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I became a therapist to positively impact people's lives when they need it most because the world we live in can overwhelm everyon...
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I became a therapist to positively impact people's lives when they need it most because the world we live in can overwhelm everyone at some point in their lives.
Janet Rieckhoff is a Licensed Mental Health Therapist with 4.5 years of experience. She gets excited about helping those with mental health issues. She works with individuals, couples, and families. She has the most passion for the issues of anxiety, depression, bipolar, OCD, BPD, LGBTQIA+ (she is an ally), life transitions, career issues, relationships, grief, women's issues, infertility, adoption, non-complex trauma, those with substance use issues who have been in recovery and want to better their lives, and spirituality issues including recovering from spiritual abuse and spiritual trauma.
Janet earned a Master of Arts in Counseling at Kairos University and a master’s in Divinity at Emory University. She utilizes many treatment approaches including CBT, DBT, STEPPS, Gottman, motivational interviewing, choice therapy, ACT, Rogerian, REBT, narrative therapy, the use of pets to cope, 12 steps, and is in the process of becoming certified in EMDR.
Janet looks forward to meeting you where you are in your life and in your mental health issues. She will be able to listen and respond in a non-threatening, compassionate, and knowledgeable way. She will help you identify thought distortions and irrational beliefs and work with you in creating a treatment plan that is specific to you.
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Jenny Leigh Redlin is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor (LMHC, LPC) with over 10 years of exp...
Jenny Leigh Redlin is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor (LMHC, LPC) with over 10 years of experience assisting adults who are struggling with trauma, shame, regret, difficult life transitions, low feelings of self-worth, anxiety, depression, or identity-related issues.
Jenny received her Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University. While she loves to create unique treatment opportunities for her clients, she also recognizes that the client is the expert in their own life and views herself in a supporting role. Integrity, respect, and compassion are the core values that compose every session with Jenny.
Work together to create an individualized course of action that will support your strengths, and offer you helpful coping strategies to address the areas of life that you want to work on. With Jenny's expert guidance, you'll be able to start making better mental health a reality.
You deserve dedicated time with a mental health professional — it can be life-changing.
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Family therapy helps families resolve conflicts and strengthen their relationships. It is led by qualified mental health professionals like psychologists, licensed professional counselors (LPCs), and licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) who have extensive training in family dynamics and group communication.
Thriveworks family therapists in West Des Moines, IA usually begin by asking what everyone’s goals are for family counseling. Family members may need help with very specific issues or with general relationship functioning. But there are three main purposes in family counseling: to educate, to counsel, and to strengthen. Thriveworks also offers online family therapy and in-person services, so you may all meet in an office together or join a video call from your home depending on everyone’s location and availability.
The most effective form of Family therapy will often depend on the family itself, as there are many types of family therapy for therapists to use as they see fit in order to best meet the needs of their clients. However, one of the most commonly used types of family therapy is structural family therapy (SFT). SFT focuses specifically on family dynamics and interactions, looking at how they shape the relationships and structure present in the family. It can be effectively used to treat a variety of concerns.
This answer often looks different to each family that starts family therapy. However, some signs that your family might need to consider family counseling include frequent fights or misunderstandings, constant tension, experiencing loss, behavioral issues, marital issues, divorce, and blended family issues, among others.
In family therapy, therapists will often start by asking questions and assessing individual and family dynamics. From there, they may employ therapeutic techniques such as structured family therapy, CBT, strategic family therapy, and more depending on the present concerns and conflicts. From there, a therapist will work to open lines of communication between family members and facilitate emotional healing and growth.
Family therapy can be incredibly successful, with some studies reporting a success rate of almost 90% for improving participants’ emotional and mental health, and around 66% for improving their physical health.
Thriveworks therapists in West Des Moines, IA offer both online family therapy and in-person family therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
Family therapy is usually short term and solution-focused, with most families accomplishing their goals in 12 sessions or fewer. However, it can also last for longer if the probles at hand are more complex — and that’s okay, too.
You want what’s best for you and your family, and sometimes what’s best is a little outside help. Our licensed professionals can help mediate conflict and ensure that every voice feels heard. Call us at Thriveworks in West Des Moines, IA to schedule a family counseling appointment today. We offer convenient evening and weekend sessions, online counseling options, and we accept most major insurances.
Families seek therapy for the same reasons individuals do: to address problems or strengthen certain areas of their lives. Because of the interconnectedness of family systems, small problems can easily snowball into more complicated matters. A licensed family therapist can solve these kinds of problems and ensure that every family member’s needs are heard and attended to with compassion and empathy.
Some of the different needs that can be addressed during counseling include:
We never stop learning even after we complete our schooling. Every day, we encounter new situations that force us to process information differently than the day before. Therapists and counselors, like teachers, encourage us to approach life’s problems with an open mind.
A mental health professional will team up with you and your family to help you work through whatever life problems you’re facing. Some of the types of therapy that may be used during family therapy sessions include:
When you’re ready to give your family a little extra care and attention, please set up an appointment with one of our providers. We know that syncing schedules can be difficult, and that’s why we offer weekend and evening sessions, both in-person and online. As new clients, you may even be able to meet with one of our providers within the same week as scheduling.
Family relationships are invaluable. To get started with family counseling, give us a call at Thriveworks in West Des Moines, IA.
Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy
Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
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