Therapists in Kansas City, MO
Ay'anna Mills
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Kansas City, MO 64124 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Im a licensed Mental Health therapist in Missouri with over 8 years of experience in the mental health field. I have worked with clts with a range of concerns such as depression , anxiety, relationships, self esteem, abuse , and career concerns. I have worked with many other diagnosis and concerns , however those were just to name a few. My therapy style is empathic, genuine, and honest. My fellow therapist gave me the nick name of the rapport building therapist because I have a way of connecting with my clients that draws them into trusting the process.
Im a licensed Mental Health therapist in Missouri with over 8 years of experience in the mental health field. I have worked with clts with a range of concerns such as depression , anxiety, relationships, self esteem, abuse , and career concerns. I have worked with many other diagnosis and concerns , however those were just to name a few. My therapy style is empathic, genuine, and honest. My fellow therapist gave me the nick name of the rapport building therapist because I have a way of connecting with my clients that draws them into trusting the process.
Mackenzie Sainz
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC, ATR
Verified Verified
Kansas City, MO 64110
Not accepting new clients
Accepting new clients - Are you experiencing anxiety and avoidance in everyday situations, or find yourself overwhelmed and distracted by memories of past events? Do you find it challenging to establish boundaries and communicate your needs? I get that. You want to be more fully present with your friends, family, or at work, and live a full life where you are able to tolerate distressing emotions in stride. I have extensive experience helping people navigate these struggles.
Accepting new clients - Are you experiencing anxiety and avoidance in everyday situations, or find yourself overwhelmed and distracted by memories of past events? Do you find it challenging to establish boundaries and communicate your needs? I get that. You want to be more fully present with your friends, family, or at work, and live a full life where you are able to tolerate distressing emotions in stride. I have extensive experience helping people navigate these struggles.
Transitions are a natural progression in life, which at times can leave us feeling alone, overwhelmed, and terrified. Much like the seasons; our hopes, dreams, and relationships change. Maneuvering through these chapters in our lives can be a daunting process. In my experience, when a person can share their struggles within therapy, they can begin to better understand their thoughts, emotions, and how this influences their relationships with others.
Transitions are a natural progression in life, which at times can leave us feeling alone, overwhelmed, and terrified. Much like the seasons; our hopes, dreams, and relationships change. Maneuvering through these chapters in our lives can be a daunting process. In my experience, when a person can share their struggles within therapy, they can begin to better understand their thoughts, emotions, and how this influences their relationships with others.
Ruth Charlotte
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Not Verified Not Verified
1 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64105
Not accepting new clients
Going to marriage counseling or couples therapy can be an intimidating process, so I work to create an environment which is comfortable, non-judgmental, and safe for you to be yourself. I am passionate about meeting those who are willing to take the first step to deepen relationships with their partners, spouses, or within other relationships. I have experience working with young adults, adolescents, children, adults, and families. I am trained in various treatment modalities including Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
Going to marriage counseling or couples therapy can be an intimidating process, so I work to create an environment which is comfortable, non-judgmental, and safe for you to be yourself. I am passionate about meeting those who are willing to take the first step to deepen relationships with their partners, spouses, or within other relationships. I have experience working with young adults, adolescents, children, adults, and families. I am trained in various treatment modalities including Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
You are important to me. I’ve loved my work for over 25 years with a broad spectrum of mental health issues including specialties with complex PTSD, depression, and anxiety. I have a passion for working with clients. My work with clients is collaborative and I strive to connect in a meaningful way with people who work with me. Give me a call and let’s talk, I answer and return calls personally.
You are important to me. I’ve loved my work for over 25 years with a broad spectrum of mental health issues including specialties with complex PTSD, depression, and anxiety. I have a passion for working with clients. My work with clients is collaborative and I strive to connect in a meaningful way with people who work with me. Give me a call and let’s talk, I answer and return calls personally.
Kelli Mckinney
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, PMH-C, EMDR
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64112 (Online Only)
I am currently only offering telehealth . Life can be easier said than done! If you're reading this, you've already made the first courageous step to seek help. My overarching goal is to provide safety along the journey of healing and ultimately to you experiencing a fuller, more joyful life. Choosing to share your story can be difficult, but rewriting that story can alter the way you live, lead, and love. I've personally been in the trenches, and it's my passion to walk through the pain and beauty of life with others.
