Areas of Focus/Treatment Modalities

  • Trauma

  • Athletes

  • Disordered Eating

  • Mood and Anxiety Disorders, and more!

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Internal Family Systems Informed

  • Person Centered

Education/Training

  • BS Sociology, Iowa State University

  • MS Community Counseling, Drake University

  • EMDR Basic Trained

  • IAEDP Foundations Course Completion

  • Approved Supervisor

Other Involvement

  • Member of American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) and Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association (IMHCA)

  • President of the Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association (IMHCA)

  • Member of International Association for Eating Disorder Practitioners

  • Member of the Eating Disorder Coalition of Iowa and International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals

  • Interim Executive Director of Creative Counseling Services

  • Ames Chamber of Commerce Leadership Graduate

Kristten Buttermore, LMHC

Founder

I’m Kristten Buttermore, LMHC and I have been providing mental health counseling since 2002. I have always had a passion for listening, REALLY LISTENING, to my clients and gearing interventions around what he/she/they need. I believe that our emotional health is an integral part of our whole wellness. I believe each part of a person’s wellness needs to be nurtured and cultivated.