Domestic Abuse Therapists in Belton, MO
Working with individuals, couples, families, adolescents, young adults, adults and the elderly. Who are struggling with addictions, depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, marital conflicts, employment challenges, familial concerns, or re-entering society. Helping individuals and families to achieve meaning and purpose in their lives by providing a holistic counseling approach of instruction, guidance, and insight for personal development and emotional growth. In order to live a fully functional, healthy life contributing to their needs and to the needs of those who depend on them for support. "A meaningful life is never too late."
Working with individuals, couples, families, adolescents, young adults, adults and the elderly. Who are struggling with addictions, depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, marital conflicts, employment challenges, familial concerns, or re-entering society. Helping individuals and families to achieve meaning and purpose in their lives by providing a holistic counseling approach of instruction, guidance, and insight for personal development and emotional growth. In order to live a fully functional, healthy life contributing to their needs and to the needs of those who depend on them for support. "A meaningful life is never too late."
We specialize in helping children, teens and families who are impacted by a variety of struggles. With over a decade full of experience, we provide effective treatment for anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, loss, family conflict, aggression, self-harm, sexualized behavior, attachment, adoption, and poor social skills.
We specialize in helping children, teens and families who are impacted by a variety of struggles. With over a decade full of experience, we provide effective treatment for anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, loss, family conflict, aggression, self-harm, sexualized behavior, attachment, adoption, and poor social skills.
My ideal client is one who is aware they have past trauma and have decided to make a commitment to come to therapy to address it. Their issues include depression, anger, dissociation, psychosis, and shame. Their needs might include understanding that their basic human needs (physical, emotional, and psychological) were not met and this is a reason why they might often struggle to relate others and especially themselves. There may be a fear of opening up. What my clients want is to process their trauma and live an embodied existence - not afraid to be open and radically gentle with themselves.
My ideal client is one who is aware they have past trauma and have decided to make a commitment to come to therapy to address it. Their issues include depression, anger, dissociation, psychosis, and shame. Their needs might include understanding that their basic human needs (physical, emotional, and psychological) were not met and this is a reason why they might often struggle to relate others and especially themselves. There may be a fear of opening up. What my clients want is to process their trauma and live an embodied existence - not afraid to be open and radically gentle with themselves.
A Balanced Mind,
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW, CCPT-II
1 Endorsed
Belton, MO 64012
Aimee Johnson, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW, CCTP-II, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and founder of A Balanced Mind, LLC in Belton, Missouri. She has a license to practice in the state of Missouri and Kansas as a Clinical Social Worker. She is also a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level II with over 14 years of clinical experience. Aimee supports individuals, couples, and families through challenges such as anxiety, autism level I, adhd, depression, ptsd, relationship issues, sexual issues, stress, and major life transitions.
Aimee Johnson, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW, CCTP-II, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and founder of A Balanced Mind, LLC in Belton, Missouri. She has a license to practice in the state of Missouri and Kansas as a Clinical Social Worker. She is also a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level II with over 14 years of clinical experience. Aimee supports individuals, couples, and families through challenges such as anxiety, autism level I, adhd, depression, ptsd, relationship issues, sexual issues, stress, and major life transitions.
I provide trauma-informed care for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and those managing complex emotional experiences.
As a licensed therapist with over two decades of experience, I specialize in supporting individuals through complex life challenges. I focus on creating affirming, compassionate spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals, older adults, and those exploring their identities.
I bring expertise in addressing stress, anxiety, trauma recovery, and grief. My approach is holistic, focusing on self-love, communication skills, and healing from challenging experiences like social isolation, shame, and personal transitions. I'm particularly committed to supporting clients through life stages, including young adulthood, midlife shifts, and aging.
I provide trauma-informed care for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and those managing complex emotional experiences.
As a licensed therapist with over two decades of experience, I specialize in supporting individuals through complex life challenges. I focus on creating affirming, compassionate spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals, older adults, and those exploring their identities.
I bring expertise in addressing stress, anxiety, trauma recovery, and grief. My approach is holistic, focusing on self-love, communication skills, and healing from challenging experiences like social isolation, shame, and personal transitions. I'm particularly committed to supporting clients through life stages, including young adulthood, midlife shifts, and aging.
Hello Missouri & Kansas!
