Colleen Davern

Colleen Davern is a Minnesota-licensed professional clinical counselor with ten years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Colleen focuses on practical steps that match a person’s goals and situation.

Her work is collaborative and individualized. She adapts conversations and plans to what each person needs. That can mean short-term goal setting, skills practice, or longer-term work on patterns that keep causing pain.

Colleen uses methods drawn from Trauma-Focused Therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches, solution-focused work, motivational interviewing, and a client-centered stance. In plain terms, this may look like identifying unhelpful thinking, building coping skills, or focusing on small changes that make daily life feel better.

She also addresses issues related to attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, communication and control problems, and concerns tied to substance use and impulsivity. Colleen is familiar with challenges linked to autism and alternative sexual cultures, and she brings that awareness into sessions when helpful.

People who choose Colleen often want a therapist who listens without judgment and helps turn difficult feelings into manageable steps. To start, she asks questions, clarifies goals, and works with each person to figure out the most useful next steps.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Colleen combines Trauma-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in ways that fit each person. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on reducing the impact of past hurt by working through memories and reactions at a pace that feels manageable. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, with the therapist listening closely and following the person's lead. CBT looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, lift mood, or change unhealthy habits.

Finding the best approach is a joint process. Colleen will ask about what matters most to the person, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust plans based on what helps. The work is collaborative and can shift over time as needs change.

For practical matters, confirm the current session formats before booking since options are not specified here. Online work can help fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it easier to connect without traveling. Many people find that remote sessions make it simpler to maintain progress between appointments and to practice skills in day-to-day life.