Midlands Choice Therapists in Johnson County, IA
Growing up as a first generation Asian American, I saw my family negatively impacted by the criminal justice system. This grew into a passion for mental health and desire to help others who may feel as though they have no voice. From the start of my career, I have leaned into opportunities that allow me to be an advocate and to learn more about the criminal justice system. Through this work, I’ve seen firsthand how our system impacts first responders and those affected by our legal system.
Growing up as a first generation Asian American, I saw my family negatively impacted by the criminal justice system. This grew into a passion for mental health and desire to help others who may feel as though they have no voice. From the start of my career, I have leaned into opportunities that allow me to be an advocate and to learn more about the criminal justice system. Through this work, I’ve seen firsthand how our system impacts first responders and those affected by our legal system.
I believe that counseling is a process whereby a client voluntarily seeks to resolve interpersonal, emotional, and/or spiritual difficulties with the assistance of another caring individual. I will seek to empower you to make changes for the betterment of your life through a wellness model. I will do my best to offer you the highest ethical standards of care, to listen empathically to you, to persist in hope, to believe in your restoration, and to avoid all forms of judgement. My goal is for you to develop fresh perspectives, to bolster your self confidence in your existing capabilities, and to form a feasible plan of action.
I believe that counseling is a process whereby a client voluntarily seeks to resolve interpersonal, emotional, and/or spiritual difficulties with the assistance of another caring individual. I will seek to empower you to make changes for the betterment of your life through a wellness model. I will do my best to offer you the highest ethical standards of care, to listen empathically to you, to persist in hope, to believe in your restoration, and to avoid all forms of judgement. My goal is for you to develop fresh perspectives, to bolster your self confidence in your existing capabilities, and to form a feasible plan of action.
David received his Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Iowa and has been a practicing psychotherapist for the past 30 years. He is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Counseling Center of Iowa City. He has received advanced training in the areas of Ericksonian Hypnosis, Brief Therapy treatments for Depression and Anxiety, and Biofeedback and Stress management. His research and writing on the impact of chronic illness and chronic pain on individual, couple, and family functioning have received national recognition.
David received his Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Iowa and has been a practicing psychotherapist for the past 30 years. He is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Counseling Center of Iowa City. He has received advanced training in the areas of Ericksonian Hypnosis, Brief Therapy treatments for Depression and Anxiety, and Biofeedback and Stress management. His research and writing on the impact of chronic illness and chronic pain on individual, couple, and family functioning have received national recognition.
Currently accepting new clients! Tayler (she/her/hers) is a licensed master social worker. Through a trauma-informed lens, Tayler incorporates aspects from various therapeutic approaches including: dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and somatic processing. Tayler strives to provide a safe, compassionate and empowering environment to collaborate with clients to process life stressors and achieve their goals.
Currently accepting new clients! Tayler (she/her/hers) is a licensed master social worker. Through a trauma-informed lens, Tayler incorporates aspects from various therapeutic approaches including: dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and somatic processing. Tayler strives to provide a safe, compassionate and empowering environment to collaborate with clients to process life stressors and achieve their goals.
One of the bravest things you can do, is begin to understand your own story. My passion as a therapist is to create a safe, welcoming environment for you to seek mental health support. Regardless of what you are facing, I am here to support you in your journey to emotional wellbeing. I will provide an environment where we can collaborate to process your emotions and learn new skills to manage your stressors. I am committed to empowering you to live your most authentic life, you deserve to be heard.
One of the bravest things you can do, is begin to understand your own story. My passion as a therapist is to create a safe, welcoming environment for you to seek mental health support. Regardless of what you are facing, I am here to support you in your journey to emotional wellbeing. I will provide an environment where we can collaborate to process your emotions and learn new skills to manage your stressors. I am committed to empowering you to live your most authentic life, you deserve to be heard.
