Female Therapists in Independence, MO
Barbara J Dickerson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Independence, MO 64055
Waitlist for new clients
If you are in a difficult time in your life and are experiencing emotional pain, you may be ready to make personal changes. Your past experiences and your reactions to those experiences make you who you are, which makes perfect sense. We can't always stay the same and move on in our lives. I am a directive, involved, compassionate, experienced therapist who is willing to provide insight, options, and perspective to help you resolve individual, marital, family issues.
If you are in a difficult time in your life and are experiencing emotional pain, you may be ready to make personal changes. Your past experiences and your reactions to those experiences make you who you are, which makes perfect sense. We can't always stay the same and move on in our lives. I am a directive, involved, compassionate, experienced therapist who is willing to provide insight, options, and perspective to help you resolve individual, marital, family issues.
Kelsey L Ellis
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, LMFT-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Independence, MO 64055
Looking to strengthen your relationship or explore your unique sexual identity? As a marriage and family therapist specializing in relationship and sex therapy, I provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space for all individuals and couples, including those in consensual non-monogamous (CNM), polyamorous, and kinky relationships. My practice is dedicated to helping you navigate the complexities of love, intimacy, and sexual expression, ensuring that your needs and desires are understood and respected. Whether you're seeking to enhance communication, resolve conflicts, or deepen connection, I'm here to support you on your journey.
Looking to strengthen your relationship or explore your unique sexual identity? As a marriage and family therapist specializing in relationship and sex therapy, I provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space for all individuals and couples, including those in consensual non-monogamous (CNM), polyamorous, and kinky relationships. My practice is dedicated to helping you navigate the complexities of love, intimacy, and sexual expression, ensuring that your needs and desires are understood and respected. Whether you're seeking to enhance communication, resolve conflicts, or deepen connection, I'm here to support you on your journey.
If you are looking for a down-to-earth counselor to help you reach your goals, then that's me! I am passionate about helping people with their mental health and life stressors. There is much we struggle with, and you deserve to find relief. I want to help you succeed and find happiness, offering support and compassion as you find your way. If you are ready for a positive change, I am ready to help!
If you are looking for a down-to-earth counselor to help you reach your goals, then that's me! I am passionate about helping people with their mental health and life stressors. There is much we struggle with, and you deserve to find relief. I want to help you succeed and find happiness, offering support and compassion as you find your way. If you are ready for a positive change, I am ready to help!
I consider what my client and their environment can bring to their process of healing. I believe that I am an active participant, encouraging the process of change alongside my client. My goal is to offer support and strategies so that my clients can decide for themselves what is appropriate for them. I strive to help my clients gain perspective and a deeper understanding of their lives so they are empowered to make meaningful breakthroughs for themselves. In addition to individual therapy, I enjoy working with couples helping them to relate better with one another or to cope with family issues in healthier ways.
I consider what my client and their environment can bring to their process of healing. I believe that I am an active participant, encouraging the process of change alongside my client. My goal is to offer support and strategies so that my clients can decide for themselves what is appropriate for them. I strive to help my clients gain perspective and a deeper understanding of their lives so they are empowered to make meaningful breakthroughs for themselves. In addition to individual therapy, I enjoy working with couples helping them to relate better with one another or to cope with family issues in healthier ways.
Diakonos Counseling
Psychologist, PsyD, LCSW, LPC, PLPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Independence, MO 64057
Diakonos is a private mental health counseling center in Independence, MO since 1981. We believe in a healthy approach to healing life's problems through integrating sound principles for the mind, body & spirit. We offer compassionate care for those struggling with painful emotions, distorted thinking, and troubling behavior, as well as those desiring personal growth and more satisfying relationships. We are comfortable and experienced at integrating clients' religious & spiritual beliefs with the therapy and healing process. Treatment is personalized to meet the individual needs of each participant. Therapists are available to lead conferences and speak on topics of interest to your church, business, or organization.
Diakonos is a private mental health counseling center in Independence, MO since 1981. We believe in a healthy approach to healing life's problems through integrating sound principles for the mind, body & spirit. We offer compassionate care for those struggling with painful emotions, distorted thinking, and troubling behavior, as well as those desiring personal growth and more satisfying relationships. We are comfortable and experienced at integrating clients' religious & spiritual beliefs with the therapy and healing process. Treatment is personalized to meet the individual needs of each participant. Therapists are available to lead conferences and speak on topics of interest to your church, business, or organization.
