Katie Freeman: Owner; Licensed Clinical Social Worker, EMDRIA Approved Consultant

Welcome! My name is Katie Freeman (she/her), and I’m an LCSW and Registered Yoga Instructor (RYT-200). I obtained my BSW from Ohio University, spent a year in the Americorps in Florida working with individuals and families experiencing homelessness, and eventually found my home in Chicago after obtaining my MSW from Loyola University Chicago. I have worked in private practice for 10 years, both as a clinician and as a clinical supervisor. Having developed a strong desire to help more of the Chicagoland community through holistic health, I created Karuna Wellness in 2019. I specialize in treating trauma, and am a Certified EMDR Therapist and EMDR International Association Approved Consultant. In the last few years, I’ve also taken a special interest in the brain/gut connection (our “second brain”), after witnessing the ongoing detrimental effects of a lifetime of diet culture and restrictive/disordered eating on clients who displayed treatment-resistant mental health symptoms (and alternately, the value of undoing these mindsets and practices). I constantly strives to learn more about the vast effects of trauma on our nervous system, and focus my treatment on healing mind and body alike, through a combination of psychotherapy, gentle yoga, mindfulness, and meditation, when welcomed by a client.

Outside of the office, you’ll usually find me spending time with my husband, toddler, and dog, experimenting in the garden (with varying success), practicing yoga, or cooking and baking new creations for my family and friends.