I am scheduling new clients for August 2025. I maintain a wait list. I work with adults of all ages and children ages 13 and up. I have 16 years of experience doing outpatient therapy in a school, community mental health, and private practice setting. I previously worked as a public school teacher. I have helped clients with a wide range of concerns, from anxiety, work issues and relationship problems to traumatic stress. I particularly enjoy helping women with anxiety. I adjust my therapy approach to the needs of each unique client, but I generally draw from CBT, Mindfulness, IFS and EMDR.
I am scheduling new clients for August 2025. I maintain a wait list. I work with adults of all ages and children ages 13 and up. I have 16 years of experience doing outpatient therapy in a school, community mental health, and private practice setting. I previously worked as a public school teacher. I have helped clients with a wide range of concerns, from anxiety, work issues and relationship problems to traumatic stress. I particularly enjoy helping women with anxiety. I adjust my therapy approach to the needs of each unique client, but I generally draw from CBT, Mindfulness, IFS and EMDR.
B.P.R. Therapy, Mediation & Coaching Svcs PLLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CCPT, CFTP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Coralville, IA 52241
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, unaddressed 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. Follow me on IG b.p.r. services. I will be starting a segment called Ask Dr. B for the underserved.
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, unaddressed 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. Follow me on IG b.p.r. services. I will be starting a segment called Ask Dr. B for the underserved.
Kerstin Marnin Family Therapist
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW
Verified Verified
North Liberty, IA 52317
Are you or your child struggling with anxiety, self-image, trauma or life stressors? I believe that everyone has the capacity for growth and self-actualization. We are the best experts on ourselves and have tremendous capacity for change. I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker with over 16 years of experience. I have worked with children as young as 3 years, adolescents, teens and families.
Are you or your child struggling with anxiety, self-image, trauma or life stressors? I believe that everyone has the capacity for growth and self-actualization. We are the best experts on ourselves and have tremendous capacity for change. I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker with over 16 years of experience. I have worked with children as young as 3 years, adolescents, teens and families.
Some of the most hardest parts of the human experience involve pain, loneliness, and purposelessness. I am dedicated to standing with clients as they identify their strengths and growth areas. Many of us are dealt situations we struggle to navigate on our own. Together, I believe awareness, healing, and growth can start today.
Some of the most hardest parts of the human experience involve pain, loneliness, and purposelessness. I am dedicated to standing with clients as they identify their strengths and growth areas. Many of us are dealt situations we struggle to navigate on our own. Together, I believe awareness, healing, and growth can start today.
Can't sleep? Trapped in anxious rumination? Misplaced your joy? I specialize in treating insomnia, anxiety, panic and OCD in adults and high school age teens. Clients learn skills and enhance their confidence within a validating Behavioral Therapy framework. Clients co-create weekly behavioral experiments and track their mood, body responses. Therapy is time-limited and problem-focused.
Can't sleep? Trapped in anxious rumination? Misplaced your joy? I specialize in treating insomnia, anxiety, panic and OCD in adults and high school age teens. Clients learn skills and enhance their confidence within a validating Behavioral Therapy framework. Clients co-create weekly behavioral experiments and track their mood, body responses. Therapy is time-limited and problem-focused.
Richelle Derfus
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LISW, CCTP
Verified Verified
North Liberty, IA 52317
I assist in helping clients heal from trauma, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, eating disorder recovery and substance use recovery. I use a wide variety of treatment modalities to assist in overcoming difficulties. I use several treatment modalities, based on what you need. I am certified in EMDR, which is a first line treatment for helping people to overcome trauma. It is also used to treat other emotional experiences. I also assist with people struggling to cope in healthy manners, and help you to discover and implement new coping skills. You will learn new skills to assist you in having the life you want.
I assist in helping clients heal from trauma, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, eating disorder recovery and substance use recovery. I use a wide variety of treatment modalities to assist in overcoming difficulties. I use several treatment modalities, based on what you need. I am certified in EMDR, which is a first line treatment for helping people to overcome trauma. It is also used to treat other emotional experiences. I also assist with people struggling to cope in healthy manners, and help you to discover and implement new coping skills. You will learn new skills to assist you in having the life you want.
