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Carlyss Kurtti

Compassionate counselor for everyday family challenges

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Credentials
LPCC
Experience
18 years
Licensed in
North Dakota, Minnesota
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Carlyss

Carlyss Kurtti is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with 18 years of experience providing psychotherapy in North Dakota. She earned a master’s degree in counseling and has worked with many people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting challenges. Carlyss uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions and focuses on what matters most to each person.

Her style is patient and non-judgmental. She listens carefully and treats people with respect and sensitivity.

Background and approach

Sessions are tailored to a person’s needs instead of following a one-size-fits-all plan. Carlyss draws on several evidence-informed approaches, including acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, client-centered work, and mindfulness practices. She applies these methods to issues such as relationship problems, grief, addictions, eating concerns, and attention-related struggles.

She also brings experience with adoption and foster care matters, attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and aging-related questions. That background helps when practical coping strategies and communication skills are needed. In sessions she focuses on clear goals, skills you can use between meetings, and small steps that add up.

Parents often find the pacing manageable and the suggestions easy to try at home. Carlyss aims to walk alongside people as they work through change and build more stable daily routines.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions you can take each day to move toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns and manage symptoms like anxiety and low mood.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different ideas. Together they adjust techniques so the work matches the person’s life and priorities rather than forcing a single method.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexible options for busy families and working parents. These choices make it easier to fit sessions into a routine, try skills between meetings, and maintain continuity when schedules shift. Licensed professionals can use these tools to share handouts, coach new skills, and keep progress moving forward on a schedule that fits each household.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What problems does Carlyss help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction concerns, parenting and family topics, and many other related challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is patient, non-judgmental, and practical. Sessions focus on listening, setting clear goals, and teaching skills you can use between meetings.
How long has she practiced counseling?
She has 18 years of experience as a psychotherapist and clinician working with a range of concerns across the lifespan.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - MN LPCC 00992 and ND LPCC 619-11-1-08-223, based in North Dakota.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
18 years
Licensed
North Dakota, Minnesota
Languages
English

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