Katie O’Dowd (she/her)

Katie enjoys working with adults, older adolescent populations, and has a particular affinity for clients that are emerging adults (“20-something”s), college students, and graduate students. She strives to create a therapy space that is non-judgemental, culturally responsive, anti-oppressive, anti-racist, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and sex positive. Katie has experience working with clients in addressing relationship challenges, family concerns, life transitions, identity exploration, academic and career concerns, perfectionism, body image/body acceptance, anxiety, depression, trauma, existential concerns, and self-compassion.

Katie believes that everyone comes to therapy with different hopes for and expectations of the experience, and wants to work with her clients to create an experience that feels right for them. Katie uses a person-centered, interpersonal, and psychodynamic approach to therapy, while remaining adaptive to the unique needs of each individual client. She finds it important to examine and gain insight into the impact that relationships, past experiences, societal expectations, and other factors have had on us, so that we are better able to work through present day concerns. She draws from multiple different approaches to help you gain insight into your experiences, see your strengths, build your skills, support you in the tough moments, celebrate your wins, and hopefully laugh a bit along the way too.

Katie graduated from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with her Bachelors degree in Psychology and Masters degree in Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology. She is currently pursuing licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Outside of the office, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, exploring Minneapolis, traveling, cooking, hiking, playing cribbage, learning how to crochet, and tending to her many house plants.