Therapists in 50309
My goal as a counselor is to provide a safe, supportive space where you can feel heard and empowered as you work through life's challenges. I am dedicated to helping individuals develop a deeper understanding of themselves and offering support as they grow and heal. I encourage my clients to enhance self-compassion, mindfulness, and connection in ways that feel meaningful and true to who they are. I welcome and affirm individuals with disabilities, diverse cultural and religious identities, the LGBTQIA+ community, and those who live in rural areas.
My goal as a counselor is to provide a safe, supportive space where you can feel heard and empowered as you work through life's challenges. I am dedicated to helping individuals develop a deeper understanding of themselves and offering support as they grow and heal. I encourage my clients to enhance self-compassion, mindfulness, and connection in ways that feel meaningful and true to who they are. I welcome and affirm individuals with disabilities, diverse cultural and religious identities, the LGBTQIA+ community, and those who live in rural areas.
Here With You Counseling (Caroline Oestreich
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LISW
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
Hello, therapy seeker! Sometimes we need a little help to find the answers within ourselves. This is an environment for individuals that are open to self-exploration and are motivated to improve their well-being. I work closely with clients experiencing grief, stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Our first session will consist of history gathering and exploring what brings you here, including potential goals we can work toward.
Hello, therapy seeker! Sometimes we need a little help to find the answers within ourselves. This is an environment for individuals that are open to self-exploration and are motivated to improve their well-being. I work closely with clients experiencing grief, stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Our first session will consist of history gathering and exploring what brings you here, including potential goals we can work toward.
Clear Brook Counseling Professionals
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CADC, CCH
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
NOW OFFERING MEDICATION MANAGEMENT IN ANKENY AND AMES. At Clear Brook Counseling Professionals, we work together to provide you the therapy - family, couples, or individual that will deliver the best results for your unique needs. We believe life has meaning, and every moment is worth living. That's the end goal. At Clear Brook you'll experience a team of counselors, proven treatment, and techniques that work. The process is about finding clarity in the situation, and seeing change. Clear Brook Counseling Professionals weave proven practices and life-exercises into your therapy to help foster results.
NOW OFFERING MEDICATION MANAGEMENT IN ANKENY AND AMES. At Clear Brook Counseling Professionals, we work together to provide you the therapy - family, couples, or individual that will deliver the best results for your unique needs. We believe life has meaning, and every moment is worth living. That's the end goal. At Clear Brook you'll experience a team of counselors, proven treatment, and techniques that work. The process is about finding clarity in the situation, and seeing change. Clear Brook Counseling Professionals weave proven practices and life-exercises into your therapy to help foster results.
I see my job as an emotional container. A safe space for expressing the deep and scary stuff, where we hold those vulnerabilities together. My sessions focus on exploring and developing familiarity with core beliefs about identity, deeper experiences related to view-of-self, and wounds from the past that might still influence feelings today. “Processing” emotions with me means feeling them in an environment where it becomes gradually more possible to understand them. Not without challenge, but certainly without judgment. I bring tenderness and compassion to all interactions in the therapy room.
I see my job as an emotional container. A safe space for expressing the deep and scary stuff, where we hold those vulnerabilities together. My sessions focus on exploring and developing familiarity with core beliefs about identity, deeper experiences related to view-of-self, and wounds from the past that might still influence feelings today. “Processing” emotions with me means feeling them in an environment where it becomes gradually more possible to understand them. Not without challenge, but certainly without judgment. I bring tenderness and compassion to all interactions in the therapy room.
I offer a space that is safe and judgement-free for all clients, including those who identify as neurodivergent and of diverse race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexuality. Life’s challenges—whether it’s depression, anxiety, trauma, identity, or navigating neurodivergence—can leave you feeling lost. I’m here to help you process these thoughts and emotions to find clarity, healing, and a path forward that feels right for you. Together, we’ll explore the root causes of your challenges to create meaningful and lasting change.
I offer a space that is safe and judgement-free for all clients, including those who identify as neurodivergent and of diverse race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexuality. Life’s challenges—whether it’s depression, anxiety, trauma, identity, or navigating neurodivergence—can leave you feeling lost. I’m here to help you process these thoughts and emotions to find clarity, healing, and a path forward that feels right for you. Together, we’ll explore the root causes of your challenges to create meaningful and lasting change.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 14 years of experience working with adults and teenagers. My clients are often individuals who experience anxiety and OCD and have difficulty with burnout, people-pleasing, and perfectionism. Maybe you’re the “therapist” in your family or group of friends, often feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected yourself.
