Katharine Simpson, LPCC candidate

she/her/hers

Modern-day therapy can often feel like it’s just scratching the surface of the issues you face, attempting to stamp out the symptoms you’re experiencing by using worksheets and behavioral strategies. I see therapy differently. My goal as a therapist is to truly know you as a person, and for you to then understand yourself better. In order for that to happen, we need to be brave and curious enough to look deeper: what’s under those symptoms? Why are they happening? What role are they playing in your life?

I think of therapy as an ongoing conversation between therapist and client. Over time, we begin to identify the patterns and inner conflicts that are keeping you stuck. With awareness comes the option to practice new ways of being that are more satisfying to you. The relationship needs to feel safe enough for all the different parts of you to come out, and so holding nonjudgmental space for growth is of the utmost importance.

 Born on the East Coast, I moved to Minnesota in 2013 after getting my bachelor’s degree in comparative literature from Yale University. I attended the counseling psychology program at the University of St. Thomas in 2019-2022 and have been practicing psychodynamic therapy ever since then. I specialize in working with anxiety, depression, OCD, identity questions, and life transitions across different populations such as women, nonbinary folks, polyamorous people, and those in the kink community.