment to disability and illness, and psychological evaluations.

Dr. Newhouse utilizes several approaches in her work with clients including CBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, EMDR, and Behavioral Activation. Dr. Newhouse provides clinical services at Insights Psychology under the supervision of Dr. Siddiqui.

Telehealth Links

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Amy Serna, PsyD, CCW

Post Doctoral Resident

Professional Experience

Dr. Amy Serna is a post-doctoral resident with Insights Psychology. She graduated from the Counseling Psychology doctoral program at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in November 2022. Dr. Serna completed an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater in September 2022.

Dr. Serna also has a Master’s degree in Counseling and Psychological Services from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, is a certified crisis worker through the American Association of Suicidology, and has experience providing therapy via telehealth. Dr. Serna has over six years of experience providing supervised clinical services.

Professional Interest

Dr. Serna works with individuals ranging across the lifespan, from ages eight to adult. Her areas of interest are helping individuals with a wide range of mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, adjustment concerns, trauma, severe and persistent mental illness, and substance-use-related issues. She also enjoys helping individuals through psychological testing and evaluations.

Dr. Serna utilizes a Person-Centered framework in her work and incorporates aspects of multicultural, cognitive-behavioral, and strengths-based approaches to aid her clients in building insight and working with their challenges.

Dr. Serna provides clinical services at Insights Psychology under supervision.

Telehealth Links

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Dr. Amy Serna can be accessed using

April Brandt, MSW, LICSW

Licensed Therapist

Professional Experience

Ms. April Brandt is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with Insights in Psychology.

Ms. Brandt graduated from the clinical social work joint program at Saint Catherine’s University and the University of St. Thomas in August 2011.

She also has a Master of Arts certificate in Holistic Health Studies from Saint Catherine University.

Professional Interest

Ms. Brandt has been a Social Worker since 2005, and in clinical practice since 2010.

Ms. Brandt utilizes a strengths-based framework and draws from several modalities to treat a wide range of mental health symptoms, and conditions such as anxiety, depression, and adjustment issues. She is a generalist who works with children (ages 8+), adolescents, adults, and older adults.

Ms. Brandt is a clinical supervisor approved by the Minnesota Board of Social Work.

Telehealth Links

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Shawna Benson, PsyD, LP

Clinical Psychologist | Clinical Supervisor

Professional Experience

Dr. Shawna Benson is a clinical health service psychologist and an affiliated provider with Insights Psychology. She provides training, consultation, and supervision to our team. Dr. Benson has been a practicing clinical psychologist in Minnesota since 2005.

Professional Interest

Dr. Benson enjoys helping clients through the psychological testing and evaluation process of bariatric weight loss surgery, international adoption, and general mental health assessments.

Dr. Benson works mostly with adolescents and adults going through life transitions, mental health challenges, addictions (dual issues of substance abuse problems with mental health difficulties), trauma recovery, and relationship struggles.

Dr. Benson uses evidence-based interventions, primarily cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, and interpersonal psychotherapy.

Telehealth Links

Dr. Benson is not available for Telehealth services

Natasha Mills, PsyD, LP

Clinical Psychologist | Clinical Supervisor

Professional Experience

Dr. Natasha Mills is a clinical psychologist and an affiliated provider with Insights Psychology. She provides training, consultation, and supervision to our trainees.

Dr. Mills has been practicing as a licensed psychologist since 2015.

Dr. Mills is a generalist and works with children, adolescents, and adults. She treats a broad range of clinical concerns including: anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma/PTSD, and behavioral concerns.

In addition, she has experience treating individuals affected by a substance use disorder (individuals currently wanting to decrease use, in early recovery, family members, and individuals exposed in utero to substances).

Professional Interest

Dr. Mills incorporates aspects of cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and interpersonal neurobiology into her practice.

Dr. Mills also holds certifications in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.

Telehealth Links

Dr. Mills is not available for telehealth services.

