Resources for Mental Health & Counseling

Last updated: 3/31/2026

Mental Health & Counseling 

UnityPoint Health - AbbeHealth Services - Abbe Center for Community Mental Health (Vinton): (319) 472-5226  

• Address: 811 D Ave, Suite 27 Vinton, IA 52349

• Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:30pm  

• Details: Abbe Center Vinton is a satellite location of UnityPoint Abbe Health Services and provides telehealth and in-person appointment-based mental health services including counseling, mental health counseling, psychiatry, behavioral medicine, cognitive & behavioral psychology, and pediatric psychology. 

Your Life Iowa (24/7): (855) 581-8111  

• Hours: Text line (24/7): (855) 895-8398 or chat online (24/7) 

• Details: Your Life Iowa (YLI) is the 24/7 state-wide go-to resource to support anyone in Iowa with a wellness concern or question with a focus on gambling, mental health, substance use, suicide and related concerns. Services are funded by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services under the Division of Behavioral Health are available via phone, text, chat, and email. You can reach out whenever you need extra support – it is always free to get help from a trained, experienced counselor through YLI. They will listen, provide immediate, judgement-free confidential support, and help guide you to on-going resources, if desired.  

Linn County Mental Health Access Center (Cedar Rapids): (319) 892-5612  

• Address: 501 13th St NW Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 

• Hours: 24/7/365 

• Details: The Linn County Mental Health Access Center provides crisis care for adults experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis that requires immediate attention. They quickly assess your situation, provide services and support measures to help ease your crisis, and connect you to community-based services. The goal is to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests of people in crisis and create a healthier community for everyone. The effort was led by the Linn County Board of Supervisors in partnership with local law enforcement, hospitals, and local mental health partners and is now under the management of Linn County Community Services. 

Foundation 2 Crisis Services (Cedar Rapids): (319) 362-1170 

• Address: 305 2nd Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401  

• Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm; 24/7/365 Support available: (319) 362-2174 or 988 

• Details: A trusted support when life gets tough. Since beginning in Cedar Rapids in 1970, they focus on crisis prevention and intervention for people of all ages; committed to positive youth development, suicide prevention and helping build the foundation for stronger and healthier families and safer communities for everyone. Teams provide free, 24/7 crisis support for anyone experiencing a mental health or suicide-related situation or concern. They also offer a variety of residential and community programs that support youth and young adults in crisis. Community-based Teams partner with local agencies, schools, law enforcement and other groups to prevent and respond to crises in the community. F2 also offers community and workplace trainings as well as education opportunities to further mental health care and suicide prevention efforts. 

St. Luke’s Child Protection Center (Hiawatha): 319-369-7908  

• Address: 1095 N Center Point Rd Hiawatha, IA 52233

• Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm 

• Details: In 1987, St. Luke’s Hospital opened the first Child Protection Center (CPC) in Iowa to address the increase in suspected cases of child sexual and physical abuse. The first year open, 300 children were served from 3 counties in Iowa. To date, approximately 35,000 children and dependent adults have been served across the state. Accredited by the National Children’s Alliance in 2003 and most recently awarded re-accreditation in 2024, the CPC is a child-friendly, safe facility for children and dependent adults who are alleged victims of abuse or neglect. They work with a team of professionals to streamline the investigative process and coordinate services, minimizing potential trauma to patients and families. These team members are specially trained to provide forensic interviews, medical evaluations, and advocacy services.  

UnityPoint Health St. Luke's Behavioral Health Services (Cedar Rapids): (319) 369-7959  

• Address: 1026 A Ave NE, 2E Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 

• Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm 

• Details: St. Luke's is one of the largest mental health providers in Iowa. Part of the UnityPoint healthcare system and conveniently located inside St. Luke’s Hospital, they offer a full continuum of mental health services and treatment to meet the needs of the community, from family and individual counseling to inpatient care. Behavioral Health Services offers an extensive spectrum of care covering all age groups and types of programs. They ensure confidentiality is maintained at all levels of care, and provide comprehensive, effective mental health services for children and adults on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. 

