Our Impact
1 in 4
Central Iowa parents reported that their child needed mental health services in the past year.
31%
of services at Mind & Spirit Counseling Center are subsidized for people facing financial barriers.
95+
of Clinical Training Program graduates have become licensed mental health professionals in Iowa.
Mission
We walk with people through counseling and education to find hope and healing, and to live a fulfilling life.
Key Services Provided
Mind & Spirit Counseling Center is dedicated to ensuring all clients receive access to high-quality services regardless of their ability to pay. We provide counseling for individuals, couples and families, as well as psychiatry and medication management, psychological testing, spiritual direction, leadership programs, and a robust clinical training program.
Key Audiences Served
Each year, Mind & Spirit Counseling Center provides high-quality mental health care to nearly 2,000 Central Iowans, including adults, couples, families, and more than 800 children and teens through our C.O.O.L. program. We provide affirming, compassionate care with particular expertise serving women, LGBTQ+ individuals, trauma survivors, veterans and frontline workers.
Ways to give
Make an online gift today at mindspiritcenter.org/donate.
Join the Circle of Hope with a recurring monthly gift at mindspiritcenter.org/circleofhope.
Sponsor or attend Women Helping Women on May 21, 2027.
Give through your IRA, donor-advised fund or appreciated stock.
Include Mind & Spirit Counseling Center in your will or estate plans.
What are the most immediate needs to support your organization?
Healing takes time. Counseling rarely changes a life in a single appointment; progress grows through consistent care, a trusted clinician and the freedom to continue without financial interruption.
Our most immediate needs are flexible operating support and gifts to our Client Assistance Fund. Unrestricted support sustains counseling, psychiatry and medication management, psychological testing, and the staff and systems behind every client’s care.
With nearly one-third of our services subsidized, the Client Assistance Fund helps ensure cost never interrupts someone’s path toward hope and healing. Together, these gifts keep high-quality mental health care accessible to our community.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Kate Juelfs
Immediate past president: Reo Menning
Vice president:Carrie Kompelien
Treasurer: Mary Gottschalk
Secretary: Shirley Poertner
Meredith Dohmen
Jamie Fitzgerald
Jann Freed, Ph.D.
Kevin Frey
Jane Funk
Tom Polking
James Rasmussen
Eric Swanson
Michele Whitty