- Collaborative guidance
- Trauma-informed methods
- Practical coping skills
About Katherine
Katherine (Katie) Strub is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Iowa who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, and changes in life. She works with a wide range of concerns including depression, grief, addiction, parenting strain, ADHD, and issues related to LGBT identity. Katie emphasizes practical, down-to-earth support and respects each person’s choices in therapy.
Her style is collaborative and flexible. She uses client-centered techniques that keep the person's goals in focus. Katie also draws on cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking and build different habits. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is part of her work for people processing traumatic memories.
With 15 years of experience, she has supported people through trauma, abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, and domestic violence among other challenges. Katie often brings mindfulness and motivational interviewing into sessions to help clients notice patterns and find motivation for change. She frames therapy as a partnership where the client leads and she guides.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. Sessions include talking through problems, trying small experiments between meetings, and building skills for stress management and emotional regulation. Katie uses everyday metaphors to explain progress and sets realistic steps for change.
People who value honesty and a nonjudgmental partner may find her approach helpful. She encourages clients to take the lead while she helps keep the process focused and on track.
Her style is collaborative and flexible. She uses client-centered techniques that keep the person's goals in focus. Katie also draws on cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking and build different habits. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is part of her work for people processing traumatic memories.
With 15 years of experience, she has supported people through trauma, abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, and domestic violence among other challenges. Katie often brings mindfulness and motivational interviewing into sessions to help clients notice patterns and find motivation for change. She frames therapy as a partnership where the client leads and she guides.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. Sessions include talking through problems, trying small experiments between meetings, and building skills for stress management and emotional regulation. Katie uses everyday metaphors to explain progress and sets realistic steps for change.
People who value honesty and a nonjudgmental partner may find her approach helpful. She encourages clients to take the lead while she helps keep the process focused and on track.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Iowa
Languages
English
How Katie’s Approaches Translate Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and perspective, offering a respectful space where the client leads and the therapist follows. This helps when someone needs to sort values, choices, or next steps in life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical exercises to change patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, and everyday stress by giving specific tools to try between sessions.
EMDR is a method used to work with distressing memories by guiding attention in specific ways while processing those memories. People who have trauma-related symptoms sometimes find it useful as one part of recovery.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katie will collaborate with each client to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adapts techniques over time based on how a client responds.
The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Many people appreciate being able to schedule visits around work, school, or caregiving, and online meetings can make short check-ins or regular weekly sessions easier to keep.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship difficulties, addictions, parenting strain, ADHD, and many related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is collaborative and client-centered, with practical CBT techniques, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing to set goals and try new behaviors.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a wide variety of issues including trauma, attachment and family-origin concerns, and domestic violence.
What credentials and region are associated with her practice?
She is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - practicing in Iowa.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not currently work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.