Dr. Greta L. Krause, DO

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Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Greta L. Krause, who serves patients in Indianapolis, Indiana.

A thoughtful and empathetic psychiatrist, Dr. Krause is the Founder of Healthy Body, Healthy Mind in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is devoted to providing quality comprehensive psychiatric services and delivering excellent high quality health care.  

Her approach to each patient is unique and individualized, just as her patients’ present with a set of diverse and individual symptoms. She allows the time necessary to discover the root cause of a patient’s symptom (s) and by doing so, she is able to provide symptom reduction in addition to overall greater health and well-being.

Working with a wide range of emotional conditions as well as physical conditions, she treats conditions such as depression and anxiety, bipolar disorder, work and career issues, stress management, addiction & recovery, anxiety and panic disorders, adult ADHD, relationship issues, social anxiety, PMS/PMDD, insomnia, and weight concerns. 

In addition to complementary and alternative medicine, Dr. Krause is well trained in psychopharmacology. This allows her patients to receive a more complete, holistic form of treatment; treatment of both mind and body. 

With a unique perspective to psychiatric treatment, she strongly believes that both the body and mind must be healthy in order to reach optimal health.  The goal of her treatment approach is to eliminate symptoms in order that each patient may live a life in which their own unique gifts and talents may shine.

Receiving a degree in psychology from Purdue university, Dr. Krause went on to obtain her medical degree from A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine. She then completed a four-year residency in psychiatry at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

A member of the American Psychiatric Association, she is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Osteopathic Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (AOBPN). The AOBPN is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) who specialize in disorders of the nervous system (neurologists) and to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders (psychiatrists).

“My passion comes from partnering with patients to achieve their highest level of performance in all areas of life. By using all of the options provided to us including natural and supplemental treatments as well as traditional medications, we are often able to achieve better health than could have ever been imagined” expressed Dr. Krause. 

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions. Psychiatrists evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. They conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, prescribe medication, and evaluate treatment results.

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