Serving Clients in Iowa and North Carolina Your Iowa City Psychotherapist
Free 15-minute consultation | $185 sessions | in person or telehealthI want to help you through your deepest work. For many of my clients, that work looks like healing old emotional wounds that started early in life, usually when the adults in your life that were supposed to keep you safe did not. From these ongoing environmental failures, the gnawing feelings of inadequacy continue to linger on. I use four trauma approaches, EMDR, NARM, DBT, and Ego-state therapy to guide you through your current struggles. We can meet in person at my office in Iowa City, or by telehealth anywhere in Iowa and North Carolina.
Tyler J. Jensen, LMHC, LCMHC
Licensed in Iowa and North Carolina.
01 / recognitionYou don’t have to go through this alone
When we are struggling, sometimes the last thing that we want to do is reach out for help, but I am glad you’re close to doing so. I know what it is like to carry emotional pain throughout life while you do your best to tell everyone you’re “fine.” Or maybe you have tried therapy before, and it did not go well. I am here for you too. Whether you decide to reach out for support, or you are only passing through, there is room for you here. This kind of work is not easy, but it is worth it. The rest of your life is worth it. I look forward to hearing from you when you’re ready.
To recognize ourselves in a struggling state is acceptance that it's real, and also, that it can change...
02 / where to startLet’s narrow down what you may be experiencing
If any of these sound like the week, month, or year you have been having, the page under each name can tell you more. I work with every one of these in my practice.
Trauma, and what it comes with
A single event you cannot shake, or years of harm that felt normal while it was happening. Trauma comes in shock and developmental forms, and each is welcome here.
Anxiety and panic
Your body reacts before you can figure out why, with a racing heart, a tight chest, and a mind that jumps to the worst outcome. You freeze up, and you replay the small moments for hours afterward.
Mood
Your moods stop feeling predictable. One moment you are happy, the next you are pissed off. Or nothing feels good anymore, and it seems as if no one around you cares.
Personality & Obsessions
What you see in the mirror, how you feel about the people close to you, and what you know to be true stop lining up. You can know a fact about yourself or a friendship and still have the feeling arrive so strongly that you cannot trust the fact.
Executive functioning and performance
You have been told you are smart and capable but inconsistent, or lazy, or that you must not want it badly enough. Or, you know you can perform well on your own or in practice, but in the game you lose the ability to demonstrate what you know.
Not sure any of these fit? Ask me on a free consultation, since working out where you fit is exactly what the fifteen minutes are for.
03 / who you would be working withTyler J. Jensen, LMHC, LCMHC
I'm a trauma-informed therapist licensed in Iowa and North Carolina, trained in EMDR, NARM, DBT, and Ego-State Therapy. I also specialize in working with adults with ADHD, and I hold the ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) credential.
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On GoogleHours of Practice100+
Clients Supported04 / How I WorkFour approaches, matched to what you bring
For memories that still hit as though they happened last week, whether from a single shock or from years of it. A trauma treatment with decades of research behind it.
Practical skills for handling strong emotions, riding out a crisis without making it worse, and keeping your relationships steadier.
For the parts of you that pull in opposite directions, and for the moments you feel detached from your body or your surroundings, which is called dissociation.
For the patterns you built early to get through childhood, which still shape how you connect with the people closest to you.
05 / The logisticsWhat it costs and how long it takes
I do not bill insurance, so the decisions about your care stay between you and me, and no insurance company gets to decide how many sessions you deserve. If you would like to seek reimbursement, I can provide a superbill, an itemized receipt you can send to your insurance company yourself. A Good Faith Estimate can be provided under the No Surprises Act before we begin any clinical work, so always feel welcome to ask.
How long therapy runs varies from one client to the next. Work aimed at one clear target can take a handful of sessions, patterns you have carried since childhood take longer, and I can give you my read after the first few sessions rather than a firm number on day one.
FreeFree Consultation
A relaxed, 15-minute conversation about what you are looking for and whether we fit, by phone, by video or in person.
$185Therapy Sessions
Weekly 53-minute sessions shaped around your needs, in Iowa City or by telehealth in Iowa and North Carolina.
From $275 an HourPrivate Practice Consulting
For therapists at any stage, from opening a practice to running an established one.
06 / The First StepStart with a free 15-minute consultation
By phone, by video or in person. You say what has been going on, I tell you how I work, and both of us get a read on whether we fit.
or call (319) 541-3232
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