I also work with folks navigating grief, loss, and related challenges. I am LGBTQIA+ and affirming, and support individuals navigating identity, sexuality, and related issues.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 14 years of experience working with adults and teenagers. My clients are often individuals who experience anxiety and OCD and have difficulty with burnout, people-pleasing, and perfectionism. Maybe you’re the “therapist” in your family or group of friends, often feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected yourself.
I also work with folks navigating grief, loss, and related challenges. I am LGBTQIA+ and affirming, and support individuals navigating identity, sexuality, and related issues.
Many of us feel stuck or unsure how to navigate what life throws at us. I recognize the importance of putting your trust in someone in order to share your story, and I offer support and compassion to help guide you. I am mental health counselor in Iowa and a licensed professional counselor in Georgia specializing in child and teen therapy. I believe in building strong relationships with clients and letting them know they always have choices in their life in order to become their best selves. I believe that everyone has strengths, and it is my hope to help individuals grow and be someone who they are proud of.
Many of us feel stuck or unsure how to navigate what life throws at us. I recognize the importance of putting your trust in someone in order to share your story, and I offer support and compassion to help guide you. I am mental health counselor in Iowa and a licensed professional counselor in Georgia specializing in child and teen therapy. I believe in building strong relationships with clients and letting them know they always have choices in their life in order to become their best selves. I believe that everyone has strengths, and it is my hope to help individuals grow and be someone who they are proud of.
I’m a central Iowa based therapist who helps people show up for themselves — real, stuck, and human. I balance compassion with gentle accountability — we'll work together to find coping skills that actually work for you, so you can feel more grounded and unpack what’s going on. Clients can expect a safe, judgement-free space that invites them to be authentic, and find the strength and confidence to keep going. With roots in nonprofit advocacy supporting the LGBTQ+ community in Iowa, I work with clients 16+ who are navigating ADD/ADHD, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, identity, and coping during life's transitions.
I’m a central Iowa based therapist who helps people show up for themselves — real, stuck, and human. I balance compassion with gentle accountability — we'll work together to find coping skills that actually work for you, so you can feel more grounded and unpack what’s going on. Clients can expect a safe, judgement-free space that invites them to be authentic, and find the strength and confidence to keep going. With roots in nonprofit advocacy supporting the LGBTQ+ community in Iowa, I work with clients 16+ who are navigating ADD/ADHD, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, identity, and coping during life's transitions.
I enjoy working with children, adolescents, adults, and families on a variety of challenges. I especially enjoy working with kids using play-based interventions. Play therapy is an approach to counseling that allows children to use toys and other play materials to express their thoughts and feelings. I am a registered play therapist with many hours of specialized training in play therapy techniques. I have further training in parent-child interaction.
I enjoy working with children, adolescents, adults, and families on a variety of challenges. I especially enjoy working with kids using play-based interventions. Play therapy is an approach to counseling that allows children to use toys and other play materials to express their thoughts and feelings. I am a registered play therapist with many hours of specialized training in play therapy techniques. I have further training in parent-child interaction.
The decision to come to therapy is personal and takes both vulnerability and courage. As we work to create a life of meaning and purpose, we face anxiety, uncertainty, and other life stressors along our way. Therapy can be a turning point to help redirect you down a path of your choosing and help you gain a sense of control over your life and emotional well being. As a therapist I work to provide a safe, supportive, and judgment free space for client’s to begin their journey to healing and self-exploration. Specialties include mood disorders, trauma, and chronic pain.
The decision to come to therapy is personal and takes both vulnerability and courage. As we work to create a life of meaning and purpose, we face anxiety, uncertainty, and other life stressors along our way. Therapy can be a turning point to help redirect you down a path of your choosing and help you gain a sense of control over your life and emotional well being. As a therapist I work to provide a safe, supportive, and judgment free space for client’s to begin their journey to healing and self-exploration. Specialties include mood disorders, trauma, and chronic pain.
