Kara Kaatz, Ph.D

Dr. Kara Kaatz is a licensed clinical psychologist at Thriving Center of Psychology. Her areas of expertise include anxiety, relationships, identity, life transitions, adjustment, self-compassion, empowerment, trauma, grief, attachment, substance misuse, and depression. Given her background in health psychology, she also has extensive experience working with individuals with chronic health concerns. She has worked in a range of clinical settings, including community mental health, university counseling, residential treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance misuse, primary care behavioral health, and psychiatric hospital services. She works with individuals ages 12 and up.

Dr. Kaatz utilizes evidenced based approaches, including cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and mindfulness, to ensure her clients have the best chance at successfully achieving their goals. She provides a supportive and empathetic environment where individuals feel secure and valued. She works collaboratively with individuals on developing goals for therapy and believes in creating tangible steps forward so that her clients can see progress. Dr. Kaatz helps individuals to identify strengths as well as unhelpful beliefs that keep them from living their version of a meaningful life. She highlights identity, relationships, and interpersonal patterns to foster meaningful self-understanding and awareness. She also explores patterns that individuals find problematic and hinder meaningful and supportive relationships.

Dr. Kaatz obtained her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Dakota and completed her predoctoral health psychology internship at the University of Minnesota.

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Minnesota

1650 West End Blvd.
Suite 100
St. Louis Park, MN 55416

(612) 482-1050

Mon-Thu	9AM-7PM
Fri	9AM-4PM
Sat-Sun	Closed

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New York City

101 Sixth Ave,
Floor 8,
New York, NY 10013

(212) 547-8861

Mon-Thu	9AM-7PM
Fri	9AM-4PM
Sat-Sun	Closed

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