About Kente Circle

Larry G. Tucker, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
Minnesota State Approved
AAMFT Supervisor

Has committed over 18 years of his career to working with children and families. He has been and continues to be invested in supporting the community in an effort to combat myths that prevent growth and positive change. In his professional and personal life Larry is grounded by his strong beliefs and value about the importance of community. His values influence and can certainly be experienced in the work he does at all levels of the community.

J. Phillip Rosier Jr., LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
Minnesota State Approved
AAMFT Supervisor

Phillip Rosier (Phil) is a committed professional who has dedicated 16 years to providing healing for the community. Phil provides a holistic perspective to counseling. This approach is influenced by cultural, spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental health aspects. These aspects influence how Phil has interpreted his work with couples, families, and individual relationships.

Katie Kussard, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist

Katie has been providing individual, couples, and family therapy at Kente’ Circle for four years.  She believes strongly that it is through relationships that change occurs.  She also strives to highlight her client’s strengths in order to empower them to create the change that they desire for their family/life.  Katie takes a nurturing yet challenging approach when working with clients and prides herself on validating her client’s experience while offering alternative ways of seeing the world.

Kelly Kowalsky, MA, LAMFT
Mental Health Practitioner

Kelly has prior experience serving the community through her work with divorce mediation, developmentally disabled populations, and mentoring and working with children.  Kelly has expanded her career by serving families, couples, and individuals at Kente’ Circle.  Her theoretical orientation stems from a humanistic and systemic view on personal identity and relationships, while focusing on cultural influences within individuals, couples, and families.  Kelly takes a nurturing and Person-Centered approach when working with her clients, acknowledging client’s strengths and helping to enhance their relationships.

Leon Rankin, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist

Leon Rankin has worked in the field of counseling and mental health for over 20 years. He is committed to helping individuals, couples, and families in the healing process. His professional, multi-cultural and philosophical approach is a belief in growth and healing through relationship building. He is grounded primarily in integrative and systemic thinking as related to his therapeutic approach. Leon pays close attention to the client’s needs, beliefs and strengths, in order to help provide a positive outcome.

Brandon Holland
Mental Health Practitioner

Brandon graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and furthered his education by obtaining a Master’s in Social Work with a focus in Interpersonal Practice and Mental Health. Brandon is currently in the process of completing his Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. He has previous experience with doing individual psychotherapy in Community Mental Health (CMH) settings as well as University clinical settings. He is staunch in valuing client’s strengths and cultural backgrounds, which is influential in his work. Since adopting the philosophy and practices of Kente Circle, Brandon continues to value therapy at all levels of the community and strives to promote mental well-being.