Adult Counseling

What is ADULT COUNSELING

Over twenty-five percent of Americans experience mental health issues every year. Our highly experienced psychologists and therapists work with adults of all ages, gender, belief systems, and backgrounds. We value working with the whole person and the issues they bring for exploration. As a practice, we center our therapy on empathy and work closely with each client. We believe in conducting thorough face to face assessments with each person and working together with people, as a team, to determine the best course of treatment. Our approach to adult counseling is to help each person use their existing strengths, in addition to learning new skills, to grow and create their own meaning in their life. We offer a wide range of mental health services and can help identify a treatment plan that is right for you.

What are Older Adult Services?

As we age, some things in life become more challenging. In fact, approximately 15% of adults aged 60 and over live with a mental health disorder. Central Iowa Psychological Services is here with comprehensive and compassionate care to help older adults live healthy, independent, and meaningful lives. Our older adult services address aging-related issues such as support to maintain a home, transportation, health, mobility, grief, isolation, emotional concerns, and more.


Nursing Home Counseling

The staff at Central Iowa Psychological Services provides a wide variety of services to older adults residing in nursing homes, residential care facilities, and assisted living. These services and psychological assessments can be conducted at the facility or in the office.



We work with a variety of issues specific to older adults. Therapists specializing in services for older adults can meet you, your family, and your treatment team as well as anyone assisting with treatment decisions.


Older Adult Issues We Support

  • Aging
  • Depression
  • Grief & Loss
  • Death & Dying
  • Caregiving
  • Dementia
  • Couples Therapy
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Anxiety
  • Coping with Change
  • Memory Loss
  • Parenting Grandchildren
  • Driving Assessments
  • Individual & Family Therapy


PRIOR TO CARE, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE SIGNED BY A LEGALLY COMPETENT OLDER ADULT, THEIR GUARDIAN OR POWER OF ATTORNEY. CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR DETAILS.


Counseling Services for Older Adults

In-office services include individual therapy, family therapy and consultations, couples therapy, driving assessments, cognitive memory, and dementia assessments.


Services are also available in many local area nursing homes and assisted living centers. Therapists specializing in services for older adults can meet you, your family, and your treatment team, as well as anyone assisting with treatment decisions.


Therapists are also available for counseling services for nursing home and assisted living center staff and for in-service presentations for center staff and/or caregiver groups.

Mental Health Treatment

Mental health treatment typically involves an integrative team of providers such as counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and peer support professionals. Our approach to treatment is tailored to the unique needs of each individual client.

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

    EMDR enables clients to heal from symptoms and emotional stress associated with traumatic life experiences. There are eight phases of EMDR therapy treatment. The goal is for clients to completely process the experiences that are causing problems.


    https://youtu.be/hKrfH43srg8

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

    DBT is a cognitive-behavioral treatment to help individuals learn and use new skills such as mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Research has shown that it is effective in treating various difficulties such as depression, PTSD, eating disorders, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation.


    https://youtu.be/UJzvQYswABQ

  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)

    CBT is a psychotherapeutic treatment that helps clients learn how to identify and change destructive or disturbing thought patterns that have a negative influence on behavior and emotions. The goal of CBT is to help clients reduce stress, cope with complicated relationships, deal with grief, and other common life challenges.


    https://youtu.be/q6aAQgXauQw

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