My therapeutic approach integrates Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness techniques. I strive to create a supportive and nonjudgmental space where you feel heard, understood, and validated. Our therapeutic relationship will be built on empathy and respect, allowing you to explore your thoughts, emotions, and memories at your own pace. We will collaborate to identify your strengths, address challenges, and establish personal goals for your therapeutic journey. Your perspective and autonomy in defining these goals are essential to our work, as they will empower you!
My therapeutic approach integrates Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness techniques. I strive to create a supportive and nonjudgmental space where you feel heard, understood, and validated. Our therapeutic relationship will be built on empathy and respect, allowing you to explore your thoughts, emotions, and memories at your own pace. We will collaborate to identify your strengths, address challenges, and establish personal goals for your therapeutic journey. Your perspective and autonomy in defining these goals are essential to our work, as they will empower you!
Feeling overwhelmed? Exhausted? On edge? The process of pregnancy and postpartum is so hard - even on the best day. A lot of time your mental health and sense-of-self goes on the backburner while you are attempting to get pregnant or care for everyone else around you. It is stressful and there are so many new experiences in which people expect you to be the expert. I have worked with many people surrounding family planning, pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, loss, abortion, adoption and parenting. From both personal and professional life, I know how tough it can truly be.
Feeling overwhelmed? Exhausted? On edge? The process of pregnancy and postpartum is so hard - even on the best day. A lot of time your mental health and sense-of-self goes on the backburner while you are attempting to get pregnant or care for everyone else around you. It is stressful and there are so many new experiences in which people expect you to be the expert. I have worked with many people surrounding family planning, pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, loss, abortion, adoption and parenting. From both personal and professional life, I know how tough it can truly be.
Every relationship faces challenges, from daily miscommunication to bigger conflicts. Therapy helps couples reconnect, build understanding, and strengthen intimacy. Whether you’re hoping to repair distance, improve communication, or simply grow together, support is available. Even thriving couples benefit by preventing small issues from becoming bigger ones. In our work, you’ll have a compassionate space to be heard, explore patterns, and gain tools to navigate challenges—celebrating growth and progress along the way.
Every relationship faces challenges, from daily miscommunication to bigger conflicts. Therapy helps couples reconnect, build understanding, and strengthen intimacy. Whether you’re hoping to repair distance, improve communication, or simply grow together, support is available. Even thriving couples benefit by preventing small issues from becoming bigger ones. In our work, you’ll have a compassionate space to be heard, explore patterns, and gain tools to navigate challenges—celebrating growth and progress along the way.
My goal is to create a safe, open, supportive environment for you to come and express feelings and successfully work through life's struggles. I strive for you to feel safe, accepted and validated. I use CBT, TFCBT, and I am newly trained in EMDR. I am nurturing, nonjudgmental, supportive, and like to use humor when appropriate. I enjoy working with individuals. Kids (10 and up), teens, and adults. I accept Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance, Aetna, Midlands Choice, Wellpoint, as well as United Health Care Insurance. I look forward to meeting you!
My goal is to create a safe, open, supportive environment for you to come and express feelings and successfully work through life's struggles. I strive for you to feel safe, accepted and validated. I use CBT, TFCBT, and I am newly trained in EMDR. I am nurturing, nonjudgmental, supportive, and like to use humor when appropriate. I enjoy working with individuals. Kids (10 and up), teens, and adults. I accept Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance, Aetna, Midlands Choice, Wellpoint, as well as United Health Care Insurance. I look forward to meeting you!
Welcome to the beginning of your therapy journey! As a client centered therapist, my focus is on you and your needs as a client. No problem is too big or too small for therapy, and it's never too early or too late to seek help. We will work together to make your life goals and changes. I also have a small therapy dog named Riker who is excited to work with you!
Welcome to the beginning of your therapy journey! As a client centered therapist, my focus is on you and your needs as a client. No problem is too big or too small for therapy, and it's never too early or too late to seek help. We will work together to make your life goals and changes. I also have a small therapy dog named Riker who is excited to work with you!
I specialize in helping individuals navigate some of life’s difficult transitions and experiences. Whether you're a young adult grappling with relationship challenges, dealing with life transitions as you age, an individual navigating grief or loss, or someone dealing with aging or chronic health conditions, I offer a supportive, flexible space for healing and growth. I also have experience working with Veterans and caregivers facing the unique stresses of their roles. My practice is a place where you are encouraged to show up as your true self, share your story, and explore your emotions without fear of judgment.
