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Psy.D. Licensed Psychologist | Clinical & Forensic Psychologist
Dr. Amber Lindeman received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology in 2006. Throughout her career, she has specialized in assessments of adolescents and adults who are involved with the legal system and/or seek to gain greater insight into their mental health and behavior. Dr. Lindeman’s interest in correctional and forensic psychology began as an undergraduate, when she completed a practicum at the Federal Prison Camp in Duluth. During graduate school, she also completed practicums at the Federal Correctional Institution in Waseca, and Ramsey County Mental Health Center in St. Paul. These experiences provided her the opportunity to serve clients struggling with mental health issues ranging from chemical dependeny to severe and persistent mental illness.
Dr. Lindeman completed her predoctoral internship at Nebraska Mental Health Centers in Lincoln, where she provided therapy and assessment services to clients of all age groups (i.e., pediatric to geriatric). After completing her doctorate, she began working as a psychologist for the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP), a division of the Department of Human Services. She provided valuable expertise to the organization and gained additional, specialized knowledge as it dealt with an unexpected and rapid period of growth. In 2008, Dr. Lindeman accepted a psychologist position with the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC). She initially worked at the organization’s Red Wing facility, which serves juvenile offenders. Dr. Lindeman was the clinical supervisor of the Sex Offender Treatment Cottage, where she provided therapy and psychosexual evaluations for clients from 14 to 21 years old.
In 2010, Dr. Lindeman transitioned to the Sex Offender Treatment Program at the Lino Lakes institution. She provided a wide range of services, including individual therapy, psychological assessments, chemical dependency and sex offender treatment, and clinical supervision for colleagues and predoctoral interns. In 2018, Dr. Lindeman moved to full-time private practice, thereby allowing her to provide clinical and forensic psychological services to a broader array of clients. She has completed a wide variety of evaluations for State and Federal Courts and associated professionals, including diagnostic assessments, psychosexual evaluations, violence and sexual violence risk assessments, and commitment evaluations. She also has provided psychotherapy for sex offenders transitioning back to the community.
Due to her experience and expertise, Dr. Lindman currently serves as President for the Minnesota Chapter of the Association of the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (MnATSA). She has been involved with this organization throughout her career and joined its Board of Directors more than 10 years ago. Dr. Lindeman’s dedication to MnATSA and other professional organizations allows her to maintain close connections with professionals throughout the nation and remain abreast of new developments in research and evidence-based psychological practice.
Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist | Clinical Psychologist
In 2005, Dr. Leah Osborn received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology with a Forensic Psychology Emphasis from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. As part of her graduate studies, she completed a three-year practicum focused on the treatment and evaluation of incarcerated sex offenders. She also earned a master’s degree in Legal Studies with an emphasis on mental health law.
Dr. Osborn completed an APA-accredited, pre-doctoral internship at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri. This facility provides medical and psychiatric care for male inmates in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. During her internship, Dr. Osborn performed a wide variety of psychological services, including psychotherapy and assessments of insanity, dangerousness, malingering, and competency to proceed.
After graduation, State Operated Forensic Services hired Dr. Osborn as the Clinical Director of Special Needs Services (SNS). This program is located within the Minnesota Security Hospital (MSH) and provides specialized treatment and assessment services for civilly-committed, adult sex offenders with cognitive impairments. Dr. Osborn provided clinical supervision to her unit’s treatment staff. She also updated SNS’s programming to ensure it was consistent with professional best practices. Her efforts were so successful as to be commended by national experts in the field.
In addition to her Clinical Director duties, Dr. Osborn oversaw the development of a new program focusing on the assessment and treatment of MSH clients with both severe and persistent mental illness and histories of sexual misconduct. After the program’s implementation, she conducted comprehensive assessments to help identify effective treatment practices for clients and to evaluate their progress. Dr. Osborn trained and supervised clinical staff and pre-doctoral interns to ensure the provision of effective mental health services. Throughout her time at MSH, she also completed sexual violence risk assessments and evaluations of competency to proceed.
Dr. Osborn has owned private practice clinics since 2009. Dr. Osborn specializes in individualized, comprehensive psychological evaluations which she conducts for Family Courts, as well as State and Federal Courts, schools, and individuals. She is a member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) and conducts comprehensive risk assessments and consultation for area schools as part of their threat assessment teams for students of concern. She also provides Wellness Checks for area law enforcement agencies and other first responders. Dr. Osborn’s clients have included adolescents and adults with wide ranging issues, such as trauma, problematic violent or threatening behaviors, attention/concentration problems, social difficulties, and personality disorders. She is known for providing thoughtful analysis and practical treatment recommendations from a holistic and person-centered perspective. She is also passionate about providing training for organizations on a wide variety of topics, including risk assessment and violence prevention.
Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist | Neuropsychologist
Over almost 25 years, Dr. Charlotte Gerth has served a broad array of clients and developed a significant skill set in the field of psychology. Her clients have included children with emotional and behavioral disorders, at-risk adolescents involved with the Juvenile Court, and children and adults diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness, among others.
Dr. Gerth received her master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and Developmental Disabilities from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in 1997. She subsequently applied her professional skills in two settings. Dr. Gerth worked as a social worker in Hennepin County, serving children and adults with developmental disabilities. She also was employed by an organization that serves vulnerable individuals in the Twin Cities area, including individuals struggling with homelessness, and people in need of mental health treatment, emergency or transitional housing, support services for independent living, and/or access to financial assistance.
Dr. Gerth completed her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology at Capella University in 2005. Shortly thereafter, she began working as a psychologist for the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC). Over the years, Dr. Gerth developed a keen interest in neuropsychology, and neuroanatomy and functioning in particular. She chose to broaden her knowledge in those areas by participating in a postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at Fielding Graduate University. She completed her fellowship in 2011.
During her career with the DOC, Dr. Gerth has used her skills to provide crisis intervention and individual and group counseling; perform psychological, chemical dependency, psychosexual, and neuropsychological evaluations; and train staff about traumatic brain injury and its effects on cognition, emotion, and behavior. She has regularly served as an expert witness for the Minnesota courts. Dr. Gerth’s primary interests are in the realm of forensic assessment, including psychosexual and neuropsychological evaluations. She has significant training in the assessment of ADHD, dementia, learning disabilities, and other neurodiverse disorders.
Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist | Forensic & Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Mallory Jorgenson received master’s degrees in Forensic Psychology and Organizational Behavior. In 2014, she earned her doctoral degree in clinical-forensic psychology from Alliant International University – Fresno. Throughout graduate school, her clinical training experiences focused on juveniles and adults involved in the legal system at various capacities. Specifically, Dr. Jorgenson worked with high-risk youth within a juvenile correctional facility, providing both assessment and therapeutic services, conducted Cognitive-Behavioral focused treatment with adults who were court mandated for substance abuse treatment, treated individuals in an outpatient setting for a variety of mental health issues, and completed psychological evaluations of individuals represented by the Fresno County Public Defender’s Office.
Dr. Jorgenson completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Oak Park Heights (MCF-OPH) in the Mental Health Unit (MHU) where she treated inmates with severe and persistent mental illness. In this role, she developed and implemented individualized treatment plans with the ultimate goal of mental health stabilization. In addition, she conducted specialized assessments (i.e., diagnostic clarification, neuropsychological functioning, malingering, etc.), facilitated Cognitive-Behavioral focused treatment groups, screened severely mentally ill offenders to determine if civil commitment and forced medication orders should be pursued, and regularly consulted with a multidisciplinary team. During this time, Dr. Jorgenson also gained experience in the Sex Offender Treatment Program at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Lino Lakes (MCF-LL) by preparing initial assessments for inmates entering the program. Following completion of her doctoral degree, Dr. Jorgenson acquired a permanent position in MHU at MCF-OPH. While her daily tasks largely remained the same, her role advanced to include court testimony as part of civil commitment proceedings for offenders deemed mentally ill. Moreover, she joined a group of psychologists in evaluating individuals serving life sentences and being considered for parole by completing risk assessments and making recommendations to those officials on the parole board.
In 2016, Dr. Jorgenson was hired in the position of Forensic Psychologist in the Forensic Evaluation Department of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP), a division within the Department of Human Services (DHS). In this position, she conducts Sexual Violence Risk Assessments among clients committed to the MSOP under the Sexually Dangerous Person and Sexual Psychopathic Personality statutes. As part of these evaluations, Dr. Jorgenson utilizes actuarial assessments to evaluate sexual recidivism, provides an opinion as to whether the individual meets statutory criteria for a reduction in custody, and provides expert testimony before the Commitment Appeal Panel. In 2017, Dr. Jorgenson was promoted to Forensic Evaluator and remains in this position presently. Moreover, she participates in the pre-doctoral internship program by providing secondary supervision, as well as oversight of research projects performed by the psychology interns. Further, since 2016, Dr. Jorgenson has been employed with Alpha Human Services, now known as Alpha Emergence, where she facilitates outpatient sex offender treatment groups, conducts individual therapy, and prepars psychosexual evaluations. Dr. Jorgenson has also conducted independent evaluations in which she offered an opinion as to whether an individual meets statutory criteria for commitment under the Mentally Ill and Dangerous statute. In her various roles, Dr. Jorgenson has gained experience in a variety of cognitive, psychological, and forensic assessment measures. She has also served as a resource for consultation, education, and expert testimony to several stakeholders throughout Minnesota.
Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist | Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Jennifer Weigelt is a Licensed Psychologist as well as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with a Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology. Over the years, she has provided an array of therapeutic services with adolescents and adults experiencing diversity problems. She has many years of experience providing psychosexual evaluations for adolescents, young adults and adults, as well and psychological evaluations for juveniles and adults with variety of mental health and substance use disorders. She also provides Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile (EJJ) Certification evaluations. She has extensive background and training in research, human development as well as in treatment and psychotherapy with adults and adolescents, including those involved with the courts; all of which provides the experiential base which her clinical judgment is informed.
The first 15 years of Dr. Jennifer Weigelt’s career was spent working in a community mental health providing an array of treatment services for individuals with a diversity of mental health and substance abuse problems. From 2005 to 2015, she worked in clinical leadership positions and was responsible for the supervision, evaluation, growth, and development of staff and clinical programming of Intensive Residential Treatment Services, Crisis Residential Treatment, Residential Co-Occurring Treatment Services an Assertive Community Treatment.
After many years of leadership positions and practicing in the field as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Dr. Jennifer Weigelt decided it was time to focus her attention back to the direct clinical work she was always drawn to in the field. She decided to further her education and in 2016, obtained her doctoral degree and became a Licensed Psychologist. She completed her pre-doctoral practicum in an adolescent day treatment program, providing both evaluations and treatment. Followed by her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral training at a community-based sexual offender treatment program. Since 2015, she has been focused on providing evaluation and treatment for adolescents, young adults, and adults who have engaged in harmful and illegal sexual behavior. Dr. Jennifer Weigelt recognized the distinct developmental needs of emerging adults (18-24 years old) and thus, in addition to evaluations specific to adolescents and adults she created a specialized evaluation process to is designed to best assess the needs of this age group. Her approach to working with adolescents and emerging adults is consistent with current leading practice, considering the whole person and not just the aspects directly focused on sexually abusive behavior. All clients who Dr. Jennifer Weigelt works with will obtain a thorough, contextually sensitive, and developmentally informed evaluation.
Dr. Jennifer Weigelt is also a resident faculty at the University of Minnesota, Integrated Behavioral Health Program. Her areas of teaching focus including, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, human development, psychological testing and assessment, advanced diagnostic assessment, and research methods.
Dr. Jennifer Weigelt’s diverse clinical and academic background provide her with a robust experiential and research informed base for which to influence her clinical judgement.
Client Services Coordinator
Sarah graduated from St. Cloud State University with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Psychology. Since then, Sarah has supported people and supervised programming in a variety of settings including group homes, crisis shelters, and day treatment programs. The diversity of these prior positions has given her a compassionate perspective and a love for helping people.
Sarah is committed to supporting clients at Vantage Point Psychological Consultants by being the first contact for clients and helping them smoothly navigate the process.
Psy.D.
Dr. Meagan McKenna has over a decade of experience working with individuals with severe mental illnesses and has provided treatment and evaluations in a myriad of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, partial hospitalization programs, residential facilities, in-home services, outpatient programs, and state and federal prisons. Dr. McKenna earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Forensic Psychology, from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, in San Diego, CA. As part of her graduate studies, she completed three yearly practicums in which she conducted psychological testing, provided group and individual therapy, and completed risk assessments in both an inpatient psychiatric hospital and at Richard J. Donavan Correctional Facility – a maximum security male prison. She completed an APA-accredited internship at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, where she focused on conducting court ordered evaluations for federal pretrial detainees and individuals under civil commitment, as well as provided individual and group psychotherapy to maximum security federal inmates and those committed as sexually dangerous persons.
Following graduation, Dr. McKenna completed a formal Forensic Postdoctoral Fellowship at Forensic Services in St. Peter, MN, where she was tasked with conducting competency, criminal responsibility, risk, civil commitment, and repeat sex offender evaluations. She has testified as an expert in various Minnesota Courts and has published with the Journal of American Psychiatry and the Law. Following the completion of her fellowship, Dr. McKenna accepted a position with Forensic Services as a Forensic Psychologist, where she continues to conduct forensic evaluations for the courts. She additionally participates in the training of the current fellows in the ABPP 5-year forensic waiver fellowship program.
