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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental condition that can completely derail your life. It manifests with disturbing thoughts related to a traumatic event that happened a while ago. Sometimes the wounds of the trauma are so deep that you find it hard to function, and this is where therapy can help.

A licensed PTSD therapist can help you heal from traumatic events and regain a sense of calm and ease. 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.

Symptoms of PTSD

PTSD presents in different ways depending on the individual. If you’re suffering from PTSD, you may experience symptoms such as:

  • Intrusive memories that manifest as nightmares, realistic flashbacks, or reactions to anything that reminds you of the traumatic event.
  • Increased reactiveness to external situations.
  • Mood changes including emotional numbness, hopelessness, and pessimism.

If you are wondering if you have PTSD, read this article for more information about PTSD symptoms.

It’s Never Too Late: Get Help for PTSD Today

A therapist who specializes in PTSD therapy can help you discover the source of your psychological stress and create a treatment plan to help you feel better. Use our free therapist matching tool to find a therapist today!

Iowa PTSD Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Nichelle Blakesley
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Explore how your past and how this has helped shape and influence how you view the world around you. We will then work together to identify what healing looks like to you and what beliefs from your past are sneaking in creating difficulty.


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Together, we will:

Explore how your past and how this has helped shape and influence how you view the world around you. We will then work together to identify what healing looks like to you and what beliefs from your past are sneaking in creating difficulty.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe in the power of human connection and humor. I offer trauma informed therapy interventions, with encouragement, kindness, and gentle realistic thought processing that focuses on your individual strengths and goals.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxiety Management
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Life Changes
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Depression
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Brittany Orzola
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Your session time is your time to work through anything you want, at your own pace. We all walk a unique path in this life and I will always support your individuality and what you want your life to look like.


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Your session time is your time to work through anything you want, at your own pace. We all walk a unique path in this life and I will always support your individuality and what you want your life to look like.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am here for you to support but also challenge and help you grow into the best version of yourself, navigating all of the pain and judgement that life might have thrown, or is still currently throwing your way.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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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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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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work on being able to combat your life challenges and engage in developing better coping mechanisms to manage life challenges.


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work on being able to combat your life challenges and engage in developing better coping mechanisms to manage life challenges.

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I engage in client centered approaches to include CBT, DBT, play therapy, art therapy techniques.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Autism
  • Manic Depression
  • Medical Trauma
  • Postpartum Depression
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Peter Odegaard
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Together we will focus on finding and resolving the factors that are at the root of your mental health symptoms so that you can begin to live a life that is true to your purpose and in alignment with your highest self.


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Together, we will:

Together we will focus on finding and resolving the factors that are at the root of your mental health symptoms so that you can begin to live a life that is true to your purpose and in alignment with your highest self.

Something to know about my approach is:

I specialize in trauma informed care, and the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders, but have a substantial amount experience treating a host of other mental health issues in a diverse population of clients. I just became a Certified Mental Health

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • High Anxiety
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Nutrition
  • Panic Attacks
  • Personality Disorders
  • Pornography
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychedelic Integration
  • Relationship Skills
  • Schizotypal Disorder
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Self-Image
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Trauma
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