Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center
2929 Westown Parkway, Suite 110
West Des Moines, IA 50266

Phone: (515) 274-4006
Fax: (515) 255-5697
E-mail: info@dmpcc.org

Employment Opportunity at the Center:
Ongoing Request for Resumés for Therapist Position

We are interested in Doctoral or Master's level therapists, licensed with the State of Iowa.
We counsel adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families.
Please send your resumé to Ellery Duke, Ph.D., Executive Director, at the above address.

We have hopeful expectations for the coming of new possibilities from this unexpected turn of events. "What seems a hindrance becomes a way; what seems an obstacle becomes a door; what seems a misfit becomes a cornerstone." ~ Henri J.M. Nouwen, Out of Solitude

The Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center has moved! On November 21, 2005, the Center staff began seeing clients at our new location:

2929 Westown Parkway, Suite 110, in West Des Moines,
just east of Valley West Mall, on the north side of Westown Parkway.

This move was necessitated by the sale of the building (at 39th and Ingersoll) that had housed us for over 20 years.

This move is temporary because the new location, while very professional and in a beautiful setting, is very limited in its ability to accommodate our entire staff and clients. We will continue to see clients at our satellite office, 3408 Woodland Avenue, Suite 210, in West Des Moines. And we will continue to plan for a new larger facility for the future.

The sublease on this space is through July 2009, giving the Center the time frame to conduct a capital campaign and to build more appropriate space.

Our phone number remains the same ~ (515) 274-4006.

Contact the office if you need a map and/or specific directions to the Center's new location.

Satellite Offices

Ankeny

If you live in the Ankeny area, try the Center’s services locally. The Center has a satellite office in the First United Methodist Church, 206 SW Walnut Street, Ankeny. Lisa Streyffeler, Ph.D., will be seeing clients there on Tuesdays. Afternoon and evening hours are available. Lisa works with adults on the broad spectrum of life issues. She has a special interest in counseling pregnant and postpartum women. Call the Center’s main office to schedule an appointment, 274-4006.

Bedford, Lamoni, Lenox, Leon, Mt. Ayr, Osceola

The Center’s “southern circuit” is growing. The Center has satellite offices in six southern Iowa locations now: Bedford, Lamoni, Lenox, Leon, Mt. Ayr, and Osceola. Lowell Houts, D.Min., and Peter Brantner, M.Div., M.S., are seeing clients at these locations. Call the Center’s main office to learn more or to schedule an appointment, (515) 274-4006

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Ellery H. Duke, Ph.D., Executive Director
J. Jeffrey Means, Ph.D., Director of Professional Education
Eileen Burtle, M.A., Consultant to Churches, Coord. of Preventive Mental Health Programming
Susan Ackelson, M.S.W., Director of Clinical Services
Kathleen L. Murrin, M.A., Director of Development and Marketing
Jeanne Schossow, Business Manager
Doris Beebe, Billing and Insurance Coordinator
Carol Leonard, Receptionist and Administrative Assistant

Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Serves as the policy-making body, legally responsible for the Center’s mission.
Members meet monthly, devoting more than 800 hours annually
to planning, fundraising, and guiding the Center.

President, Laura Sands, Health Access Partnership

President Elect, Cheryl Rigler, Central Rehabilitation

Secretary, Jeannie Latenser, Community Volunteer

Treasurer, Peter Percival, Wells Fargo Private Client Services

Terry Allen, The Financial Valuation Group
Carla Cain, Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Dr. Julius Conner, Retired, Polk County Public Health Dept.
John D. DeVries, Retired, Colorfx, Inc.
Tim Diebel, First Christian Church
Douglas Fick, Principal Financial Group
Rhonda Fingerman, Iowa Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Kyle Gamble, CB Richard Ellis – Hubbell Commercial
Starr Hinrichs, Retired, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Barb Hirsch-Giller, Polk County Crisis and Advocacy
Meg Murphy Joseph, Community Volunteer
Karen King, Retired, Childcare Resource and Referral of Central Iowa
Jim Lawson, Wells Fargo Financial
Larry Sheldon, Retired, McGladrey & Pullen
Cherry Shogren, Iowa Health – Des Moines
Randy Snider, Regency Homes
Kim Waltman, inSync Communications
David Witke, Retired, The Des Moines Register & Tribune

DMPCC FOUNDATION Board of Directors

President, Hal Higgs, Retired, Holmes Murphy

Vice-President, Lyle Simpson, Dreher Simpson and Jensen, P.C.

Secretary, D.J. Newlin, Community Volunteer

Sandra Axness, Retired, Des Moines Public Schools
Don Cordes, Retired, Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Paula Duncan, Community Volunteer
Betty Durden, Retired, Drake University
Ginny Hancock, Retired, Polk County Human Services Planning Alliance
Ivan Lyddon, Retired, Iowa Health Foundation
John Merriman, Retired, Equitable of Iowa
Joyce Rash, Retired, Johnston Public Schools
Steve Schaaf, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Margaret Swanson, Community Volunteer