Parenting Therapists in Kearney, MO
You overthink and over-plan. You find it difficult to make decisions. Perhaps you feel anxious in social situations or dread doing the activities you once enjoyed. You are striving to keep everything perfect and would rather implode than disappoint someone. Or maybe the opposite - you find yourself getting angry or defensive when others try to help. You are overwhelmed and stressed. You have been struggling for so long that it has become your new normal. You are ready for change or you would not be here. But how do you find a therapist in Kansas City, MO you can fully trust? One that you can connect with? Let me help.
You overthink and over-plan. You find it difficult to make decisions. Perhaps you feel anxious in social situations or dread doing the activities you once enjoyed. You are striving to keep everything perfect and would rather implode than disappoint someone. Or maybe the opposite - you find yourself getting angry or defensive when others try to help. You are overwhelmed and stressed. You have been struggling for so long that it has become your new normal. You are ready for change or you would not be here. But how do you find a therapist in Kansas City, MO you can fully trust? One that you can connect with? Let me help.
Connected Families Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCSW, LMSW
1 Endorsed
Kearney, MO 64060
At Connected Families Counseling, we prioritize fostering meaningful connections and providing tailored support for individuals seeking guidance. Our practice offers compassionate counseling in a welcoming environment, where you can feel heard and supported on your path to personal growth. With a focus on empathy and understanding, we are dedicated to delivering quality care that empowers you to overcome life's challenges and thrive. Join us as we journey together towards a happier, more fulfilling life.
At Connected Families Counseling, we prioritize fostering meaningful connections and providing tailored support for individuals seeking guidance. Our practice offers compassionate counseling in a welcoming environment, where you can feel heard and supported on your path to personal growth. With a focus on empathy and understanding, we are dedicated to delivering quality care that empowers you to overcome life's challenges and thrive. Join us as we journey together towards a happier, more fulfilling life.
Whether you are struggling with a mental illness, a difficult life transition, overwhelming stress, marital discord, parenting concerns, grief, or trauma, I am here to help.
I offer talk therapy geared towards each client’s individual needs. I am experienced in CBT, ACT, EFT, and mindfulness work. I also offer Christian counseling as requested. I am passionate about creating a safe therapeutic space and allowing clients to take the lead in session.
Whether you are struggling with a mental illness, a difficult life transition, overwhelming stress, marital discord, parenting concerns, grief, or trauma, I am here to help.
I offer talk therapy geared towards each client’s individual needs. I am experienced in CBT, ACT, EFT, and mindfulness work. I also offer Christian counseling as requested. I am passionate about creating a safe therapeutic space and allowing clients to take the lead in session.
I believe that we all need someone to talk to and help us navigate life's challenges. I support adults wanting to work through those challenges. My approach is to help you identify the key barriers that are blocking you from moving forward.
I provide a safe, nonjudgmental approach to everyday issues as well as more complex needs. I focus on ways to help you build insight, confidence and coping skills so that you feel centered and in control of your life.
I believe that we all need someone to talk to and help us navigate life's challenges. I support adults wanting to work through those challenges. My approach is to help you identify the key barriers that are blocking you from moving forward.
I provide a safe, nonjudgmental approach to everyday issues as well as more complex needs. I focus on ways to help you build insight, confidence and coping skills so that you feel centered and in control of your life.
As a therapist specializing in helping women feel heard, my goal is to provide a safe and supportive space where my clients can explore their thoughts and emotions, develop coping strategies, and cultivate self-awareness and resilience. You will learn how to build healthy relationships, improve self-esteem and reduce anxiety. Through a compassionate and evidence-based approach, our therapist empowers you to reach your goals and process what you need. Navigating the complexities of relationships, whether they're personal, professional, or familial, can be challenging.
As a therapist specializing in helping women feel heard, my goal is to provide a safe and supportive space where my clients can explore their thoughts and emotions, develop coping strategies, and cultivate self-awareness and resilience. You will learn how to build healthy relationships, improve self-esteem and reduce anxiety. Through a compassionate and evidence-based approach, our therapist empowers you to reach your goals and process what you need. Navigating the complexities of relationships, whether they're personal, professional, or familial, can be challenging.
Life can feel overwhelming when you're carrying stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, or unresolved experiences on your own. For the past 19 years, I have been helping adults navigate life's difficulties with compassion, curiosity, and practical support. I believe therapy works best when you feel safe, understood, and genuinely connected with your therapist. My approach is warm, collaborative, and tailored to your unique needs. Together, we'll identify what's keeping you stuck, build on your strengths, and create meaningful, lasting change so you can feel more balanced, confident, and fulfilled.