As a trans woman, I understand how powerful it can be to feel truly seen and accepted. I am passionate about providing affirming, inclusive care where clients can explore identity, relationships, healing, and personal growth in a safe and supportive space. Life can change how we see ourselves, our relationships, and the future. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, grief, or feeling disconnected from yourself, you don't have to navigate it alone. Therapy can be a place to reconnect with who you are and create meaningful, lasting change. I also love working with couples. (Gottman2)
Hello Missouri & Kansas!
As a trans woman, I understand how powerful it can be to feel truly seen and accepted. I am passionate about providing affirming, inclusive care where clients can explore identity, relationships, healing, and personal growth in a safe and supportive space. Life can change how we see ourselves, our relationships, and the future. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, grief, or feeling disconnected from yourself, you don't have to navigate it alone. Therapy can be a place to reconnect with who you are and create meaningful, lasting change. I also love working with couples. (Gottman2)
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My ideal clients are individuals struggling with trauma, anxiety, emotional abuse, domestic violence, unhealthy relationship patterns, or major life transitions.
I specialize in trauma, anxiety, emotional abuse, domestic violence, relationship challenges, and life transitions. I provide a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients can process difficult experiences, build healthier coping skills, strengthen boundaries, improve self-worth, and move toward healing and emotional growth.
My ideal clients are individuals struggling with trauma, anxiety, emotional abuse, domestic violence, unhealthy relationship patterns, or major life transitions.
I specialize in trauma, anxiety, emotional abuse, domestic violence, relationship challenges, and life transitions. I provide a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients can process difficult experiences, build healthier coping skills, strengthen boundaries, improve self-worth, and move toward healing and emotional growth.
My experience includes assisting clients who have navigated complex issues such as suicidal ideation, domestic violence, and sexual abuse.
I am dedicated to fostering self-determination and exploration in my therapy practice. I offer a range of therapeutic modalities, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS), within a holistic framework to empower individuals in their healing journey.
My experience includes assisting clients who have navigated complex issues such as suicidal ideation, domestic violence, and sexual abuse.
I am dedicated to fostering self-determination and exploration in my therapy practice. I offer a range of therapeutic modalities, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS), within a holistic framework to empower individuals in their healing journey.
If you’re struggling with problematic sexual behavior, pornography use, infidelity, emotional affairs, or toxic relationship patterns, you may feel stuck in cycles of shame, secrecy, and emotional exhaustion. Many clients long for clarity, emotional safety, healthy intimacy, and stable connection but feel trapped by behaviors or relationships they can’t seem to change. You may be seeking freedom from depression, anxiety, isolation, broken trust, and repeated heartbreak, while wanting healthier sexuality, deeper emotional connection, and lasting relational change.
If you’re struggling with problematic sexual behavior, pornography use, infidelity, emotional affairs, or toxic relationship patterns, you may feel stuck in cycles of shame, secrecy, and emotional exhaustion. Many clients long for clarity, emotional safety, healthy intimacy, and stable connection but feel trapped by behaviors or relationships they can’t seem to change. You may be seeking freedom from depression, anxiety, isolation, broken trust, and repeated heartbreak, while wanting healthier sexuality, deeper emotional connection, and lasting relational change.
Learning how to heal can be difficult, especially if you have tried to do so all on your own! My goal is to be genuine, and to give you a cozy space to heal in the ways that you find most helpful. I am here to start where you are, empowering you to become the person that you have always wanted to be, no matter the barriers.
Learning how to heal can be difficult, especially if you have tried to do so all on your own! My goal is to be genuine, and to give you a cozy space to heal in the ways that you find most helpful. I am here to start where you are, empowering you to become the person that you have always wanted to be, no matter the barriers.
I use EMDR to support healing from anxiety, depression, and trauma, and draw from trauma-informed and domestic violence training for more complex experiences.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step, but you don’t have to do it alone. I see therapy as a collaborative process where we work together to make sense of what’s been weighing on you and move toward meaningful change. Whether you’re working through long-standing challenges or navigating situational trauma, I’m here to support you.
I strive to create a warm, empathetic, and nonjudgmental space where you can feel safe showing up as your full self. As a neurodivergent-friendly therapist, I welcome clients who are ready to engage in the real, sometimes uncomfortable, but ultimately rewarding work of therapy.
