Dr. Kai Gunty

Note that Dr. Kai is not currently taking long-term clients at this time. He is providing assessment and short-term consultation and crisis services (2-4 sessions).

The right support for children and families can bolster resilience and allow them to thrive no matter what challenge they face. I use a strengths-based approach to use what already works well for a child or within a family system as a foundation for further growth and development. I focus on somatic and neurologically based strategies grounded in attachment and an understanding of neuroplasticity and the brain's ability to change and heal. I also focus on creating actionable plans that enable families to be confident in their best next step. I find it extremely important to involve children in transparent and open ways at age-appropriate levels.

Education

MA, Psychology, University of Minnesota, 2010

PhD, Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, 2021

Training

Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC:0-5)

Sensorimotor Arousal Regulation Training (SMART) - trained in Foundations and Implementation

Safe and Sound Protocol

Anchored Relational Therapy / Adaptive Internal Relations Network (AIR Network)

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for specific phobias and OCD

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Areas of Focus

Adoption and foster care

Anxiety, depression, and other mood and/or emotional and behavioral disorders

Attentional challenges (including attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder [ADHD])

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), including ASD assessment/evaluation

Complex medical conditions

Diagnostic assessment for children birth to five

Donor-conceived children

Gender identity and gender expression

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Parenting Queer family building

School refusal and school support strategies

Toileting challenges (including encopresis and toileting refusal)

Trauma (including medical trauma)

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Licensing

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) MN #3947

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) MN #4494

AAMFT Supervisor Candidate

Dr. Kai is in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, HealthPartners, Cigna, UCare, UCare PMAP , and straight MA (MN). Please double check with your network to ensure coverage.