Ruth Gladwyn-Nash
BHIS Provider

Modalities
Individuals
Families
Specialties
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- ADHD
- Anger
- Anorexia
- Anxiety
- Asperger’s
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Binge Eating
- Child or Adolescent
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Oppositional Defiance
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Suicical Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Video Game Addiction
Meet Ruth Gladwyn-Nash

Locations
Insurance Accepted
- Amerigroup
- Iowa Total Care
- Medicaid
- Mollina
Clients
- Toddlers / Preschoolers (0 to 6
- Children (6 to 10)
- Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13)
- Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19)
Ruth graduated from Iowa State University in 2020 with a degree in English with a heavy emphasis on Secondary Education. During her time at ISU, Ruth worked with kids ages 5-15 at a PMIC facility to support and guide them to build futures of hope. She provided daily group and individual BHIS skill sessions with her clients and helped provide structure and safety as they went about their daily schedule. Ruth wants to help others take their current strengths and abilities and enhance and build upon them while learning and developing new skills. She is passionate about connecting with others in authentic relationships and creating supportive, inclusive, positive spaces where everyone can flourish as they walk on this path of life together.
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