Charlene Thiede, Master of Social Work, IA

Licensed

Online Counseling

(39 reviews)

MSW, LMSW Charlene Thiede

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Charlene Thiede is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

More about me

Licensing: MSW, LMSW Years in Practice: 37 State: Iowa

I am a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Michigan and the state of Iowa. I use a person-centered and strengths-based approach that begins where you are in the present and focuses on your strengths in order to move forward. I have been trained in the use of a number of clinical approaches, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Play Therapy for children, Solution Focused Therapy and more. I will help you explore the problems you are facing in order to identify the changes that you want to make in your life. I began my career as a School Social Worker, an experience that gave me insight into the problems that children face in schools. During those years, I specialized in working with children and their families. I also worked as a clinical social worker providing behavioral health counseling to children, adolescents and adults in a private mental health clinic and later ina large family service agency. My goal in each counseling session is for you to leave feeling more hopeful and confident that you can move forward in a positive way. A receptionist once told me that my clients come in looking sad and go out with a smile, a compliment that warmed my heart.

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Addictions Grief Parenting issues Depression Relationship issues Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Intimacy-related issues Anger management Self esteem Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes ADHD
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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Charlene is a very empathetic person. She respects me, and is non-judgmental which I greatly appreciate. She even keeps in contact with me during the week. All therapists should be as good as Charlene. Highly recommend.

Charlene has been a real support and has good feedback and insight for me. She is highly professional and respectful. She listens and has helped me considerably.

Charlene is an amazing therapist. Very kind and understanding. She is great listener and makes you feel cared about during the whole session and even after that as she is great with checking in with her patients.

Charlene is a wonderful therapist and has helped me manage and overcome my anxiety and depression along with the help of medication. She is very understanding and I have never felt judged or looked down upon for openly discussing my issues. I would highly recommend her as a therapist for any issues.

Charlene is a delight who is able to provide proper strategies and helps you navigate the ups and downs of life in a much more efficient constructive manner.

positive high regard for me all the time.

Charlene is a great therapist. Very easy to talk to, understanding, and not judgemental. She offers great insights and advice about how to deal with problems and offers knowledgeable perspectives about difficult topics.

Charlene is wonderful! She listens, and has great suggestions and affirmations. I highly recommend for people going through life transitions.

She has been great, I feel comfortable and supported

Yes I highly recommend her.

Charlene is very intelligent, understanding, and open minded. I have learned a lot from speaking with her and receiving therapy once a week. She has provided me many tools to help myself through the tough times, and I feel confident moving forward.

Charlene is great. She takes the time to listen and fully understand the root of the issue rather than offering surface-level insight. I've seen improvement in my anxiety and am grateful for the insight and support Charlene has offered.

Charlene has been a great help in listening, digging into my why’s, and guiding me to challenge my thoughts and therefore make changes. She is a joy to work with!!

Charlene has made me feel accepted and unafraid to share myself with her and get the help I need.

I love Charlene! We’ve been having good success lately with solving my anxiety and depression problems!

Charlene is very knowledgeable and empowering.

She is great

Confident and patient and deep understanding

Good listener. Non judge mental. Good advice

Charlene is amazing. She gave me the insight and tools I needed to grow and heal.

Charlene has proved very valuable to me after a few weeks of getting to know one another. I would recommend her gladly

Excellent, conscientious, generally pretty positive, but very understanding of personal problems and anxiety related pessimism.

Charlene has been helping me through the grieving process. I recently lost my father. She has been very helpful and attentive. I have been able to deal with this devastation rather easily mostly due to Charlene’s help.

Charlene is a wonderful therapist! So sweet, very understanding and she's a great listener. She always makes me feel comfortable and cared for. I'm so thankful for her. I highly recommend her!

She great and smart

Charlene listened to me while I walked through my lousy childhood and the concerns I had on how it was affecting my adult life/relationships. She provided helpful feedback/practice in areas I need to improve, and encouragement in areas I am doing well. I was able to work through my issues with her help and experience and hit the ground running at turbo-speed toward my next chapter in life.

Charlene has been a huge help and comfort during the last very difficult year. She goes above and beyond.

Charlene is a wonderful attentive therapist who immediately brought insight into my life and issues. Thank you!

Charlene is great and really takes the time to listen!

I felt immediately comfortable talking with Charlene. I appreciate her positive approach and I look forward to our sessions. I started this service looking for some new tools to cope with personal and professional stressors. It feels a bit like venting, but with her guidance and insight, it’s constructive. Talking with her resets my mindset for the week.

We’re not finished yet. And I am already feeling positivity from our sessions. I have great hope, that I will find a sense of freedom from what has been holding me hostage for so long. I’m excited for the first time in my life to feel like I’m no longer stuck in this shamefilled life, in which I was always thought to believe.

What I really like about my sessions with Charlene is that, while I feel free to talk about and share whatever I want, Charlene also shares her life experiences with me. So my sessions are not one continuous sob-fesr, but productive and cathartic. She is also very good about responding to my journal entries. This really helps because I use that resource when I feel overwhelmed and it's nice to get feedback quickly.

Charlene is a warm and caring person, she has gotten me over some really painful things that has just happened into my life.

Charlene has been truly helpful and comforting. She offers suggestions for specific steps for me to try and listens carefully. She is considerate, well-informed and caring.

She listens, is very flexible and offers great advice. I'm glad to have found someone I am comfortable talking to!

Charlene is fantastic! She's very kind and thoughtful and has helped me so much in only two months. I highly recommend her!

Charlene is my second counselor from BetterHelp and from day 1, she has listened to me, truly taken the time to get to know me and has provided me so many coping and healing mechanisms. She’s very knowledgeable and has extensive experience. She has been super helpful to me and my needs and I trust that with time, I will get better.

Charlene is really fantastic at what she does. Just from a few sentences, she has been able to perceive exactly what I’m feeling and offer me guidance on how to handle it. She is kind and relatable and easy to share with. Charlene is the first professional counselor I’ve ever met with, and I’m so grateful to have been placed with her.

Charlene Thiede is an empathetic listener who has offered me great help in gaining perspective into personal challenges. I was skeptical that on-line counseling would be helpful, but it truly has been.

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