Therapists in Ames, IA
Samantha Street
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Ames, IA 50012 (Online Only)
Has the battle with self-harm, addiction, eating disorders, relationship issues, or even low self-esteem left you feeling like you are “stuck” in this cycle? Maybe you were diagnosed with PTSD or BPD and you feel like these symptoms control how you live YOUR life? If you’re looking to experience lasting relief and be the one living your life, now might be the time to connect with a therapist who can help. You are not the problem. How the symptoms have expressed themselves in your daily life is the problem and you want a lasting solution. Let us work together to create a plan that offers hope that relief is possible.
Has the battle with self-harm, addiction, eating disorders, relationship issues, or even low self-esteem left you feeling like you are “stuck” in this cycle? Maybe you were diagnosed with PTSD or BPD and you feel like these symptoms control how you live YOUR life? If you’re looking to experience lasting relief and be the one living your life, now might be the time to connect with a therapist who can help. You are not the problem. How the symptoms have expressed themselves in your daily life is the problem and you want a lasting solution. Let us work together to create a plan that offers hope that relief is possible.
Are you committed to making changes but don’t know where to start? As a trauma-focused therapist, we can work together to take those first steps. I am straightforward, use gentle humor within my practice, and will always help clients explore all of their options so they can make informed decisions. I have a specialty in sexual abuse/ assault, human trafficking and intimate partner recovery as well as experience in trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, family dynamics and child loss.
Are you committed to making changes but don’t know where to start? As a trauma-focused therapist, we can work together to take those first steps. I am straightforward, use gentle humor within my practice, and will always help clients explore all of their options so they can make informed decisions. I have a specialty in sexual abuse/ assault, human trafficking and intimate partner recovery as well as experience in trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, family dynamics and child loss.
Shoshannah Guerrero
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Ames, IA 50010 (Online Only)
South Dakota and Iowa telehealth. Emotional self-management and self-leadership are vital for well-being, especially for women balancing the dual roles of parenting young adults and caring for aging parents. Integrating self-care and setting boundaries helps sustain the capacity to nurture relationships while navigating the emotional complexities of caregiving. This approach supports each person's autonomy and enables them to remain emotionally present, fostering resilience, intimacy, and growth. By managing these dynamics, they create space for deeper connections and shared meaning in all roles, family, work, and community.
South Dakota and Iowa telehealth. Emotional self-management and self-leadership are vital for well-being, especially for women balancing the dual roles of parenting young adults and caring for aging parents. Integrating self-care and setting boundaries helps sustain the capacity to nurture relationships while navigating the emotional complexities of caregiving. This approach supports each person's autonomy and enables them to remain emotionally present, fostering resilience, intimacy, and growth. By managing these dynamics, they create space for deeper connections and shared meaning in all roles, family, work, and community.
Jen Gauerke
Counselor, MS, LMHC, CADC, CGP
Verified Verified
Ames, IA 50010
Waitlist for new clients
Every person has the potential for growth. Yet, people can work very hard and not make progress. Old ineffective patterns, habits, even addictions, dominate and prevent happiness and growth. Hope can dwindle and lead many to believe they are broken or defective. There is hope! With extensive training and experience in treating trauma and addiction, I explore with you the reasons that patterns persist. I am invested in helping people understand themselves, as they build personal and relationship satisfaction. You can create a life, not simply existing, but full of creativity, connection and enjoyment.
Every person has the potential for growth. Yet, people can work very hard and not make progress. Old ineffective patterns, habits, even addictions, dominate and prevent happiness and growth. Hope can dwindle and lead many to believe they are broken or defective. There is hope! With extensive training and experience in treating trauma and addiction, I explore with you the reasons that patterns persist. I am invested in helping people understand themselves, as they build personal and relationship satisfaction. You can create a life, not simply existing, but full of creativity, connection and enjoyment.
