Behavioral Health

Sioux Center Health offers a variety of behavioral health services. Our behavioral health professionals work with individuals and families to meet their life-long goals and achieve emotional well-being. We offer medically-managed treatment plans for all ages: children, adolescents, and adults.

Common behavioral health services for treatment include:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• PTSD
• ADHD/ADD (adult/child)
• OCD
• Bipolar Disorder
• Dementia
• Psychosis
• Schizophrenia
• Substance Abuse Disorder
• Eating Disorder
• Fibromyalgia
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Sleep Disorder
• Personality Disorder
• Conduct Disorder (child/adolescent)
• Oppositional Defiant
• Disorder (child/adolescent)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ashley has been serving individuals, children, and families as a licensed therapist since 2020. Ashley previously worked in a variety of Social Work settings at Sioux Center Health prior to her therapist role which include: obstetrics, ER, medical clinic, senior care, and with the Siouxland Memory Clinic. Prior to Sioux Center Health, she worked with adolescents at Hope Haven.

Ashley enjoys implementing an individualized approach in therapy to best meet the unique strengths of each individual to help promote confidence, growth and healing. She values collaborative approaches with schools, parents, and other professionals with individuals with learning differences.

Education

• Masters of Social Work from the University of Iowa
• BA in Social Work with minor in Child Development from Northwestern College

Areas of Specialty:

• Children, Adolescents, and Adults
• School-Based Outpatient Therapy
• Learning Disabilities/Differences, emphasis on Dyslexia and academic support
• Generalized Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Intrusive Thoughts
• ADHD
• Adjustment Concerns
• Crisis Intervention
• Trauma
• Post-Partum Depression

Locations:

• Sioux Center
• Hawarden
• Hull
• West Sioux Elementary

Hannah has been serving individuals, couples, and families as a licensed therapist since 2018. Previously she served at-risk families and children with Boys Town and then as the Social and Cultural Services Supervisor at Sioux Center Health. She is passionate about creating connection with patients while implementing evidenced-based strategies to facilitate lasting change.

Education

• Masters of Social Work (MSW) from University of Iowa
• BA in Social Work from Dordt University/Iowa

Areas of Specialty:

• • Couples and Families (Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Family Therapy)
  • Trauma Recovery  (EMDR and TF-CBT)
  • Compulsive Symptoms and Behaviors (CBT)
  • Generalized Anxiety and Depression
  • Social Connection and Attachment Concerns including BPD (DBT)
  • Lifespan Transitions and Adjustment Concerns
  • Disordered Eating (CBT-E and The Intuitive Eating Approach)
  • Grief
  • Group Therapy

Locations:
Sioux Center

Else has been serving individuals, couples, and families as a licensed therapist since 2017. She began her career in a hospice setting working with bereaved families then transitioned to independent practice shortly after. She enjoys taking a strengths based perspective with those she gets to serve and focuses on collaborative goal setting to meet individual needs.

Education:

• Masters of Social Work (MSW) from Newman University, Wichita KS
• Bachelors in Social Work (BSW) from Colorado State University-Pueblo

Areas of Specialty:

• Children and Families (Integrative Attachment Family Therapy)
• Generalized Anxiety and Depression
• Social Connection and Attachment Concerns including BPD (DBT)
• Lifespan Transitions and Adjustment Concerns
• Grief & Loss
• Compulsive Symptoms and Behaviors (CBT/ERP/Mindfulness)

Locations:

• Sioux Center