I specialize in helping individuals navigate some of life’s difficult transitions and experiences. Whether you're a young adult grappling with relationship challenges, dealing with life transitions as you age, an individual navigating grief or loss, or someone dealing with aging or chronic health conditions, I offer a supportive, flexible space for healing and growth. I also have experience working with Veterans and caregivers facing the unique stresses of their roles. My practice is a place where you are encouraged to show up as your true self, share your story, and explore your emotions without fear of judgment.
Hi! I'm Amy Parker Reid. I am a master's level social worker in central Iowa with over 18 years of experience working with children, teens, and adults. While on my journey I have gained a deep understanding of Iowa's mental health system, available resources in the DSM area, and special education services. As a former special education teacher and counselor, I have seen first-hand how difficult adjusting to new circumstances, routines, and relationships can bring about intense emotions and challenging behaviors. These stressors can often lead to a pattern of negative interactions and power struggles leaving parents frustrated.
Hi! I'm Amy Parker Reid. I am a master's level social worker in central Iowa with over 18 years of experience working with children, teens, and adults. While on my journey I have gained a deep understanding of Iowa's mental health system, available resources in the DSM area, and special education services. As a former special education teacher and counselor, I have seen first-hand how difficult adjusting to new circumstances, routines, and relationships can bring about intense emotions and challenging behaviors. These stressors can often lead to a pattern of negative interactions and power struggles leaving parents frustrated.
I have been a practicing Mental Health Therapist for close to a decade in the Des Moines metro. My approach is focused on helping clients feel understood and empowered to make positive changes. I endeavor to help clients find real solutions and use practical approaches such as talk therapy and mindfulness techniques. Therapy is hard work, but through challenging dysfunctional thought processes and behaviors, change is possible.
I have been a practicing Mental Health Therapist for close to a decade in the Des Moines metro. My approach is focused on helping clients feel understood and empowered to make positive changes. I endeavor to help clients find real solutions and use practical approaches such as talk therapy and mindfulness techniques. Therapy is hard work, but through challenging dysfunctional thought processes and behaviors, change is possible.
I am an emotion focused and cognitive behavioral therapist that incorporates a systemic, relational perspective to my work. I am passionate about helping individuals and couples create the relationship they desire, providing families with the tools necessary to create meaningful relationships, and assisting those in need of support and counsel with a variety of mental health issues. I use 32 years of marital and family counseling experience to provide therapy in the areas of marital therapy, affair reconciliation, divorce adjustment, sexual & drug addictions, depression, and anxiety.
I am an emotion focused and cognitive behavioral therapist that incorporates a systemic, relational perspective to my work. I am passionate about helping individuals and couples create the relationship they desire, providing families with the tools necessary to create meaningful relationships, and assisting those in need of support and counsel with a variety of mental health issues. I use 32 years of marital and family counseling experience to provide therapy in the areas of marital therapy, affair reconciliation, divorce adjustment, sexual & drug addictions, depression, and anxiety.
As a trauma-focused therapist I believe we are all products of our life experiences, which can sometimes leave us feeling sad, angry, afraid, and countless other ways. I am passionate about meeting my clients where they are and walking alongside them to help them navigate and resolve difficulties in their lives as well as to help them in improving their sense of self worth and hopefulness in order to reach the ultimate goals of happiness and peace, whatever that may look like to them.
As a trauma-focused therapist I believe we are all products of our life experiences, which can sometimes leave us feeling sad, angry, afraid, and countless other ways. I am passionate about meeting my clients where they are and walking alongside them to help them navigate and resolve difficulties in their lives as well as to help them in improving their sense of self worth and hopefulness in order to reach the ultimate goals of happiness and peace, whatever that may look like to them.
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Number of Therapists in 50309
100+
Average cost per session
$175
Therapists in 50309 who prioritize treating:
| 95% | Anxiety |
| 95% | Social Anxiety |
| 95% | Health Anxiety |
| 95% | Driving Anxiety |
| 89% | Depression |
| 71% | Relationship Issues |
| 71% | Trauma and PTSD |
Average years in practice
10 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 78% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
| 74% | Wellmark BCBS |
| 60% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
How Therapists in 50309 see their clients
| 70% | In Person and Online | |
| 30% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 82% | Female | |
| 15% | Male | |
| 3% | Non-Binary |