Orchard Place Child Guidance Center

Orchard Place is a Des Moines-based nonprofit that provides mental health treatment for children, adolescents, and young adults in Iowa. Through its inpatient, outpatient, and community-based programs, Orchard Place serves youth from birth to age 21. Its services span the Child Guidance Center, PACE Center, and Residential Campus, with a trauma-sensitive approach across programs.

Find Therapy and Psychiatric Support for Youth

Orchard Place Child Guidance Center serves children and families from birth to age 18 through outpatient therapy, school-based therapy, psychiatric care, and early childhood services. The center supports youth experiencing concerns such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, anxiety, depression, mood dysregulation, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other trauma-related challenges.

Receive Care in Clinics, Schools, and Early Childhood Settings

Child Guidance Center provides services for families across central Iowa and beyond, with outpatient and psychiatric care available to children from throughout the state. Its school-based therapists partner with dozens of schools across multiple districts, helping bring care into the communities where children learn and grow. Orchard Place also offers a sliding fee scale for families who need financial flexibility.

Build Skills Through Trauma-Informed Therapies

Providers at Child Guidance Center use several evidence-based and child-centered approaches, including trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), trust-based relational intervention (TBRI), motivational interviewing (MI), child-parent psychotherapy (CPP), and play therapy. Treatment is tailored to each child and family’s needs, with an emphasis on compassionate, individualized care.