Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Charlene works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW, LISW
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Iowa
- Years in practice
- 37
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Charlene
Charlene Thiede is a licensed social worker with 37 years of experience. She holds a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) credential and a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) credential. Charlene practices in Iowa and draws on decades of work in schools, clinics, and family service agencies.
She uses a person-centered, strengths-based approach that starts with where a person is now. Sessions focus on practical steps people can take next. Charlene helps people talk through problems and identify the changes they want to make.
Background and approach
Her background includes school social work and clinical counseling for children, adolescents, and adults. That range gave her experience with common family concerns, behavior issues, and problems that show up at school and home. Over time she added work with grief, addiction, mood concerns, and life transitions.
Charlene draws on several well-known methods, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and solution-focused ideas. She adapts tools to each person’s needs rather than following one rigid plan. Sessions aim to build skills, reduce distress, and increase confidence.
People who choose her often want straightforward, practical help for stress, anxiety, anger, parenting struggles, or adjustment after big life changes. She works to leave each person with clearer steps and a bit more hope for the next day.
What Charlene works with
Everything Charlene lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Charlene's practice.
- 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
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Charlene lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and strengths and starts where they are. It helps people who want a supportive space to sort out feelings and decide what to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills, and can be useful for intense emotions and anger.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different tools, and adjust the plan based on what works best. Together the client and therapist decide which methods to use and how to pace skill learning and practice.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full session that feels like face-to-face work. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins, practicing skills, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life and connect with licensed professionals from different locations.
Questions people ask about Charlene
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, parenting, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses a person-centered, strengths-based approach and incorporates methods like cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to fit each person.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 37 years of experience working in schools, personal clinics, and family service agencies, including roles providing behavioral health counseling.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in Iowa and holds the credentials LMSW and LISW, listed as MI LMSW and IA LISW in her credential details.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as formats for counseling.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.