Life can feel overwhelming when you're carrying stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, or unresolved experiences on your own. For the past 19 years, I have been helping adults navigate life's difficulties with compassion, curiosity, and practical support. I believe therapy works best when you feel safe, understood, and genuinely connected with your therapist. My approach is warm, collaborative, and tailored to your unique needs. Together, we'll identify what's keeping you stuck, build on your strengths, and create meaningful, lasting change so you can feel more balanced, confident, and fulfilled.
Hello and welcome to my counseling page. My primary focus is to provide counseling, hope and healing in our sessions. You are wanted and welcomed here. I want to know you and will listen carefully while giving guidance to help you enjoy the life God created you to have. My education includes a BS, MA and PhD in Psychology and I have been a Psychotherapist in private practice for over 25 years which includes counseling several years at Texas Children's Hospital downtown in Houston's Medical Center and a psychology professor for 8 years.
Hello and welcome to my counseling page. My primary focus is to provide counseling, hope and healing in our sessions. You are wanted and welcomed here. I want to know you and will listen carefully while giving guidance to help you enjoy the life God created you to have. My education includes a BS, MA and PhD in Psychology and I have been a Psychotherapist in private practice for over 25 years which includes counseling several years at Texas Children's Hospital downtown in Houston's Medical Center and a psychology professor for 8 years.
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in patterns you can’t seem to change? You don’t have to figure it out alone. I help adults manage anxiety, stress, trauma, and relationship challenges so they can feel more in control and confident in their daily lives.
Reaching out for support can feel difficult, especially if you’re used to handling everything on your own. Many of my clients come in feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or unsure how to cope with everything on their plate. Together, we create a space where you can slow down, process what’s going on, and begin to feel more grounded.
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in patterns you can’t seem to change? You don’t have to figure it out alone. I help adults manage anxiety, stress, trauma, and relationship challenges so they can feel more in control and confident in their daily lives.
Reaching out for support can feel difficult, especially if you’re used to handling everything on your own. Many of my clients come in feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or unsure how to cope with everything on their plate. Together, we create a space where you can slow down, process what’s going on, and begin to feel more grounded.
You are standing at a crossroads, feeling the weight of anxiety and self-doubt. How did you get here, you may wonder. How do you continue life responsibilities amid the grief, confusion, and pain? With a deep breath, you close your eyes, trying to quiet the storm of thoughts. “What do I truly want?” you whisper to yourself. The answer is both exhilarating and terrifying. You long for a life that resonates with your true self, where joy and passion intertwine with purpose. As you open your eyes, clarity begins to emerge from the fog. The path ahead might be fraught with uncertainty, but the very act of choosing it felt liberating.
You are standing at a crossroads, feeling the weight of anxiety and self-doubt. How did you get here, you may wonder. How do you continue life responsibilities amid the grief, confusion, and pain? With a deep breath, you close your eyes, trying to quiet the storm of thoughts. “What do I truly want?” you whisper to yourself. The answer is both exhilarating and terrifying. You long for a life that resonates with your true self, where joy and passion intertwine with purpose. As you open your eyes, clarity begins to emerge from the fog. The path ahead might be fraught with uncertainty, but the very act of choosing it felt liberating.
Welcome to The Well Counseling Services. I am a counselor who enjoys helping others to see their potential, work through their struggles, bond families together again, and help individuals reach their personal goals! There is nothing more gratifying to me than to see someone take the courageous step to work through a difficult situation and grow in their self-esteem, self-worth, and identity.
Welcome to The Well Counseling Services. I am a counselor who enjoys helping others to see their potential, work through their struggles, bond families together again, and help individuals reach their personal goals! There is nothing more gratifying to me than to see someone take the courageous step to work through a difficult situation and grow in their self-esteem, self-worth, and identity.
I work with adults who feel overwhelmed, anxious, burned out, or out of control—often due to trauma, grief, chronic stress, or depression. As a trauma specialist, I help clients navigate the lasting impact of difficult or high-pressure experiences. Many of my clients are first responders or in demanding roles where they’ve had to stay strong for too long. People come to me when anxiety, emotional numbness, irritability, or feeling disconnected begins to affect their work, relationships, or daily life. I provide practical tools and support to process trauma, reduce anxiety, and help you feel more in control again.
I work with adults who feel overwhelmed, anxious, burned out, or out of control—often due to trauma, grief, chronic stress, or depression. As a trauma specialist, I help clients navigate the lasting impact of difficult or high-pressure experiences. Many of my clients are first responders or in demanding roles where they’ve had to stay strong for too long. People come to me when anxiety, emotional numbness, irritability, or feeling disconnected begins to affect their work, relationships, or daily life. I provide practical tools and support to process trauma, reduce anxiety, and help you feel more in control again.
