Mental Health Advisory Council

Dr. Ann Wagner is a board-certified clinical psychologist. She worked for 26 years on the PTSD Clinical Team at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and has expertise in empirically supported interventions for the treatment of PTSD and other trauma-related problems. Though retired, she is professionally active as a consultant and invited guest speaker on a variety of topics, including mental health and vision  loss. Dr. Wagner is blind due to retinitis pigmentosa (RP), an inherited eye condition known for progressive night blindness and tunnel vision. She has delivered numerous local, national, and international presentations including for the Foundation Fighting Blindness and the American Macular Degeneration Foundation on the topics of complex grief, anxiety, depression, and resiliency related to vision loss or serving in a helper role. She welcomes curiosity and questions about RP.