Sharree Jensen
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS-MFT, PLMFT, CCPS, ERCEM
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Independence, MO 64050
You are here looking for a therapist because something in you knows it is time for change. Whether that change is just for you or within your relationships... whether it is old stuff you "should be over," new stuff that is just hitting, or another combination of life's challenges... I'm here, ready to walk through it with you. Just showing up here is the first courageous step. Let's take the next step together. Schedule a free consultation call today to see if we are a good fit. Please note: In order to provide you with personalized & flexible therapy, I do not accept insurance. I do accept HSA, Debit, & Credit Cards.
You are here looking for a therapist because something in you knows it is time for change. Whether that change is just for you or within your relationships... whether it is old stuff you "should be over," new stuff that is just hitting, or another combination of life's challenges... I'm here, ready to walk through it with you. Just showing up here is the first courageous step. Let's take the next step together. Schedule a free consultation call today to see if we are a good fit. Please note: In order to provide you with personalized & flexible therapy, I do not accept insurance. I do accept HSA, Debit, & Credit Cards.
Melinda Bonham Couple And Family Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, PLMFT, MS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Independence, MO 64050
Do you live in a constant sense of disconnection-no matter what you do, things never feel quite "okay?" Do you feel controlled by your emotions, overwhelmed by the pressure to accomplish? Does past trauma impact how you show up daily? Has this snowballed into a constant sense of anxiety, stress, and disappointment? Is your self-care and relationships struggling also? Do communication breakdowns and conflict feel like the norm? Do you feel frustrated by the disconnection that has emerged in your life, and it is hard to know how to break the cycle? There is a way to ask for what you need without sacrificing your own boundaries.
Do you live in a constant sense of disconnection-no matter what you do, things never feel quite "okay?" Do you feel controlled by your emotions, overwhelmed by the pressure to accomplish? Does past trauma impact how you show up daily? Has this snowballed into a constant sense of anxiety, stress, and disappointment? Is your self-care and relationships struggling also? Do communication breakdowns and conflict feel like the norm? Do you feel frustrated by the disconnection that has emerged in your life, and it is hard to know how to break the cycle? There is a way to ask for what you need without sacrificing your own boundaries.
Deanna L Rand
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC
Verified Verified
Independence, MO 64055
Waitlist for new clients
Are you looking to make changes in your life but not sure where to begin? I am committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for exploring the obstacles that are getting in the way of creating the happy and satisfying life you want. Often, we unknowingly continue in the same path, expecting something different not realizing that real changes starts within us and that understanding ourselves better is a first step for creating growth, healing and happiness. Therapy is hard work but a worthy work and it is a privilege to be a part of your journey and helping you discover, heal and grow beyond your current circumstances.
Are you looking to make changes in your life but not sure where to begin? I am committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for exploring the obstacles that are getting in the way of creating the happy and satisfying life you want. Often, we unknowingly continue in the same path, expecting something different not realizing that real changes starts within us and that understanding ourselves better is a first step for creating growth, healing and happiness. Therapy is hard work but a worthy work and it is a privilege to be a part of your journey and helping you discover, heal and grow beyond your current circumstances.
For the past 22 years, I have worked with many clients who have experienced trauma from childhood, sexual abuse, combat, and other personal loss. Most people come to find peace of mind and relief from the nightmares rooted in the past. Together, we work on the reality that they are survivors and their resilience is amazing! My clients learn that they have always been their own greatest strength and are their own best advocates throughout this maze of bewildering emotional turmoil. They discover that they are indeed strong survivors as they strive toward the goal of wholeness.
For the past 22 years, I have worked with many clients who have experienced trauma from childhood, sexual abuse, combat, and other personal loss. Most people come to find peace of mind and relief from the nightmares rooted in the past. Together, we work on the reality that they are survivors and their resilience is amazing! My clients learn that they have always been their own greatest strength and are their own best advocates throughout this maze of bewildering emotional turmoil. They discover that they are indeed strong survivors as they strive toward the goal of wholeness.
