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Kathryn Dunleavy, LPCC

  • Experience23 years
  • LocationMinnesota
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
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About Kathryn

Kathryn Dunleavy is an LPCC with 23 years of clinical experience who draws on a broad range of therapeutic tools to support people through life transitions and persistent concerns. She favors an eclectic, strengths-based approach that includes mindfulness and motivational techniques alongside solution-focused strategies.

Background and approach

Throughout a long career across inpatient, partial, outpatient, community care, crisis residential, and co-occurring mental health and substance use recovery programs, she has worked with many clinical presentations and complex care settings. Her style emphasizes unconditional positive regard, trust building, and practical skills that promote resilience and self-compassion.

Kathryn aims to help clients loosen shame-bound beliefs, explore attachment and family patterns, and develop new ways of coping with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, ADHD, eating and sleeping difficulties, and relationship challenges. She describes therapeutic progress as collaborative work in which small shifts and greater connection help people heal and regain momentum.

Located in Minnesota, Kathryn offers a steady, approachable presence and focuses on helping clients generate energy to rebuild and thrive. She invites those seeking support to begin with a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.

Approaches That Inform Online Care



Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and placing the client's experience at the center of care; it helps people feel heard and develop their own solutions to relationship, mood, and life transition concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and shifting emotional responses and attachment patterns to improve connection and reduce relational distress. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention skills and present-moment awareness to reduce reactivity and support coping with anxiety, stress, and persistent negative thoughts.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself, and Kathryn treats this as a collaborative process. She will explore a client's goals, preferences, and life circumstances and then tailor a combination of methods that best fits those needs, adjusting strategies over time as progress and new priorities emerge.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to continue steady therapeutic work without needing to travel, and they allow practical, skills-based interventions and reflective conversations to occur where and when they are most useful.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kathryn address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related challenges, eating and sleeping problems, self esteem, career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD as listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is eclectic and client-centered, blending mindfulness, motivational interviewing, solution-focused strategies, and emotionally-focused elements to foster trust, resilience, and practical coping skills.
What is her professional background and experience?
She brings 23 years of experience across inpatient, partial, outpatient, community care, crisis residential, and co-occurring mental health and substance use recovery settings.
Which credentials and location are on record?
She holds the LPCC credential and is listed with the MN LPCC number 79, practicing in Minnesota.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for appointments?
Kathryn offers multiple remote formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and needs.
How is cost and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Licensed

Minnesota

Languages

English

What Kathryn can help with

Kathryn Dunleavy works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, grief, depression, and coping with life changes.

How Kathryn approaches therapy

Kathryn's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

Experience and training

Kathryn is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor practicing in Minnesota, with 23 years of clinical experience.