I am currently only offering telehealth . Life can be easier said than done! If you're reading this, you've already made the first courageous step to seek help. My overarching goal is to provide safety along the journey of healing and ultimately to you experiencing a fuller, more joyful life. Choosing to share your story can be difficult, but rewriting that story can alter the way you live, lead, and love. I've personally been in the trenches, and it's my passion to walk through the pain and beauty of life with others.
Suzanne Muehlebach Garrett
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PsyD
Verified Verified
Kansas City, MO 64113
With 30 years experience in mental health, I have a conviction about the human capacity to grow, develop, and adapt throughout life. I appreciate that each person brings to therapy a unique self: the combination of one's personal characteristics, early family relationships, and life experiences. I practice from a psychodynamic perspective to better understand your current situation in a safe therapeutic environment of curiosity and collaboration.
With 30 years experience in mental health, I have a conviction about the human capacity to grow, develop, and adapt throughout life. I appreciate that each person brings to therapy a unique self: the combination of one's personal characteristics, early family relationships, and life experiences. I practice from a psychodynamic perspective to better understand your current situation in a safe therapeutic environment of curiosity and collaboration.
James Parker
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64108
You’re searching for something, or someone to connect with, right? That’s why you’re here. Finding a therapist can be a very difficult task, especially if you are not feeling your best. You have found the courage to take the first and second steps, which is saying “I need some help and I need to find a therapist.” You are the expert on you, so you know the choices you have made and the consequences, good and bad, that come along with them. Fixating and ruminating on those choices and consequences can lead you to use unhealthy coping mechanisms, leading to you feeling trapped by old habits.
You’re searching for something, or someone to connect with, right? That’s why you’re here. Finding a therapist can be a very difficult task, especially if you are not feeling your best. You have found the courage to take the first and second steps, which is saying “I need some help and I need to find a therapist.” You are the expert on you, so you know the choices you have made and the consequences, good and bad, that come along with them. Fixating and ruminating on those choices and consequences can lead you to use unhealthy coping mechanisms, leading to you feeling trapped by old habits.
Alisha Roberts
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, PLPC, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64102
Immediate Availability - I'll contact you within 1 business day of an inquiry. Day after day, moment after moment, you feel stuck. Like you’re supposed to be going somewhere, but not really going anywhere. You’re successful, but the success hasn’t brought the purpose you were expecting it to. You feel like you should have it all together - and on the outside, it might even look that way. But on the inside? You feel so close to falling apart. You find yourself uncertain of who you are, exhausted by everyday life, and sometimes you even feel like an imposter.
Immediate Availability - I'll contact you within 1 business day of an inquiry. Day after day, moment after moment, you feel stuck. Like you’re supposed to be going somewhere, but not really going anywhere. You’re successful, but the success hasn’t brought the purpose you were expecting it to. You feel like you should have it all together - and on the outside, it might even look that way. But on the inside? You feel so close to falling apart. You find yourself uncertain of who you are, exhausted by everyday life, and sometimes you even feel like an imposter.
I provide psychological assessment and psychotherapy services. Though I understand the value of "diagnosing" a person's particular problem, I'm definitely against labeling a person as such. A person's difficulties--you name it: anxiety, trauma, depression--is what it means in part to be human. Everyone has some type of challenge, to various degrees (and certainly, some more than others). What a client requires, in many cases, is adequate resolution about negative things that has happened to him or her in life. Also, clients often need new skills in dealing with life's current and future expected challenges.
I provide psychological assessment and psychotherapy services. Though I understand the value of "diagnosing" a person's particular problem, I'm definitely against labeling a person as such. A person's difficulties--you name it: anxiety, trauma, depression--is what it means in part to be human. Everyone has some type of challenge, to various degrees (and certainly, some more than others). What a client requires, in many cases, is adequate resolution about negative things that has happened to him or her in life. Also, clients often need new skills in dealing with life's current and future expected challenges.
