Therapy can guide you in creating the life you want, help you find ways to face daily struggles with more calmness and confidence, and move through painful experiences to a more peaceful and empowered state.
A Full Heart:
is filled with courage and confidence.
experiences joy, playfulness and love.
experiences grief and sadness as well as love and gratitude.
Learn more about my intentions, the types of therapy models I use, clients I have served, and some of my limitations as a therapist.
The top reasons clients reach out to work with me:
- Tried talk therapy or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and while they better understand their thoughts and feelings and life is more manageable, clients want more for themselves and their relationships.
- Sensing or knowing the past is impacting the present and want to address the past.
- Feeling stuck (ex: in a feeling, relationship, or situation) and that there isn’t much choice in doing or feeling something different.
- Relationship issues:
- In crisis (discovery of an affair, threat of divorce or breakup)
- Wanting to improve communication because someone(s) doesn’t feel heard or understood or there is more fighting
- Wanting support in discussing difficult topics (parenting, sex, health concerns, finances, etc.)
- Desire to feel more connected or take the relationship to a deeper level
- Desire for spiritual growth and connection
- Many of my clients have some neurodivergence. They sense they are different than others or have challenges fitting into the expectations of relationships and work environments. Some clients have a formal diagnosis, such as ADHD. Others have curiosity about how they think, feel or process information differently than others in their life. Some clients self-identify as a Highly Sensitive Person. There is much to discover and love about oneself when exploring one’s unique brain and physical experiences navigating this world. What once felt like a burden, can now be seen as a gift and strength. I focus on emotional processing and moving to self-acceptance of one’s uniqueness. I don’t focus on skill building.
- Wanting a compassionate and non-judgmental approach in which the pace of the client is honored and respected.
If you choose to work with me I hope you will experience my genuine curiosity and compassion. Then, together, we explore what led to your current circumstances. During your sessions I strive to help you have the relationship you want with yourself and others by understanding what happens between you and the other person (the problematic pattern) and discover what happens in you (the U-turn) and the other person. Come to understand yourself and your loved ones on a deeper level and have the kind of relationships you want.
A little about me
I am Andrea Nus and:
a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Iowa and permitted to practice in Florida
a trauma and relationship specialist
an Internal Family Systems Certified Therapist
am trained extensively in Intimacy From the Inside Out(R)
If you feel your past is impacting your present, you’re struggling with anxiety or feeling you don’t belong or aren’t “normal”, or feeling stuck in your relationship, then contact me for a Free Consultation (info below).
