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If you’ve dealt with any type of abuse in the past, you may be aware of the adverse effects it can have on your mental health. On the opposite end of the spectrum, if you’ve been abusive in the past, you may have trouble forgiving yourself.

Regardless, a licensed therapist can help you access your feelings and heal from abuse you’ve experienced. Wherever you are located in Iowa from Ames to West Des Moines or even Des Moines, or anywhere else nearby, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You Need Help with Abuse

Whether you’ve abused someone else in the past or you’ve been a victim of abuse, you may have some scars that make life difficult.

Here are some signs you need help with abuse:

  • You may be easily triggered to feel fear or panic.
  • You may hold a lot of anger toward the person who abused you.
  • You avoid talking about or doing anything that can remind you of your experience.
  • You blame yourself for your experience.

Abuse comes in many forms, including physical abuse, mental abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse, verbal abuse, and more (this is not an exhaustive list). No matter the type of abuse you are dealing with, Mental Health Match can help you find a therapist to get the healing process started and improve your life.

If you’re struggling with past abuse and not sure how therapy can help, read this article by licensed therapist Kennyetta Watkins: When bad things happen to good people.

Speak With an Abuse Counselor Today!

Abuse can take hold and change the trajectory of your life - in severe cases, it can take your life completely off track. But, with targeted therapy based on your specific abuse situation, there’s hope for recovery and lasting happiness. And with Mental Health Match, finding a great therapist is easy! Start by browsing below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Together in therapy, using CBT, we tackle challenges by reshaping thought patterns and behaviors. This approach cultivates resilience, promotes growth, and fosters lasting positive changes in mental well-being.

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In therapy, I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to empower clients with practical tools. By addressing thoughts and behaviors, we create positive changes together, fostering resilience and enhancing well-being.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abandonment Issues
  • Abusive Relationships
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxiety Management
  • Body Acceptance
  • Celebrities and Public Figures
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Transition
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Human Trafficking
  • LGBTQ+
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Understanding
  • Self-Worth
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Transgender
  • Trauma
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Women
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Jenny Bishop
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I’ll offer you the support you need to accomplish your therapeutic goals and get to know yourself better. A life where it’s easier to find joy in your everyday life is possible. You don’t have to keep feeing stuck and you don't have to do it alone!


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I’ll offer you the support you need to accomplish your therapeutic goals and get to know yourself better. A life where it’s easier to find joy in your everyday life is possible. You don’t have to keep feeing stuck and you don't have to do it alone!

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Clients come to me looking for a therapist who asks thoughtful questions, offers a different perspective, and finding tools that work best with your brain, while the top priority always being that you feel safe and supported throughout your journey.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Body Acceptance
  • Communication Skills
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Food Allergy Anxiety
  • Grief
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Medical Trauma
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Compassion
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  • Sexual Trauma
  • Trauma
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In our therapy journey, we will work collaboratively to explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Together, we'll develop strategies to navigate challenges, foster growth, and achieve your goals.


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In our therapy journey, we will work collaboratively to explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Together, we'll develop strategies to navigate challenges, foster growth, and achieve your goals.

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My approach as a trauma therapist is rooted in compassion and understanding. I provide a safe space to address the impact of trauma, empowering clients to heal, build resilience, and regain control over their lives.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Codependency
  • Confidence
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Grief
  • Premarital Counseling
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  • Trauma
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Together, we'll cultivate your capacity for courage, compassion, and lasting change. You'll walk away with a better understanding of yourself and new tools and strategies for navigating your relationships and stressors with resilience and purpose.


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Together, we'll cultivate your capacity for courage, compassion, and lasting change. You'll walk away with a better understanding of yourself and new tools and strategies for navigating your relationships and stressors with resilience and purpose.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use an eclectic style of theories and modalities to develop client-centered, realistic treatment plans. I never recommend unrealistic or unachievable treatments that don't align with your goals and vision for your ideal future.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Bisexuality
  • Church Abuse
  • Communication Skills
  • Cult Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Empowering Women
  • Entrepreneurial Women
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Family Trauma
  • Family Violence
  • Gender Non-Conforming
  • Gender Transition
  • Gender Transition in Families
  • Gun Violence Survivors
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Incest
  • Military Life Transition
  • Military Service
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Parent of Sexual Abuse Survivor
  • Polyamory
  • Professional Women
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Skills
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Vicarious Trauma
  • Violence
  • Women
  • Women’s Health
  • Women Veterans
  • Young Women
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Shauna Huberty
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​We'll work together to name & understand your thoughts, feelings, & behavior while processing how your past connects to your present & figure out how you want to apply these insights to your life so you can be kinder to yourself & live with meaning.


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Together, we will:

​We'll work together to name & understand your thoughts, feelings, & behavior while processing how your past connects to your present & figure out how you want to apply these insights to your life so you can be kinder to yourself & live with meaning.

Something to know about my approach is:

Each person's needs are unique. With compassion & authenticity guiding my practice, I will work with you to develop insight into your core self, and learn unique effective coping tools by building on your personal strengths to accomplish your goals.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Binge Eating
  • Body Image
  • Chronic Stress
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Emotional Regulation
  • High-Functioning Autism
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Panic Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Self Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sports
  • Stress
  • Women
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