Katy Karas, Ph.D

Locations: Katy is located at our Andover and Ramsey offices.

She leads 2 weekly Dialectical Behavior Therapy groups at the Anoka County Juvenile Center and is trained in BrainSpotting.

Dr. Karas is a pre-licensed Professional Clinical Counselor whose clients are feeling shame or blame from relationship breakups, communication breakdowns, discouraged life dreams or significant  life transitions such as career or college transitions, marriage or relationship struggles, athletic performance pressure or the hardship of a sports team change. Many of her clients feel anger, sadness, boredom and overall stuckness in their daily lives. Having been raised by her father who was a detective in a large city police department, Dr. Karas has both personal and professional expertise in both individual and family dynamics as they relate to careers in law enforcement, both with large and small departments.

Specialties: Depression and Anxiety, Digital Device Misuse or Abuse, Major Life Transitions, and Unhealthy Couple and Family Communication, struggles due to family members careers as first responders {i.e. law enforcement, firefighters, paramedics and EMT's}

Client Focus: Teenagers, Adults, Individuals, Couples & Families

Treatment Approach: Solution-focused therapy, Cognitive-behavioral therapy, and Narrative therapy, Trauma informed, BrainSpotting

Availability: Sundays 7 am to 5 pm, Mondays 7am-9pm, Wednesdays 3-9pm, Thursdays 7am-10am and Fridays 7am 5pm. Contact Dr. Karas via phone or email for additional availability

Email: drkatykaras@conscioushealingcounseling.com

Katy holds a Doctorate in Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. She has done intensive work studying digital device behaviors and working with families on healthy digital device use.

For close to a decade Katy has worked with couples and families in large agencies along with both community and office settings. Her previous work brings a unique perspective to the clients she is honored to work with.  

After spending over two decades participating in extreme sports, along with many life and family struggles, Katy has lived major life transitions. She understands that sometimes we do not perform the way we would like to. Katy also knows that sometimes our careers or personal lives can cause great personal anguish, leaving us to feel totally defeated.

And, it is in our defeats, where we find our greatest hope. And hope is where we begin..