Kahlynn is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). Kahlynn attended Minnesota State University, Mankato studying for a bachelor’s arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Family Life Child Development while serving for AmeriCorps as a literacy tutor with Minnesota Reading Corps working with underserved and underprivileged youth, grades K-3. She continued her volunteer work with AmeriCorps as a Social Emotional Wellness Advocate in a Head Start program while obtaining her master’s arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University. Kahlynn worked for three years in a day treatment setting with children and adolescents struggling with severe mental health and significantly impaired functioning. She specializes in working with depression, anxiety, anger, trauma, attachment, stress management, low self-esteem, relational difficulties, and challenging behaviors. Kahlynn utilizes an eclectic therapy approach drawing from cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, person centered therapy, solution-focused therapy, and strength-based approaches. She specializes in providing services to children, adolescents, groups, families, and students within the School-Linked Mental Health Services program. Kahlynn is certified in providing Managing and Adapting Practices (MAP), and Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which are both evidence-based systems of providing mental health care for children and their caregiving systems. She is also Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) trained.
