ABOUT
About Bethsaida Institute
Healing healthcare, one physician at a time.
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Bethsaida Institute provides private, concierge-level care to thephysicians and practitioners who hold our hospitals together. Wealso help health-system leaders respond with care when theirpeople are hurting.
We believe healing happens one person at a time, and that healthier physicians
make healthier systems.
Brant Thomsen, LICSW
Founder and Clinical Director
Brant Thomsen is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years of clinical
experience. He is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist and Approved Consultant, hascompleted more than 14,000 EMDR sessions, and has served more than 350 people, including 15 physicians through full intensive care.
He spent 16 years as a clinical school social worker with Saint Paul Public Schools
before founding his Saint Paul private practice in 2016. Since 2024 he has advised
hospital leaders on how to respond when a physician experiences trauma.
Brant holds an MSW from Augsburg University and an MA in Youth and Family Ministry
from Luther Seminary. He is a husband and father, and he serves clients from his office
in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Brant is not a medical doctor and does not advise on the medical care physicians provide.