Dr. McKenna has also been a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California since 2015, in which she specialized in treating youth with sexual behavior problems, conducting clinical supervision, and provided individual, couple, and family therapy to a variety of populations. She is a nationally certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) provider and has assisted with the development of manualized CBT and DBT treatment curricula in various inpatient settings. Additionally, Dr. McKenna is a certified Disaster Mental Health Clinician with the Red Cross, in which she provides emergency crisis intervention for those affected by national disasters or other states of emergency. She is additionally certified in the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS), trained under Dr. Donald Viglione, and serves as a consultant throughout the country on the administration, coding, and interpretation of the R-PAS.
Dr. McKenna has a passion for education; she has conducted numerous poster sessions, workshops, and trainings on various topics at several psychology related conferences, conducted research in the evaluation of disputed confessions, and she holds an adjunct faculty position at Hamline University. Her professional interests include teaching, conducting workshops, providing supervision, consultation and training on the Rorschach, and research in the areas of forensic assessment, malingering, and false confessions. Most importantly, Dr. McKenna is committed to serving her community and has spent the entirety of her career working with underserved and marginalized populations.
MA, LMFT
Matthew received his master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Bethel University. He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a state of Minnesota approved supervisor with the boards of Marriage and Family Therapy and Behavioral Health. His area of expertise and clinical focus includes trauma recovery, post-traumatic stress, dissociation, integration of spirituality into psychotherapy, sexual addiction, impulse control disorders, harmful sexual behaviors and court order clients. He has over 15 years of employment in the criminal justice system, including working as a police officer and a probation officer. He works from a family systems approach by incorporating family of origin history into individual therapy. He also addresses family structures and roles during his work with couples and families. He is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a specific therapy technique for trauma, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Psy.D. Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Egbert completed her graduate training at the University of St. Thomas, where earned her master’s degree in counseling psychology in 2017, and she earned her doctoral degree in counseling psychology in 2021. She has a passion for working with individuals who find themselves at the juncture of mental health and the law. While she has worked with individuals with a wide array of mental health concerns, her training primarily focused on providing services to those with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness, paraphilias and/or problematic sexual behaviors, and personality disorders. She trained in a variety of forensic settings, including a residential sex offender treatment program, the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center, the University of Minnesota prodrome psychosis clinic, and a private practice specializing in completing social security/disability evaluations.
Dr. Egbert completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Forensic Mental Health Program (formerly the Minnesota Security Hospital) in St. Peter, Minnesota. There, she worked with patients committed to the state as Mentally Ill and Dangerous to the public. She provided treatment services, such as individual and group therapy. She also completed a variety of assessments including psychodiagnostics assessments, psychological testing, consultations, and forensic evaluations. She worked with individuals who resided both the secure perimeter of the hospital, and in the non-secure transition units. Following the completion of her internship, Dr. Egbert completed a forensic psychology postdoctoral fellowship with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Forensic Services division. This opportunity provided Dr. Egbert with advanced training in conducting myriad forensic psychological assessments including psychosexual evaluations, competency to proceed evaluations, criminal responsibility evaluations, civil commitment evaluations, and violence and sexual violence risk assessments.
Dr. Egbert is currently working as a forensic psychologist both for the Minnesota Department of Human Services and at her private practice. In addition to completing forensic evaluations, she is involved in training and supervising predoctoral psychology interns, as well as postdoctoral forensic psychology fellows. She acts as an expert witness, and she has presented at both local and national conferences on focused topics in forensic psychology. Dr. Egbert has published multiple times in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law.
Although her training and work encompass many areas of forensic psychology, Dr. Egbert is particularly passionate about working with individuals who have committed sexual offenses, the impact of intersectional identities and the consideration of culture in psycholegal opinions and recommendations, program outcome research, and state and national case law.
Psy.D. Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Hull is a licensed psychologist in Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. He has been involved in the mental health field since 2012 and graduated from Fielding Graduate University with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2021. Dr. Hull completed his pre-doctoral internship at the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota, where he conducted evaluations addressing mentally ill and dangerous civil commitments. He pursued his post-doctoral fellowship with community agencies providing treatment and psychological evaluations and has received additional training in conducting psychosexual and competency to stand trial evaluations. Dr. Hull has remained employed with a state agency completing psychosexual evaluations and violent risk assessments with the incarcerated population.
