I am licensed in Iowa with 4 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, coping with addictions, trauma, abuse, anger management, motivation, & self esteem. I have worked with teenagers, adults, and seniors. I have worked with individuals, couples, and families in sessions. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Body image, Codependency, Communication problems, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family problems, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
IA LMHC 116643