Rebecca Carrol, BS

Practice Manager

Professional Experience

Ms. Rebecca Carrol is the practice manager and clinic coordinator with Insights Psychology. She brings over a decade of office experience to her role.

Professional Interest

Ms. Carrol works with new patient scheduling, verification of insurance benefits, answering client calls, and the general running of our practice.

Safa Ali

Practice Coordinator

Professional Experience

Safa Ali is the Practice Coordinator at Insights Psychology. She assists with new client inquiries, answering client calls, insurance verification, scheduling initial visits, and supporting our providers and clients.

Professional Interest

Ali is a junior at the University of Minnesota, obtaining her B.S. in psychology with a neuroscience minor. Ali is interested in pursuing a career in Clinical Psychology. She has experience in the mental health field as a Mental Health Coordinator in an adult psychiatry facility. She also worked in business administration as a receptionist a medical clinic.

Lindy Fortin-Case, MSW, LICSW

Licensed Therapist

Professional Experience

Ms. Lindy Fortin-Case a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with Insights Psychology. She earned her Master of Social Work Degree from University of Tennessee/Nashville in 2004. Ms. Fortin-Case has more than 20 years of experience working with youth, adults, and families. The most recent 15 years of her work experience has been specifically with Veterans in transition and for their suicide prevention.

Professional Interest

Ms. Lindy Fortin-Case uses an eclectic, strength-based approach based in Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy skills. She primarily work with adults and teens (15+) around issues of anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma, transition/adjustment issues, and grief & loss. Ms. Fortin-Case believes that therapy can be challenging, and she strives to work with her clients pace to support them in meeting their goals.

Ms. Fortin-Case is a Clinical Social Work Supervisor approved by the Minnesota Board of Social Work

Telehealth Links

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Erin Mabry-Hilleshiem,MS, LPC

Pre-Licensed Doctoral Candidate | Practicum Therapist

Professional Experience

Ms. Erin Mabry-Hilleshiem is a doctoral practicum student with Insights Psychology. Erin completed her Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Wisconsin – Stout and has been providing counseling services for seven years. Erin is pursuing her doctoral degree in counseling psychology doctoral program at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

Professional Interest

Erin utilizes several evidenced-based therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Erin provides clinical services at Insights Psychology under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Psychologist.

Telehealth Links

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Carissa Kaufman, MA, LMFT

Pre-Licensed Doctoral Candidate | Practicum Therapist

Professional Experience

Ms. Carissa Kaufman is a doctoral practicum student with Insights Psychology. Carissa has a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and has been practicing as a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist in Minnesota since 2019. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in counseling psychology from the University of Saint Thomas.

Professional Interest

Carissa’s clinical experience is broad. She enjoys working with the mainstream culture. She has expertise in providing clinical services to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) individuals especially around biracial/multiracial identity development, self-esteem, and belonging. She works with children (5 and older), teens and adults struggling with issues related to adjustment, life transitions, grief/loss, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other concerns.

Carissa utilizes Person-Centered and Relational-Cultural approaches to help individuals connect better with themselves. She focuses on helping her clients raise their voice, build on their insights, and find greater peace and solace in their life. In her work, Carissa finds immense joy in helping individuals heal.

Telehealth Links

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Katie Rubedor-Green, BA

Pre-Licensed Doctoral Candidate | Practicum Therapist

Professional Experience

Ms. Katie Rubedor-Green is a pre-licensed advanced practicum student at Insights Psychology. She is pursuing her doctoral degree (PsyD) in clinical psychology at Augsburg University. She is a fourth-year student in the program and has provided clinical services under supervision for the past two years.

Professional Interest

Katie works with teens and adults in treating a wide range of mental health symptoms, including anxiety, depression, and transition issues. She is particularly interested in Women’s Mental Health and Health Psychology. She uses several long and short-term modalities, including IPT, CBT, and Psychodynamic interventions. Katie provides clinical services at Insights Psychology under the supervision a Licensed Clinical Psychologist.