Meet the Team

  • Kristten Buttermore, LMHC

    FOUNDER/THERAPIST

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Kristten Buttermore,

LMHC (she/Her)

  • Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Iowa State University

  • Master of Science of Education in Community Counseling from Drake University.

  • Licensed mental health counselor.

  • Basic trained EMDR

I’m Kristten Buttermore, LMHC and I have been providing mental health counseling since 2002. I have always had a passion for listening, REALLY LISTENING, to my clients and gearing interventions around what he/she/they need. I believe that our emotional health is an integral part of our whole wellness. Cultivate Wellness was built on the belief that each part of a person’s wellness needs to be nurtured and cultivated.

Other Involvement

  • Member of American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) and Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association (IMHCA)

  • President of the Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association (IMHCA)

  • Member of International Association for Eating Disorder Practitioners

  • Member of the Eating Disorder Coalition of Iowa

  • Interim Executive Director of Creative Counseling Services

  • Ames Chamber of Commerce Leadership Graduate