Therapists in Leawood, KS
Vanessa Wray Knight
Counselor, LCPC, NCC, CCMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Leawood, KS 66211
Hello! I'm Vanessa, co-owner of Secure Counseling Clinics. I've lived in KC for 20 years with my husband, 4 children, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 1 bearded dragon, and a flock of backyard chickens! I'm a Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in both MO and KS, Nationally Certified Counselor, Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and KS board-approved clinical supervisor. My heart work is helping humans with complex trauma. Couples, as well as parents and their children, work with me to form secure attachments with each other. I help clients experiencing relationship difficulties and those who experience pain from circumstances or losses.
Hello! I'm Vanessa, co-owner of Secure Counseling Clinics. I've lived in KC for 20 years with my husband, 4 children, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 1 bearded dragon, and a flock of backyard chickens! I'm a Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in both MO and KS, Nationally Certified Counselor, Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and KS board-approved clinical supervisor. My heart work is helping humans with complex trauma. Couples, as well as parents and their children, work with me to form secure attachments with each other. I help clients experiencing relationship difficulties and those who experience pain from circumstances or losses.
Angela L Williams
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LCP, PLCP, NCC
Verified Verified
Leawood, KS 66206
Your courage is stronger than the stigma that causes the barrier to keeping you stuck in your pain.
You are looking for guidance and support to help you get out of the stuck place you are in right now. You have tried many different things, but keep getting the same result. You are ready for change. I am passionate about helping you find what is holding you back from living your wholesome life. Ultimately, empowering you to take your life back, realizing that you matter and you are in control of your life choices and relationships. Together we can heal your heart and mind and restore your soul. I work with individuals and couples, where I am trained in Gottman and Emotion Focused Therapy.
Your courage is stronger than the stigma that causes the barrier to keeping you stuck in your pain.
You are looking for guidance and support to help you get out of the stuck place you are in right now. You have tried many different things, but keep getting the same result. You are ready for change. I am passionate about helping you find what is holding you back from living your wholesome life. Ultimately, empowering you to take your life back, realizing that you matter and you are in control of your life choices and relationships. Together we can heal your heart and mind and restore your soul. I work with individuals and couples, where I am trained in Gottman and Emotion Focused Therapy.
Wellspring Counseling LLC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC, NCC, LCAC, KCGC, CACREP
Verified Verified
Leawood, KS 66224
Our experience enables us to offer effective outpatient, individualized, psychological care. We treat a number of mental health disorders, and provide a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples. Our focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, and customizing a treatment plan. Our goal is to help you find empowerment to grow from your struggles, help you to heal from your pain, and move forward to where you want to be in your life.
Our experience enables us to offer effective outpatient, individualized, psychological care. We treat a number of mental health disorders, and provide a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples. Our focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, and customizing a treatment plan. Our goal is to help you find empowerment to grow from your struggles, help you to heal from your pain, and move forward to where you want to be in your life.
Emma Wood
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LCMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Leawood, KS 66206
I’d love to serve you on your healing journey achieving your goals and relief from your pain and path towards wholeness and freedom.
I provide individual, couple and family therapy and specialize in teenagers and adults. I conceptualize concerns through an attachment and family systems perspective and apply solutions. I value evidence-based theories and interventions and holistic treatment getting to the root of the concerns. This brain based approach helps heal trauma, addictions, mood disorders and relationships. I have advanced training in emotionally focused therapy and Gottman Institute couples therapy. I have practiced in inpatient and outpatient settings and own a group therapy private practice. I look forward to helping you grow!
I’d love to serve you on your healing journey achieving your goals and relief from your pain and path towards wholeness and freedom.
I provide individual, couple and family therapy and specialize in teenagers and adults. I conceptualize concerns through an attachment and family systems perspective and apply solutions. I value evidence-based theories and interventions and holistic treatment getting to the root of the concerns. This brain based approach helps heal trauma, addictions, mood disorders and relationships. I have advanced training in emotionally focused therapy and Gottman Institute couples therapy. I have practiced in inpatient and outpatient settings and own a group therapy private practice. I look forward to helping you grow!
Karanita B Boling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S, LSCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Leawood, KS 66209
I'm a Compassionate, Caring, Trauma Informed, Holistic and Client Centered Clinician. Neurodivergent Welcoming! I believe being "Mentally Healthy" means having the energy to live life to the fullest, being content and having serenity to face life's everyday challenges. No one chooses to feel tired, fearful, anxious, sad or depressed. I am certified in Motivational Interviewing, EMDR Basic & advanced skills and training in CBT, DBT, and ACT to help you find the goals to your best life. I accept clients 8yrs old through Geriatric (99+). I have active duty Military and First Responder experience.
