Dawn Hupfeld, LMHC, CDBT, CCTP-II

My clients describe me as:

My clients tell me that I am easy to work with because I not only have knowledge, but I also have life experience with complex trauma in my own past.

Something to know about my approach is:

I provide DBT, ACT, and Schema Therapy interventions. In each session, you are given skill-building techniques to practice. I provide a free online app for you to use to aid in diagnoses, and track mood and other issues causing distress.

Together, we will:

Allow me to walk beside you on this path and learn how to build resilience so you are strong enough to take on any challenge. I work from a person-centered approach which means you lead in therapy and I will support you on the journey.

I specialize in working with people who:

Find themselves struggling with expressing emotions, have learned ways of coping that are not effectively working in relationships with other friends, family members, or intimate relationships

I became a therapist because:

I have a history of complex developmental traumas that led to years of struggling as an adult. I want to help others who experience the same issues.

Something that stands out about where I offer therapy is:

I am able to reach people where they are in Rural Iowa, the stay-at-home parents, the disabled, those struggling to commute to a therapist.

More about me and my practice:

I graduated from Walden University with my Master's in 2017 at the age of 48. I went back to school when my son went to college. Being a therapist is not my career, it is my passion! I feel it is my purpose to help others and teach life skills