Kathryn Dunleavy , LPCC

Kathryn Dunleavy is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 23 years of experience in mental health care. She draws on long work across inpatient, partial, outpatient, and community settings to support people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, trauma, and life transitions. Kathryn practices in Minnesota and offers care in English.

She takes a warm, person-focused approach in sessions. Kathryn listens first, then helps people notice patterns and try small changes. She emphasizes kindness toward oneself and practical steps that fit day-to-day life.

Her background includes work in crisis residential programs and co-occurring mental health and substance use recovery services. That range of settings informs how she helps people manage intense moments and rebuild routines after setbacks. She also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, family-of-origin issues, attachment and abandonment wounds, and compassion fatigue.

Kathryn uses several counseling styles such as client-centered methods, emotionally focused work, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative techniques. In practice this means she helps people tell and reframe their stories, notice emotions in the body, and set achievable goals one step at a time.

Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Kathryn aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can grieve, practice new responses, and strengthen self-compassion as they move forward.

Therapeutic approaches suited to online care

Kathryn uses client-centered work that starts with listening and reflecting what matters most to the person. This approach focuses on the client's experience and helps people feel heard while they decide what changes to try.

She also draws on emotionally-focused therapy to help people notice and name strong feelings and the patterns they create in relationships. That work can be useful for intimacy issues, attachment wounds, and rebuilding trust with oneself and others.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Kathryn will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try options and adjust the plan as needed so therapy fits the person's life and needs.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for deeper conversation and visual connection. Phone sessions can fit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit support into busy days. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other commitments.