LPCC
Kathryn Dunleavy, LPCC
- Experience23 years
- LocationMinnesota
- Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Grief
- Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Kathryn
Kathryn Dunleavy is an LPCC with 23 years of experience in mental health care who brings a strengths-based, client-centered orientation to her work.
Background and approach
Her background includes roles across inpatient, partial, outpatient, community, crisis residential, and co-occurring mental health and substance use recovery settings, which inform a practical and compassionate approach to clinical work. She emphasizes unconditional positive regard and trust as foundations for helping people confront shame, grieve, and learn new ways of living with greater authenticity.
Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, career concerns, ADHD, and struggles with eating, sleeping, and self-esteem. Kathryn integrates methods such as Internal Family Systems, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing to tailor care to each person’s needs.
She aims to foster connection, self-compassion, and resilience so clients can rebuild and move toward healing. Kathryn works with people in Minnesota and conducts sessions in English.
She describes therapeutic change as a collaborative process that requires courage, the willingness to let go of unhelpful beliefs, and steady practice, and she invites prospective clients to begin by completing the initial matching steps to see if her style is a good fit.
Integrating therapeutic approaches for online care
Internal Family Systems (IFS) frames struggles as interactions among internal parts and helps people cultivate a compassionate inner leadership to reduce internal conflict and heal from wounds. This approach can be useful for clients wrestling with shame, self-criticism, or persistent patterns of behavior. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the client's perspective, offering empathy, acceptance, and support to help people explore goals and values at their own pace. It is particularly helpful for building self-compassion and increasing agency. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and reshaping emotional responses to strengthen connection and regulate intense feelings, which can aid those experiencing relationship distress or overwhelming emotions.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist collaborates with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can combine elements of these approaches so care evolves with the client's progress and feedback.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or to continue care from home. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide responsive, ongoing support and make it practical to maintain momentum between meetings while adapting to each person's communication style.
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Experience
23+ years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English