Carlyss Kurtti, LPCC
Caring counselor who focuses on practical change
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Carlyss works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- North Dakota, Minnesota
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Carlyss
Carlyss Kurtti is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with 18 years of clinical experience in North Dakota. She earned a master’s degree in counseling and has spent nearly two decades supporting people through depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship struggles. Carlyss uses clear, straightforward language in sessions and focuses on practical steps clients can use day to day.
Her work often addresses anger, grief, addictions, ADHD, and the stress of life changes.
Background and approach
She also helps people navigate parenting concerns, career strain, body image, and intimacy-related issues. Carlyss aims to meet each person where they are and build plans that fit real life. In session she offers a calm, patient, and nonjudgmental presence.
She listens closely and tailors each conversation to what the person brings. Expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and simple strategies you can try between sessions. Carlyss draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, client-centered work, and mindfulness.
Those methods are used to reduce distress, increase coping skills, and help people act on what matters to them. She is experienced with a broad range of concerns including trauma and abuse, bipolar and mood issues, codependency, adoption and foster care questions, caregiver stress, and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. Carlyss values diversity and treats people with respect and unconditional positive regard.
What Carlyss works with
Everything Carlyss lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Carlyss's practice.
- 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.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a practical method that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It helps people identify unhelpful patterns and practice small changes to improve mood and reduce anxiety or anger.Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal habits. It offers concrete skills for handling strong emotions, managing conflict, and reducing impulsive reactions.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action. It helps people accept difficult feelings while building a meaningful life based on what matters most.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are useful for full conversations and skill teaching. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, or days when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around school, work, or parenting responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Carlyss
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, ADHD, anger, relationship and parenting concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is calm, patient, and nonjudgmental. Sessions mix listening, practical skills, and steps you can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience as a psychotherapist and clinician working with a wide range of concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with licensure in Minnesota and North Dakota and practices from North Dakota.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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