Who we are
Jason is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a decade of clinical experience. He earned his Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary. His counseling services include individual counseling, couples therapy, and family therapy. Jason collaborates with clients who desire to identify and remove obstacles blocking their communication, connectedness, and clarity. He provides an environment where you can safely work to be known, accepted, and challenged to strengthen your own tools to repair and heal your relationships.
Jason has a passion for working with couples and families dealing with communication breakdowns, unhealthy family dynamics and roles, parenting, and unhealthy emotional boundaries. He engages in coming alongside women and men navigating issues of identity, codependency, anxiety, depression, shame, and grief.
Jason has advanced specialized training in marital and family therapy from Drs. John and Julie Gottman.
Jason is skilled in working with individuals desiring to integrate their Christian faith into their treatment, but commonly works with those who do not wish to have this be a part of their treatment. His approach to counseling involves specific schools of therapy such as Mindfulness-Based Therapies, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Jason tailors his approach to meet your specific and unique needs.
Jason enjoys spending time with his wife of 16 years and their four daughters, who keep busy with soccer and basketball. He enjoys attending his daughters' events and cheering them on. He loves the outdoors and finds it centering whether it be camping, hiking, or simply sitting beside a campfire. The stillness of the outdoors brings peace. Jason grew up in central Iowa and has lived in North Carolina (2005-2011), Mississippi (2011-2013), and Missouri (2013-2014) before returning to Iowa in 2014.