Our Focus

We take a holistic approach to mental health care at Prairie Wellness. We use science-informed, evidence-based interventions like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR and we may incorporate mindfulness training, yoga, and nutritional counseling in your wellness plan, if that’s right for you. Our specialties include:

Excessive worry, rumination, compulsions, tension, tightness, stomach aches, headaches, and sleepless nights can all be signs of an anxiety disorder.  At Prairie Wellness, we  specialize in treating  generalized anxiety,  OCD,  social anxiety, health anxiety, phobias, and other anxiety  disorders using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and other proven practices to reduce the suffering anxiety causes.  Contact us today to schedule your first appointment.  

Those of us who experience low mood may feel sad, unmotivated, or disconnected from life.  We can have trouble concentrating or making decisions. We may lose interest in things that used to make us happy.  We might not be able to experience joy or laugh like we used to. We’re often easily irritated.  We sleep and eat too much – or not enough. We can be highly self-critical and critical of others.  Sometimes even the simplest things, like taking a shower or calling a friend, are too much.  Whether your depression is chronic, seasonal, hormonal, or episodic, it’s difficult to manage alone.  The clinicians at Prairie Wellness are trained in evidence-based interventions like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to help you improve your mood.  Contact us today to learn more.

Whether you experienced trauma as a child, or later in life, lived through a traumatic event, or work in a field that regularly exposes you to traumatic situations, trauma can have a significant impact on your sense of safety and wellbeing.  Therapists at Prairie Wellness use Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing(EMDR), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) and other evidence-based interventions to help you heal the wounds that trauma causes.  Contact us today for more information.

Chronic pain not only hurts, it can lead to depression, anxiety, and other conditions that make life more difficult to manage. Recent studies show that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness meditation can be more effective than narcotics to reduce chronic pain. Prairie Wellness offers CBT treatment and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) to help you learn how to manage your pain so you can start enjoying life again. Contact us today to schedule your assessment.

 Life can feel out of control or off balance when we’re constantly stressed. We may experience stress-related symptoms like anxiety, frustration, irritation, anger, depression, high blood pressure, headaches, trouble sleeping, or GI problems. Too much stress can strain our relationships at home  and work, exacerbate chronic health conditions, and lead to disordered eating or the misuse of drugs or alcohol. Learn to transform your relationship to stress with therapy or take our next Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction™ or The Mindful Way through Stress and Worry class. Contact us today to get started.

Our relationships with others can bring us great joy and deep sorrow. So much suffering comes when we try to hold on too tight, control things, or push people away before they leave us. Or we might find ourselves in a toxic relationship and need help finding our way out.  At Prairie Wellness, you’ll learn how to identify and break destructive relationship patterns, set firm boundaries, and resolve issues with family members, partners, coworkers, and friends. Dealing with a demanding boss or difficult co-workers? We can help with that, too. Contact us today.

We all need food for nourishment and it can be a beautiful part of celebration and tradition. But sometimes we use food to bury feelings like sadness, anger, shame, stress, or boredom.  This can create a pattern of excessive or restrictive eating that carries serious consequences for our health and destroys our peace of mind. Prairie Wellness offers individual therapy for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, emotional eating, and other eating disorders. Contact us today to learn more.

Whether you’re mourning the loss of someone close to you or grieving over one of the many changes life brings, you don’t need to do it alone. We’ll be there alongside you as you find your way through grief, loss, and difficult life transitions. We also provide support for parents struggling with fertility issues or mourning the death of a child.   Contact us today for help.  

Our Team

Meet our team of clinicians. We're passionate about providing our clients the most advanced, empirically-based treatment available and we do it with competence and compassion.
Each of us is fully licensed and board certified by the state of Iowa.

Mariah Andreasen

LMHC

Mariah sees adults for individual therapy.   She uses EMDR, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Trauma-Responsive Yoga to treat anxiety disorders, depression, complex trauma, relationship and attachment issues, and grief and loss.  

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Karin Beschen

LMHC, PMH-C

Karin sees adults for individual therapy.  She uses interpersonal and compassion-based therapies to treat anxiety, depression, traumatic grief, and struggles related to work, relationships, and life transitions.  Karin is certified in perinatal mental health and traumatic grief and has a special interest in helping women with fertility issues and postpartum complications.

