
Carolyn Hollister Verified Provider
Clinical Social Worker/therapist (515) 520-8164
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Learn MoreAbout Me
Carolyn Hollister is a Clinical Social Worker and therapist with Illuminate Life Therapy in Des Moines, Iowa. She sees adults and seniors 65 and older. Sessions are exclusively virtual. She’s available weekdays and most evenings but clients can reach out anytime if there’s an urgent need.Â
Affordable and Accessible Treatment
She accepts a variety of insurance providers. Potential clients are encouraged to contact their insurers to verify coverage, copayment amounts and deductibles. She can provide a superbill for possible reimbursement. Self payment is also accepted. A sliding fee scale may be available to individuals who qualify based on income and other factors.
15 Years of Mental Health Care ExperienceÂ
Carolyn has been in the human services field for more than 15 years and has been a mental health therapist for five years. She specializes in anxiety, open relationships and nonmonogamy, PTSD and trauma. She has additional expertise in addressing ADHD, depression, grief and relationship issues.
Personalized EMDR, ACT and MBCT
Her holistic approach stands out to me. She incorporates both mind and body in the healing process, using a range of trauma informed therapeutic techniques like EMDR, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) tailored to meet each client’s unique needs. Her primary goal is to help clients reconnect with their own inner wisdom.
You should call or email with any questions or to set up a free consultation.
Payment Options
Cost
- Individual Session: $100
Insurance Options
- Aetna
- Amerigroup
- Anthem
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- HealthPartners
- Iowa Total Care
- Medica
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Midlands Choice
- Molina
- Oscar
- Wellmark
Orientation & Focus
Ages Treated
Modalities
Populations
Specialties
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Body Image
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce & Separation
- Domestic Violence
- Family Conflict
- Grief & Loss
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Other
- Parenting
- Relationship Issues
- Sexual Health
- Sexuality & Sexual Identity
- Stress
- Trauma & PTSD
- Women's Issues
Treatment Options
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment Therapy
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Feminist
- Humanistic Therapy
- Jungian Analysis
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Person-Centered
- Psychoanalysis
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
