- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- North Dakota, Minnesota
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Carlyss
Carlyss Kurtti is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with 18 years of experience based in North Dakota. She holds a master's degree in counseling from North Dakota State University and provides thoughtful psychotherapy for people facing common life struggles. Carlyss uses a calm, nonjudgmental style and focuses on practical steps that fit each person's life.
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and addiction concerns.
Background and approach
She also supports clients with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, eating and body-image issues, and work-related overwhelm. Carlyss aims to listen first and tailor sessions to a person's needs. Her approach blends techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, client-centered work, and mindfulness.
That mix lets her shift between problem-solving, skills practice, values work, and calm-focused attention depending on what helps most. Sessions move at a person's pace and focus on clear, achievable goals. Carlyss describes her style as patient, compassionate, and respectful.
She emphasizes sensitivity and unconditional positive regard while helping people build specific skills. Parents often seek her out for help with parenting and co-parenting concerns, and she offers straightforward strategies to manage daily stressors. Therapy is offered through online formats that include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging.
People can expect collaborative planning, measurable steps, and tools to use between sessions.
What Carlyss works with
Everything Carlyss lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Carlyss helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carlyss lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while tolerating difficult feelings. It often helps with anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and life transitions by shifting focus from struggle to meaningful choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and many everyday problems because it gives specific steps to try between sessions.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Carlyss will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to use based on their goals and preferences. That means trying an approach, checking how it feels, and adjusting the plan over time so it fits the person and the problem.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation for skill practice and guided exercises. Phone calls can be a good option when internet bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit short check-ins or homework conversation into a busy day. These options increase flexibility and help people keep therapy consistent while balancing school, work, and family demands.
Questions people ask about Carlyss
What kinds of problems does she help address?
Carlyss works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting, ADHD, and many more listed specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is patient, nonjudgmental, and compassionate. She focuses on listening first and then uses practical skills and values-based exercises to make progress.
What is her background and experience?
She has 18 years of clinical experience and earned a master’s degree in counseling from North Dakota State University.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with licenses in Minnesota and North Dakota and practices from North Dakota.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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