Ellie McCarthy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT (she, her)
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309 Court Avenue, Suite 241, Des Moines, IA 50309
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My name is Ellie McCarthy (she, her), and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). My therapeutic approach is client-centered, and I work from a systemic, narrative perspective. I appreciate hearing stories about your life and how you got to where you are today. It’s my goal to listen to these stories and find patterns, examine different dynamics, explore past and current challenges, and use those to encourage positive, healthy change.
I have experience working with a wide range of ages in individual sessions, family sessions, and couples sessions. My biggest passion in my work is providing therapy to couples, whether they are dating, engaged, married, or a team of co-parents.
I acknowledge and understand that therapy is a choice, and I believe that choosing to participate in therapy is brave. Therefore, it is important that I create a safe, judgement-free space for you to grow and learn about yourself as you work toward emotional stability and wellness.
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Finances
Insurance
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Iowa Total Care
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Wellmark BCBS
- Wellpoint | Amerigroup
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Ellie McCarthy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Iowa / 090182 Ellie McCarthy
- In Practice for 8 Years
- Attended St. Cloud State University, Marriage & Family Therapist, Graduated 2016
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Ellie McCarthy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Marital and Premarital
- Life Transitions
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bisexual
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
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Ellie McCarthy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Client Focus
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Sandplay
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
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Ellie McCarthy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Location
Primary Location
Sampson Family Therapy Services, LLC
309 Court Avenue, Suite 241
Des Moines, IA 50309
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Ellie McCarthy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT