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Des Moines Wellness Center

Therapies

Individual Therapy

Private sessions with board-certified counselors to process personal history, set goals, and develop individualized relapse prevention strategies.

The Joint Commission (Gold Seal of Approval)
A private one-to-one counseling room at Des Moines Wellness Center

What Individual Therapy involves

Individual therapy is the part of treatment that belongs only to you. You meet one-to-one with the same licensed clinician throughout your stay, which means you are not re-explaining your history to a new face every week.

Sessions are where the details of your own situation get worked through — what led to substance use, what has been tried before, what is waiting for you at home, and what specifically tends to precede a return to use. That work produces your relapse-prevention plan, and it is revisited as your circumstances change rather than written once at intake.

What to expect

A consistent clinician

You work with the same counselor across levels of care, so progress carries forward instead of restarting.

Your own treatment plan

Goals, triggers and coping strategies are written for your history, not a template, and adjusted as you progress.

Private by design

Individual sessions are confidential and separate from group work — the place for anything you are not ready to say in a room.

Where it fits in your care

Available at these levels of care. Most people move through more than one.

Medical Detox

Brief supportive contact while you stabilize medically.

Learn moreMedical Detox

Residential Inpatient

Regular one-to-one sessions as the core of the weekly schedule.

Learn moreResidential Inpatient

Intensive Outpatient (IOP)

Ongoing sessions while you return to work, study or family life.

Learn moreIntensive Outpatient (IOP)

Dual Diagnosis

Coordinated with psychiatric care when a co-occurring condition is being treated.

Learn moreDual Diagnosis

Client Testimonials

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Speak with our clinical team

Our intake specialists are available 24/7 for a confidential assessment. We can talk through which therapies fit your situation and verify your insurance on the same call.

Find Us

Minutes from Des Moines, in Johnston

Our campus sits at 5820 Winwood Dr, Johnston, IA 50131, a short drive from downtown Des Moines and easily reached from Polk and Dallas County.

5820 Winwood Dr, Johnston, IA 50131
888-378-2158