I use EMDR to support healing from anxiety, depression, and trauma, and draw from trauma-informed and domestic violence training for more complex experiences.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step, but you don’t have to do it alone. I see therapy as a collaborative process where we work together to make sense of what’s been weighing on you and move toward meaningful change. Whether you’re working through long-standing challenges or navigating situational trauma, I’m here to support you.
I strive to create a warm, empathetic, and nonjudgmental space where you can feel safe showing up as your full self. As a neurodivergent-friendly therapist, I welcome clients who are ready to engage in the real, sometimes uncomfortable, but ultimately rewarding work of therapy.
I have also spent many years working with survivors of domestic violence.
I believe in the strength of working together to solve life issues. Taking the first step is the hardest; finding a counselor and making the phone call. Congratulations for reaching out to find support and help.
I have also spent many years working with survivors of domestic violence.
I believe in the strength of working together to solve life issues. Taking the first step is the hardest; finding a counselor and making the phone call. Congratulations for reaching out to find support and help.
” My personal choices have lead me towards a career of advocacy and service on behalf of the abused, neglected and traumatized due to family violence and sexual assault
Provide thorough risk assessments, diagnosis, lethality, severity, and protective factors. My primary goal as an advocate, educator, and therapist is to ensure safety, assist in breaking the cycle of violence while providing clinically sound treatment that helps those most impacted to live their best life, find purpose, and influence changes where desired.
” My personal choices have lead me towards a career of advocacy and service on behalf of the abused, neglected and traumatized due to family violence and sexual assault
Provide thorough risk assessments, diagnosis, lethality, severity, and protective factors. My primary goal as an advocate, educator, and therapist is to ensure safety, assist in breaking the cycle of violence while providing clinically sound treatment that helps those most impacted to live their best life, find purpose, and influence changes where desired.
All people have strengths and challenges. Therapy is a process of using those strengths and resources to address problems people face. I'm interested in understanding you and helping you develop a plan to work with your problems and to build on your strengths.
All people have strengths and challenges. Therapy is a process of using those strengths and resources to address problems people face. I'm interested in understanding you and helping you develop a plan to work with your problems and to build on your strengths.
Thank you for taking a few minutes to research counselors in your area! Finding the right counselor can be the most important part of this journey. We currently have 40+ counselors and 7 admin staff. We offer locations in Pleasant Hill, Warrensburg, Blue Springs, Higginsville, Lone Jack, Odessa, Sedalia and Kingsville as well as providing School Based therapy in 29 local school districts. CCC is excited to offer Animal Assisted Therapy at several locations. Clients say they love the escape and have a sense of peace and relaxation. To learn more about our individual counselors and how we can help you, visit our website.
Thank you for taking a few minutes to research counselors in your area! Finding the right counselor can be the most important part of this journey. We currently have 40+ counselors and 7 admin staff. We offer locations in Pleasant Hill, Warrensburg, Blue Springs, Higginsville, Lone Jack, Odessa, Sedalia and Kingsville as well as providing School Based therapy in 29 local school districts. CCC is excited to offer Animal Assisted Therapy at several locations. Clients say they love the escape and have a sense of peace and relaxation. To learn more about our individual counselors and how we can help you, visit our website.
Have you hit one of life's many mental, emotional or relational roadblocks? Are you feeling a bit travel weary? I have great news! Your brain has almost unlimited potential for self-correcting everything from negative and relentless thoughts, to deep seated, stubborn and unwanted emotions, to ingrained and undesirable behavior patterns. You have a built in awesome capacity for growth, change and healing. With your willingness joined together with my 20+years of experience, you have reason to hope. Change is possible.
Have you hit one of life's many mental, emotional or relational roadblocks? Are you feeling a bit travel weary? I have great news! Your brain has almost unlimited potential for self-correcting everything from negative and relentless thoughts, to deep seated, stubborn and unwanted emotions, to ingrained and undesirable behavior patterns. You have a built in awesome capacity for growth, change and healing. With your willingness joined together with my 20+years of experience, you have reason to hope. Change is possible.
I have worked with adults who have experienced trauma including but not limited to domestic violence, sexual assault, witness to a crime, community violence.