I focus on attachment, relationships with partners, parents, siblings, & children.
You wonder how things got this way, you used to feel connected with your partner. You feel alone, confused, frustrated, misunderstood, rejected etc. You reach out, you are trying…it turns to an argument or distancing. It often seems like a blame game with defensive reactions. How do you turn this around and feel safe with your partner again, or other loved ones? You are concerned about the outcome, yet it’s not getting better. Something needs to change but you’re unsure how to approach things.
I focus on attachment, relationships with partners, parents, siblings, & children.
You wonder how things got this way, you used to feel connected with your partner. You feel alone, confused, frustrated, misunderstood, rejected etc. You reach out, you are trying…it turns to an argument or distancing. It often seems like a blame game with defensive reactions. How do you turn this around and feel safe with your partner again, or other loved ones? You are concerned about the outcome, yet it’s not getting better. Something needs to change but you’re unsure how to approach things.
When your child struggles, you feel his pain as your own. At first, you thought he was just an emotional kid, but now you’re beginning to worry something deeper is going on. His sudden outbursts at school and inconsolable crying at home leave you at a loss. You and your husband are physically and emotionally exhausted. His teachers and schoolmates don’t understand his behavior, and you’re afraid he’s becoming isolated. You want to ensure he has the tools and communication skills because your family can’t go on like this. If he has an underlying issue, you want to ensure he has the proper support to navigate it.
When your child struggles, you feel his pain as your own. At first, you thought he was just an emotional kid, but now you’re beginning to worry something deeper is going on. His sudden outbursts at school and inconsolable crying at home leave you at a loss. You and your husband are physically and emotionally exhausted. His teachers and schoolmates don’t understand his behavior, and you’re afraid he’s becoming isolated. You want to ensure he has the tools and communication skills because your family can’t go on like this. If he has an underlying issue, you want to ensure he has the proper support to navigate it.
Many women, teens, and young adults struggle with focus, overwhelm, emotional intensity, and constant mental noise without realizing ADHD may be part of the picture. I’m Tara Spry, an LCPC providing ADHD assessments and therapy for clients in Missouri, Kansas and South Carolina. I specialize in helping women and young adults gain clarity around attention challenges, anxiety, burnout, and relationship stress. With a background as a school counselor and teacher, I understand developmental transitions and executive functioning challenges. I offer both in-person and telehealth sessions.
Many women, teens, and young adults struggle with focus, overwhelm, emotional intensity, and constant mental noise without realizing ADHD may be part of the picture. I’m Tara Spry, an LCPC providing ADHD assessments and therapy for clients in Missouri, Kansas and South Carolina. I specialize in helping women and young adults gain clarity around attention challenges, anxiety, burnout, and relationship stress. With a background as a school counselor and teacher, I understand developmental transitions and executive functioning challenges. I offer both in-person and telehealth sessions.
Hello! I am Karen Johnson, Licensed Professional Counselor. When you decide it is time to work with a therapist, it can be a frightening, daunting process. However, therapeutic healing comes in the context of a compassionate, non-judgmental, highly empathic relationship. I will provide this for you as we explore your inner world together. You do not need to do it alone. My expertise is in helping individuals build and strengthen healthy relationships with self and others. More specifically, I work with women's issues, relational issues, self worth, trauma, depression, and anxiety.
Hello! I am Karen Johnson, Licensed Professional Counselor. When you decide it is time to work with a therapist, it can be a frightening, daunting process. However, therapeutic healing comes in the context of a compassionate, non-judgmental, highly empathic relationship. I will provide this for you as we explore your inner world together. You do not need to do it alone. My expertise is in helping individuals build and strengthen healthy relationships with self and others. More specifically, I work with women's issues, relational issues, self worth, trauma, depression, and anxiety.
Becky Franklin
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC, MDivPC
4 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
Therapy is a process that is often sought out during times of change, stress or transition. It can take courage to reach out to others. Thus, I feel it important to have a level of trust and comfort with your therapist. I greatly enjoy providing direction and insight to the clients I serve. I view my role as one that facilitates further introspection and growth. Every life event, those that are joyful, painful, or somewhere in between, can serve to shape us as an individual as we make choices for how we are going to respond.
Therapy is a process that is often sought out during times of change, stress or transition. It can take courage to reach out to others. Thus, I feel it important to have a level of trust and comfort with your therapist. I greatly enjoy providing direction and insight to the clients I serve. I view my role as one that facilitates further introspection and growth. Every life event, those that are joyful, painful, or somewhere in between, can serve to shape us as an individual as we make choices for how we are going to respond.
