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Genevieve Salvato Counseling for Healing & Wellnes
Mental Health Counselor, MS, LMHC, CMIP (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Let's Connect (515) 402-8486
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Have you ever asked yourself, "why am I so unhappy"? Do you find that your relationships go sour way too soon? Do you have a history of trauma? Does your anxiety and depression prevent you from enjoying life? Do you want to improve your self-confidence, self-esteem and regain a sense of purpose and meaning in your life? If so, I believe I can help. With the right tools and resources you CAN learn to manage your emotional and behavioral reactions to life stress and triggers from the past.
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At the Counseling Center for Healing and Wellness I offer a professional, safe, warm, and welcoming environment. Here you will have an individualized approach to help you achieve your therapy goals. I am EMDR trained and use EMDR along with other recognized best practice therapeutic interventions to help you heal and "get past your past".
I'm accepting new clients. My clinical expertise includes: relationships, divorce, family, parenting, mood disorders, depression, panic/anxiety, sexual orientation, gay/lesbian, gender identity, transgender, childhood trauma, grief and other problems that may be impacting your life. Day, evening and weekend appointments available. Please text to schedule.
Take the first step to help. Call Genevieve Salvato Counseling for Healing & Wellnes now - (515) 402-8486
Let's Connect (515) 402-8486
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $160
- Couple Sessions $160
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Alliance Select Wellmark
- Anthem | Elevance
- Blue Access, and Blue Advantage
- Blue Care Network
- Blue Choice
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Classic Blue Wellmark
- Coventry
- Hawk-i Wellmark
- Iowa Total Care
- Iowa Total Care Medicaid
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Optum
- Select First Wellmark
- The Alliance
- TriWest
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Wellmark BCBS
- WellPoint Iowa Medicaid
- Wellpoint | Amerigroup
Take the first step to help. Call now - (515) 402-8486
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Genevieve Salvato Counseling for Healing & Wellnes
Mental Health Counselor, MS, LMHC, CMIP
Qualifications
- Mental Health Counselor: Genevieve Salvato
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Iowa / 001395 Genevieve Salvato
- In Practice for 11 Years
- Attended Drake University, Graduated 2010
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Family Conflict
Expertise
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Child
- Depression
- Famiy, Couples, Gay, Grief, transgendering
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Thinking Disorders
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
Religion
Christian
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Adlerian
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- EMDR trained
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Intervention
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- TF CBT trained
Location
Primary Location
Counseling Center for Healing and Wellness, PLLC
West Des Moines, IA 50265
(515) 402-8486Additional Location
Counseling Center for Healing and Wellness
Coralville, IA 52241
(515) 402-8486Nearby Areas
Take the first step to help. Call now - (515) 402-8486
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Genevieve Salvato Counseling for Healing & Wellnes
Mental Health Counselor, MS, LMHC, CMIP