Aimee Hubbard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Independence, MO 64055
Relationships face so many challenges, but I'm here to help couples navigate these ups and downs. In our sessions, I aim to offer expertise while honoring your lived experience. I take a trauma informed and non-judgmental approach that blends compassion with humor to help you find the best path forward. Embracing diversity and supporting the LGBTQ+ community are integral parts of my practice, ensuring that everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. Beyond my formal education, I'm a lifelong learner that is committed to providing the best care.
Relationships face so many challenges, but I'm here to help couples navigate these ups and downs. In our sessions, I aim to offer expertise while honoring your lived experience. I take a trauma informed and non-judgmental approach that blends compassion with humor to help you find the best path forward. Embracing diversity and supporting the LGBTQ+ community are integral parts of my practice, ensuring that everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. Beyond my formal education, I'm a lifelong learner that is committed to providing the best care.
Christina Wilson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Independence, MO 64055
Creating the types of relationships and life you want is, simultaneously, a gift and a challenge. If you are trying to reduce resentment after years of misunderstandings, heal after infidelity, renew your relationship as empty nesters, navigate differences in emotional and physical desires, start your marriage on the right track through premarital therapy, and more, I encourage you to talk to me. I work to help people be assertive, open-minded, compassionate, and curious so that they can not just remove pain but increase joy, pleasure, and the likelihood of building a fulfilling life and relationships.
Creating the types of relationships and life you want is, simultaneously, a gift and a challenge. If you are trying to reduce resentment after years of misunderstandings, heal after infidelity, renew your relationship as empty nesters, navigate differences in emotional and physical desires, start your marriage on the right track through premarital therapy, and more, I encourage you to talk to me. I work to help people be assertive, open-minded, compassionate, and curious so that they can not just remove pain but increase joy, pleasure, and the likelihood of building a fulfilling life and relationships.
Meet Our Female Therapists
Randi Lechtenberger-Mitchell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LCMFT, LMFT
Verified Verified
Independence, MO 64055
I am a collaborative therapist who wants to work alongside my clients to ensure their goals for therapy are being met. I believe people have the greatest capacity for change when they have a space to express emotional vulnerability while feeling safe and heard. One of my primary goals is to provide a safe and supportive environment where clients can be vulnerable as they navigate the complexities of their relationships.
I am a collaborative therapist who wants to work alongside my clients to ensure their goals for therapy are being met. I believe people have the greatest capacity for change when they have a space to express emotional vulnerability while feeling safe and heard. One of my primary goals is to provide a safe and supportive environment where clients can be vulnerable as they navigate the complexities of their relationships.
Jennifer (Jenni) Liles LCSW owns Responsive Mental Health Services LLC (RMHS-LLC). I believe that all of us can live fulfilling lives that contain moments of joy in-between and around the difficult times. Therapy allows us to experience ourselves as valuable human beings with something to offer. I have extensive experiencing helping people through trauma, grief, depression, and anxiety, and out the other side. I work from a queer-friendly, disability aware, and neurodivergent perspective with people aged 13 and up.
Jennifer (Jenni) Liles LCSW owns Responsive Mental Health Services LLC (RMHS-LLC). I believe that all of us can live fulfilling lives that contain moments of joy in-between and around the difficult times. Therapy allows us to experience ourselves as valuable human beings with something to offer. I have extensive experiencing helping people through trauma, grief, depression, and anxiety, and out the other side. I work from a queer-friendly, disability aware, and neurodivergent perspective with people aged 13 and up.
Fior Sandoval
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Independence, MO 64055
Are you feeling sad, depressed, anxious, angry, mean, inadequate, unworthy, etc.? Is it difficult to understand and accept those feelings? Typically, we reject what hurts us and only welcome and entertain the "feel good" moments and emotions. Your story is important. I am here to listen and support you as you go through your journey in becoming the person you want to be. I will honor your uniqueness and help you identify what is important to you, your needs and your strengths. You have everything you need within you to succeed.
Are you feeling sad, depressed, anxious, angry, mean, inadequate, unworthy, etc.? Is it difficult to understand and accept those feelings? Typically, we reject what hurts us and only welcome and entertain the "feel good" moments and emotions. Your story is important. I am here to listen and support you as you go through your journey in becoming the person you want to be. I will honor your uniqueness and help you identify what is important to you, your needs and your strengths. You have everything you need within you to succeed.
Looking to gain a better perspective on life? Improve self-esteem? Stop the racing thoughts, anxiety, constant worry and depression? I provide supportive therapy to help people realize they can make these positive changes and know they are not alone.