Cori Uitermarkt
Counselor, MS, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Ames, IA 50010
Not accepting new clients
Hello! I am a passionate and dedicated Licensed Mental Health Counselor at Florescence Therapy & Wellness. My therapeutic approach integrates various holistic modalities, empowering clients to address the mental, emotional, and spiritual needs for healing. I believe in fostering a collaborative therapeutic relationship that encourages open communication, emotional safety, trust, and mutual respect. Healing is a beautiful and difficult process, and I am privileged to walk along side you and support you as you navigate challenges and embrace growth.
Hello! I am a passionate and dedicated Licensed Mental Health Counselor at Florescence Therapy & Wellness. My therapeutic approach integrates various holistic modalities, empowering clients to address the mental, emotional, and spiritual needs for healing. I believe in fostering a collaborative therapeutic relationship that encourages open communication, emotional safety, trust, and mutual respect. Healing is a beautiful and difficult process, and I am privileged to walk along side you and support you as you navigate challenges and embrace growth.
Welcome! I'm a neurodiversity-affirming therapist who specializes in working with autistic individuals, ADHDers, or those that suspect they are neurodivergent. Are you struggling with anxiety, shame, guilt, emotional regulation, trauma, and/or depression. Do you feel like you are wearing a mask? Or feeling like you don't know who you are? Together, we will identify your strengths and areas you want to improve.
Welcome! I'm a neurodiversity-affirming therapist who specializes in working with autistic individuals, ADHDers, or those that suspect they are neurodivergent. Are you struggling with anxiety, shame, guilt, emotional regulation, trauma, and/or depression. Do you feel like you are wearing a mask? Or feeling like you don't know who you are? Together, we will identify your strengths and areas you want to improve.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and the founder of Exhale Therapy and Wellness. With a passion for helping individuals achieve emotional well-being, I am committed to providing a space to empower growth and authenticity, one breath at a time. I firmly believe in the power of therapy to promote self-awareness, resilience, and inner strength. I use an integrative and collaborative therapeutic approach, recognizing that each individual's journey is unique.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and the founder of Exhale Therapy and Wellness. With a passion for helping individuals achieve emotional well-being, I am committed to providing a space to empower growth and authenticity, one breath at a time. I firmly believe in the power of therapy to promote self-awareness, resilience, and inner strength. I use an integrative and collaborative therapeutic approach, recognizing that each individual's journey is unique.
Hello! I’m glad you found me. Dealing with anxiety and depression can be tough, but together we will work to identify and build on your strengths. I work hard at providing a secure and validating space where you feel safe and understood, with the goal of building your trust as we work together. Change, even for the better, can be challenging, and I’m here to support you through these challenges, whether they involve life transitions, college struggles, family changes, or physical health issues. I have evening and weekend appointments available.
Hello! I’m glad you found me. Dealing with anxiety and depression can be tough, but together we will work to identify and build on your strengths. I work hard at providing a secure and validating space where you feel safe and understood, with the goal of building your trust as we work together. Change, even for the better, can be challenging, and I’m here to support you through these challenges, whether they involve life transitions, college struggles, family changes, or physical health issues. I have evening and weekend appointments available.
Recognizing that you need some help and support is the first step in making a change in your life. I am here to help you on your mental health journey. I am passionate about meeting my clients where they are at, providing them with tools that they can use to achieve their goals. I have experience working with teens and adults through individual, couple and family sessions. I help my clients by addressing a variety of concerns, with a focus on treating anxiety, depression, relationship issues, loss and grief. I strive to create a safe and supportive therapeutic environment that evokes growth and positive change without judgment.
Recognizing that you need some help and support is the first step in making a change in your life. I am here to help you on your mental health journey. I am passionate about meeting my clients where they are at, providing them with tools that they can use to achieve their goals. I have experience working with teens and adults through individual, couple and family sessions. I help my clients by addressing a variety of concerns, with a focus on treating anxiety, depression, relationship issues, loss and grief. I strive to create a safe and supportive therapeutic environment that evokes growth and positive change without judgment.