Meet Our Midlands Choice Therapists
Kendra Bailey Imagine Therapy Solutions Plc
Counselor, ExDirec, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
North Liberty, IA 52317
Imagine . . . a safe and relaxing place where there's HOPE for the future. Imagine . . . therapists who are trained and can provide DIRECTION. Imagine . . . lasting effects that create CHANGE! As the Executive Director of Imagine Therapy Solutions, PLC, Kendra Bailey is a trained Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has worked in a variety of health care settings. Kendra feels that each client is best served with an approach custom fit to meet their needs. Kendra has experience working with individuals, adults, couples, families, children and adolescents.
Imagine . . . a safe and relaxing place where there's HOPE for the future. Imagine . . . therapists who are trained and can provide DIRECTION. Imagine . . . lasting effects that create CHANGE! As the Executive Director of Imagine Therapy Solutions, PLC, Kendra Bailey is a trained Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has worked in a variety of health care settings. Kendra feels that each client is best served with an approach custom fit to meet their needs. Kendra has experience working with individuals, adults, couples, families, children and adolescents.
Ascent Therapy Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW, RPT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Coralville, IA 52241
At Ascent Therapy Group we believe in the human ability to rise, grow, and blossom. Ascent means to rise through the air. A seedling rising is a symbol of growth, hope and possibility. Even when conditions are undesirable, the ability of a seed to sprout, grow and evolve over time represents our belief in you. At Ascent Therapy Group, we value connecting with you in a way that offers warmth, safety, and healing. We believe connection is an energy exchange; it has the power to deepen the moment, inspire change, and cultivate natural strengths.
At Ascent Therapy Group we believe in the human ability to rise, grow, and blossom. Ascent means to rise through the air. A seedling rising is a symbol of growth, hope and possibility. Even when conditions are undesirable, the ability of a seed to sprout, grow and evolve over time represents our belief in you. At Ascent Therapy Group, we value connecting with you in a way that offers warmth, safety, and healing. We believe connection is an energy exchange; it has the power to deepen the moment, inspire change, and cultivate natural strengths.
Emmalyne Farwell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
North Liberty, IA 52317
Throughout my past professional experiences working with victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, and other types of violent traumas, I walked alongside clients as they lived through some of the most difficult chapters in their stories. Being trusted with someone's story is an honor and a privilege, and should never be taken lightly. When a client walks into my office, my goal is to ensure that they feel safe, supported, valued, and empowered. There are numerous systems that people interact with that can have major impacts on their lives.
Throughout my past professional experiences working with victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, and other types of violent traumas, I walked alongside clients as they lived through some of the most difficult chapters in their stories. Being trusted with someone's story is an honor and a privilege, and should never be taken lightly. When a client walks into my office, my goal is to ensure that they feel safe, supported, valued, and empowered. There are numerous systems that people interact with that can have major impacts on their lives.
I'm accepting new clients. I believe every human wants to belong and seeks connection to others. This can be more challenging for some, causing unnecessary suffering and isolation. I believe that everyone deserves to feel like they belong and can function at their highest potential, regardless of the trauma they endured. I know that bearing your most vulnerable self to a complete stranger can be intimidating but I will provide you with a non-judgemental, compassionate, and caring space for you to do your hard work to achieve your mental, emotional, and social goals.
I'm accepting new clients. I believe every human wants to belong and seeks connection to others. This can be more challenging for some, causing unnecessary suffering and isolation. I believe that everyone deserves to feel like they belong and can function at their highest potential, regardless of the trauma they endured. I know that bearing your most vulnerable self to a complete stranger can be intimidating but I will provide you with a non-judgemental, compassionate, and caring space for you to do your hard work to achieve your mental, emotional, and social goals.
