Business Details
Trauma-Informed Mental Health Counseling in Clive, IA
Courageous Minds Counseling was founded to provide compassionate, individualized mental health support for individuals, couples, and families. Our practice specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, depression, and attachment issues, utilizing evidence-based modalities like EMDR, TF-CBT, and play therapy. With over a decade of combined experience, our licensed clinicians prioritize client-centered care, tailoring sessions to address unique challenges through holistic, trauma-informed approaches.We emphasize building trust, fostering resilience, and empowering clients to achieve meaningful, lasting growth. Our team maintains rigorous professional standards, including specialized certifications in trauma therapy and ongoing consultation to ensure clinical excellence. We serve clients across Clive and the broader Des Moines area, offering both in-person and virtual sessions to accommodate diverse needs.
Services
EMDR Therapy
Play Therapy
Trauma-Focused CBT
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Brainspotting
Child Parent Psychotherapy
Couples Counseling
Family Therapy
Anxiety Treatment
Depression Counseling
Highlights and features
- We offer EMDRIA-certified trauma therapy specialists with advanced training.
- Our clinicians provide personalized treatment plans tailored to individual needs.
- We integrate play therapy and somatic techniques for holistic healing.
- Our team holds specialized certifications in child-parent psychotherapy.
- We maintain rigorous clinical supervision and continuing education standards.
Associations and certifications
- EMDRIA
- Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Services
EMDR Therapy
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy helps clients process traumatic memories and reduce emotional distress. This evidence-based approach uses bilateral stimulation to reprocess traumatic experiences, making it particularly effective for PTSD, anxiety, and complex trauma. Our EMDRIA-certified clinicians tailor sessions to help clients achieve symptom relief and emotional healing.
Play Therapy
Play therapy addresses emotional and behavioral challenges in children through guided play activities. This developmentally appropriate approach helps children express feelings, develop coping skills, and improve communication. Our therapists use specialized techniques like TF-CBT and FirstPlay to create therapeutic environments where children can process experiences naturally.
Trauma-Focused CBT
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy treats children and adolescents recovering from traumatic experiences. This structured approach combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with trauma-sensitive interventions to improve emotional regulation and family communication. Sessions focus on processing traumatic memories while developing healthy coping strategies for lasting recovery.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy helps clients manage intense emotions and improve interpersonal relationships. This skills-based approach teaches mindfulness, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance techniques. Our DBT-trained therapists work with adolescents and adults to develop practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, and self-regulation challenges.
Child Parent Psychotherapy
Child Parent Psychotherapy strengthens parent-child relationships affected by trauma or attachment disruptions. This dyadic therapy focuses on improving emotional connection and communication patterns between caregivers and children. Certified practitioners guide sessions to foster secure attachments and promote healthy child development through relational healing.
People
JaCarie Owens
Founder & Licensed Mental Health Counselor
JaCarie Owens is a licensed mental health counselor with specialized training in EMDR, Brainspotting, and child-parent psychotherapy. She earned her graduate degree from Walden University and has over a decade of experience treating trauma and attachment disorders. JaCarie provides clinical supervision to emerging therapists and maintains EMDRIA consultant status.
Erin Jones
Licensed Master Social Worker
Erin Jones offers trauma-informed therapy using EMDR and dialectical behavior therapy for clients aged 12+. She graduated from the University of Iowa and specializes in treating anxiety, depression, and complex trauma through person-centered approaches that emphasize holistic healing and self-empowerment.
Emily Villarreal
Provisional Mental Health Counselor
Emily Villarreal provides trauma-focused counseling for children, teens, and adults. She holds a master's degree from Grand View University and specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, and EMDR. Emily creates safe spaces for clients to explore self-awareness and develop personalized healing strategies.
Mallory Francis
Licensed Master Social Worker
Mallory Francis offers person-centered therapy for anxiety, depression, and trauma recovery. She graduated from the University of Kentucky and integrates mindfulness techniques with cognitive behavioral therapy. Mallory focuses on mind-body connections to help clients develop self-awareness and emotional regulation skills.
Sonia Navarro
Provisional Mental Health Counselor
Sonia Navarro provides culturally responsive therapy for teens and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and childhood trauma. She graduated from Grand View University and uses cognitive behavioral therapy with multicultural perspectives. Sonia creates welcoming spaces for LGBTQIA+ clients and emphasizes authentic therapeutic relationships.
Questions
What mental health specialties do you treat?
We specialize in trauma recovery, anxiety disorders, depression, attachment issues, and relationship challenges using evidence-based therapies.
Do you accept new clients?
Most of our therapists currently accept new clients, including specialized services for children, adults, and families.
What therapy modalities do you use?
Our clinicians utilize EMDR, TF-CBT, play therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and trauma-informed approaches.
Are sessions available virtually?
We offer both in-person sessions at our Clive office and virtual telehealth appointments for Iowa residents.
