I’m Glad You’re Here
Compassionate trauma-informed therapy for grief, anxiety, perinatal and postpartum experiences, and trauma. Helping you navigate life's hardest transitions, reconnect with yourself, and hold space for all the parts of your story that deserve understanding and care.
Virtual across Minnesota & Wisconsin
In-Person Duluth, MN
Now Accepting New Clients
For those navigating loss
Whether your loss is recent or something you’ve carried for years, grief can shape your relationships, your sense of self, and the way you experience everyday life.
For the mother who doesn't feel like herself
Motherhood can change so much more than your daily routine. If you're feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, anxious, or unsure of who you are in this new season, there's space for you here.
For the one ready to understand their story
Maybe old experiences still shape your relationships, boundaries, or how you see yourself. Therapy can offer space to explore those patterns with compassion and care.
MSW, LICSW, LCSW
Meet Makenna
I believe I am a human first and a therapist second, and I carry that belief into every part of my work. I don’t see therapy as something that should feel clinical, distant, or rushed. Instead, I believe it works best when there is space to slow down, be present, and meet your experience with care rather than judgment or urgency. In my work, I aim to create a space where you don’t have to hold everything together, explain things perfectly, or push through on your own in order to feel supported.
I understand that many people come to therapy carrying things that are heavy, layered, and often unseen by others—grief, anxiety, trauma, self-doubt, or the quiet exhaustion of trying to keep up. I don’t believe these experiences need to be “fixed” or pushed past, but instead understood with patience, compassion, and respect for what you’ve had to carry. Therapy, to me, is a space to gently come back to yourself and begin relating to your experience in a more honest and supportive way. I bring both professional training and personal insight into this work, understanding that healing, resilience, overwhelm, loss, and growth are not just clinical concerns, they’re deeply human experiences.
Outside of therapy, I enjoy spending time with my family and dogs. I enjoy being outside whenever I can, especially going for walks or playing volleyball, and I also like to read when I get the chance (usually with a book I’ve told myself I’ll finish for a while now). I’m someone who enjoys creative projects like scrapbooking, and I like having small, everyday things to look forward to. I also value time with my community and volunteering when I’m able.
My Approach
I understand how overwhelming life can feel when you’re carrying anxiety, grief, trauma, or navigating major transitions, especially when you’re used to pushing through, holding it all together, or being hard on yourself in the process. I aim to create a space that feels genuine, grounded, and non-judgmental.
My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and trauma-informed, honouring the ways you’ve adapted to life’s challenges while helping you build new ways of coping that feel more aligned and sustainable. I work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and Emotion-Focused and mindfulness-based approaches.
I have specialized training in grief and perinatal mental health, and I have a strong focus on supporting clients through grief and loss, pregnancy, postpartum and perinatal experiences, self-esteem, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and relationship and boundary challenges. I understand that these experiences can bring profound emotional shifts and, at times, feel difficult to navigate alone. My goal is to support you in making sense of what you’re experiencing, reconnecting with yourself, and finding ways forward that feel compassionate, grounded, and true to who you are.