Kathryn Dunleavy, LPCC
Minnesota · 23 years in practice
Kathryn Dunleavy is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 23 years of experience.
License and registration
- LPCC, Minnesota
- 79 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1356750509 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
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About Kathryn
Kathryn Dunleavy is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 23 years of experience. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. Her work is approachable and aimed at creating trust so clients can begin to feel stronger and more hopeful.
She uses Systemic ideas alongside client-centered and emotionally focused approaches. Sessions often start by identifying what matters most to the person and what patterns keep causing pain.
Background and approach
Kathryn emphasizes real-world skills such as mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused tools to tackle day-to-day problems. Her background spans inpatient care, partial hospitalization, outpatient services, community programs, crisis residential settings, and work with co-occurring mental health and substance use recovery. That range gives her experience with complex situations and multiple care settings.
She draws on that history to make simple, usable plans rather than long lists of theory. In sessions Kathryn aims to reduce isolation and increase connection. She encourages people to let go of shame, try new ways of relating, and build self-compassion.
Practical breathing and grounding skills are paired with conversational work about attachment, communication, and boundaries. People seeking help for relationship concerns, addiction-related struggles, eating and sleeping problems, career stress, ADHD, or compassion fatigue will find straightforward support. Kathryn invites clients to work at a pace that fits their life and to build tools that keep working after therapy ends.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kathryn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Approaches Kathryn names
- Systemic Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Kathryn’s approaches work online
Systemic ideas look at patterns and relationships that shape how a person feels and acts. In short sessions Kathryn helps identify repeating cycles and small changes that can shift those patterns, which can help with relationship tension, family-of-origin issues, and communication problems.Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding without judgment. It gives space for people to tell their story, feel heard, and decide what goals matter most, which is useful for grief, depression, and building self-esteem.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions and attachment needs. Kathryn uses it to help people notice their feelings, name what they need, and practice different ways of asking for connection or support when intimacy or abandonment issues are present.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kathryn will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then tailor methods together so sessions feel useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see expressions and do deeper work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on busy days. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping focus on the goals of treatment.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Kathryn commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, and life transitions, among other concerns on her list.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is approachable and practical, blending client-centered listening with emotionally focused and solution-focused techniques to build skills and insight.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 23 years of experience across inpatient, partial, outpatient, community, crisis residential, and co-occurring recovery settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Minnesota LPCC, listed as MN LPCC, and practices from Minnesota.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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