Iowa Specialty Hospital and ClinicTherapist in Garner, IA
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Iowa Specialty Hospital is a healthcare system with locations across Iowa including Ames, Belmond, Boone, Clarion, Clear Lake, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Garner, Hampton, Mason City, Rockwell, and Webster City. The organization offers a comprehensive range of medical services including behavioral health and psychiatric medication services. They provide inpatient services, rehabilitation and therapy, and maintain a maternity center that delivered 711 babies in 2025. The hospital employs a large multidisciplinary team of physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and mental health professionals.
Role
Therapist
Evidence-based approaches
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Spots the thought-feeling-action loops that fuel urges, then rewires them with practical skills you take into the moment.
Motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing. A collaborative conversation that strengthens your own reasons for change rather than arguing you into it.
Matrix model
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Relapse prevention
Relapse Prevention. Identifies your specific high-risk situations, warning signs, and choice points. Then builds a written, rehearsed plan for each so the moment is not the first time you decide.
Substance use disorder counseling
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Telehealth Therapy. Real clinical sessions delivered over video. Same evidence base as in-person care for most conditions; meets you where you actually are instead of where the office is.
Trauma-related counseling
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
What this facility offers
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