Sammy Stayton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LSCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64109
Are you feeling overwhelmed, isolated, or in need of support? Do you have past experiences that you want to understand and heal from? Maybe you just need a space for yourself where you can explore and grow? I bring compassion and warmth to our sessions, helping you connect to your own resilience and make sense of your unique story. My framework is intersectional, LGBTQIA affirming, anti-racist, and feminist. I work collaboratively with you to support your growth and help you thrive.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, isolated, or in need of support? Do you have past experiences that you want to understand and heal from? Maybe you just need a space for yourself where you can explore and grow? I bring compassion and warmth to our sessions, helping you connect to your own resilience and make sense of your unique story. My framework is intersectional, LGBTQIA affirming, anti-racist, and feminist. I work collaboratively with you to support your growth and help you thrive.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LSCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64114
Do memories of traumatic events keep you from experiencing life to the fullest? Have your experiences been minimized or invalidated? Do you find yourself stuck in shame and loneliness, desperately trying to find someone who will listen? Your experiences are not too small, and I would be honored to be a part of your healing journey. You are worthy of finding peace. My primary treatment approach is EMDR, a highly-effective, evidence-based treatment for trauma. As a strengths-based therapist, my goal is to guide clients into recognizing their own abilities to cope with difficult experiences. I work with ages 9 and up.
Do memories of traumatic events keep you from experiencing life to the fullest? Have your experiences been minimized or invalidated? Do you find yourself stuck in shame and loneliness, desperately trying to find someone who will listen? Your experiences are not too small, and I would be honored to be a part of your healing journey. You are worthy of finding peace. My primary treatment approach is EMDR, a highly-effective, evidence-based treatment for trauma. As a strengths-based therapist, my goal is to guide clients into recognizing their own abilities to cope with difficult experiences. I work with ages 9 and up.
People often feel stuck, unhappy, and dissatisfied with the direction of life, career path, or relationships. Would you like to see changes in your life, but don't know where to start? I want to help you and may have shared some of the same feelings myself. I have experienced the challenges of being a non-traditional student and have started a new career later in life - increasing my understanding of ways to approach life transitions. Whether your challenges are related to career, relationships, or to your general well-being, we can work together to create the changes you want.
People often feel stuck, unhappy, and dissatisfied with the direction of life, career path, or relationships. Would you like to see changes in your life, but don't know where to start? I want to help you and may have shared some of the same feelings myself. I have experienced the challenges of being a non-traditional student and have started a new career later in life - increasing my understanding of ways to approach life transitions. Whether your challenges are related to career, relationships, or to your general well-being, we can work together to create the changes you want.
I believe that mental health is a vital component in creating a complete and satisfying experience of personhood. It's as important to take care of your inner life and psychological well-being as it is to take care of your physical health. I feel that every individual is unique, and therefore every therapeutic relationship is unique. For counseling to be effective, it is essential that you find a therapist with whom you feel comfortable and understood. The key ingredient for successful results in psychotherapy is a strong relationship between you and your therapist.
I believe that mental health is a vital component in creating a complete and satisfying experience of personhood. It's as important to take care of your inner life and psychological well-being as it is to take care of your physical health. I feel that every individual is unique, and therefore every therapeutic relationship is unique. For counseling to be effective, it is essential that you find a therapist with whom you feel comfortable and understood. The key ingredient for successful results in psychotherapy is a strong relationship between you and your therapist.
James Toon
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64109
I specialize in working with individuals who feel like life has gotten stale. I love working with people to help them regain a sense of vibrancy in life. I want to help you move from that state of staleness into a position of thriving. Sometimes that movement requires working through experiences that bind us, and sometimes it requires reigniting the things that used to give us life. Regardless of where you find yourself in that movement, I would be honored to get to walk alongside you in it.
I specialize in working with individuals who feel like life has gotten stale. I love working with people to help them regain a sense of vibrancy in life. I want to help you move from that state of staleness into a position of thriving. Sometimes that movement requires working through experiences that bind us, and sometimes it requires reigniting the things that used to give us life. Regardless of where you find yourself in that movement, I would be honored to get to walk alongside you in it.
