Therapists in Iowa City, IA

As a marriage and family therapist, I am passionate about helping clients achieve emotional and physical wellness. I have several years of experience working with families and children; this has included community work, in-home work and clinical practice. I typically apply a solution focused, strength-based family systems model individualized to each unique client.

I have worked in a variety of mental health settings over a period of 20+ years including residential treatment for children and adults, supported living services for adults with mental illness, chemical dependency treatment, emergency/crisis counseling, biblical counseling in church settings, hospital programs for adults with chronic mental illness and vocational counseling. My areas of specialty include depression and anxiety in women. I offer individual counseling for women, children and teens. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Iowa.

Sometimes life happens and leaves us saying "I just can't handle it anymore!" You are not alone and you're in the right place to find help. I am a Christian counselor that uses evidence based approaches that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. My passion is working with couples and families. I specialize in relationship concerns, addiction, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Change is possible and I'm committed to providing a safe environment for you to grow.

We all experience stressful events, but if these have started to affect daily life functioning, it is time to get help! I am trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Brainspotting, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and have successfully used these approaches to help teens, adults and families suffering from depression, anxiety, abuse, conflict and PTSD.

I believe that we all do our best - every day - as life brings frustration, stress, and even suffering. We work so hard to get rid of our pain, yet many of our "feel better" strategies have hidden expiration dates. Inevitably distress returns, or worsens. And- as an ACT therapist (and practitioner) - I believe that your ideal life is possible. We just have to (compassionately) give up the notion that we must wait until we're free from pain to begin living that big, full life. We have to kindly show ourselves that our dreams are possible- starting right now.

" What consumes your mind, controls your life" Are you or someone you know dealing with something right now that does not seem to end? Feeling like giving up? Frustrated? Afraid? Feeling confused and needing direction? Maybe you have been feeling like no one understands, or that you can handle it on your own. As much as we would all like to handle it on our own, the truth is everyone can use someone to talk with. I am a believer in experiences making you who you are. These experiences can either consume you, or shape you.

Curently scheduling 4 weeks out. My experience includes working with individuals, couples and families for over 25 years. I have been in private practice since 2009. I primarily work with adults and couples. My clinical specialties include marriage and relationship counseling for couples whose relationship is experiencing a crisis from issues as an affair, tragedy, stressors or suffering from loss of connection.

Families, couples and individuals impacted by trauma can find it difficulty to get the help they need. Trauma can impact a families basic ability to communicate and get along, fuel a couples difficulty to feel safe and heard by one another and erode an individuals ability to self regulate. It is common to feel stuck and more often than not, unacknowledged or unresolved trauma is the culprit. If you suspect there is trauma at play, holding you and your loved one back from real progress and change, real long lasting change is here.

Michelle's approach to psychotherapy is grounded in her belief that the potential for healing and change lies within us all. She combines modern psychotherapy techniques with holistic mental health techniques to create an individual approach to healing to support client's experiencing anxiety/depression/grief and loss/trauma and life adjustments. Her goal is to provide therapeutic approaches and tools that can easily be integrated into daily life. She believes that creating a life of joy, meaning and balance are possible with the proper support and practice.

I treat individuals, couples, families, and groups. I am experienced working with individuals struggling with Eating Disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder. I also treat Mood Disorders, Anxiety, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Additionally, I provide relationship coaching services to individuals and couples. I work with clients to provide individualized care with an emphasis upon mindfulness, respect and empowerment. I am interested in working with the community to provide Eating Disorder awareness and prevention programs for schools, colleges and professionals.

My background includes working with children, adolescents, young adults and their families. I have treated issues ranging from ADHD, anxiety, depression, and trauma, to relationship and school difficulties. Middle school, high school, and college are all different times of adjustment and I have had several years of experience with individuals helping them find their strengths and adjust to a new academic environment. I also assist families in finding alternative solutions so parents and guardians can best meet their child's needs in the home setting.

If you are currently experiencing emotional difficulties, I would like to help you capitalize on personal strengths and qualities to help you have a more fulfilling life. I work with both men and women, with particular experience in assisting clients with anxiety and depression.

Not Accepting New Patients At This Time.+ + + As a psychotherapist, my role is to guide you as you take steps toward positive life changes, healing, and a healthy mind. I see my work as helping you gain an understanding of yourself and your past, and to identify self-defeating patterns in your life, so you have a choice in changing them. I will help you learn and practice evidence-based skills to begin creating a more satisfying life. Whether this is based in individual work or family work, I use a warm but direct approach to quickly address the issues you and I identify together.

As a clinician trained in Generalist Practice as well as Adlerian Therapy, I enjoy working with teenagers and young adults. I have over 15 years experience working with adolescents, teens, and young adults facing a multitude of issues as a social work professional. Contact me to discuss how I might help you, your child, or your family.

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, it is my goal to help any and everyone who needs it. I am a multicultural therapist whose main goal is to assist my clients in being the best person they can be. When you come to Strength in Diversity therapy center you will feel welcomed and accepted no matter your creed, color, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc. It is my hope that once you leave my therapy room you will feel rejuvenated, full of life, and ready to take on the world.

I am proud to be part of the clinical team at Psychiatric Associates! I have been helping adults, adolescents, and children achieve their goals since 1995. I have a master’s degree in community-based counseling from Ball State University. From 1997 on, I have been licensed in my home state of Iowa. Currently, my clinical interests include: anxiety disorders, stress management, mood and affect management difficulties, adjustment difficulties, chronic pain, parenting issues, and children’s behavioral issues.

I work with individuals and families across ages and stages of life, with a focus on young adults, teenagers, and LGBTQ+ clients. I support clients with challenges ranging from depression and anxiety to identity concerns and major life transitions. For me, therapy is about more than addressing symptoms — it is about coming into an authentic, empowered sense of self. I'll work with you on developing the self-knowledge to understand your experiences and values; cultivating the self-compassion to live alongside the full range of human emotion; and fostering the self-efficacy to direct the course of your own growth.

My hope is to be your ally in facing any and all concerns you bring, whether they appear insurmountably huge, or small, bothersome, and elusive. As a counselor, it is my honor to meet you wherever you are: free of judgment and full of compassion. My therapeutic presence is dynamically engaging while also calm, authentic, and accepting. You can expect my counseling to be queer friendly, trauma informed, sex-positive, and to hold HAES views (health at every size). I am open minded and work well with a wide variety of clients. Together, we can work through the release of trauma and limiting narratives. We will work to empower you.

Sometimes life gets hard and emotions can be difficult to manage. The symptoms of anxiety and depression can take a toll on you and prevent you from enjoying life and becoming as successful as you would like to be.