Individual Therapy

Each client will receive a highly personalized approach tailored to individual needs. Our experienced mental health counselors treat a a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues: Depression & Anxiety, Stress Management, Chronic Pain /Long Term Illness/ Cancer, Adjustment Disorders, Panic Disorder/ Generalized Anxiety/ Test Anxiety,  Postconcussional Syndrome/Mild TBI, and Trauma/PTSD.

Telehealth

We realize you have busy schedules. Technology has integrated itself with our society. Daily we use technology to communicate at a very rapid pace. As technology continues to grow it has begun to stretch out into many venues. One of these venues is counseling. Our philosophy with clinical telehealth technology and counseling is a blended method. Incorporation of  face to face sessions & video -based individual counseling session is utilized. The blending face to face sessions and clinical telehealth sessions are up the patient and  his or her convenience.  The goal will always be to provide the best practices and promote the highest clinical standards. Ames Therapy and Consulting utilizes HIPPA Compliant Videoconferencing.

Group Therapy

Upcoming Chronic Pain Group (Des Moines Office) | 6 weeks/every Wednesday

Group therapy for chronic pain help clients become aware and learn to cope with negative changes and emotions, improve relationships and manage pain more effectively. Ames Therapy and Consulting Services Group therapy combines informal discussions about how lives have been affected by chronic pain and formal lectures in regards to pain psychology, establishment of coping skills, and relaxation techniques. Sessions focus on a particular theme, pattern of behavior, or area of learning, such as: Anger management; Assertive communication; Perfectionism and unrealistic expectations; Cycle of chronic pain; Planning for a difficult day; Personal responsibility; Relationships and chronic pain. Click on: Chronic Pain Group to learn more with our video on our YouTube channel! Chronic Pain Group

EMDR

We have several therapist EMDR trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the resolution of mental health symptoms that arise from adverse life experiences. Adverse experiences can overwhelm a person’s ability to cope and can have a lasting negative impact on mental and physical health. EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from many different treatment approaches. EMDR utilizes your mind’s natural problem solving and coping abilities such as those experienced during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. This process allows you to reprocess adverse events and break up negative messages and feelings in order to see past experiences from a different, less distressing perspective.