Rachel Strothkamp
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, CIT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64111
Now more than ever, our world is incredibly fast-paced and it so often feels like we are just trying to keep our heads above water. And yet, your life is significant and precious. I want to invite you into a space where you have permission to slow down. A space to feel, to think, to breathe, to just be. I hope it will give you space to grow and space to let go. As therapist Lori Gottlieb put it: “part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself - to let go of the limiting stories you've told yourself about who you are… so you can live your life and not the story you've been telling yourself about your life.”
Now more than ever, our world is incredibly fast-paced and it so often feels like we are just trying to keep our heads above water. And yet, your life is significant and precious. I want to invite you into a space where you have permission to slow down. A space to feel, to think, to breathe, to just be. I hope it will give you space to grow and space to let go. As therapist Lori Gottlieb put it: “part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself - to let go of the limiting stories you've told yourself about who you are… so you can live your life and not the story you've been telling yourself about your life.”
Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain? Life's challenges can be tough, but I'm here to support you through them. My approach to therapy is centered around collaboration and understanding, where your unique experiences guide our work together. While there's no one-size-fits-all solution, my goal is to help you discover what is best for you.
Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain? Life's challenges can be tough, but I'm here to support you through them. My approach to therapy is centered around collaboration and understanding, where your unique experiences guide our work together. While there's no one-size-fits-all solution, my goal is to help you discover what is best for you.
I am a licensed practicing counselor with a National certification. I have worked for over 18 years in counseling related fields. I have experience in many different issues such as family conflict, abuse and neglect, depression, stress management, family issues, adoption and foster care issues and parenting ect. My counseling approach is meeting people where they are and walking with them as they get to where they want to go. I believe a counseling relationship is one where the consumer leads and the counselor is there to support and give necessary tools along the way. A relationship of acceptance with zero judgement.
I am a licensed practicing counselor with a National certification. I have worked for over 18 years in counseling related fields. I have experience in many different issues such as family conflict, abuse and neglect, depression, stress management, family issues, adoption and foster care issues and parenting ect. My counseling approach is meeting people where they are and walking with them as they get to where they want to go. I believe a counseling relationship is one where the consumer leads and the counselor is there to support and give necessary tools along the way. A relationship of acceptance with zero judgement.
Hello! If you have a history of traumatic experiences and they are impacting you today, trauma-focused therapy could be a path to healing. I specialize in trauma — physical, sexual, psychological, emotional abuse and neglect.
Hello! If you have a history of traumatic experiences and they are impacting you today, trauma-focused therapy could be a path to healing. I specialize in trauma — physical, sexual, psychological, emotional abuse and neglect.
Kara Joy Werner
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64111 (Online Only)
We are all just walking each other home. While I bring a deep love and nerdiness about how we become, this is your story. You've got the map - I support in empowering you to navigate, process, unravel stuck threads and grow. We will work to identify patterns/themes, reframe old stories that no longer serve you, seeking clarity. I am EMDR certified, approaching therapy through a trauma-informed, systemic, anti-oppression lens, practicing cultural humility - a visionary curator of transformative experiences. If you have tried therapy before and are still struggling or are ready to change your trajectory, to go all in for you, call me.
We are all just walking each other home. While I bring a deep love and nerdiness about how we become, this is your story. You've got the map - I support in empowering you to navigate, process, unravel stuck threads and grow. We will work to identify patterns/themes, reframe old stories that no longer serve you, seeking clarity. I am EMDR certified, approaching therapy through a trauma-informed, systemic, anti-oppression lens, practicing cultural humility - a visionary curator of transformative experiences. If you have tried therapy before and are still struggling or are ready to change your trajectory, to go all in for you, call me.
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Number of Therapists in Kansas City, MO
1,000+
Average cost per session
$130
Therapists in Kansas City, MO who prioritize treating:
| 93% | Anxiety |
| 86% | Depression |
| 74% | Relationship Issues |
| 73% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 72% | Self Esteem |
| 68% | Stress |
| 66% | Coping Skills |
Average years in practice
9 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 72% | Aetna |
| 64% | Cigna and Evernorth |
| 63% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
How Therapists in Kansas City, MO see their clients
| 70% | In Person and Online | |
| 30% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 76% | Female | |
| 23% | Male | |
| 1% | Non-Binary |