Kathryn ("Katie") Pratt, LPCC

Kathryn ("Katie") Pratt is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing a wide range of concerns, including stress and anxiety, addictions and recovery, relationship difficulties, depression, grief, life transitions, and intimacy-related issues. Her approach emphasizes the client as the expert in their own life and builds on existing strengths to support meaningful change.

Katie centers the therapeutic relationship on rapport, warmth, and collaboration, creating a space where clients can explore challenges with hope, honesty, and even a sense of humor when appropriate. She blends several evidence-informed methods, drawing from motivational interviewing to support ambivalence around change, cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and person-centered principles that prioritize empathy and validation. Mindfulness and narrative elements are also woven into her work when they fit a client’s goals.

Clients can expect a strengths-based, goal-oriented process that respects individual values and priorities. Katie focuses on practical tools and supportive coaching to help clients navigate stress, communication and relationship patterns, addiction recovery, parenting and career concerns, attachment and family-of-origin issues, and other life transitions.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Accessible Online Care

Kathryn ("Katie") Pratt uses several evidence-informed techniques that translate well to online therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients identify patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to stress, anxiety, or depressive symptoms and then practice practical strategies to shift those patterns. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative method that supports clients who feel ambivalent about change, especially helpful in addiction recovery and behavior change work. Person-centered approaches prioritize empathy and validation, creating a supportive environment where clients set the pace and direction of their work.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Katie works collaboratively with each client to explore which techniques best match their needs, goals, and personal preferences, adjusting methods as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Katie is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or geographic limitations. These options allow clients to engage in consistent, ongoing work with a licensed professional from locations that fit their life, while still focusing on practical skills, relationship patterns, recovery support, and coping with life transitions.