Katy Strub, LICSW
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
“My approach is very goal oriented & straightforward so that clients feel like therapy is a useful investment in their healing & well being.”
Katy (She/Her/Hers) has experience in a variety of settings - outpatient and hospital - that have led to enhanced insight around the complex intersection between chronic illness and mental health. Her additional professional experiences working with veterans/military and first responders, as well as individuals experiencing loss from suicide, disability, pregnancy or infant loss have all led Katy to a passion for working with trauma, anxiety and grief. Her own personal experiences of being a suicide survivor along with single parenting, postpartum struggles and parenting neurodivergent kids have led to her fervent desire to support & guide individuals - especially new moms and dads - on their journey to better understanding what helps them be more balanced and healthy.
Katy provides individual therapy for adults ages 18+. She sees clients in the office or via telehealth.
Advanced Training/Certification:
PSI Perinatal Mental Health 2-Day Certificate Course
PSI Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Course
Trained in Basic & Enhanced levels of Accelerated Resolution Therapy
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) Certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs
License: MN LICSW, #18840
Specialties:
Perinatal Mental Health
Military/Veterans and First Responders (Police/Fire/Medic)
Parenting & Co-parenting
Single parenting
Chronic Illness & Disability, including TBI
Modalities/Approaches:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Why did you become a therapist? I never wanted to be a therapist until I got trained in trauma therapy as a requirement for my outreach job at the VA. It was then that I realized that the therapeutic process & using evidence based treatments to treat trauma & other mental health concerns really made a difference. Simultaneously, I had become a mother & had an interest in perinatal mental health due to my own personal journey. I wanted to combine the two interests.
What are your interests outside of work? Spending time with my husband & three kids, usually outdoors mountain biking, skiing or hiking.
Do you have any pets? Yes! I have also recently taken to my son's gerbil (had no idea how much I would enjoy him!).
Favorite quote: "It's not hard because you're doing it wrong; it's hard because you're finally doing it right!" - Glennon Doyle
Using Accelerated Resolution Therapy, with Crystal Clancy and Katy Strub
ART is a trauma therapy used to treat a number of mental health conditions. Trauma in the perinatal population is often under recognized and under treated. ART offers an effective and faster recovery than other treatment options.