United Action for Youth Psychotherapy Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW
Verified Verified
Iowa City, IA 52244
Waitlist for new clients
The therapists at United Action for Youth have a unique ability to engage teenagers in individual adolescent psychotherapy. They balance listening with talking; they don't lecture or blame; they tailor their style to increase the youth's comfort. UAY therapists have expertise in the areas that are common concerns for teens, parents, and young adults. Although our focus is serving youth 10-25, we can also provide services for adults if space is available.
The therapists at United Action for Youth have a unique ability to engage teenagers in individual adolescent psychotherapy. They balance listening with talking; they don't lecture or blame; they tailor their style to increase the youth's comfort. UAY therapists have expertise in the areas that are common concerns for teens, parents, and young adults. Although our focus is serving youth 10-25, we can also provide services for adults if space is available.
Fannie K Hungerford
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, tLMFT, RYT-500
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Iowa City, IA 52240
I welcome you as you are. Leading with authenticity and connection as core values, I endeavor to bring truth and heartfelt engagement to each therapeutic encounter. Working with somatic based practices, creative exploration, inquiry, and collaborative dialogue, I am committed to supporting individuals and couples in leading more integrated and easeful lives. Normalizing the full-spectrum of the human experience and emotional field, my approach to psychotherapy is one guided by honesty, existential query, love, and the wisdom of the body so we may more fully inhabit the present moment.
I welcome you as you are. Leading with authenticity and connection as core values, I endeavor to bring truth and heartfelt engagement to each therapeutic encounter. Working with somatic based practices, creative exploration, inquiry, and collaborative dialogue, I am committed to supporting individuals and couples in leading more integrated and easeful lives. Normalizing the full-spectrum of the human experience and emotional field, my approach to psychotherapy is one guided by honesty, existential query, love, and the wisdom of the body so we may more fully inhabit the present moment.
As a therapist, one of the essential parts of my work is to provide hope that there is an opportunity for change in everyone's life through positive relationships. I strive to build therapeutic relationships in a safe space for the clients I work with to promote growth and healing. Each child deserves the opportunity to process their challenging experiences in their own unique way, whether through play or verbalizing their experiences, in an empathetic and supportive space.
As a therapist, one of the essential parts of my work is to provide hope that there is an opportunity for change in everyone's life through positive relationships. I strive to build therapeutic relationships in a safe space for the clients I work with to promote growth and healing. Each child deserves the opportunity to process their challenging experiences in their own unique way, whether through play or verbalizing their experiences, in an empathetic and supportive space.
I enjoy working with individuals ready to start their journey with therapy in a safe, non-judgemental, and confidential environment. My approach is eclectic, utilizing a collaborative approach to help foster positive life changes that improve quality of life. I work with individuals experiencing a wide range of concerns including: depression, anxiety, work and family stressors, communication difficulties, marital problems, life transitions, trauma, substance use, gambling, co-occurring disorders, and adjustment to disability.
I enjoy working with individuals ready to start their journey with therapy in a safe, non-judgemental, and confidential environment. My approach is eclectic, utilizing a collaborative approach to help foster positive life changes that improve quality of life. I work with individuals experiencing a wide range of concerns including: depression, anxiety, work and family stressors, communication difficulties, marital problems, life transitions, trauma, substance use, gambling, co-occurring disorders, and adjustment to disability.
Feelings of anxiety, depression, and relational difficulties can have a profound effect on your quality of life. Mental health care is an important component of building personal functioning and making lasting changes to individual outlook and situation. As a therapist I believe that you are the expert of your own life and experiences, and my role is to help you create meaning and understanding of those experiences. Together, we can help build realistic and effective coping skills to manage the unique challenges that you face to create lasting, positive change.
Feelings of anxiety, depression, and relational difficulties can have a profound effect on your quality of life. Mental health care is an important component of building personal functioning and making lasting changes to individual outlook and situation. As a therapist I believe that you are the expert of your own life and experiences, and my role is to help you create meaning and understanding of those experiences. Together, we can help build realistic and effective coping skills to manage the unique challenges that you face to create lasting, positive change.
