SARA KOENIG, MD, MBA

SARA KOENIG, MD, MBA

Medical Director & CEO

ABOUT

Dr. Koenig (she, her, hers) established Triangle Wellness & Recovery PLLC in 2019 to better serve individuals challenged with complex trauma, substance use disorders, mood disorders, chronic pain, and compulsive behaviors with a whole person focus and innovative approaches such as Ketamine and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). Dr. Koenig graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2006 and is triple-board certified in Addiction Medicine, Transfusion Medicine, and Clinical Pathology. She has completed both the Advanced Clinical Training for Attachment Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR) at the Parnell Institute and the Master Psychopharmacology Program through the Neuroscience Education Institute as well as earning her certification as a level II Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-II). She is an active member of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and the American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists & Practitioners.
Dr. Koenig practiced and taught in academic medicine for five years as an Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine and University of New Mexico School of Medicine. In 2015 she shifted her focus to community mental health care and served as Chief Medical Officer at Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless where she chose to devote her clinical effort working with vulnerable clients struggling with substance use disorders. Upon returning to the Triangle area, Dr Koenig enrolled in the first cohort of fellows for the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine Addiction Medicine fellowship which provided a strong base of psychiatric skills as well as training in chronic pain management. In addition, she gained valuable skills and experience in both addiction medicine and psychiatry while working at Piedmont Health Services. Dr. Koenig earned her M.B.A from the Anderson School of Management at University of New Mexico, and that along with her enthusiasm as an educator and her hands-on approach, has fostered a strong, multidisciplinary team and dramatic growth including a new Intensive Outpatient Program, a KAP training program and a clinic that has more than tripled in size in just 5 years. In her spare time Dr. Koenig enjoys traveling, quilting, mixed media art, and baking bread. She is an avid animal lover and when living in New Mexico her family raised Nigerian Dwarf goats, in addition to caring for chickens, a llama and two Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs.

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