I'm a Compassionate, Caring, Trauma Informed, Holistic and Client Centered Clinician. Neurodivergent Welcoming! I believe being "Mentally Healthy" means having the energy to live life to the fullest, being content and having serenity to face life's everyday challenges. No one chooses to feel tired, fearful, anxious, sad or depressed. I am certified in Motivational Interviewing, EMDR Basic & advanced skills and training in CBT, DBT, and ACT to help you find the goals to your best life. I accept clients 8yrs old through Geriatric (99+). I have active duty Military and First Responder experience.
Secure Counseling Clinic, LLC
Counselor, LLC, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Leawood, KS 66211
Secure Counseling Clinic, LLC is for men, women, couples, and families, as well as special therapy treatments for children and teens. Clinicians are available for appointments daytimes and evenings, weekdays and Saturdays.
Your board-certified, professional counselor will use training in neurological, psychological and emotional issues to help you in a quiet, confidential office.
Located at College and Nall in Leawood, KS, near the Overland Park Convention Center and Town Center Plaza, we serve clients from all walks of life with a wide range of presenting issues. We believe that all human beings deserve to feel secure.
Secure Counseling Clinic, LLC is for men, women, couples, and families, as well as special therapy treatments for children and teens. Clinicians are available for appointments daytimes and evenings, weekdays and Saturdays.
Your board-certified, professional counselor will use training in neurological, psychological and emotional issues to help you in a quiet, confidential office.
Located at College and Nall in Leawood, KS, near the Overland Park Convention Center and Town Center Plaza, we serve clients from all walks of life with a wide range of presenting issues. We believe that all human beings deserve to feel secure.
Michael Little, PhD Clinical Psychologist
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Leawood, KS 66211
Therapy is a process which affirms life and growth and a better version of ourselves. To be a therapist grants the privilege of aiding in that process. I am a seasoned therapist with a diverse clientele and very broad and deep clinical experience. I seek to join with clients in ways that are not only effective but which take into account the specific person or relationship,situation and need. I invite you to call if you would like to know more about my practice or schedule an appointment.
Therapy is a process which affirms life and growth and a better version of ourselves. To be a therapist grants the privilege of aiding in that process. I am a seasoned therapist with a diverse clientele and very broad and deep clinical experience. I seek to join with clients in ways that are not only effective but which take into account the specific person or relationship,situation and need. I invite you to call if you would like to know more about my practice or schedule an appointment.
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Lori Bell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MBA, LMSW, CSW-I
Verified Verified
Overland Park, KS 66210
As a mental health professional, I am here to walk with you into the unknown, to listen to your experiences, life changes, tragedies and joys and to listen without judgement. Whether you feel stuck from trauma, anger, navigating career changes, life stage changes, grief or relationship matters I will work with you to find recovery utilizing your strengths and support system. I believe in a fully holistic view of identifying mental health issues that may cause or compound physical ailments and work to release emotions that may cause pain.
As a mental health professional, I am here to walk with you into the unknown, to listen to your experiences, life changes, tragedies and joys and to listen without judgement. Whether you feel stuck from trauma, anger, navigating career changes, life stage changes, grief or relationship matters I will work with you to find recovery utilizing your strengths and support system. I believe in a fully holistic view of identifying mental health issues that may cause or compound physical ailments and work to release emotions that may cause pain.
Merritt Leonhardt Benz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW, CDWF, MCLC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Prairie Village, KS 66208
If traditional talk therapy has not been effective for you and you struggle to break old patterns and often feel trapped in the same loop, same cycle of pain and struggle, Psychedelics could be the right fit for you.
Life is messy but good therapy ends. Curious about therapy or psychedelic medicine? If you came here looking for support, be encouraged. There are answers your questions. When will I feel better? What will it take for me or my relationship to change? What keeps getting in the way of my healing? The quality of your life is crafted from your decisions. Decisions can be intentional or passive, we create and re-create our lives every day. Struggle can be our greatest call to courage and the clearest path to your best life. Your breakthrough is waiting. Relationship counseling, executive coaching & individual therapy offered.
If traditional talk therapy has not been effective for you and you struggle to break old patterns and often feel trapped in the same loop, same cycle of pain and struggle, Psychedelics could be the right fit for you.
Life is messy but good therapy ends. Curious about therapy or psychedelic medicine? If you came here looking for support, be encouraged. There are answers your questions. When will I feel better? What will it take for me or my relationship to change? What keeps getting in the way of my healing? The quality of your life is crafted from your decisions. Decisions can be intentional or passive, we create and re-create our lives every day. Struggle can be our greatest call to courage and the clearest path to your best life. Your breakthrough is waiting. Relationship counseling, executive coaching & individual therapy offered.