Looking to gain a better perspective on life? Improve self-esteem? Stop the racing thoughts, anxiety, constant worry and depression? I provide supportive therapy to help people realize they can make these positive changes and know they are not alone.
Victoria Nelson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Independence, MO 64055
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in MO & KS with over a decade of experience in community mental health, hospital social work, and substance use. I see therapy as a collaborative process — together, we’ll explore how past experiences have shaped you and work to release what no longer serves you. I believe in the power of humor, humanity, and the therapeutic relationship itself. Therapy doesn’t have to be all heavy, all the time. Sometimes laughter can be just as healing as insight.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in MO & KS with over a decade of experience in community mental health, hospital social work, and substance use. I see therapy as a collaborative process — together, we’ll explore how past experiences have shaped you and work to release what no longer serves you. I believe in the power of humor, humanity, and the therapeutic relationship itself. Therapy doesn’t have to be all heavy, all the time. Sometimes laughter can be just as healing as insight.
I am available for in home, telehealth, and in office visits. I am most equipped to work with older adults and have experience working through family conflict, life transitions, disease diagnosis and management and end of life concerns.
I am available for in home, telehealth, and in office visits. I am most equipped to work with older adults and have experience working through family conflict, life transitions, disease diagnosis and management and end of life concerns.
Callie Streich
Licensed Professional Counselor, MAEd, MS, LPC, RPT, NCC
Verified Verified
Independence, MO 64055
Welcome and thank you for taking the time to see if I could be a good fit for your journey. I am passionate about supporting clients who are seeking to process through their experiences and seek new insight into their lives. I work with young children through young adult and adult. My nonjudgmental approach comes from my belief that every person has worth even when you might struggle to see that in yourself. My role is to be here to help empower you along your path.
Welcome and thank you for taking the time to see if I could be a good fit for your journey. I am passionate about supporting clients who are seeking to process through their experiences and seek new insight into their lives. I work with young children through young adult and adult. My nonjudgmental approach comes from my belief that every person has worth even when you might struggle to see that in yourself. My role is to be here to help empower you along your path.
After spending two years mentoring young women at a college ministry, I gained a new found passion for helping people through the most difficult times in their lives.
I counsel from a Christian perspective, and enjoy incorporating faith into my practice if that is something you desire. My areas of specialty include: adults, children & adolescents, trauma, depression, anxiety, family issues, and school issues. I have specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and play therapy
After spending two years mentoring young women at a college ministry, I gained a new found passion for helping people through the most difficult times in their lives.
I counsel from a Christian perspective, and enjoy incorporating faith into my practice if that is something you desire. My areas of specialty include: adults, children & adolescents, trauma, depression, anxiety, family issues, and school issues. I have specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and play therapy
I am licensed in the states of Missouri, Kansas, and Utah as a LSCSW, LCSW, and LCAC. I am trained in Trauma Informed Care, CBT trained, and thoroughly trained in Motivational Interviewing/Person Centered approaches to ensure that my clients are able to make progress with issues that are important to and for them. I use modern approaches to help individuals achieve goals and make personal improvements in their lives. My passion is to help you through difficult, accomplish your goals, and have the life you want. I ALSO focus on the LGBTQIA+ community.
I am licensed in the states of Missouri, Kansas, and Utah as a LSCSW, LCSW, and LCAC. I am trained in Trauma Informed Care, CBT trained, and thoroughly trained in Motivational Interviewing/Person Centered approaches to ensure that my clients are able to make progress with issues that are important to and for them. I use modern approaches to help individuals achieve goals and make personal improvements in their lives. My passion is to help you through difficult, accomplish your goals, and have the life you want. I ALSO focus on the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or because they feel more comfortable with a therapist of their own gender due to shared life experiences or perspectives. Considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender may matter or improve their therapeutic experience. The most important consideration is that a client is able to build a trusting relationship with their therapist.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist. For women, this could be because they believe that they will be able to better connect with a woman, and that a female therapist will be able to relate to their specific challenges and personal issues. It may be particularly beneficial for women to see a female therapist, for example, for gender-specific issues, such as sexism in the workplace, relationship issues, and gender roles. The most important factor in therapy is the client-therapist connection, and a therapist's gender as well as many other factors may play an important role in this.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.