I would love to help you find a happier, healthier version of yourself. I believe you have the skills and the strength to reach your goals and to live your life in a way that matches your values. I can help you identify your thoughts and/or behaviors that get in the way of living that life. I have experience helping clients work through depression, life transitions and stress, substance abuse concerns, and relationship concerns. I can also help you explore mind/body connections and the ways in which anxiety, depression, mood and trauma can impact the body as well as the mind, and help you obtain a healthy balance in your life.

My passion is helping women with trauma experiences to live a healthier live. My foundation began working with women that struggled with substance use issues. Throughout my work with them, I discovered that many of the women I worked with experienced trauma in their childhood, currently experiencing trauma responses and or living in survival mode. This prompt me to gain more knowledge and skills so I can effectively help other women.

Feeling stuck? Wanting to achieve a lifelong dream but feel you don't know where to begin? Coaching provides motivation and inspiration to explore strategies for change. I have a psychology/coaching background and I use these tools to help you gain clarity, set goals, create and move through obstacles to successfully live your next life chapter. Together we will explore life patterns and current dreams and desires to help you thrive and ignite your best you. Live the life of you want, not the one you want to run away from!

In order to meet life’s demands, we come up with all sorts of strategies; strategies for managing life externally and internally. As we grow and things change, these strategies can lose their effectiveness and their side effects begin feeling more and more burdensome. This can be a frustrating, confusing and alienating experience and is often the catalyst for new growth and deeper understanding of one's self and relationships.

Finding a therapist with whom you can truly connect can feel like a scary and stressful undertaking. In our darkest moments, it is important that we find spaces where we can be seen, heard, and understood. I work with individuals, couples, and families facing a variety of challenges who wish to develop a healthy relationship with themselves and with others. I understand how overwhelming the journey towards wholeness can be and I'm here to partner with you in making changes that will empower you to move forward and become your most authentic self.

Christian counseling for individuals, marriages and families. "He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents ..." Malachi 4:3 Solution focused counseling with a biblical mandate.

We often see the wonderful side of motherhood, but the reality of being a mom in today's world is also overwhelming, scary, and lonely at times. Along with joy and love, you may feel sadness, anxiety, anger, fear, shame, burnout, or isolation. I've been there too during my own journey as a mother, and I've put myself on the back burner until I could no longer handle the burden of being responsible for everyone and everything! Sometimes it can seem nearly impossible to find balance during motherhood, and that can leave us in a mentally and physically unhealthy place, with feelings of stress, frustration, and hopelessness taking over.

I believe that every individual has purpose and great value. Many times life's difficulties can lead to feelings of hopelessness, depression and a sense of worthlessness. As a Christian counselor, it is my goal to help you discover your strengths and value. I have over 10 years of experience within the local church working with victims of abuse, addiction, depression and trauma. My practice is founded upon the principles of scripture which teaches that you can experience emotional healing and you can live an abundant life.

Enhancement of emotional wellness and fitness is the focus of my practice. I get motivated developing strategies to improve emotion/mood regulation, improved performance, life management, and positive adjustments to transitions in life. Good thought management and effective emotion regulation leads to better decision making and that leads to a confident, self assured outlook on life. I am licensed as a professional counselor in both Missouri and Kansas.

I love my work with children, adolescents, and families. It is a privlege to provide a supportive and caring environment for families to share the challenges they are facing. I provide psychological assessment and evaluations for diagnostic questions (e.g., ADHD, learning, cognitive), as well as individual cognitive behavioral therapy and parental coaching for emotional and behavioral concerns. I work with children and families to help develop effective and practical tools they can take home and use to manage the concerns they are dealing with in their lives.

I am a licensed professional counselor who has been in practice for over 15 years. I specialize in helping people get unstuck in life. I work with individuals, couples and groups to help those I work with live their best life. In addition to traditional counseling, I offer mindfulness, hypnotherapy, EMDR, supervise other mental health professionals and have an intern who offers a reduced fee of $35. Connect to my Facebook page for a "Whiteboard Tip of the Week" @jenniferageecounseling.

Self care can feel like an added task with day to day demands. Perhaps depression or anxiety leaves you feeling stuck, even though you have a strong desire to push forward? Not to mention the energy it can take to maintain harmony in relationships. Life’s challenges can certainly be overwhelming, however there are ways to cope and navigate those challenges in a healthy way! You are not alone. Life happens, and it is OK to receive support while journeying to reset and find balance. You are the expert on your own life. It is never too late to make changes. Allow fear, sadness and setbacks to become a thing of the past.

*Available evenings and weekends* Do feel you aren’t living your life fully? Do you find that you feel unfulfilled or not at peace in your relationships or with your emotions? Managing life’s challenges can become overwhelming. Maybe you want help making sense of things or simply adapting to difficult life transitions. Allow me to take that journey with you. You are not alone!

Dr. Ostmeyer specializes in working with clients in the natural environment. She works with clients who need more personalized attention to ensure generalization of treatment goals and systems support to maintain gains and overcome barriers to effective treatment. Dr. Ostmeyer works with a wide variety of clients and has speciality experience working with individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders including ASD, ADHD, and ID, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and externalizing disorders.

Seeking help is sometimes a difficult choice to make. However, life can be hard, sometimes unbearable and difficult to manage alone. Have you been dealing with aspects of life that you feel you would be judged for? Do you have trauma that is difficult to cope with? Has managing intense emotions been difficult to accomplish? Are you a parent who has lost a child/children and need help processing grief? Seeking help doesn't mean you are weak, it signifies strength and courage. We want to help you achieve a life that you DESERVE. My practice is accepting new clients at this time.

Is life harder for you than it needs to be? Have you tried unsuccessfully to overcome past hurts and losses? Does something seem to be stopping you from accomplishing all you want in life? Often, no matter how hard you try, it is difficult to overcome challenges on your own. Despite your best efforts, past disruptions can impact your current relationships and interfere with your spirituality as well. If you're looking for someone to help you increase the peace and joy in your life and reclaim the freedom and spontaneity that is rightfully yours I invite you to call me.

I absolutely believe that hope & healing are possible. You don't have to do this alone. I work with individuals, couples, & families, many who feel overwhelmed, discouraged, or hopeless. Whether you are burdened by current life challenges or struggling with the pain and shame of past hurts, I will listen to you with an attitude of compassion, warmth, and caring. My clients struggle with many issues including depression, anxiety, sexual abuse, past trauma, undiagnosed ADHD, infidelity, marriage problems, spiritual concerns, and more. Therapy is a safe, supportive and confidential place for healing and improving your life.

Has trauma, anxiety, or depression overtaken your life? Asking for help takes a tremendous amount of courage. Whether you are a child or an adult, we will all need help at some point in our lives. One of my favorite quotes is “The greatest source of human suffering is the lies we tell ourselves”. Are you telling yourself that you are alone, losing control, or going crazy? Your problems are normal. And help is possible.

As a therapist, my hope is it help you and your family move in the direction that you are wanting to move. You may not know exactly what you need to get moving, but together we will discover that. In my 20 years of experience, I have grown to understand that not one person or family are the same, so we will work together to discover your unique aspects.