You’re juggling everything — family, expectations, maybe even two cultures — and still feel like it’s not enough. You doubt yourself, feel anxious, overwhelmed, or lost. Deep down, you want peace, confidence, and a stronger sense of who you are. You’re tired of doing it all alone. You're ready to feel like yourself again — more grounded, more whole.
I have worked with adults who have experienced trauma including but not limited to domestic violence, sexual assault, witness to a crime, community violence.
You’re juggling everything — family, expectations, maybe even two cultures — and still feel like it’s not enough. You doubt yourself, feel anxious, overwhelmed, or lost. Deep down, you want peace, confidence, and a stronger sense of who you are. You’re tired of doing it all alone. You're ready to feel like yourself again — more grounded, more whole.
I have specialized experience working with disenfranchised communities, including survivors of domestic and sexual violence, individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community, and those in the perinatal process.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist who values authenticity, playfulness, and collaboration in the therapeutic process. Along with art therapy, I use integrative practices using EMDR, DBT, somatic therapy, and attachment theory. I aim to create a space where you can show up exactly as you are and a willingness to explore.
I have specialized experience working with disenfranchised communities, including survivors of domestic and sexual violence, individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community, and those in the perinatal process.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist who values authenticity, playfulness, and collaboration in the therapeutic process. Along with art therapy, I use integrative practices using EMDR, DBT, somatic therapy, and attachment theory. I aim to create a space where you can show up exactly as you are and a willingness to explore.
I enjoy working with adults, 18 years and older. As well as couples and families. While working with individuals I support a safe environment that allows for clients to feel comfortable and empowered. I focus on the individual as well as getting to the root of the problem. Working together with clients to develop strategies and solutions.
I enjoy working with adults, 18 years and older. As well as couples and families. While working with individuals I support a safe environment that allows for clients to feel comfortable and empowered. I focus on the individual as well as getting to the root of the problem. Working together with clients to develop strategies and solutions.
Do your find yourself struggling with negative emotions such as worry, sadness, or irritability? Do you need help changing your current ways of coping with stress or challenges? Do you struggle with continual feelings of low self-esteem? My goal is to help you feel more centered, capable, and confident as you learn to cope with negative feelings and habits in a more self-supporting manner. I specialize in the areas of depression, anxiety and eating disorders. I also work with individuals who struggle with relationship issues.
Do your find yourself struggling with negative emotions such as worry, sadness, or irritability? Do you need help changing your current ways of coping with stress or challenges? Do you struggle with continual feelings of low self-esteem? My goal is to help you feel more centered, capable, and confident as you learn to cope with negative feelings and habits in a more self-supporting manner. I specialize in the areas of depression, anxiety and eating disorders. I also work with individuals who struggle with relationship issues.
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Domestic Abuse Therapists
What are the most effective ways to recover from domestic abuse?
Leaving an abusive relationship requires tremendous courage, so survivors in treatment should recognize that they have already completed the most important step. Still, the trauma of physical or emotional abuse can be difficult to process and overcome. Therapy can help survivors process trauma, grief, and difficult emotions, treat relevant mental health symptoms, and create a new framework for boundaries and relationships in the future. For some, support groups can also be an invaluable outlet for healing.
When should an individual seek help for domestic abuse?
Victims of intimate partner violence should seek help immediately. It can take substantial time, planning, energy, and courage to leave an abusive relationship, but starting the process—by seeking therapy, calling the domestic violence hotline, or simply confiding in a loved one—will help them get there. Those who have left abusive relationships but haven’t sought treatment can also greatly benefit from therapy to process and heal from the experience.
What are the consequences of staying in an abusive relationship?
Remaining in an abusive relationship has serious repercussions. In addition to the ongoing threat of physical danger and emotional abuse, research shows that intimate partner violence is associated with a range of mental health disorders including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and substance abuse. Therefore it’s important for individuals in an abusive relationship to seek help as soon as possible.
How can you get domestic abuse treatment for someone else?
It can be very complicated to identify and leave an abusive relationship; barriers include the threat of violence, financial instability, and family pressures. Those concerned about a loved one in an abusive relationship should talk to them about the situation, provide them with resources such as the domestic violence hotline, and introduce the idea of seeing a therapist due to their concern for the person’s safety and well-being.