Karen Krause Psychologist Ph.D

Here it is 18 months later. I have been seeing Dr. Krause on a regular basis since my initial review. She is worth her weight in diamonds, which I have told her. She has counseled, encouraged, applauded, and helped me recover from all of the things that would have sabotaged any WLS efforts. I am ready now. Not only will I soon be healthy, but my head is on correctly and I will be able to address the surgury on a whole different level than I would have 18 months ago. She is the best therapist I have ever encountered. I will continue my therapy after my WLS, and I know she will be there applauding my success.

dr krause was very easy going and really seem like she wanted to help you get to the root of why you are suffering from obesity. she also recommends couseling after wls . this i think also will help u deal with issues you are going to face while losing the weight. i would definitely recommend her.

She made me feel as if I didn't deserve the surgery. I was humiliated and left her office in tears not because I had some psychological epiphany about having an issue with food, but because I have and issue with food. I saw her twice once for a written test and was asked a number of questions that she read off of a computer and never once looked at me. The test took about 40 minutes and the questions took 20. The second time I saw her was to go over her evaluation of me where she told me that I do not like to follow the rules; which is wrong I am affraid of getting into trouble so I go out of my way not to bend or brake them. When I told her that she informed me that I was high risk of failing and that I would not be a good candidate for the gastric bypass. I asked her why and that I didn't understand she said that she was not here for me; only to evaluate whether or not I was high risk. I got the impression that she thought this decision was done on a whim and would be a quick fix for me; when in reality I agonised over this for 5 years which is never bother to ask me about. It took her all of 12 minutes to rip me apart and have me in tears the 2nd time. It was the worst experience I have ever had.

Dr. Krause was a very down to Earth.. she made you feel really comfortable and seemed very attentive to your one-on-one meeting.