Women therapists in Ames, IA
Browse Women therapists in Ames, Iowa. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Serving Women
Dr. Teresa Huff-Pomstra
Psychologist, PhD, LP
*Scheduling now for November sessions* If you're experiencing a major life transition, identity shift, mood concern, relationship issues, or struggle with perfectionism & self-worth, I'd be honored to help. Meaningful growth happens when you are deeply understood, supported, and thoughtfully challenged. Together, we’ll work toward deeper insight, lasting change, and freedom to live YOUR life.
7 Years Experience
Online in Ames, IA (Online Only)
Serving Women
Tara Leigh Thomsen
Licensed Professional Counselor, LIMHP, CPC
My goal is to assist you to improve the quality of your life. I believe in providing support and acceptance to assist you in feeling safe sharing problems. Being down to earth and approachable are things I strive for. I hope to assist you in finding tools to feel better.
25 Years Experience
Online in Ames, IA
Serving Women
Amber McKinney-Morgan
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LICSW
Amber provides therapy with a holistic and eclectic approach that is individualized, taking into account that the client is the expert of what they need and how they best retain information. The therapeutic process can incorporate interventions related, but not limited to, Eye Movement desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), internal family systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing (SE), Sex Therapy, Hypnosis, CBT-E, EFT, Bowen, Gottman and more.
8 Years Experience
Online in Ames, IA (Online Only)
Serving Women
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 Women
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)
Women therapists in Ames, IA Statistics
Women therapists in Ames, IA average 14 years of experience and charge around $210 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (69%), Self Esteem (66%), and Life Coaching (63%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$210
Accept insurance
26%
Offer sliding scale
49%
Gender ID
| 73% |
Female |
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| 24% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 69% |
Online Only |
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| 31% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Specialties
| 69% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 66% | Self Esteem |
| 63% | Life Coaching |
| 57% | Loss or Grief |
| 54% | Depression |
| 51% | Stress |
| 49% | Women's Issues |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 66% | Young Adult |
| 54% | Senior |
| 37% | Teen |
| 14% | Children |
Client Focus
| 100% | Women |
| 69% | Men |
| 54% | Christian |
| 49% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 46% | LGBTQ+ |