Dr. Karyn Smith, MN Psychologist
Therapist in Minnesota
Dr.
- License 6271 · Minnesota Expires July 2026
- NPI 1689998098 · national registry
- Experience and languages 25+ years in practice English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.
About Karyn
Dr. Karyn Smith offers a practical, person-focused approach to therapy. She is a Minnesota psychologist with 25 years of experience and prefers a warm, interactive style that puts people at ease.
She listens closely and helps clients make clear, manageable changes. She often blends Gottman Method ideas for relationship work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when those tools fit a client's needs. Sessions focus on real moments - what’s causing stress, how habits keep problems going, and what small steps might help.
Background and approach
Conversations are tailored to each person rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan. Many clients come for anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, or parenting concerns. She also addresses issues such as addictions, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD, and life transitions.
Additional focus areas include caregiving stress, body image, communication problems, and gender dysphoria. Dr. Smith describes her work as collaborative.
She helps set goals, teaches straightforward skills, and checks progress along the way. People who want practical strategies together with empathetic listening often find this approach useful. She practices in Minnesota as MN Psychologist 6271.
For someone taking a first step, she aims to make the process clear and manageable so clients can start working toward change without added confusion.
Credentials
- Psychologist (Minnesota)
- License 6271 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1689998098 · national provider identifier
Both are public records. A state board register will confirm a license and its standing, and the national registry will confirm an NPI. This directory copies what the therapist lists and checks neither.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karyn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Approaches Karyn names
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the approaches Karyn names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Integrating evidence-informed approaches in online therapy
Gottman Method work focuses on improving communication and reducing the negative cycles that hurt relationships; it emphasizes concrete skills for partners to practice and moments to repair disconnects. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and commit to actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns and build coping skills.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and current challenges, and then tailor methods to fit each person. This collaborative process means techniques can be mixed or adjusted as needs evolve.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people use body language and visual cues, phone calls can require less bandwidth and suit a shorter check-in, and chat or messaging offers a way to check in between live sessions or to communicate in writing. These options can make scheduling easier and help people keep therapy consistent around busy lives.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and career concerns, ADHD, bipolar, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and interactive. She uses a person-centered stance and practical techniques to help people set goals and change unhelpful patterns.
What experience does she bring?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working as a psychologist, therapist, counselor, and life coach with a wide range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is listed as MN Psychologist 6271 and practices in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
More therapists in Minnesota
See all
Valerie Marsh
LMFT
Sharon Kuhlmann
LMFT
Carol Polzin
LPCC
Dr. Brenden Troster
LMFT
Is this your profile?
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.