Men therapists in Ames, IA
Browse Men therapists in Ames, Iowa. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Serving Men
Dr. Stéphanie Gamache, PhD
Hypnotherapist, PhD
Something in you knows that what you're carrying runs deeper than the presenting problem.
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable, and outwardly composed-yet internally they live with anxiety, depression, chronic tension or pain, relentless self-criticism, or a sense that something essential is blocked, muted, or just out of reach. These struggles may surface in mood, in the body, in behavior, or in relationships-including sexuality and intimacy-but they are rarely contained to any one area. They tend to reflect deeper emotional and relational patterns formed early in life, often before language, that continue to shape how a person approaches closeness, vulnerability, agency, pleasure, and self-expression.
My work centers on how early experience shapes the capacity for self-regulation, desire, connection, and meaning throughout life-and particularly on how people come to know what they need and want, how they learn to express or inhibit those impulses, and what happens when these capacities become conflicted, constricted, or difficult to sustain.
I integrate psychoanalytic hypnotherapy, somatic awareness, and clinical sexology within a reflective, depth-oriented process. Hypnosis functions as a central clinical tool-creating conditions for deeper internal contact with emotional, bodily, and unconscious experience that can be difficult to reach through conversation alone. The aim is not only relief from symptoms, but the development of a more coherent and compassionate relationship with one's inner life: sensations, emotions, impulses, and desires.
This work is oriented toward lasting psychological change-and toward greater freedom in how one relates to oneself, one's body, and one's capacity for connection, authenticity, and vitality. It is best suited to those ready to move beyond symptom management toward something more fundamental.
7 Years Experience
Online in Ames, IA (Online Only)
Serving Men
Kari Carter
Life Coach, APSATS certified, ACC, CPC, ADOH
Betrayal Trauma is not just professional work for me - It is personal. In addition to being a Certified APSATS Coach with advanced trauma training, I am also a betrayed partner. The most meaningful letters after my name are not just my credentials, but the lived experience that fuels my passion for this work. I understand the shock, hypervigilance, grief, and confusion that follow relational betrayal, and I provide trauma-informed, partner-sensitive support that prioritizes safety, clarity, and empowerment. If you are navigating infidelity, sexual addiction, or relational deception, you deserves support from someone who both understands the clinical complexities and truly "gets it."
3 Years Experience
Online in Ames, IA (Online Only)
Serving Men
Aaron Kapin
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, SEP, LMT
If your body is still feeling uncomfortable, agitated, or activated despite years of therapy and self-work, you're in the right place.
If you've already made the connection that some of your physical symptoms are probably stress related, you're well along your way. Once you've identified that, then there are ways that you can learn to work with your nervous system to start moving in a better direction.
I collaborate with intelligent, caring and curious humans to help them learn how to settle their nervous systems and resolve stress-related issues they may be contending with, ranging from digestive issues to anxiety attacks, nervous tics to emotional flares.
11 Years Experience
Online in Ames, IA (Online Only)
Serving Men
Carrie Gauthier
Hypnotherapist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, CCHt
Fear, anxiety, anger, shame, guilt, sadness; we are taught to repress these uncomfortable emotions and mask our pain. When these BIG emotions are shoved down for so long, they try to get our attention in various ways. We push back harder. They often manifest as maladaptive behaviors, habits, addictions, and even chronic physical and psychological conditions. We may overeat, overwork, over-promise, people-please, self-sabotage, be unable to focus, thrill-seek, put ourselves in danger, act out, procrastinate, deplete our own resources, and more. The majority of this type of unwanted behavior and thinking often can be traced back to some form of trauma, abuse, abandonment, or neglect. My hypnotherapy sessions help to process the emotions in a safe and loving way, and facilitate healing; so you feel safe in your own mind and comfortable in your own skin. We simultaneously work on reframing the debilitating thoughts and behaviors with healthy and supportive new ones that support your new goals. It is in this way we let go of the old stories and rewrite the future of our dreams.
2 Years Experience
Online in Ames, IA (Online Only)
Serving Men
Julien Moe
Hypnotherapist, Diploma in Clinical and Applied Hypnosis, Diploma in Life Coaching
"Welcome to Moe Psychological Services with A Touch Of Care. Time to shine & be a new YOU! Moe Psychological Services has been helping clients enhancing & enriching their lives. Whether your issues are psychological, family, academic, social, dating, or professional, we can help you help yourself get resilient in no time. Affordable and efficient life coaching and clinical hypnotherapy available on Skype, phone, text, FaceTime and homebound. We use DIcit hypnotherapy, and other clinical hynotherapies. What matters most is the soonest recovery of our clients."
10 Years Experience
Online in Ames, IA
Men therapists in Ames, IA Statistics
Men therapists in Ames, IA average 14 years of experience and charge around $235 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Life Coaching (75%), Self Esteem (64%), and Anxiety or Fears (61%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$235
Accept insurance
11%
Offer sliding scale
50%
Gender ID
| 56% |
Female |
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| 41% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 64% |
Online Only |
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| 36% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Specialties
| 75% | Life Coaching |
| 64% | Self Esteem |
| 61% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 61% | Loss or Grief |
| 61% | Stress |
| 57% | Men’s Issues |
| 54% | Codependency |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 64% | Young Adult |
| 50% | Senior |
| 39% | Teen |
| 14% | Children |
Client Focus
| 100% | Men |
| 86% | Women |
| 64% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 61% | Christian |
| 54% | LGBTQ+ |