Therapists in Iowa

Hello, my name is Dr. Jill Sudak-Allison. I have been a licensed mental health counselor and marriage and family therapist for over 30 years. I have worked in outpatient medical clinics, private practice, and university settings. My therapeutic style is supportive, holistic and transparent. It is my goal to offer a safe, empathetic, caring, non-judgmental, and open environment for you to explore issues that cause you distress. My passion is to help you find your way back to being yourself, resolving your problems, experiencing peace of mind and joy in your life again.

Are you looking for a safe space to work through your challenges? Would you like to reconnect with yourself or others? Do you feel ready to try something different? Welcome. I'm Amy, and I'm excited to help you reclaim your power as the expert of your life. My concentrations include anxiety, depression, identity exploration, weight loss and emotional eating, life transitions, relationships, and managing work-related stress. I am grateful to be seeing teens, adults, couples, and families.

Are you feeling dissatisfied with your life? Feeling like you have an idea of where you want to go and yet it seems like there is always something that keeps getting in your way! You keep getting started but can't seem to get to the finish line. It's time to take back control of your life. Hypnosis is a natural process in which your mind is more receptive to positive suggestion, insight and letting go of negative feelings. Discover how you can overcome old habits and step into a new way of living your life.

Everyone has a story, and each story is different and deserves to be told. Our stories at times can be filled with unexpected and sometimes overwhelming challenges that affect each of us in different ways. Through my own personal and professional story, I have discovered that building a supportive relationship through therapy creates a safe place to explore life struggles, understand difficult issues, develop new skills, enrich relationships, and work through situations to lead a more authentic life.

Hello! In addition to expertise on human behavior, having a wealth of life experience provides me with a level of sensitivity and empathy with others that brings a unique enrichment to the counseling experience. I am a bit unconventional, and provide a genuine and safe, nonjudgmental space as a guide on your personal growth journey. Practicing a holistic approach, I incorporate wellness of mind, body, and spirit into my work, fostering healing at a deeper level. I specialize in healing from narcissistic abuse, relational trauma, and codependency.

Still Waters has an individualized substance abuse program focusing on individual's strengths, needs, experiences & goals. This gives clients a deeper, more meaningful experience versus one-size-fits-all rehab programs that funnel clients into their most profitable addiction programs (e.g., Intensive Outpatient Treatment). Still Waters is the only licensed program that has a holistic mind-body-spirit approach to addiction, in Eastern Iowa, founded on faith-based, Christian principles, while respecting everyone regardless of their beliefs or faith.

I see primarily adolescents and adults to help work through most things life throws our way. I use a combination of evidence based treatments, compassion and humor to help find your best self. I have been in the field for over 15 years across various settings working with people who have experienced trauma, mood disorders, foster care/adoption concerns and general life stress.

As a therapist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, food behaviors, body image concerns and anxiety disorders, I strive to create a safe place for clients to practice greater self-awareness and develop new methods to handle the concerns that are keeping them from feeling their best. With 10 years of experience teaching yoga as well, I have a heartfelt passion for encouraging positive balance in all areas of life, including food, body image and a more compassionate relationship to self.

As your therapist, it is vital for me to see the world through your eyes and lived experiences. I offer integrative treatment modalities based on your personal preferences, often incorporating feminist and multicultural theoretical orientations. Safety is key when working with a new therapist, and it is my job to ensure every client feels supported in the therapy space. My specializations include perinatal mental health, trauma, parenting, recovery, sexuality, perimenopause, and gender. I am a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and I am an open and affirming therapist who believes in equality, equanimity, and body autonomy.

We all face difficult situations in our lives that can leave us feeling alone and overwhelmed. My goal is to help you find your true potential to lead a full and productive life. Together we can work to better understand and resolve the challenges that you face. By applying complimentary therapy approaches and techniques, we will identify negative perceptions or behavior patterns that may be keeping you from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

I became a therapist with a goal to intervene at early ages with children/youth who are at risk with the hopes to minimize long term behavioral issues that lead into criminal behavior. I currently work with children aged 8 and above and adults/couples/families who experience a variety of symptoms and real-life problems. Currently I am only accepting Tele-health clients.

Shanon Claussen LISW, RPT-S, CADC, Certified EMDR Therapist, has been providing mental health therapy since 2006, Shanon's clinical experience includes work with individuals (children 18 months & older, adolescents, adults, couples, & families). Shanon utilizes techniques appropriate to each client, individualizes treatment plans, & meets clients where they are at.

I have been practicing for the last decade as a clinical social worker. I take pride in assisting clients in engaging in the therapeutic process to foster personal growth and transformation. My personal and professional view of psychotherapy is one that includes a journey of self-reflection and overall life functioning improvement.

If you are looking for help then you have some idea of how you would like things in your life to be different. It may be "I want to feel less depressed and more engaged with life." It may be related to eating issues; whether anorexia, bulimia, overeating, or obsession with healthy food. Depression, anxiety and other emotions are so much a part of eating issues and all will prevent you from making the changes you cannot seem to without help. Depression and anxiety in general can keep you from having the life you so desire and life losses can also keep you stuck in the past. We all want to find joy and meaning in our present life.

I have 34 years of experience helping adults with many different issues including but not limited to anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship issues and grief. We work together to meet your goals. Thank you for the opportunity to work with you. I know reaching out for help is often difficult.

Hello my name is Alyssa. I welcome you to the beginning of your journey to thriving. I believe we all deserve someone to sit with us in times of joy as well as times of sorrow and anger. I would love to join you on your journey. No matter who you are, where you are from or what you look like we all deserve to feel seen and heard.

I provide an open and accepting environment that empowers clients to share their concerns without judgment. From a systemic perspective, I focus on helping individuals, couples and families develop a greater sense of self within their relationships, leading clients to develop and maintain healthy and sustainable relationships beyond therapy. I work with a broad range of clients including individual teenagers to older adults, couples and families, with a diverse set of problems and needs including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, couple and marital issues, blended family problems, and many more.

As a trauma-informed therapist utilizing EMDR, ACT, Ego State/ IFS and CBT, I emphasize the importance of acceptance, mindfulness, and commitment to values-driven actions. I support clients in working through difficult experiences, such as anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic pain, procrastination, indecision, and moving forward during transitional stages of life, including high school, college, graduate school, sports, retirement, and more. I guide them in embracing these experiences while moving forward with their lives. I have expertise with people ranging in age from 15-70. Extensive background working with college students.

No matter why you are seeking therapy, my goal is to make you feel comfortable while helping you to explore whatever life stressor you are currently experiencing in a safe and accepting environment. I have helped individuals, couples, and families to develop open communication, conflict resolution, emotional regulation, and overall improvement in each client's emotional wellbeing and life satisfaction. I also have experience working on issues such as depression and mood disorders, anxiety, grief and loss, oppositional defiant disorder, self-harm, and other adjustment-related stressors.