Lisa Soleymani-Alizadeh
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC, PMH-C, NLC-P, NLC-EP
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
Do you feel emotionally exhausted or stuck with the weight of life stressors or traumatic and painful experiences? Do you feel you spend a lot of your time trying to make sure everyone else is ok before you care for yourself? We can have a strong inner critic or develop coping strategies which may have served us in the past to protect ourselves, but now may be hindering our ability to connect and love ourselves or others. I want to help you connect back to yourself and others, so you can go from surviving to thriving. Therapy can provide a healing space for you to let go of pain and bring love and acceptance back into your life.
Do you feel emotionally exhausted or stuck with the weight of life stressors or traumatic and painful experiences? Do you feel you spend a lot of your time trying to make sure everyone else is ok before you care for yourself? We can have a strong inner critic or develop coping strategies which may have served us in the past to protect ourselves, but now may be hindering our ability to connect and love ourselves or others. I want to help you connect back to yourself and others, so you can go from surviving to thriving. Therapy can provide a healing space for you to let go of pain and bring love and acceptance back into your life.
More Therapists Nearby
After over 20 years as a K-8 teacher, I became a counselor 3 years ago to address the growing emotional needs of students & parents.
Whether you are a couple, family, or an individual, I am here to help you to learn and apply effective skills so life feels less overwhelming and more enjoyable. Couples often struggle with physical or emotional connection; we work to address feelings of neglect and apply rituals to restore feeling heard and loved. Families may be divided by past trauma; I offer support for each member with family therapy as needed. Individuals need relational help, self-worth rebuilding, communication skills, and, often, trauma processing to overcome feeling "less than".
After over 20 years as a K-8 teacher, I became a counselor 3 years ago to address the growing emotional needs of students & parents.
Whether you are a couple, family, or an individual, I am here to help you to learn and apply effective skills so life feels less overwhelming and more enjoyable. Couples often struggle with physical or emotional connection; we work to address feelings of neglect and apply rituals to restore feeling heard and loved. Families may be divided by past trauma; I offer support for each member with family therapy as needed. Individuals need relational help, self-worth rebuilding, communication skills, and, often, trauma processing to overcome feeling "less than".
At Lakewood Family Therapy our goal is to offer excellent therapy from beginning to end for all of our clients and their families. We are a dedicated group of professional Christian counselors, bringing healing to the family, and giving hope for the future. Dr. Corley offers professional counseling for marriages, families, and individuals. For more information about our practice or our counselors, or to set up a free 15 minute phone consult, please visit our website www.lwfamilytherapy.com .
At Lakewood Family Therapy our goal is to offer excellent therapy from beginning to end for all of our clients and their families. We are a dedicated group of professional Christian counselors, bringing healing to the family, and giving hope for the future. Dr. Corley offers professional counseling for marriages, families, and individuals. For more information about our practice or our counselors, or to set up a free 15 minute phone consult, please visit our website www.lwfamilytherapy.com .
I have always been passionate about supporting people as they navigate the areas of life where they feel stuck. Whether the challenge lies within family dynamics, the workplace, or internal struggles, life can feel messy. My goal is to partner with you to untangle these complexities, empowering you to build a healthy foundation and a lasting legacy.
I have always been passionate about supporting people as they navigate the areas of life where they feel stuck. Whether the challenge lies within family dynamics, the workplace, or internal struggles, life can feel messy. My goal is to partner with you to untangle these complexities, empowering you to build a healthy foundation and a lasting legacy.
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Parenting Therapists
What does therapy for parenting look like?
Therapists may work with parents individually, together, or include the whole family to find solutions for the problems a parent faces. Many parent-based therapies work on a parent’s relationship with their children, problem-solving within the family, and analysis of family dynamics. Therapy conducted remotely by video may be helpful in allowing a therapist to observe how families interact in their own homes.
When should a parent seek therapy?
When behavioral problems begin to disrupt the healthy functioning of a family, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If parents find that children are acting out in school, have started using drugs or alcohol, have developed eating disorders, or other similar red flags, a therapist may be able to help.
How long does therapy take for parenting problems?
Depending on the severity of a family’s challenges and the type of treatment utilized, therapy for parenting can last from weeks to months. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a pragmatic therapy type that can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. Structural family therapy, which inspects family dynamics, often takes several months. Parent-child interaction therapy is typically shorter-term, lasting between 10 and 20 sessions. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
Can therapy help parents dealing with burnout or stress?
Parenting is difficult. Parents may dismiss or conceal feelings of exhaustion, overwhelm, or escape ideation—imagining withdrawing from their parental obligations altogether. but left unattended, these feelings can have negative effects on the whole family. A therapist can help parents work on the skills they might need to better cope with the burdens of parenting and help them be the best parents they can be.