About Colleen
Colleen Davern is a licensed professional counselor with 10 years of clinical experience in Minnesota. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. Colleen speaks English and draws on clear, down-to-earth conversation to guide each session.
Her work centers on listening first. She adapts the pace and topics to what each person needs. That might mean short-term problem solving, or a longer plan to address deeper patterns.
Background and approach
She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every meeting. Colleen uses tools from several approaches to suit real-life problems. She may introduce strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts.
Motivational interviewing can help people find their own reasons to change. Client-centered methods keep the focus on each person's perspective and goals. People come for many reasons beyond the headline concerns.
Colleen has supported people dealing with attachment and abandonment questions, caregiving stress, first responder strain, and challenges tied to addiction or impulsivity. She also has experience with issues related to kink and alternative sexual cultures and with neurodivergent clients. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Colleen works with each person to build a plan that fits their situation, whether that means short-term coping skills or longer work on relationships and self-worth.
How online methods and therapeutic approaches work together
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's view and goals. In this approach the therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead to shape sessions that feel meaningful and respectful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete ways to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about options, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps most. That means planning together around goals, pacing, and how hands-on the work should be.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video works well when you want face-to-face interaction. Phone calls can be a quicker check-in or a lower-bandwidth option. Chat and text can be useful for brief updates, step-by-step exercises, or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping the focus on practical progress.
Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
How much practice experience does the clinician have?
Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Can international clients schedule with this therapist?
What session formats are available for therapy?
How are fees and starting steps handled?
What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English