LMHC
Katherine (Katie) Strub, LMHC
- Experience15 years
- LocationIowa
- Focus areasStress and Anxiety, LGBT, and Relationship
- Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Katherine
Katherine (Katie) Strub is a licensed mental health counselor in Iowa who helps people navigating stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, bereavement, and a broad range of life transitions.
Background and approach
With 15 years of clinical experience, she brings a practical, down-to-earth stance that emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person’s decisions. Katie frames therapy as a partnership where clients steer the work and she offers guidance and structure to keep progress on track.
Her practice draws on a mix of approaches including Internal Family Systems, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, EMDR, and mindfulness practices. She tailors interventions to the individual rather than using a single model for everyone, and she often combines evidence-based tools with strengths-focused and solution-oriented strategies.
Colleagues and clients commonly note her candid, authentic style and her willingness to be straightforward while maintaining empathy. Katie has experience addressing many concerns such as depression, addictions, LGBTQ issues, parenting and family dynamics, intimacy and communication problems, coping with life changes, and complex trauma including domestic violence and abandonment.
She welcomes those who seek a pragmatic therapist who balances professional direction with respect for client autonomy.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps people explore inner parts - distinct feelings, memories, or roles - and work toward internal harmony by listening to and unburdening those parts. This approach can be useful for trauma-related symptoms, conflict within oneself, and long-standing patterns that feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that maintain distress and on building practical skills to change those patterns, often helping with anxiety, depression, and coping with life stressors. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that uses guided bilateral stimulation alongside memory processing to reduce distress tied to traumatic memories.Finding the right approach is collaborative and iterative. The therapist will work with each client to consider goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques and will adapt the plan over time so the methods align with what the client needs and finds most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access care from home or work. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver the same core therapeutic work - exploration, skill-building, and trauma processing - while offering different communication styles to suit individual comfort and practical needs.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Iowa
Languages
English