Families First Counseling Services (Waterloo): (319) 433-0395  

• Address: 111 Plaza Cir. Waterloo, IA 50701 

• Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:30pm 

• Details: Families First has over 16 offices around the state and covers over 54 counties in providing services to our families. They are Nationally Accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) and serve nearly 2,500 children and families here in Iowa. Children and young people often don’t have the coping strategies or the language to get through a crisis situation successfully. Negative behaviors and acting out are often the only way for that person to try to express what they are feeling. The trained and compassionate counselors at Families First have the experience to work with the child to help them explore their feelings, put words to the feelings and then work through the problem in a more positive way. When a child is in crisis, the whole family unit is affected. The crisis may be a reaction to the child’s behavior or the child’s reaction to what is happening in the family. No matter what the cause, our counselors are trained to work with everyone involved to uncover the causes of the problems and find solutions and healing. 

Family Psychology Associates (Cedar Rapids): (319) 378-1199  

• Address: 1221 Center Point Rd NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 

• Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-8:00pm; Friday 8:00am-4:00pm 

• Details: Family Psychology Associates aims to help individuals, couples, and families overcome challenges and improve their well-being by providing high-quality counseling and psychological assessment services in a caring and supportive environment. They offer a wide range of services to address various relationship problems including conflicts between spouses, within families, or in stepfamilies; intense emotional pain including depression, anger, anxiety, or trauma, and long-standing coping issues from substance abuse and eating disorders to dissociative disorders, sexual disorders, personality disorders, and self-injury. 

Pediatric Counseling Center (Cedar Rapids): (319) 208-0175  

• Address: 375 Collins Rd NE, Suite 17 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 

• Hours: Please contact the organization directly regarding hours of operation 

• Details: Pediatric Counseling Center’s sole focus is providing quality, evidence based therapeutic services to children. Their years of experience have led them to specialize in treatment modalities that are proven to increase children’s positive relationships, resiliency and ability to cope. These include Individual Therapy, Trauma Focused Therapy, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Play Therapy. 

Life Connections (Cedar Rapids): (319) 364-1953  

• Address: 215 4th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 

• Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm 

• Details: At Life Connections, our skilled providers are trained to help Iowans make authentic, lasting connections with licensed, skilled providers. Our services extend throughout our 11 Iowa offices and approved schools as well as online therapy availability. Life Connections was founded in March of 2009 with the intent to serve the children and families of Iowa. 

• Additional Information: To get started fill out this form or call (877) 878-6606 

Mercy Family Counseling (Hiawatha): (319) 398-6575  

• Address: 1340 Blairs Ferry Rd Suite A, Hiawatha, IA 52233

• Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm 

• Details: Mercy Family Counseling provides services that address a wide range of individual, couple and family issues. Families who have concerns about their children's behavioral, emotional, or adjustment problems, attention or learning difficulties may seek help at Mercy Family Counseling. Marital difficulties, anxiety, depression, grief, and family issues are also addressed by the experienced counseling staff. They are committed to providing accessible evaluation and counseling that is designed to enhance the dignity and individuality of people. As an interdisciplinary team, Mercy Family Counseling will continually strive to add value to the lives of the individuals and families they serve. 

Mercy Medical Behavior Services (Cedar Rapids): (319) 398-6553  

• Address: 701 10th St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 (located inside hospital) 

• Hours: 24/7/365; Crisis Management Access Line: (319) 398-6476 

• Details: The Behavioral Health Unit at Mercy Medical Center is a 20-bed, secured unit that serves patients 18 years and older with a mental health and/or chemical dependency diagnosis with a focus of crisis stabilization. The purpose of the crisis stabilization program is to provide a safe and welcoming environment for patients and their families dealing with mental health and/or chemical dependency crisis and to promote a short-term resolution to the patient's crisis state. They will assist the patient in gaining skills and insight to prevent future crises and develop resiliency through recovery-based and trauma-informed care.  

