Northwest Iowa Counseling

06/06/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners from our 4th anniversary giveaway!

3rd runner up: Ana Sanchez
2nd runner up: Marlee Lockey Christoffel
1st runner up: Hailey Berkenpas
GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Jessica Tackett

If you’re a winner, please message our page directly or email us at [email protected] and we will coordinate pick-up of your prize.

Thank you to all who participated and helped us celebrate 4 wonderful years! Let’s see how we can top it for year #5!

06/05/2026

Final stretch before our anniversary giveaway wraps up. Follow our page and like the original post for your chance to win one of the four prizes up for grabs.
Tag a friend or two for an extra couple of entries. We can’t wait to see who wins!

06/02/2026

Tomorrow is the last day to vote! We would be so honored to get your last couple of votes. Thank you to everyone who has cast their votes so far- this is always such a fun time of year to support our favorite local businesses.

https://smgpeopleschoice.com/vote/northwestiowacounseling/

Vote for Northwest Iowa Counseling through Wednesday, June 3rd at 05:00 pm

05/31/2026

✨4 YEARS. 4 WINNERS. 4 PRIZES. ✨

Four years ago, Anne and Amy stepped into ownership of Northwest Iowa Counseling with a vision, a lot of hope, and a commitment to serving our communities well. Since then, the journey has been more than we could have imagined. Our team has grown and grown, and we reflect so often on how incredibly lucky we are to have the team we have. We truly believe they’re the kindest and most compassionate crew. We've expanded services, added new clinicians and support staff, partnered with schools, opened new opportunities for clients, and continued finding ways to meet the mental health needs of Northwest Iowa.

There have been exciting moments, unexpected challenges, plenty of learning experiences, and countless reasons to celebrate along the way. Through every season, we've remained grateful for the trust our clients, families, referral partners, and communities have placed in us.

As we celebrate four years of ownership, we wanted to say thank you the best way we know how… with a giveaway! But we didn’t want to pick just one winner. We wanted to celebrate 4 YEARS with 4 WINNERS- 3 incredible runner-up prizes and one phenomenal grand prize with 4 of our favorite local small businesses spotlighted.
• Runner-Up Prize #1 - Self-Care Bundle filled with some of our favorite wellness goodies
• Runner-Up Prize #2 - Set of 3 books hand-selected by Northwest Iowa Counseling therapists
• Runner-Up Prize #3 - Buddha Board for mindfulness, creativity, and stress relief
• GRAND PRIZE - A mini family photo session with Taylor from TG Photography, a cheesecake of your choice from Kaitlynn's Cakes, a fresh floral bouquet delivered every other week for 5 weeks this summer from Double Feature Flower Farm, a $50 gift card to SereniTea Co.

To enter:
✔️ Follow our page
✔️ Like this post
✔️ Bonus entry if you tag a friend or two!

Entries will be accepted until Friday, June 5 at 12:00 PM (Noon). Winners will be announced later that afternoon on Friday, June 5.

Please be wary of spam accounts and fake winner notifications. Winners will ONLY be announced by the Northwest Iowa Counseling page. We will NEVER ask for credit card information, payment information, or any other financial information to claim a prize.

Fine Print:• One prize maximum per individual.• Winners will be selected at random from all eligible entries.• Winners must pick up their prize from Northwest Iowa Counseling.• Prizes are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.• Entry does not guarantee a prize.

Thank you for being part of our story over the last four years. We are so grateful to do this work, to serve this community, and to have the opportunity to continue growing alongside all of you.

Here's to the next chapter of Northwest Iowa Counseling.

05/26/2026

We’ll keep the reminder short and sweet…

Voting for the Spencer Media Group People’s Choice Awards is still open, and we would be incredibly grateful for your support in the Mental Health Services category.

Northwest Iowa Counseling exists because of this community- the clients who trust us, the families who recommend us, the schools and organizations who partner with us, and the people who continue to cheer our team on year after year. Thank you for allowing us to do work that matters so deeply to us.

Friendly reminder: votes can be cast once daily! Link to vote is in comments.

05/22/2026

Another day, another gentle reminder to vote for your favorite local businesses in the Spencer Media Group People’s Choice Awards.

If Northwest Iowa Counseling has earned your support in the Mental Health Services category, we would truly appreciate your daily vote. Watching this practice grow over the last four years has been one of the greatest privileges, and we never take for granted the trust this community places in our team.

Thank you for cheering us on, supporting local mental health services, and helping us continue to do the work we love every single day. We’ve made it easy - follow this link to cast your vote!

Reminder: votes can be cast once daily through June 3rd.

Vote for Northwest Iowa Counseling through Wednesday, June 3rd at 05:00 pm

05/20/2026

We’re incredibly honored to share that Northwest Iowa Counseling has once again been nominated in the Spencer Media Group People’s Choice Awards for Mental Health Services!

For the past 3 years, our community has helped us bring home GOLD, and we would be so grateful for your support again as we go for year 4. 🌟

If we’ve impacted you, your family, your child, or someone you care about, we would be honored to have your vote. Follow the link in this post to cast your vote, and while you’re there, don’t forget to support your other favorite local businesses too!

Thank you, always, for continuing to trust and support Northwest Iowa Counseling. We truly love serving this community.

Vote for Northwest Iowa Counseling through Wednesday, June 3rd at 05:00 pm

05/14/2026

✨ NEW PROVIDER ANNOUNCEMENT ✨

Please help us welcome Kaity Pedley to the Northwest Iowa Counseling team!

Kaity isn’t a total stranger to NWIAC- she has spent the last 9 months with us as a Master’s Level Intern under the supervision of co-owner Amy Ondler, and we are thrilled she has decided to officially stay on as a therapist upon receiving her licensure!
Kaity is passionate about school-based therapy services and will be serving students in the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn School District this fall, and will also serve as the school-based therapist at Spencer High School and Fairview Elementary. In addition to her school-based work, Kaity will offer individual, parent, and family sessions within our Spencer office setting.

Kaity brings a warm, approachable, non-judgmental presence and genuine passion for supporting children, adolescents, adults, and families. We are so excited to officially welcome her to the team and cannot wait for the impact she will make within our schools, office, and communities. Welcome (officially) to Northwest Iowa Counseling, Kaity!

05/08/2026

Today, Northwest Iowa Counseling is proud to sponsor the Building BrAve Teams Golf Outing - and proud to have a team out on the course representing NWIAC!

NWIAC therapist Tanner Carlson and four of his golf buddies are spending the day in Grimes golfing for an incredible cause. We are honored to support Building BrAve Teams and the meaningful work they do for families facing the unthinkable - a new pediatric cancer diagnosis and the ongoing journey of treatment.

This year, Northwest Iowa Counseling is also giving a very special shoutout to Brody, one of the bravest boys we know. We are holding him and his family close as they begin navigating a journey no child or family should ever have to face. 💙

Pictured here is Tanner, his golf buddies, and Betsey Young, the heart behind Building Brave Teams.

Grateful to be part of a community that shows up for one another in such powerful ways.

03/04/2026

Happy TWO YEAR anniversary to our receptionist, Melissa Bendlin!

Melissa is the first voice you hear when you call and the first face you see when you walk through our doors, and she sets the tone for everything that follows- Calm. Kind. Steady.

In a field where people often arrive feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or vulnerable, Melissa meets them with warmth and reassurance before they ever sit down with a therapist. That matters more than most people realize. Behind the scenes, she keeps our days moving, supports our clinicians, and handles a million moving pieces with skill.

Melissa, we are so grateful for the care you bring to this role and to our team. Northwest Iowa Counseling is better because you are here. Happy two years & to many more!