About Adam
Adam Dollen is a licensed mental health counselor with 24 years of experience helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and challenges with attention and impulse control. He offers a calm, straightforward approach for those who feel overwhelmed or stuck. Adam holds an LMHC credential and practices in Iowa.
He meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps forward. Adam uses a mix of client-centered listening and goal-focused methods to tailor care to each person.
How Adam works
Sessions aim to clarify what’s driving emotional pain and build skills that can be used between meetings. He brings experience working with trauma and addiction-related concerns alongside mood and relationship struggles. Typical areas he helps with include parenting strain, family problems, communication difficulties, abandonment and attachment issues, and coping with loss and end-of-life situations.
He also addresses body image, guilt and shame, anger, and isolation. Those with neurodevelopmental or intellectual disability concerns are supported with attention to concrete strategies and pacing. In sessions Adam often blends cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and solution-focused work.
That means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing present-moment awareness, and setting small, achievable goals. The work is collaborative and paced to what the person needs. Practical options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To begin, a prospective client uses the site Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules according to availability.
Adam lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Adam works with
The areas below are the ones Adam selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Iowa |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist reflects concerns, asks clarifying questions, and helps the person set their own goals. This approach is useful for people who need a calm space to make sense of strong feelings.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical strategies for changing unhelpful thinking and building new habits. CBT is often applied to anxiety, depression, anger, and attention-related difficulties.
Emotionally-focused therapy helps people identify and respond to underlying emotional needs that affect relationships and self-worth. It supports learning how emotions drive patterns and how to change those patterns to feel more connected and stable.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Adam will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. He adapts techniques over time and checks in to see what is helping and what should change.
Online sessions offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or easier when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send updates or work through skills between meetings. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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