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 the alleged violation took place, although board records suggest an investigation of the matter was initiated four years ago in 2022. In 2024, Lawman’s license expired, according to board records.
This week, the board’s statement of charges in the case was published for the first time by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing. Since DIAL took over responsibility for many of the state’s licensing boards in 2023, there have been ongoing issues with lengthy, unexplained delays in the public disclosure of disciplinary charges and final orders issued by the various professional licensing boards.
Board records indicate Lawman practiced mental health counseling in Grundy Center “during the time period relevant” to the case.
The newly published hearing notice that accompanies the statement of charges in Lawman’s case states that a hearing on the matter was to be held two weeks ago on June 1, 2026. A DIAL official said Thursday the hearing was rescheduled and is now expected to be held on July 22, 2026.
The Iowa Capital Dispatch was not able to reach Lawman for comment.
