Counselor
Emily Cruse Elliott
MA, LMHC, NCC, PMH-C
About
Meet Emily
Emily Cruse Elliott is a licensed mental health counselor in Des Moines, Iowa, with seven years in practice and a certification in perinatal mental health. She specializes in women's health, working with adults on pregnancy and postpartum concerns, trauma, parenting, sexuality and perimenopause, along with anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief and substance use. She is also a certified intuitive eating counselor who supports clients with eating disorders and body image, and she is affirming of LGBTQ+ clients. Her work is trauma-focused, collaborative and shaped by feminist and multicultural perspectives, using EMDR, Brainspotting, ACT, somatic and mindfulness-based methods. She sees clients online.
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Treatment approach
How Emily works
Client focus
Who Emily sees
Fees & insurance
Cost of sessions
Insurance accepted 3
- Payment options
- Insurance notes
- HealthPartners of MN and WI; superbill for out-of-network
- Payment notes
- American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
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Qualifications
Training & license
- License
- LMHC · IA · 106763
- Experience
- 7 years
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Location & availability
Where to find Emily
Online sessions in IA
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