Dawn Hupfeld, Counselor/Therapist
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Dawn Hupfeld

Counselor/Therapist

100 West 4th Street Vinton IA, 52349
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About

Dawn Hupfeld is a counselor in Vinton, Iowa but sees patients across Iowa via telehealth.

She provides skills that assist in finding the balance of body and mind with trauma-informed interventions to aid those struggling with PTSD, personality disorders, and mood disorders.

She is trained and certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Complex Trauma (Level II)  She utilizes DBT, ACT, and RO-DBT to teach valuable life skills and awareness to how distress affects the entire body.

 

Education and Training

Walden University BS, Psychology 2013

Walden University MS, Clinical Mental Health 2017

Provider Details

Female English
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Dawn Hupfeld's Expert Contributions
  • What is borderline personality disorder?

    Borderline Personality? What Is that?Borderline Personality Disorder is a disorder that is most recognized by the pattern of unstable relationships where the individual shifts between those periods of representing the person as perfect or better than in reality, and then represents the person as...

  • What do counselors do for anxiety?

    Identify how it feels in the body, how anxiety changes in varied environments, and what patterns of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings from childhood are still present as an adult. Utilize coping skills to assist when anxiety is activated so the person learns how to manage their life rather than being managed by anxiety. READ MORE

  • Can you help someone with severe anger issues?

    Yes, teaching skills for identifying the sources of anger, and describing how it feels in the body helps one become aware that it is an emotion that is manageable, and identifying triggers of the emotion can allow the person to communicate their needs and vulnerabilities rather than just reacting. READ MORE

  • What are CBT techniques for anxiety?

    I don't work with CBT but when I am helping clients with anxiety issues we concentrate on using grounding skills such as focusing on our environment such as 5 things I see, 4 things I can touch, 3 things I hear, 2 things I smell, and 1 thing I taste. For more skills please contact me at Dawn.Hupfeld@therapeuticinnovationspllc.com READ MORE

  • What type of therapy is effective for panic attacks?

    DBT helps with using mindfulness techniques to reset the anxiety, and distress tolerance provides skills to widen the response to anxious situations and to learn to accept things that you are not in control of. READ MORE

  • How do you deal with someone with a bad attitude?

    Interact and when they are being negative, counteract it with a positive by comparing when it was worse, or pointing out something that is still good about a situation. If nothing seems to help, let them know that they are being negative and that you are going to take a break from the conversation. Sometimes you may have to avoid interactions. It is not your job to change the person, just your level of engagement. READ MORE

  • Is it worth going to couples counseling?

    Yes, counseling is always a good idea in marriage, even when things are going well. You're not going to fix issues on your own, he needs to be willing to make changes with you. Each of you is responsible for your own attitudes, choices, behaviors, thoughts, etc. Marriage is about two individuals who chose to be together and love one another even when they don't like a behavior or choice the other makes or does. READ MORE

  • Which therapy is most effective for panic attacks?

    DBT is good for learning distress tolerance and regulation of emotions, combined with mindfulness to ground self in the present. READ MORE

  • What therapy is best for bipolar disorder?

    How old is your son? If adolescent then I would suggest DBT and ACT READ MORE

  • Will psychotherapy help anxiety?

    Definitely, you can learn ways to ground yourself in moments of high anxiety and distress. You can learn to use DBT skills such as opposite to emotion, distress tolerance of accepts, improve, and self-soothe. READ MORE

Areas of expertise and specialization

PTSDPersonality DisordersAttachment IssuesOCDHigh Functioning ASD

Professional Memberships

  • AMHCA  
  • IMHCA  

Areas of research

Trauma Research

Dawn Hupfeld's Practice location

Therapeutic Innovations PLLC

100 West 4th Street -
Vinton, IA 52349
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New patients: 319-214-3065
319-640-5643
Fax: 319-409-8120
https://therapeuticinnovationspllc.com

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