Richelle Massengale
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Overland Park, KS 66221
Struggling with grief, caring for aging parents, anxiety or chronic illness? If so, you're in the right place. Living with grief, being a caregiver, or fighting chronic illness are some of the most difficult things we can experience. I have been there and can offer support while helping you navigate this difficult journey. I can also help if you're a teen, feeling the strain of the economy, stressed, anxious or depressed, wondering what you are going to do to make ends meet, facing divorce, struggling with co-parenting, are the survivor of narcissistic abuse, need help reaching goals, anger mgt, or life in general.
Struggling with grief, caring for aging parents, anxiety or chronic illness? If so, you're in the right place. Living with grief, being a caregiver, or fighting chronic illness are some of the most difficult things we can experience. I have been there and can offer support while helping you navigate this difficult journey. I can also help if you're a teen, feeling the strain of the economy, stressed, anxious or depressed, wondering what you are going to do to make ends meet, facing divorce, struggling with co-parenting, are the survivor of narcissistic abuse, need help reaching goals, anger mgt, or life in general.
Joanna Ramirez
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Overland Park, KS 66210
Joanna has spent ten years in the medical field, which offers a unique and specialized view to those who may be working in the medical field or currently facing medical issues. Joanna mainly works with individuals ages 12 and up and has experience in couple and family counseling. She works with various concerns, including but not limited to addictions, depression, and anxiety. Due to personal and professional experience, Joanna is incredibly passionate about working with anxiety, premarital couples, teens, identity concerns (LGBTQIA+, cultural, spiritual, etc.), and chronic illness.
Joanna has spent ten years in the medical field, which offers a unique and specialized view to those who may be working in the medical field or currently facing medical issues. Joanna mainly works with individuals ages 12 and up and has experience in couple and family counseling. She works with various concerns, including but not limited to addictions, depression, and anxiety. Due to personal and professional experience, Joanna is incredibly passionate about working with anxiety, premarital couples, teens, identity concerns (LGBTQIA+, cultural, spiritual, etc.), and chronic illness.
Jessica Gunkel Martin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LCMFT
Verified Verified
Overland Park, KS 66210
Life is sometimes full of joy but can also be lonely and deeply painful. Your personal life may feel unbalanced or your relationships seem stuck. I think it is very courageous to seek health and healing from hurt, internal strife or relational trauma. Relationships cause tremendous pain but can also be the source of magnificent healing. Oftentimes a comfortable, inviting space where you can safely explore who you are at your core is just what you need to begin flourishing and thriving. That same space can be precisely the respite your relationships need.
Life is sometimes full of joy but can also be lonely and deeply painful. Your personal life may feel unbalanced or your relationships seem stuck. I think it is very courageous to seek health and healing from hurt, internal strife or relational trauma. Relationships cause tremendous pain but can also be the source of magnificent healing. Oftentimes a comfortable, inviting space where you can safely explore who you are at your core is just what you need to begin flourishing and thriving. That same space can be precisely the respite your relationships need.
Nancy Jenkins
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, CIT
Verified Verified
Overland Park, KS 66202
I can help by listening and providing support, insights, guidance, and skills to help you meet any challenges you may face: family, relationship, or job issues; anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, PTSD, chronic illness, or divorce.
I greet you with acceptance and an open heart. Life can throw surprises or maybe you've hit a roadblock and realize something has to change? Counseling provides a safe and confidential space to share worry, fear, sadness, anger, hopes and dreams, and then learn tools to deal with any challenge in your life. Call me now if you seek a path to the happy and serene life you deserve.
I can help by listening and providing support, insights, guidance, and skills to help you meet any challenges you may face: family, relationship, or job issues; anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, PTSD, chronic illness, or divorce.
I greet you with acceptance and an open heart. Life can throw surprises or maybe you've hit a roadblock and realize something has to change? Counseling provides a safe and confidential space to share worry, fear, sadness, anger, hopes and dreams, and then learn tools to deal with any challenge in your life. Call me now if you seek a path to the happy and serene life you deserve.
Cristin Hawes-Stice
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Shawnee Mission, KS 66212
Are you an adult who is ready to reconcile life events that have caused you pain? Talking to someone can help you put things into perspective and assist in developing a plan to put these concerns behind you. I am collaborative and solution focused. I provide support, interactive conversation, and practical feedback to help you effectively address personal life challenges.
Are you an adult who is ready to reconcile life events that have caused you pain? Talking to someone can help you put things into perspective and assist in developing a plan to put these concerns behind you. I am collaborative and solution focused. I provide support, interactive conversation, and practical feedback to help you effectively address personal life challenges.
Keyonna L Taylor
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSCSW, LCAC
Verified Verified
Overland Park, KS 66062 (Online Only)
It is my belief that seeking help is the first indication that you are motivated and ready to make changes in your life. My purpose here is to partner with you, while empowering you, as you move through the process of change. I will help you learn to think about and address your problems in a healthier manner. Sometimes it takes the help of a mental health professional to help you take an objective look at your circumstances and empower you so that you can take the first step necessary to make those changes.
