Healing Minds. Empowering Journeys.

Branching out to a brighter future.
Client Portal
Offers Telehealth
Appointments
Accepts
Insurance

About

Branching out to a brighter future.

I believe in developing safe connected relationships with every individual I work with so they can find peace, reach their full potential, and heal past traumas. I work from a strengths-based perspective partnering with you to identify and meet your goals, overcome challenges, and manage life stressors. I received my Masters degree in Education and Community Counseling from Loyola University in Chicago and my Masters of Social Work degree from Jane Addams College of Social Work in Chicago. I am an experienced clinician working with children, adolescents, adults, and families from diverse socioeconomic and racial backgrounds specializing in trauma informed therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and body-based approaches. I also have experience working with LGBTQA+ individuals Call or Email Melissa Joshel – Willow Branch Counseling and see if my therapeutic approach is right for you!
Melissa Joshel
Counseling

Services

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Trauma
  • Attachment Issues
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Body Image Disorders
  • Burnout
  • College Mental Health
  • Coping Skills
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • PTSD
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Transgender Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety

Approaches

  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
  • Attachment-Based
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Family Systems
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Trauma Focused
  • Strength-Based

Insurance Accepted

  • BlueCross and BlueShield

Location

Willow Branch Counseling PLLC

4611 Mortensen Rd., Suite 101
Ames, IA 50014-6228

Get Directions