Kathryn ("Katie") Pratt

Kathryn (Katie) Pratt is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in Minnesota with 14 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, relationship struggles, and major life changes. Katie approaches work with warmth and straightforward support to help people take the next step toward feeling better.

She believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths into the room. Sessions center on practical steps and clear goals, while honoring what matters most to the person seeking help. Katie emphasizes building a strong working relationship as the foundation for change.

Her approach blends brief, goal-oriented methods with longer conversations about values and meaning. Katie uses motivational interviewing to surface readiness for change and solution-focused techniques to set small, manageable goals. She also draws on person-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools for thinking and behavior patterns, mindfulness practices, and narrative work to reshape unhelpful stories.

People come to Katie for things like grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, caregiver stress, ADHD, and isolation or loneliness. She aims to make therapy practical and hopeful, adding honesty and a bit of humor where it fits. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

Katie’s background includes many years helping people through addiction and recovery, family of origin issues, and communication problems. She supports clients who want clearer boundaries, improved self-esteem, and better coping skills for life’s ups and downs.

How Katie Uses Practical Approaches Online

Evidence-based techniques Katie uses include motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral strategies. Motivational interviewing helps people weigh change and tap into their own reasons for taking steps forward. Cognitive behavioral strategies look at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teach concrete skills to shift them.

She also draws on person-centered listening and narrative approaches. Person-centered listening means the therapist follows the person's lead and reflects what is important. Narrative work helps people revisit the stories they tell about themselves and consider alternative, more useful ways of understanding their experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katie treats approach selection as a collaborative process and adjusts methods to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide which techniques to try and how to pace the work.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking so you know what options are available. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also broaden access for people living in different parts of Minnesota, but please confirm the exact session options when you schedule.