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Military life comes with unique struggles that can have lasting effects on veterans and their families. The stress of service, war-related trauma, and adjustment coming back to civilian life can all take their toll. Members of the military and their loved ones may develop mental health concerns like PTSD, depression, and anxiety, making life more difficult than it could be.

This is where therapy can help. Whether you are located in downtown Ames, the suburbs of Ames, other nearby places such as Urbandale, West Des Moines, or anywhere else in Iowa, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Common Issues Military Veterans and Families Face

Here are some of the most prevalent issues facing veterans and military families:

  • Veterans: Combat injuries, addictions to narcotics, alcoholism, difficulties getting reacclimated to the civilian world, mental issues like anxiety and PTSD.
  • Military families: worry and sadness during deployment, concern for the well-being of the military member, financial struggles, a fear of being uprooted, lack of control, mental conditions like depression and anxiety, vicarious trauma.

It’s normal to have difficulty during military service or after exiting the military, and that’s why veteran and military family counseling exists. If you or your family are struggling, we recommend you explore your therapy options.

Seek Veteran/Military Family Counseling Now!

A licensed counselor will work with you and your family to explore and resolve the mental and emotional issues holding you back from enjoying life to its fullest. And Mental Health Match can help you find an experienced therapist in your area. Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Steven Elrod
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Collaborate as a team to unravel what is causing your symptoms of anxiety and depression. Our mental health is a complex result of our genes, biology, environment, and experiences. We will work together to locate and treat the actual core problems.


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Collaborate as a team to unravel what is causing your symptoms of anxiety and depression. Our mental health is a complex result of our genes, biology, environment, and experiences. We will work together to locate and treat the actual core problems.

Something to know about my approach is:

We have an simple relaxing time getting to know each other. I am very easy to talk to and have a great compassion for my clients. Our work together can be a very healing experience where living is relearned and worries are re-perceived

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Management
  • Anxiety Medication
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Clients are encouraged to discuss anything that they want help processing. Farrah is open and accepting of clients from all backgrounds.


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Clients are encouraged to discuss anything that they want help processing. Farrah is open and accepting of clients from all backgrounds.

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Farrah believes in helping her clients find individual solutions to complex issues. Farrah provides a warm, non- judgmental, and understanding approach.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adoption
  • Anxiety
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Stress
  • Trauma
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Sarah Meng
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We'll find movement in the stuck places, process trauma, and build self compassion. Getting started is the second hardest part of therapy. I'll be there with skilled support!


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We'll find movement in the stuck places, process trauma, and build self compassion. Getting started is the second hardest part of therapy. I'll be there with skilled support!

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I am a Health at Every Size clinician.⁠⁠ My practice is culturally affirming and anti-oppressive. I bring a decade of experience, training, and research in trauma, depression, and anxiety. With skilled support, you can find relief.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Grief
  • Health at Every Size (HAES)
  • Kink
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Neurodivergence
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Transgender
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While working together, we will focus on underlying traumas or anxieties and better understand how to approach them effectively.


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While working together, we will focus on underlying traumas or anxieties and better understand how to approach them effectively.

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The ideal client is a human being who wants to better understand and have compassion for themselves by utilizing mindfulness, neuroscience, and somatic healing techniques.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Depression
  • First Generation Issues
  • Marriage
  • Motherhood
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma
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Molly Sutton
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Explore aspects of the various systems within which clients exist. I look at family, work, friends, and other relationships to help clients discover where changes might be effective.


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Explore aspects of the various systems within which clients exist. I look at family, work, friends, and other relationships to help clients discover where changes might be effective.

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I recognize that it takes a great deal of vulnerability and courage to embark on the therapeutic journey. My approach is trauma-informed and incorporates art therapy, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral, solution-focused, and strengths-based.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Communication Skills
  • Depression
  • Financial Stress
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Job Stress
  • Life Transitions
  • Mindfulness
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Time Management
  • Trauma
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Molly Sutton remote and phone therapy in Iowa