- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Iowa
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Katherine
Katherine (Katie) Strub is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Iowa who helps people facing parenting strain, stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship challenges. She focuses on practical support and clear goals so parents can manage day-to-day pressures and make workable changes. Katie writes plainly and matches her approach to what each person needs.
With 15 years of experience, Katie uses a mix of methods rather than one single model.
Background and approach
She draws on client-centered work to follow each person's priorities and on cognitive behavioral tools to help change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also uses EMDR for processing trauma when that fits the situation. Katie describes therapy as a partnership.
She compares the client to a bowler choosing direction and force, and herself to the bumpers offering guidance so the ball stays on the lane. This image reflects a hands-on, supportive style that keeps the focus on client choices and goals. Her background includes extensive work with trauma, domestic violence, grief, abandonment, and issues affecting LGBTQ+ people.
She also addresses addiction, ADHD, caregiver stress, blended-family concerns, attachment challenges, and communication problems. Katie aims to help people identify barriers and try concrete steps toward change. Sessions mix practical skill-building, stress management, and reflective conversation.
She emphasizes honesty and real talk rather than perfection, inviting clients to set realistic goals and try new strategies together.
What Katherine works with
Everything Katherine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Katherine helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Katherine lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that fit parenting and trauma work
Client-centered work means the therapist follows the client's priorities and listens closely. It helps parents and individuals set their own goals and choose what matters most in sessions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, stress, parenting challenges, and mood changes because it breaks problems into concrete steps to try between sessions.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a method used to process trauma memories and reduce their emotional intensity. When trauma is central to someone's difficulty, EMDR can be combined with other approaches to help lessen distress and improve daily functioning.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend a plan. That plan can change over time as progress and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging make it easy to check in between appointments or at times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit into busy family schedules.
Questions people ask about Katherine
What concerns does Katie commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, relationship challenges, addictions, and related issues like attachment or caregiver stress.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She blends client-centered listening with practical tools so conversations lead to usable steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Katie has 15 years of experience supporting people through trauma, relationship problems, mood concerns, and family-related stress.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Iowa.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as options for remote work.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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