Family Therapy in Bettendorf, IA

I work best with clients who are self-motivated for change and/or help. I am willing to work with any person on any issues, as long as they are willing to do the work. I believe that each person has an abundance of strengths and assets that will help us get to their individualized goal.

Hello, my name is Lisa Schmitz Beecher. My wish is to help you achieve maximum results toward the issues you would like to resolve. I bring a seasoned and compassionate approach toward helping teens and adults. My areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, emotional eating, grief/loss, life transitions, stress management, perfectionism and self-criticism.

Much training results in a bounty of techniques to assist those women and men who have empowerment issues which include relationship and work problems, depression, chronic illness and who are stuck in old patterns and behaviors. Let's focus on change versus focusing on the past and get you headed where you want to go! Spirituality and metaphysical focus can give you entirely different perspective and way of understanding yourself and life concerns. This work is very unique and produces change and FUN! Find some joy in your life and find your purpose and stay solid in your power, which means becoming clear about yourself and growing!

I serve families, individuals, and couples facing challenges such as stress, anxiety, separation and divorce, relationship issues, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and stage-of life transition and guidance through the grieving process. I provide a safe, caring space for you to relax and feel supported and empowered while exploring your thoughts and concerns freely. I will be honest with you, helping you develop your abilities to handle life's challenges with compassion, guidance, and caring support. I gently guide individuals through the process of change by working with beliefs, emotions, body, and spirit.You do not have to walk alone.

I assist individuals and couples navigate anxiety, relational conflict, trauma, and sex/sexuality-related issues and help them blossom into empowerment, authenticity, and confidence. The most difficult emotions and situations of our lives are opportunities for growth, vulnerability, and expansion. I work to create a safe, validating, and empowering space with clients to explore challenging emotions, trauma, vulnerability, and identify how they bloom into the best version of themselves. As a therapist I provide a unique and personal space to explore these challenging moments and identify your internal wisdom to grow through them.

When you walk into a new environment for the first time are your hands sweating, heart racing, mind spiraling? You may feel that you will never be able to work towards the peace you want in your life. You may be suffering from depression that makes it hard to get out of bed in the morning. There might be relationships in your life that are so confusing and frustrating you are not sure how to move forward. Let me tell you there is reason for hope.

Life is a journey and there are many obstacles to overcome. My goal is to help clients who are struggling with day to day issues and things they have pushed way down deep inside. I like to work with adult clients (over the age of 23) and I feel I do really good work with the bumps and bruises in life that cause anxiety, depression, grief, and many other feelings that people don't like to feel or talk about. I also work with substance abuse clients that are trying to find better coping skills than the substance they abuse. I believe everyone has the right to find and feel some happiness and joy in their lives!

Hello! We are so glad you are here. At Bettendorf Counseling Center, we have a diverse group of mental health professionals ready to assist you in your mental health journey. We understand that reaching out for assistance is not always the easiest thing to do and look forward to being a part of the journey to the best version of you.

Clients consistently report that I create a calm and safe therapy space that is dynamic with an intuitive, 'down to earth' style balancing being kind and diplomatic, with being quite direct and clear with feedback and tools. I treat a variety of mental health conditions, and additionally offer support and guidance around a vast array of life issues. I am passionate about finding and tailoring what works for YOUR needs. I specialize in anxiety, trauma (including complicated grief), interpersonal issues, and mood disorders. Again, focusing in and utilizing the tools that serve you best.

You deserve to be happy, let me help! I support women with feelings of stress, overwhelm and sadness to achieve a sense of calm, self-confidence and wellness. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, and other mood difficulties. I help with stress management, relationship problems, divorce adjustment, life transitions, parenting, boundary setting, self-esteem, and prenatal/postpartum adjustment. I offer a Christian perspective. With compassion and understanding, I work with you to help build on strengths, learn new coping skills, and attain the personal growth you are committed to accomplishing.

***ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!*** I consider people to be the experts of their own lives. My role is to assist people by creating a safe and relaxed environment where they are able to grow trust and comfortably identify and work toward their goals. I am here to listen non-judgmentally, pose questions and ideas to foster positive changes to thinking and behavioral patterns, support the growth of healthy relationships, and assist in the improvement of daily functioning, emotional regulation, and the use of healthy coping mechanisms.

Dealing with hopelessness, anxiety, and other stressors in daily life can be difficult and sometimes unmanageable. I work with individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and families on coping with and understanding these stressors, as well as managing and overcoming them. My goal is to establish trust and working relationships to educate on the impact in mental health; how to manage stressors, and identify preventative techniques to address those issues.

We use to have hard times whenever faced by difficulties that challenge our ego. Most of the time, we tend to avoid coping with these challenges, or we do deal with them in destructive ways, mainly because of not having learned more assertive functional ways to take care of ourselves, relationships and circumstances in life. My approach is focused on promoting your insight about why you think, feel and react the ways you do, supporting you to take advantage of your own potentials, improve skills and guiding you on taking good care of your core needs and expectations.

I work with a wide variety of individuals - adults, teens, children, and couples - dealing with life transitions, relationship changes, trauma, insecurity, anxiety, depression, grief, substance abuse, self-harm, chronic pain, and other stressors. I also see clients who feel stuck in life and want to move forward and make changes. There is hope, and there is help. I use supportive techniques, humor, and the conviction that things can get better to build an alliance and a treatment plan tailored to fit your goals and personality.

I empower individuals and couples to overcome personal obstacles to improve their relationships using clinically tested and evidenced-based interventions. I focus on relationships first, including my relationship with my clients. I spend time getting to know the whole person while helping you make changes in all aspects of your life and environment.

I employ a variety of therapeutic techniques: Traditional "talk" therapy; Art as therapy and Creative/Expressive therapy techniques; I use the client's own perspective to elicit change and growth. As an existential counselor, it is my job to assist clients in giving meaning to their experiences and moving forward to live a meaningful life. My therapeutic approach is successful in addressing all types of mental health / mental illness concerns, especially: trauma, children and adolescents, stage of life concerns, mood disorders and disruptions (stress, depression, anxiety etc.), parenting, and relational issues.

I work from an accepting, nonjudgmental framework treating the client as a partner in the journey to discover who & where they want to be. I have success working with diverse patient populations as listed to the right of this paragraph.

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You are resourceful, smart, and completely baffled why it often feels like joy and peace are just out of your reach. You play by the rules, work as a team player, leading and caring for others, and put on a pretty amazing game face. Yet, on the inside, you worry how you measure up, what others must be thinking and feeling about you, all driven by this little nagging push to hustle, do more, be more. You're ready to say "enough" to this fear of missing out, "enough" to hustling for your worth, and most importantly you're ready to say, "I am enough."