https://www.iowatherapysolutions.com/home daily 1.0 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b2350ed4e6ee3fce40b576/b0443a3a-a205-4ad4-b045-becd1f07f496/Logo+bigger+and+black+and+white.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b2350ed4e6ee3fce40b576/356ac860-974e-4144-b21b-2a7a19213882/symposium+2024+2.JPG Home Welcome! If you are looking for a therapist with a blank, neutral face who gives an occasional "mhm" while you vent for 50 minutes, I'm not your guy. If you're looking for a guide who'll work alongside you, support you, but also be realistic and direct with you when needed, I think we would make a good team. My goal is to empower my clients to find the tools and strategies they already have within themselves, cutting through the noise and bringing those to the surface. I firmly believe in a mutually honest and direct therapeutic relationship. I will be direct with you throughout our session, and I ask you to be equally as direct with me. If one tool isn't working, we'll go back to the drawing board together to see why, and consider another strategy from your toolbox. In order to maintain a safe, quality therapeutic relationship, I will be checking in with you frequently to ensure we are working well together. Much of my background and current work focuses on trauma and unpacking painful experiences from across the lifespan. I have worked with clients involved in addiction and substance use, as well as legal matters such as child protective services, probation, parole, and custody, and am comfortable navigating these complex issues. I think if you're doing therapy right, it is not going to be easy. If you've gotten this far in reading my profile, you've already taken a brave first step. Therapy can be a fulfilling journey…and can be draining, difficult, and painful. You may come to a session feeling great and leave feeling a little rough. Other times you arrive distraught and leave feeling on top of the world. It is part of this complex, intimidating, but ultimately worthwhile journey. I'd be honored to walk alongside you. CURRENTLY ON WAITLIST https://www.iowatherapysolutions.com/about daily 0.75 2024-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b2350ed4e6ee3fce40b576/8f0d7300-f362-4d5c-87bd-2570a5bcc16d/symposium+2024+closed.JPG About - About Abe Abraham (Abe) Goetz received a master's degree in social work with a clinical concentration from Aurora University in Illinois. He received his bachelor's degree in international environment and development studies from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Aas, Norway. Abe has several years of experience in the child welfare field including as a Court Appointed Special Advocate, Family Consultant, Social Work Case Manager, and a Child Protective Worker. Abe uses these experiences to better serve parents involved in DHS/HHS services. Abe has also served for several years as the mental health therapist on the Polk County Recovery Court team where he worked with parents experiencing addiction. Abe is the President of the National Association of Social Workers - Iowa Chapter (NASW-IA). He also volunteers with the Government Relations Working Group, Student Social Worker Committee, the Education Committee, and the Iowa Political Action for Candidate Election (PACE). He served as an Adjunct Lecturer with Grand View University where he designed and taught a graduate-level course in addictive and compulsive behaviors. While not in the office, Abe enjoys spending time with his family, playing tennis and chess, reading, and bird watching. https://www.iowatherapysolutions.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-02-19 https://www.iowatherapysolutions.com/therapy daily 0.75 2026-03-20 https://www.iowatherapysolutions.com/get-started daily 0.75 2024-02-19