Therapists in Leawood, KS

I love making therapy a positive experience that leaves clients feeling happy and excited to come back the next week. My practice is focused on therapy with kids, teens, adults, and families. I use play therapy, Theraplay(tm), and Whole Brain Child interventions to reach kids and teens. I enjoy working with adults on determining what career path to take, how to adjust to college/full time employment, mid-life career issues, and stress management/mindfulness skills. Issues from Anxiety, ASD, and Depression often pop up at this time of life. I am here to help them navigate!

Are you grappling with significant life changes or facing circumstances such as disability, chronic illness, dementia, or loss? Perhaps you're contending with daunting day-to-day to challenges within these circumstances. Whether you're an individual, partner, parent, family member, or health careprovider, these situations may prompt questions about identity, purpose, and meaning, fostering a need for compassionate understanding, support, and practical strategies. Amidst uncertainty, stress, and overwhelm, I offer a secure and accepting relationship to explore these complexities for growth and connection.

Hello! I'm Vanessa, co-owner of Secure Counseling Clinics. I've lived in KC for 20 years with my husband, 4 children, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 1 bearded dragon, and a flock of backyard chickens! I'm a Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in both MO and KS, Nationally Certified Counselor, Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and KS board-approved clinical supervisor. My heart work is helping humans with complex trauma. Couples, as well as parents and their children, work with me to form secure attachments with each other. I help clients experiencing relationship difficulties and those who experience pain from circumstances or losses.

I enjoy working with children, adolescents and adult women. I am passionate about using play therapy when working with children and teens. I believe that having a way to communicate what you’re experiencing with play or activities allows for more successful therapeutic outcomes. I am also experienced in helping women navigate a variety of topics including trauma. I believe that as a therapist it is my duty to only accept clients that I feel I am qualified to work with. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact me.

Secure Counseling Clinic, LLC is for men, women, couples, and families, as well as special therapy treatments for children and teens. Clinicians are available for appointments daytimes and evenings, weekdays and Saturdays. Your board-certified, professional counselor will use training in neurological, psychological and emotional issues to help you in a quiet, confidential office. Located at College and Nall in Leawood, KS, near the Overland Park Convention Center and Town Center Plaza, we serve clients from all walks of life with a wide range of presenting issues. We believe that all human beings deserve to feel secure.

I work with individuals who have a desire for change with their mental health or are seeking quality of life improvements. Clients who are seeking to improve their lives and are seeking positive change or consultation. Clients issues can range from mental health needs, relationship issues, personal issues, medical disorders or problem-solving life issues. Clients desire long-term or short term change for the issues they are facing. Accountability for goals, desire for change, seek to problem solve, by learning coping strategies or finding solutions to satisfy one’s self-determination.

Do you feel that your thoughts consume your energy? Have you been feeling like no matter what you try somehow those thoughts or feelings still find a way to steal your power? Your power is important and when that power feels dim it can feel dark. There are many different ways this can show up in your life and I acknowledge that shame, guilt, or humiliation has a way to invite itself in. Feeling good takes practice and you don't have to choose to carry all the heaviness alone. It's my passion to be a guiding light in all of my client's journeys and provide a safe space to process their heaviness.

Life can often feel overwhelming. At times that feeling seems to be more than we can handle on our own. These times can be really difficult to navigate alone. When relationships that we count on fall apart, emotions get out of control, and our strategies for just feeling okay seem to do us more harm than good, reaching out to someone for help can be a powerful first step in getting things back in balance.

My primary goal is to facilitate the positive development of children and adolescents. I work with children, adolescents, families and professionals to identify areas of difficulty and goals to improve functioning. Goals may be related to improving school performance, social skills, emotional or mood related difficulities, anxiety, or developmental disabilities. Once goals are identified, important skills are taught that will help children/adolescents adjust to home and school. This can be accomplished through a variety of services that include evaluations, psychotherapy,and family consultation or coaching.

Helping my clients find more energy, hope, motivation, clarity, and calm in their daily lives is what I strive for as a therapist and wellness coach. What matters to me in my work is to build rapport and develop individualized, collaborative relationships that examines and addresses various areas of our life, with the understanding that improvement is always possible.

Appointments for teens and adults are via telemedicine. Children, age 4-11, are in person. Are you depressed? Feel unable to get out of bed, paralyzed by fear or overwhelming heaviness? Do you wonder what happened to that happy couple you used to be? Do you have anxious thoughts keeping you awake, or draining your energy? You don't have to solve your problems by yourself. Get help in a safe environment where you can explore your feelings and devise a strategy to turn things around. Change happens when you actually do things differently.

If you are viewing this page, you've hit a point in your life where you're looking for support, answers, or guidance with something in your life or the life of a loved one. I have worked in the field of mental health for 20 years. I am inspired and appreciative, on a daily basis, of the individuals and families who allow me to support them through their personal journeys towards living healthier, more balanced lives. My goals are to provide individualized interventions that are effective, to promote self-exploration and insight, and to allow the individuals that I serve to see observable changes in their lives. Outcomes matter.

Justin Lasater is a Neurotherapist and a Master’s Level Psychologist (LMLP). He has extensive experience providing Neurofeedback to alleviate symptoms of anxiety, depression, ADD/ADHD, Insomnia and other and sleep issues. Neurofeedback allows the brain to regulate, stabilize and come back into balance. Additionally, Justin provides coaching and recommendations for lifestyle changes that will support you or your child in reaching your goals. Do you want to increase your stress tolerance? Decrease anxiety? Improve attention? I can help!

I believe I am effective working with individuals impacted by anxiety, life transitions and trauma, joining you as you heal and grow. Also, I have experience with families and parents looking for support as they navigate ADHD and learning disabilities in their children. I enjoy working with couples to enhance their relationship, working through difficulties and adding meaningful interactions back into their lives. I also can be helpful working with parents that are considering or have completed a separation but would like to optimize their coparenting to lessen the effects on their children.

I'm here for you, to listen and help work through life's issues to your goals, happiness, and best functioning. Individuals, couples, families, teens, aging, fertility, transgender, LGBTQI+, grief, loss, anxiety, phase of life, addiction, behavioral, medical, chronic, more. I offer support, and compassion in a solution focused, strengths based, informed and confidential environment, custom designed to meet your therapeutic needs. I am CISM-CISD certified, a therapist's therapist (I enjoy working with therapists who want to do their own work), Interactive, Cognitive Behavioral, Integrative, a Generalist. Let's talk.

Taking the time to prioritize mental health is essential for overall well-being, and opting for therapy can be a significant step toward achieving that balance. I’m happy you’re here, taking steps to look after yourself.

The Well Counseling Center is a professional mental health care practice serving the area with office, and/or Telehealth. We sincerely believe there is hope, no matter their situation. With an integrated approach, using psychological proven techniques and skills from a Christian foundation, we draw from a variety of methodologies to incorporate what is most helpful for each individual. We tailor our skills and therapeutic interventions to meet our individual clients’ needs with love and understanding. Sascha is a advanced clinical supervising specialist for teen, child, marital, and online therapy.

Structured Support, LLC is a therapeutic practice specializing in helping individuals, families, couples, and organizations optimize mental health and well-being. The practice leans on a theoretical framework that combines social ecology, and neuroscience to understand environmental and physiologic factors that influence our mental health and intimate relationships.