A space where your feelings are valued, your story is heard, and your growth is celebrated.
Hi, I’m Makenna Larson! I’m a dually Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist in Minnesota and Wisconsin providing compassionate trauma-informed therapy for adults (18+).
I specialize in grief and loss counseling, trauma, and perinatal mental health including pregnancy, postpartum, identity change, relationship difficulties, and support with the challenges of parenthood.
Now accepting new clients in MN & WI, virtually or in-person in Duluth, MN
Grief Counseling
I provide grief-informed, evidence-based therapy for adults navigating loss. Grief isn’t something to get over, it’s something we carry with us. In therapy, I provide a space where you can feel your grief fully, be seen without judgment, and learn how to live with loss while still caring for yourself and living a meaningful and fulfilling life. Sessions are focused on helping you explore ways to navigate the daily challenges grief brings, honor your memories, and find moments of connection and meaning in your life again.
Individual Therapy
I provide compassionate, trauma-informed therapy for adults seeking to break unhelpful patterns, heal old wounds, and build a more authentic, resilient life. Sessions focus on emotional exploration, validation, and practical tools to navigate grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, perfectionism, or the weight of carrying responsibility for others. Sessions are focused on exploring your experiences, identifying patterns that no longer serve you, and developing strategies to build self-compassion, set healthy boundaries, and strengthen emotional resilience.
ART Therapy
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy designed to help you process painful memories, stressful events, or past trauma so they no longer cause intense emotional distress. Using gentle eye movements, we work together to retrain how your brain stores these memories, allowing you to experience relief from the emotional impact of the past. ART is effective for trauma, anxiety, grief, self-doubt, and other emotional challenges, and many clients notice significant improvements in just one to a few sessions.
Perinatal Therapy
I provide supportive, trauma-informed therapy for parents and caregivers navigating pregnancy, postpartum, or early parenthood. Sessions focus on emotional exploration, validation, and practical tools to help you manage anxiety, depression, mood changes, and life transitions. I also support clients in processing past trauma or difficult experiences from any point in life. Topics may include fertility challenges, miscarriage or infant loss, intrusive thoughts, anger, overwhelm, navigating parenting roles, relationship changes, and finding joy and fulfillment.
MSW, LICSW, LCSW
Meet Makenna
I help adults process grief, work through childhood trauma, and navigate perinatal and postpartum mental health challenges. Many of the people I work with come to therapy hoping to better understand patterns of anxiety, people-pleasing, and perfectionism, while also building resilience, improving relationships, and strengthening self-worth. I provide compassionate, trauma-informed, and relatable therapy that feels genuine and focuses on helping you reconnect with yourself, process difficult experiences, and move toward healing.
I believe healing happens through safe, supportive relationships. Using a relational approach, I help clients feel seen and supported. I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) to support clients in coping, identifying their needs, and moving toward healing and personal growth.
If you’re carrying grief, have recently experienced a significant loss, healing from trauma, or navigating the complexities of the perinatal or postpartum period, it’s okay to seek support. Your mental health matters, and I’m here to support you whenever you’re ready to reach out.
You might consider reaching out if you’re:
Navigating the deep and complex feelings of grief after a significant loss
Feeling anxious, constantly worrying, and or feeling as if your body is always on high alert
Struggling with self-criticism, shame, or feeling “not good enough”
You find yourself constantly overextending yourself, avoiding conflict, and have difficulties setting boundaries
Seeking support during pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood
Looking for a safe, supportive space to process trauma
Hoping to develop tools for emotion regulation and self-compassion
Feel like you’re always performing, proving yourself, or chasing approval
Have a hard time expressing your needs, advocating for yourself, or feeling emotionally understood
Experiencing challenges in relationships such as communication struggles or attachment wounds
If any of this resonates, therapy could be a helpful next step.
What You Can Expect From Working With Me
A welcoming space where your mental health matters. This is a place to grow in self-awareness, strengthen supportive coping skills, and integrate what you learn into your relationships and daily life.
A space to be fully yourself. I bring curiosity, relatability, and professional care to support you in exploring your internal and external experiences in ways that feel genuine, supportive, and true to who you are.
Tools to navigate your emotions and honor your needs. My hope is to support you in understanding your feelings, honoring your needs, and finding practices that help you feel steady and confident even when stress arises.