Intro to Mind-Body Healing
This class explores ideas, skills and practices that support working with our mind-body-energy connection to improve emotional regulation, self-acceptance, self-compassion, and an improved sense of groundedness. Learning occurs through informal lecture, discussion, and especially guided meditative exercises. This class is ...
Hosted by Jake Pierce-Walsh
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LISW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Des Moines, IA 50312
This class explores ideas, skills and practices that support working with our mind-body-energy connection to improve emotional regulation, self-acceptance, self-compassion, and an improved sense of groundedness. Learning occurs through informal lecture, discussion, and especially guided meditative exercises. This class is ...
Ketamine Assisted Group Therapy Integration
TBD
Hosted by Laurie McCormick
Psychiatrist, MD, DFAPA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
TBD
Recovery Group
This group provides a setting to explore self and relationships with a caring group of adults who are striving for a better life, including recovery from mental health issues and substance use (co-occuring). The group will also educate about the ...
Hosted by Jen Gauerke
Counselor, MS, LMHC, CADC, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Ankeny, IA 50021
This group provides a setting to explore self and relationships with a caring group of adults who are striving for a better life, including recovery from mental health issues and substance use (co-occuring). The group will also educate about the ...
Partners in Recovery
This group is designed for anyone who is or has been partnered with someone struggling with sexual addiction or compulsion, and who is seeking support in their healing process. Group topics will focus on understanding sexual addiction and its effects ...
Hosted by Full Heart Family Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CSAT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Ankeny, IA 50023
This group is designed for anyone who is or has been partnered with someone struggling with sexual addiction or compulsion, and who is seeking support in their healing process. Group topics will focus on understanding sexual addiction and its effects ...
Flawsome Counseling LLC
Hosted by Eliza Lower
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Ankeny, IA 50023
Ames Psychological Wellness Center
We are a team of licensed psychologists serving Ames, Iowa and surrounding communities. We understand that life can be very challenging and take unexpected turns. It takes a lot of courage to be vulnerable and explore your struggles with others. ...
We are a team of licensed psychologists serving Ames, Iowa and surrounding communities. We understand that life can be very challenging and take unexpected turns. It takes a lot of courage to be vulnerable and explore your struggles with others. ...
Betrayal Trauma Recovery
Experiencing betrayal by an intimate partner may feel as if your world has been turned upside down. You may experience conflicting feelings that are difficult for others to understand. Accessing support from others who have also experienced betrayal may be ...
Hosted by Jill K Shirley
Counselor, JD, LMHC, IADC, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Clive, IA 50325
Experiencing betrayal by an intimate partner may feel as if your world has been turned upside down. You may experience conflicting feelings that are difficult for others to understand. Accessing support from others who have also experienced betrayal may be ...
Mind-Body Connection
Trauma-Responsive Yoga (TRY) is a form of yoga designed to directly address symptoms associated with traumatic exposure by offering a gentle teaching approach and a safe environment to cultivate compassionate awareness of what is happening in one's body in the ...
Hosted by MWR Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Hiawatha, IA 52233
Trauma-Responsive Yoga (TRY) is a form of yoga designed to directly address symptoms associated with traumatic exposure by offering a gentle teaching approach and a safe environment to cultivate compassionate awareness of what is happening in one's body in the ...
Wounded Healers Group
This is a group of clinicians seeking support for their work and personal lives, recognizing that they are wounded healers. Coming together as imperfect and successful therapists allows us to see where we have room to grow, what we can ...
Hosted by Jen Gauerke
Counselor, MS, LMHC, CADC, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Ankeny, IA 50021
This is a group of clinicians seeking support for their work and personal lives, recognizing that they are wounded healers. Coming together as imperfect and successful therapists allows us to see where we have room to grow, what we can ...
Healing Collective Counseling
Healing Collective exists to be a safe place for individuals in Iowa to grow, heal old wounds, and create a thriving and meaningful life. We understand how difficult and scary your first therapy appointment with a new provider can be, ...
Hosted by Monica Wentworth
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in West Des Moines, IA 50266
Healing Collective exists to be a safe place for individuals in Iowa to grow, heal old wounds, and create a thriving and meaningful life. We understand how difficult and scary your first therapy appointment with a new provider can be, ...
Mind-Body Healing Class II
This class builds on the introductory class and focuses on further steps towards mind-body-energy healing. We look at improving relationship with self, changing problematic dynamics with others that interrupt healing, and working with unresolved "stuck" pain. This is an online ...
Hosted by Jake Pierce-Walsh
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LISW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Des Moines, IA 50312
This class builds on the introductory class and focuses on further steps towards mind-body-energy healing. We look at improving relationship with self, changing problematic dynamics with others that interrupt healing, and working with unresolved "stuck" pain. This is an online ...
SS Therapy and Consulting
Welcome to SS Therapy and Consulting, Ltd., a corporation dedicated to helping people overcome life's challenges and move forward in the way that is right for them. We strive to create a comfortable environment where individuals, couples, and families of ...
Hosted by Shelly Stewart-Sandusky
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Des Moines, IA 50322
Welcome to SS Therapy and Consulting, Ltd., a corporation dedicated to helping people overcome life's challenges and move forward in the way that is right for them. We strive to create a comfortable environment where individuals, couples, and families of ...
Stay Home Stay Free
This group is for Ex-felons. Participants of this group will receive help to deal with P.T.S.D. of being imprisoned, the anxiety of being and staying in a free society. This group will identify common stressor, ideologies and situational pressure that ...
Hosted by Jerome Miller
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, (t)LMHC, IADC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Des Moines, IA 50310
This group is for Ex-felons. Participants of this group will receive help to deal with P.T.S.D. of being imprisoned, the anxiety of being and staying in a free society. This group will identify common stressor, ideologies and situational pressure that ...
Empowering YOU after Sexual Assault
"Empowering YOU after Sexual Assault" is a telehealth therapy based group tailored to teenagers who are survivors of sexual assault and abuse. This is a 10 week online therapy group for girls aged 13 to 17 years old who reside ...
Hosted by Therapeutic Innovations, PLLC
Counselor, PhD, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Vinton, IA 52349
"Empowering YOU after Sexual Assault" is a telehealth therapy based group tailored to teenagers who are survivors of sexual assault and abuse. This is a 10 week online therapy group for girls aged 13 to 17 years old who reside ...
Near and Far Counseling, PLLC
As an Iowa / Illinois bordering (Quad Cities) practice, Near and Far Counseling provides counseling to individuals, couples, and families. Currently telehealth is being provided to Iowa, Illinois, and Florida.
Hosted by Dr. Duane Anthony Halbur
Counselor, PhD, NCC, LMHC-IA, LCPC-IL
Verified Verified
Group meets in Bettendorf, IA 52722
As an Iowa / Illinois bordering (Quad Cities) practice, Near and Far Counseling provides counseling to individuals, couples, and families. Currently telehealth is being provided to Iowa, Illinois, and Florida.
Girls Circle Group
The Girls Circle Program is a 6-week therapeutic program for culturally diverse adolescent girls using the “Girls Circle Model” created by One Circle Foundation. Girls Circle is the first gender-responsive program in the country to demonstrate effectiveness in reducing delinquency ...
Hosted by Dr. Candyce Briggs
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, NCSP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
The Girls Circle Program is a 6-week therapeutic program for culturally diverse adolescent girls using the “Girls Circle Model” created by One Circle Foundation. Girls Circle is the first gender-responsive program in the country to demonstrate effectiveness in reducing delinquency ...
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Trauma and PTSD Support Groups
When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.