Mental health counselor charged with ethics violation

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 253

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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The Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals has now disclosed disciplinary charges it filed last summer against a mental health counselor.

State records indicate that on July 29, 2025, the board filed charges against licensee Linda Diane Lawman of Ames, alleging she failed to comply with the American Counseling Association’s code of ethics.

The board has not disclosed the manner in which Lawman is alleged to have violated the code of ethics or indicated when …

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