Dr. Karen Genachowski
I am a clinical psychologist at Old Town Psychology. I use evidence-based approaches to meet your needs within a welcoming and culturally responsive environment. I specialize in treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), tic disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and behavior and adjustment concerns, including coping with and adapting to chronic medical conditions.
In therapy, I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure response prevention (ERP), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), parent management training, comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT), mindfulness-based intervention, and skills adapted from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). For young ones, I use play and parent involvement to help kids learn new skills. I also conduct psychological assessments with children and adolescents to inform diagnosis, treatment recommendations, school admissions, and academic accommodations.
I received my PhD from the Catholic University of America. I completed my pre-doctoral internship in the Department of Pediatrics at University of Minnesota Medical School. My clinical research has focused on informant discrepancies and loneliness in childhood. I have experience providing psychological services in a variety of settings including hospitals, medical centers, counseling centers, and private practice.
Publications & presentations
Genachowski, K.J., Rich, B. Shiffrin, N., Cummings, C., Alvord, M. (2022). Interpretation of informant discrepancy in school-based psychological assessment of internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1177/10634266221119742
Genachowski, K.J., & Rich, B.A. (2021, August 12-14). Parent and teacher report of externalizing and internalizing problems predict treatment outcomes [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association, Virtual Conference.
Genachowski, K.J., & Rich, B.A. (2020, August 6-9). Informant discrepancies of parent and Teacher report of externalizing and internalizing symptoms and adaptive skills of children with psychosocial deficit [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association, Virtual Conference.
Genachowski, K.J., Pallathra, A.A., & Rich, B.A. (2019, April 9). Characterization of the discrepancy between parent and child reported anxiety [Poster presentation]. Catholic University Research Day, Washington, DC.
Jarvis, L., Badolato, G., Neway, B., Breslin, K., Sheys, K., Goyal, M., Jackson, A., Chamberlain, J., & Brown, K. (2019, April 24). Characteristics associated with positive domestic safety screening in a Pediatric emergency department [Poster presentation]. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Jarvis, L., Neway, B., Badolato, G., Breslin, K., Sheys, K., Goyal, M., Jackson, A., Pettinicchi, J., Taylor, S., Tapia, J., Chamberlain, J., & Brown, K. (2018, November 2-6). Domestic safety screening in a pediatric Emergency department: Positive screen demographics [Poster presentation]. Academy of Pediatrics, Orlando, FL.
Jarvis, L., Brown, K., Jackson, A., Goodwin, B., Sang, P., Sheys, K., Neway, B., & Breslin, K. (2017, September 26-28). Help for victims of violence collaboration: Providing improved resources for victims of violence [Poster presentation]. National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence, San Francisco, California.
Sheys, K. & Murnen, S. (2016, May 5-6). Path analysis of elevated anger in obsessive-compulsive disorder: The mediating role of perfectionism and psychological distress [Poster presentation]. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Fedio, A., Efanov, S., Stillman, J., Cummings, S., Buonopane, V., & Sheys, K. (2015, February 3-6). Addressing anger and aggression during recovery from traumatic brain injury [Poster presentation]. International Neuropsychology Society, Boston, MA.