It is my belief that seeking help is the first indication that you are motivated and ready to make changes in your life. My purpose here is to partner with you, while empowering you, as you move through the process of change. I will help you learn to think about and address your problems in a healthier manner. Sometimes it takes the help of a mental health professional to help you take an objective look at your circumstances and empower you so that you can take the first step necessary to make those changes.
Robin Humbard
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC , NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lenexa, KS 66062
I offer a free consulation to get started. In addition to treating anxiety, depression, grief, and other issues, I specialize in working with those who have experienced trauma. I also work with couples. The populations I see are: teens, adults, and older adults. Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have!
I offer a free consulation to get started. In addition to treating anxiety, depression, grief, and other issues, I specialize in working with those who have experienced trauma. I also work with couples. The populations I see are: teens, adults, and older adults. Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have!
Michael Nobo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CIMHP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Overland Park, KS 66207
Are you grappling with the difficulties posed by an eating disorder, yearning for change and open to therapeutic support? My name is Michael and I specialize in helping adults overcome their eating disorder. Recognizing the intimate connection between movement, food, and sleep with mental health, I'm here to provide guidance and get this moving in the right direction. Let's connect for a 15-min consult and embark on a path toward a more balanced, and healthier life.
Are you grappling with the difficulties posed by an eating disorder, yearning for change and open to therapeutic support? My name is Michael and I specialize in helping adults overcome their eating disorder. Recognizing the intimate connection between movement, food, and sleep with mental health, I'm here to provide guidance and get this moving in the right direction. Let's connect for a 15-min consult and embark on a path toward a more balanced, and healthier life.
Kathi Jo Williams
Marriage & Family Therapist, D Coun, LCMFT, CCTP, DBTC
Verified Verified
Overland Park, KS 66210
2021-2022 Marriage & Family Therapy Network State Chair I offer individual, couple and group professional counseling for life stressors like trauma, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and couples and family conflicts, specializing in interpersonal relationships counseling (adult, tween, and adolescent) and proven treatment strategies to meet the unique needs of survivors of traumatic experiences including EMDR, Neurofeedback, CBT, DBT, and ACT. I provide individualized coaching toward successful coping and life skills.
2021-2022 Marriage & Family Therapy Network State Chair I offer individual, couple and group professional counseling for life stressors like trauma, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and couples and family conflicts, specializing in interpersonal relationships counseling (adult, tween, and adolescent) and proven treatment strategies to meet the unique needs of survivors of traumatic experiences including EMDR, Neurofeedback, CBT, DBT, and ACT. I provide individualized coaching toward successful coping and life skills.
Elena Weaver
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Roeland Park, KS 66205
When I was reaching out for counseling for the first time, I felt so stuck and helpless. There were so many things to consider and I was worried about finding the right fit for my needs as well as finding someone who I could truly trust and resonate with. As you are searching for a counselor to help you explore your inner world, I hope that I may be able to help. With empathy and safety as top priorities, we can begin to untangle stories, process grief, relieve anxiety or depression, or address trauma. Maybe just one of those things, maybe all of those things, or maybe more! You deserve peace and rest.
When I was reaching out for counseling for the first time, I felt so stuck and helpless. There were so many things to consider and I was worried about finding the right fit for my needs as well as finding someone who I could truly trust and resonate with. As you are searching for a counselor to help you explore your inner world, I hope that I may be able to help. With empathy and safety as top priorities, we can begin to untangle stories, process grief, relieve anxiety or depression, or address trauma. Maybe just one of those things, maybe all of those things, or maybe more! You deserve peace and rest.
Marian Swartz - Video And Phone Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW, LCSW, ACSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Overland Park, KS 66212 (Online Only)
Therapy helps you to create the life you want. Are you struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, loneliness, the loss of a loved one, grief, past trauma, or major life changes? Are you feeling unsure about the future, or caught in a rut and worried things won't get better? Therapy is a process of self-discovery and growth. Are you ready to focus on building the new, instead of fighting the old? Together, we will identify the thoughts, behaviors, and emotions keeping you from having genuine happiness and contentment in your life.
Therapy helps you to create the life you want. Are you struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, loneliness, the loss of a loved one, grief, past trauma, or major life changes? Are you feeling unsure about the future, or caught in a rut and worried things won't get better? Therapy is a process of self-discovery and growth. Are you ready to focus on building the new, instead of fighting the old? Together, we will identify the thoughts, behaviors, and emotions keeping you from having genuine happiness and contentment in your life.
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How does chronic pain therapy work?
Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?
Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophizing, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.
Are there new treatments for chronic pain?
Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.
How long does therapy for chronic pain take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.