Whatever brings you to therapy, it is my goal to help you be grateful for the coping mechanisms that kept you safe and brought you here. I welcome all parts of you into my office to work towards healing and learning a new path forward. Healing is personal to each individual and I welcome you to start the experience together to move toward your goals. I work as a team with my partner, Winston (therapy dog), who loves helping clients towards their goals. Reach out to learn more about how he can help you with your goals!
Whatever brings you to therapy, it is my goal to help you be grateful for the coping mechanisms that kept you safe and brought you here. I welcome all parts of you into my office to work towards healing and learning a new path forward. Healing is personal to each individual and I welcome you to start the experience together to move toward your goals. I work as a team with my partner, Winston (therapy dog), who loves helping clients towards their goals. Reach out to learn more about how he can help you with your goals!
At HOPE Therapy, Dr. Hagan provides psychological testing and assessments. These assessments can be used to clarify diagnoses, for ADHD treatment, for educational accommodations, and to better understand intelligence and personality strengths and concerns.
At HOPE Therapy, Dr. Hagan provides psychological testing and assessments. These assessments can be used to clarify diagnoses, for ADHD treatment, for educational accommodations, and to better understand intelligence and personality strengths and concerns.
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Outcome data and client feedback show that I work effectively with a myriad of client problems and challenges. Clients and colleagues consistently highlight qualities of warmth, kindness, non-judgment, authenticity, honesty, transparency, and genuine care as some of my biggest strengths. Specialties include: couples and families on the brink of divorce, anxiety, depression, trauma, obsessive and compulsive behaviors or disorders, teenagers, chronic pain/disease, and faith crisis/transition/transformation. In addition to my private practice, I'm also a professor and the program director of the MFT Program at Mount Mercy University.
Outcome data and client feedback show that I work effectively with a myriad of client problems and challenges. Clients and colleagues consistently highlight qualities of warmth, kindness, non-judgment, authenticity, honesty, transparency, and genuine care as some of my biggest strengths. Specialties include: couples and families on the brink of divorce, anxiety, depression, trauma, obsessive and compulsive behaviors or disorders, teenagers, chronic pain/disease, and faith crisis/transition/transformation. In addition to my private practice, I'm also a professor and the program director of the MFT Program at Mount Mercy University.
I am dedicated to helping clients reach their goals and live the life they wish to have. I am passionate about mental health and am proud to offer services that assist with difficult symptoms and the challenges that life throws us.
I am dedicated to helping clients reach their goals and live the life they wish to have. I am passionate about mental health and am proud to offer services that assist with difficult symptoms and the challenges that life throws us.
Hello, my name is Makayla. I am a t-LMHC. I am being supervised by Debora Helt, MFT, at Light Gets in Therapy Center. Prior to becoming a therapist, I spent several years working and gaining experience in the mental health field. I have worked in an inpatient mental health facility, school-based therapeutic classrooms, and in the home as a social worker. I have learned how to meet my clients where they are at in life and work together with them to make positive changes.
Hello, my name is Makayla. I am a t-LMHC. I am being supervised by Debora Helt, MFT, at Light Gets in Therapy Center. Prior to becoming a therapist, I spent several years working and gaining experience in the mental health field. I have worked in an inpatient mental health facility, school-based therapeutic classrooms, and in the home as a social worker. I have learned how to meet my clients where they are at in life and work together with them to make positive changes.
Feeling stuck or anxious? Overthinking or losing sleep? Not feeling good enough in relationships or in parenting? I help adults let go of what's holding them back from thriving including anxious thinking, people pleasing, perfectionist tendencies, feelings of unworthiness, and trauma. I also help parents who are feeling defeated to create more peace and joy at home through connection. All services are online/virtual. Sessions are by video.
