Dr. Karen Katunich, PA Psychologist PS006207L

Dr. Karen Katunich is a Pennsylvania-licensed psychologist with 40 years of clinical experience working across public and private settings. She combines extensive training and leadership roles to offer thoughtful, individualized care for adults and seniors facing mood and related challenges.

Her background includes service as a Senior Clinician in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Mood Disorders Clinic and a tenure as Director of Resident Psychotherapy Training at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. She earned her doctorate from Virginia Commonwealth University and completed her internship at the Pittsburgh Consortium-Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A former Air Force officer, she began her teaching career at the U.S. Air Force Academy and later taught at both undergraduate and graduate levels at local colleges and universities.

Clinically she is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy while employing an eclectic, client-centered stance that emphasizes listening without judgment. This blend supports work on mood disorders, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, anger, and coping with life changes. She also addresses specialized areas such as BDSM and kink, dependent personality concerns, veteran and armed forces issues, personality disorders, post-traumatic stress, and seasonal affective disorder.

She provides compassionate, evidence-informed care that respects each person’s unique path and focuses on practical strategies for resilience and growth. She is licensed as a psychologist in Pennsylvania (PA Psychologist PS006207L).