Derek earned his master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Adler University in Chicago, Illinois.  Derek is an Iowa native who moved back to Iowa after graduate school to focus on helping people in the community to achieve and maintain mental and emotional wellness.  He provides a safe, non-judgmental space for clients to explore and express their needs, desires, and personalities while collaborating with clients to set goals and strive for wellness.  Derek specially focuses on adolescent and adult clients with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, men’s issues, as well as a special interest in helping those diagnosed as on the autism spectrum.  He does so using an approach most saliently integrating dialectical behavioral therapy, person-centered therapy, action and commitment therapy, and solution-focused therapy.