Elderly Persons Disorders Therapists in Des Moines, IA

This component address the age related mental health challenges, cognitive changes, emotional well-being, and strategies to maintain independence and quality of life.

When I began my practice, I was already in my mid 60s and assumed I would specialize in older adults. As a specialist in sexuality, I have helped many clients who come to me with sexual issues, most related to aging. I've become an expert of elder sexuality, assisting clients who want to continue to enjoy a healthy and satisfying erotic life. I have helped clients overcome erectile dysfunction, inability to orgasm, low desire, pain with sex and other problems. Many clients come to me post divorce or widowhood, who have not been sexual or even touched for decades and whose bodies have gone numb. Lack of education is a big problem for many and just learning about what is "normal" and what is possible is a huge game changer. Often, there needs to be a clearing of emotional issues that needs to be cleared. More recently, I have begun working with clients who have medical issues related to aging, working with people who are dealing with Parkinsons, IBS, Cancer, etc. Finally, as we age often we become anxious and fearful about our mortality, something that I can definitely help with as a hypnotist.

Des Moines is Iowa's state capital and the center of America's insurance industry — home to Principal Financial Group, Wellmark, and dozens of other major insurers — creating a therapy demand shaped by the particular stresses of financial services careers alongside the concerns of a growing and increasingly diverse urban population. The city has experienced dramatic demographic change through refugee resettlement and immigration, with growing communities from Myanmar, Congo, and Latin America making it one of the most rapidly diversifying mid-size cities in the Midwest. UnityPoint Health — Iowa Methodist Medical Center and MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center provide institutional mental health resources, with a private practice community concentrated in the West Des Moines and Urbandale corridors. Iowa's relative shortage of mental health providers makes Des Moines an important access point for the broader state, and many therapists here serve clients from smaller surrounding communities.

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Male

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In Person and Online

Top Treatment Approaches

50%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
50%	Psychosocial Therapy
50%	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
50%	Somatic Therapy
50%	Developmental Therapy
50%	Reality Therapy / Choice Theory
50%	Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Ages Served

100%	Adult
100%	Senior

Client Focus

100%	Persons with Disabilities
50%	Asian
50%	Hindu
50%	Middle Eastern
50%	Pacific Islander

Elderly Persons Disorders therapists in Des Moines, Iowa IA

Dr. Christopher Lowery, DHSc, CLCP

MJB Wellness LLC

Elderly Persons Disorders therapists in Des Moines, Iowa Statistics

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