Therapeutic Innovations, PLLC (Vinton): (319) 540-5643  

• Address: 100 W 4th St Vinton, Iowa 52349 

• Hours: Please contact the organization directly regarding hours of operation 

• Details: Providers utilize effective psychotherapy interventions and a therapeutic relationship that assists you on a journey towards wellness. They encourage you to learn new skills and develop self-reliance when facing many of the life stressors that we all face from time to time. Their providers meet you where you’re at emotionally to help you overcome your personal struggles. Services include individual therapy, couples counseling, family therapy, clinical supervision, BHIS services, and school-based therapy.   

Vinton Counseling Services (Vinton): (319) 472-4499  

• Address: Please call to confirm address for appointments

• Hours: Please call to confirm hours for appointments

• Details: Counseling and therapy services are available for anyone experiencing personal problems, relationship difficulties or family concerns. Common reasons for seeking help include feelings of depression or anxiety; difficulties with anger, hostility or violence; problems with alcohol or drug use; concern about a child's behavior; concern over relationship or communication issues; coming to terms with a difficult past; adjusting to stressful situations. Services are available for couples, families and individuals depending on what the circumstances indicate. Scheduling is flexible, with evening and weekend appointments available. Fees are covered by most insurance companies and can be negotiated if financially necessary. 

UnityPoint Health – Mental Health Walk-In Clinic (Waterloo): (319) 226-2106  

• Address: 212 W Dale St, Suite 100 Waterloo, IA 50703 

• Hours: Monday 9am-6:30pm; Tuesday-Thursday 9am-4:30pm; Friday 9am-2:30pm 

• Details: The mental health-walk-in clinic at Allen Hospital provides mental health assessments on a walk-in basis – no appointment necessary. Licensed behavioral health professionals offer mental health services including crisis counseling, medication prescribing, referral to other outpatient mental health services or community resources, and triage for emergent/critical behavioral health intervention. The clinic is open to individuals age 18 and over. Patients are advised to go to the Allen Hospital Emergency Department if they need immediate medical attention, are demonstrating aggressive behavior or experiencing a crisis when the walk-in clinic is closed. Use Allen Hospital Entrance 6A. Medication management closes at 4 p.m. 

Tanager Place (Cedar Rapids): (319) 365-9164 

• Address: 2309 C St SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 

• Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm 

• Details: Since their humble beginnings as Linn County’s first children’s human service agency (beginning around 1879), Tanager has evolved to serve the ever-changing needs of our community. Their programs focus on prevention, treatment, and outreach and serve children, teens, and young adults. They support more than 4,000 youth and families per year—primarily in Linn and Johnson counties in southeast Iowa—but all families are welcome at Tanager. Services include inpatient, outpatient, expressive arts, school-based therapy, BHIS, and Pediatric Integrated Health coordinated care/case management.

Black Hawk - Grundy Mental Health Center (Waterloo): (319) 234-2893  

• Address: 3251 W 9th St Waterloo, IA 50702 

• Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-7:00pm; Friday 8:00am-5:00pm 

• Details: Black Hawk-Grundy Mental Health Center (BHGMHC) is a private, nonprofit, accredited community mental health center and a licensed substance use disorder provider under the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. Experienced staff design treatments to meet your specific needs. The BHGMHC serves those with short-term and long-term needs. Since 1950, they have provided services to over 74,000 individuals/families in the Cedar Valley. With almost 6,000 individuals who currently rely upon BHGMHC for their services and a staff of approximately 80, they continue efforts to respond to identified community needs in developing services and programs. 

MercyOne Waterloo Behavioral Health Care (Waterloo): (319) 272-8922  

• Address: 2750 St Francis Dr Waterloo, IA 50702 

• Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm 

• Details: MercyOne Waterloo Behavioral Health is a Behavioral and mental health clinic that offers psychiatry, behavioral health, mental health, counseling, and social work services in office as well as virtual visits. Accepting new patients.