Mollie Michelfelder

I am a person with lived experience. I am a licensed psychotherapist and a certified addictions counselor in the State of Iowa. I specialize in the best practice treatment of trauma-related diagnoses/responses (this includes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing EMDR, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy TF-CBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy DBT, mindfulness-based meditation and trauma-informed yoga). Over the past nineteen years, I have engaged in psychotherapy with individuals and groups as well as addiction counseling within residential and outpatient treatment settings.

I am an educator and advocate (as a former adjunct instructor at the graduate level and presenter at state conferences). And while I have provided clinical supervision to mental health providers and addiction counselors, it is my role as a therapist with individuals that I find to be the most meaningful. To me, this is sacred work.

My approach to therapy is one of warmth and respectful curiosity. I seek to know and understand so that I may offer support, psychoeducation, and trauma-specific treatment. I believe that personal empowerment is one of the greatest gifts of therapy. It is for this reason that I do not tell individuals what to do. Instead I am a steady presence as individuals grow toward their highest selves.

At the first session, we can get to know one another. I will answer questions about my education, theoretical orientation and the therapeutic process. I will ask light questions. If the client chooses to continue (and this is important), we can begin the biopsychosocial assessment. Please know that clients may pass on any questions and there is no pressure. It is the client who sets the pace.