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Katie Cabreriza

LMHC

Katie sees adolescents and adults for individual therapy.  She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to treat trauma, anxiety, depression, anger issues, and relationship issues. Katie has a special interest in working with the LGBTQ+ community.   

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Trisha Crabbs

LMHC
Trisha sees adolescents and adults for individual therapy.  She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR, Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to treat OCD, social anxiety and other anxiety disorders, insomnia, and complex trauma.
 

Katherine Donahue

LISW

Katherine sees adults for individual therapy.  She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Polyvagal Theory, and strength-based approaches to treat anxiety, depression, chronic stress, perfectionism, trauma, family of origin issues, life transitions, and grief and loss.

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Jennifer Gilmore

LISW, BCBA

Jennifer sees adolescents and adults for individual therapy. She uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and other evidence based practices to treat mood disorders, anxiety, phobias, OCD, eating disorders, and chronic pain.  Jennifer is a board-certified behavior analyst.   

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Nicole Holmberg

Ph.D.

Nicole sees adults 25 and older for individual therapy. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) to treat anxiety, depression, stress, chronic pain, and issues related to life transitions.  Nicole has a special interest in working with the LGBTQ+ community.  

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LMHC, C-DBT

Tonya sees adolescents and adults for individual therapy.  She uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), EMDR, and Trauma Model Therapy (TMT) to treat anxiety, trauma-related disorders, and borderline personality disorder. Tonya is a certified DBT therapist.  She has a special interest in working with the LGBTQ+ community.   

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Rachel Johnson

LISW

Rachel sees adolescents and adults for individual and family therapy.  She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and other evidence-based interventions to treat anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, family conflict, and issues that arise during life transitions. Rachel has a special interest in working with the LGBTQ+ community.

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Michelle Kellar

LMHC

Michelle sees adults for individual therapy.  She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and other evidence-based interventions to treat trauma, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, stress, grief and loss, relationship issues, and issues related to identity development. Michelle is a certified trainer for The Body Positive™. 

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Kelly LaMotte

LMHC

Kelly sees clients 12 and older for individual therapy.  She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and other evidence-based interventions to treat anxiety and panic disorders, depression, eating disorders, stress, grief and loss, relationship and family conflict, low self-esteem, and ADHD.  

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Stephanie McFarland

LISW

Stephanie will be joining Prairie Wellness on July 1st.  

Logan Porter

LISW

Logan sees adults for individual therapy.  He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), and mindfulness to treat anxiety disorders, depression, stress, relationship issues, and grief and loss. Logan also helps his clients successfully navigate life transitions.  

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Emily Smith

LISW

Emily sees adults 25 and older for individual therapy.  She uses Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to treat anxiety disorders, chronic stress, perfectionism, self-criticism, controlling behavior, relationship issues, and issues related to life transitions.  Emily also teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction™ and other mindfulness classes.

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Danielle Sodergren

LMHC, IAADC, RPT

Danielle sees individuals 5 and older for individual therapy.  She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and other evidence-based interventions to treat co-occuring mental health and substance use disorders, anxiety disorders, depression, anger and control issues, PTSD, and other trauma-related disorders. She has a special interest in working with military/LEO members and their families.   Danielle is a Registered Play Therapist.  She is also a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist.  However, she doesn’t treat opioid addiction.  

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Kim Tallon

LISW, CEDS-S

Kim sees clients 17 and older for individual therapy.  She uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to treat eating disorders and anxiety disorders.  Kim is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Supervisor and is also certified in Yoga-Informed Psychotherapy.    

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Our Services

Individual Therapy & Family Therapy

We offer individual therapy and family therapy using interventions that are client-directed and research-informed.

Mindfulness Classes

We live in a world of constant distraction and tremendous stress. Our health and wellbeing are suffering because of it. Research shows that mindfulness training can help. We offer Introduction to Mindfulness, The Mindful Way through Stress and Worry, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction™ classes throughout the year.

Telehealth

Research shows that video conferencing with a therapist can be just as effective as in-person sessions. Telehealth services are available for Iowa residents.

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Therapists schedule their own appointments, so please decide who you’d like to see and send them a message.  Not sure who’s the best fit?   Choose the General Inquiries option and we’ll be in touch.  

Copays, deductibles, and coinsurance are due at the time of service.  

We are only accepting Wellmark, other Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, Health Partners, and self-pay at this time.  

 

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