Nurturing growth, building resilience, and creating confidence in central Iowa children & families
Parenting can be tough, especially when your child struggles with big emotions and behaviors.
How do I know therapy is right for myself or my child?
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Need help dealing with worries or anxiety?
Seem overly emotional?
Get angry and does not seem able to control themselves?
Struggle with transitions or changes in routine?
Have trouble with peer relationships?
Seem depressed, irritable, or withdrawn?
Struggle with behaviors at school?
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Struggle to get your child to listen?
Get frustrated in knowing the best way to handle difficult parenting decisions?
Want to better understand your child’s behavior and struggles?
Feel like your personal wellbeing or adult partnership is impacted by how your child behaves?
Feel like you no longer know what to do or where to turn for help?
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Feel overly anxious or worried most of the time?
Feel sad, depressed, or unable to cope with daily life?
Struggle to cope with stress or changes in your life?
Feel overwhelmed by a recent change in your life?
Have a negative experience in your life that you wish you could just get over?
At Nurture Family Therapy, we believe that every behavior makes sense. You as the caregiver know your child best, which is why the therapists at Nurture Family Therapy utilize a family forward approach to look beyond the behavior to find the root cause of the challenge at hand.
Services Provided
Play Therapy
Play therapy is a gentle and effective way for children to express their feelings and work through tough emotions using toys, games, and creative activities.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy provides a private space where a person can work one-on-one with a therapist to explore their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and develop strategies to improve mental health and well-being.
Parenting Therapy
Parenting therapy provides support for the parent or caregiver to teach them specific tools and techniques that can be applied to their specific child’s needs. Using relational neuroscience, the therapists helps parents reconnect with their child and improve behaviors.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a therapy that helps people heal from traumatic memories by using guided eye movements to rewire the brain’s response to distressing events.
Family Therapy
Family therapy brings together the family and therapist as a team to address challenges, improve communication, and strengthen relationships, helping the family grow stronger and more connected.
Play Therapy Supervision
Play therapy supervision provides experienced guidance and support for therapists to enhance their skills, deepen their understanding of child development, and ensure effective, ethical practice in helping children through play.