Feeling stuck or anxious? Overthinking or losing sleep? Not feeling good enough in relationships or in parenting? I help adults let go of what's holding them back from thriving including anxious thinking, people pleasing, perfectionist tendencies, feelings of unworthiness, and trauma. I also help parents who are feeling defeated to create more peace and joy at home through connection. All services are online/virtual. Sessions are by video.
Anxiety & OCD Treatment Services is a specialty clinic that strives to provide high-quality, evidence-based treatment for those who are suffering from anxiety and OCD, and who otherwise may not have access to specialized therapy services. We work with children, adolescents, and adults, offering both individual and parent-based therapy.
Anxiety & OCD Treatment Services is a specialty clinic that strives to provide high-quality, evidence-based treatment for those who are suffering from anxiety and OCD, and who otherwise may not have access to specialized therapy services. We work with children, adolescents, and adults, offering both individual and parent-based therapy.
I have experience working with people of all ages, but my passion and expertise are with teens and young adults. I have training in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR. I enjoy working with a wide range of client's on a wide-range of issues: depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, behavioral/school problems, and issues within the family system. My goal is to help my clients learn skills that they can implement and live up to their greatest potential. I look forward to hearing from you.
I have experience working with people of all ages, but my passion and expertise are with teens and young adults. I have training in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR. I enjoy working with a wide range of client's on a wide-range of issues: depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, behavioral/school problems, and issues within the family system. My goal is to help my clients learn skills that they can implement and live up to their greatest potential. I look forward to hearing from you.
Accepting NEW Clients (Hybrid-Telehealth & In-Person) As a mental health therapist, and a former police officer, I have over 15 years of combined experience in law enforcement and clinical counseling, and a unique perspective to life challenges. My mission is to make a positive impact and a difference in the lives of my clients by creating a safe and comfortable environment where they can explore, grow, and heal. I am passionate about supporting and enhancing the mental health and well-being of individuals, couples, families, college students, first responders (active/retired), and military veterans (active/retired).
Accepting NEW Clients (Hybrid-Telehealth & In-Person) As a mental health therapist, and a former police officer, I have over 15 years of combined experience in law enforcement and clinical counseling, and a unique perspective to life challenges. My mission is to make a positive impact and a difference in the lives of my clients by creating a safe and comfortable environment where they can explore, grow, and heal. I am passionate about supporting and enhancing the mental health and well-being of individuals, couples, families, college students, first responders (active/retired), and military veterans (active/retired).
James Everett Judkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW, ACSW
Verified Verified
Ames, IA 50010 (Online Only)
Are you are worried, scared, and depressed? Do have an experience that you cant get out of your mind and find yourself avoiding anything that reminds you of it? Do you have an addiction or behavioral issue that is keeping you from living the life you want? I have helped clients from all walks of life deal with these issues. It can be scary to reach out for help. However, it can be very worthwhile. Sharing your experiences in a safe environment with someone who will listen and have a compassionate and competent approach with you is very important.
Are you are worried, scared, and depressed? Do have an experience that you cant get out of your mind and find yourself avoiding anything that reminds you of it? Do you have an addiction or behavioral issue that is keeping you from living the life you want? I have helped clients from all walks of life deal with these issues. It can be scary to reach out for help. However, it can be very worthwhile. Sharing your experiences in a safe environment with someone who will listen and have a compassionate and competent approach with you is very important.
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Number of Therapists in Ames, IA
100+
Average cost per session
$165
Therapists in Ames, IA who prioritize treating:
| 90% | Anxiety |
| 87% | Depression |
| 76% | Stress |
| 75% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 73% | Self Esteem |
| 72% | Relationship Issues |
| 64% | Coping Skills |
Average years in practice
9 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 81% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
| 74% | Wellmark BCBS |
| 46% | Blue Cross |
How Therapists in Ames, IA see their clients
| 77% | In Person and Online | |
| 23% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 81% | Female | |
| 19% | Male |