- Years in practice
- 35
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Colette
Colette Kuznia is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota. She brings 35 years of clinical experience to her work and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the impacts of trauma and abuse. She also addresses relationship concerns, parenting challenges, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral health methods to help people sort out unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused, with treatment plans tailored to each person's needs. Colette offers a calm, empathic space to talk through difficult feelings without judgment. Clients may work on coping strategies for life changes, tools for managing anger, and ways to navigate career stress or compassion fatigue.
She also supports people living with bipolar disorder and those managing attention differences like ADHD. Conversations often include concrete exercises to use between sessions. Colette emphasizes working at a steady, realistic pace.
She helps people set clear short-term goals and build skills over time. The emphasis is on practical steps that fit everyday life and parenting demands. Many people appreciate a clear plan and simple practices to try.
Colette aims to make each visit useful, whether the work focuses on improving mood, handling grief, or strengthening day-to-day coping.
What Colette works with
Everything Colette lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Colette helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Evidence-based approaches for online parenting support
Colette uses cognitive behavioral health methods that focus on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavior changes. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and everyday parenting stress because it gives clear steps to try between sessions.She also applies practical skill-building techniques that focus on problem-solving, emotion regulation, and communication. These are useful when someone needs tools for managing anger, improving intimacy, or handling grief in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust strategies based on what helps. The process is flexible and centered on the client's needs and preferences.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video allows face-to-face conversation across distances. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text are useful for quick check-ins or shorter interactions during a busy day. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around parenting, work, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Colette
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and career concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work is based on cognitive behavioral health approaches that focus on changing thoughts and behaviors. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented with exercises to try between visits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 35 years of professional experience working with a variety of concerns and clinical situations in Minnesota.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPCC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and practices in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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