Therapists in 63021

I am a Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider and currently provide video and teletherapy counseling. With 20+ years experience in the counseling field, I have witnessed couples, adults, and adolescents achieve renewed hope and happiness. Personal change happens through short-term therapy and may last a lifetime. If you are tired of working hard and achieving little or no success, it's probably time to receive professional help. My specialty areas include marriage counseling, anxiety, depression, family counseling, sexual addiction and pornography, and spiritual issues.

Welcome to my practice! I specialize in working with children, adolescents, families and adults. I work hard to create a safe space for you to explore your needs and goals. There are often times when we just can't find the "right" words to describe or process what we are going through. As a registered Play Therapist, EMDR trained provider, and ITCT and TFCBT certified counselor, I help you find a way to express yourself that doesn't rely on words alone.

In my ten years as a counselor, it's been my privilege to care for men, teens, and couples wrestling with depression, stress, and anxiety; addiction (drugs and alcohol; gambling; sexual...); the grief involved with divorce; the struggles associated with life's transitions; difficulties in school and relationships; and family conflict. My hope is that the men and women I talk to would be able to experience intimacy in their relationships, fullness of life, and find success in their daily lives.

There are times we could all use some extra support, someone to listen, and feedback from someone who can approach our lives with a little bit of objectivity. This is where talking to someone like me can be a good option. My job is to provide you with a safe place where you can talk without the fear of being judged or criticized. I will listen. I will also challenge your thinking by providing you with a different perspective, and together we'll work toward a little more clarity in your life.

Sometimes you can feel like you are all alone in life. Like no one can understand the deep internal pain you are feeling and you don’t know what to do. You may feel hopeless, stuck, thinking life will never get better… ​ This is a common theme among many of the clients who walk through my door. There is a great need for a place where they can feel safe, secure, and validated. I believe I am able to provide this for my clients. A place where you can truly feel understood, a haven where you don’t have to feel so alone. My top priority is providing individualistic compassionate care.

If you struggle with, depression, anxiety, frustration, or anger issues. If you find yourself a victim of your circumstances, and you want to give up please don't! Do you believe nothing can change for you? Stop that thinking, because that's a lie! Life is a journey. If you have given up today is the day you restart your journey. Health in any form is not a destination because no one can be perfected in the natural. However, you can become comfortable and satisfied with the journey you are on and learn skills to propel yourself forward.

Welcome! I offer counseling services for children and adolescents who are struggling with emotional regulation, anxious thoughts, peer relationships, depression, school related issues, and/or self-esteem in a compassionate and safe environment. Working with kiddos is my specialty and passion! I am a former teacher with a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education (birth-3rd grade) and now a counselor with a Masters in Counseling.

The Center for Cognitive Therapy, St. Louis, provides treatment for those suffering from a variety of emotional issues, including depression, anxiety, family, marital, aging, and childhood problems. CBT has been found by research to be one of the most effective treatment modalities. The Center's director, Donald F. Sloane, LCSW, has over 44 years of clinical experience, and has taught at Washington University in the graduate school for 17 years from 1990 through 2006. Don has given many seminars and keynote addresses at major conferences. He has also provided trainings at a number of Fortune 500 companies.

Kelly brings deep compassion and understanding to the counseling experience and walks with her clients through changes that are meaningful and long-lasting. She is passionate about helping women heal from abuse and betrayal, and she recognizes the importance of instilling hope for desired change with regard to relationships and other goals. She loves to work with relationships, anxiety, self-esteem, family counseling, adolescents, identity issues, grief, trauma, depression, anger, and spiritual struggles. Kelly assists her clients in understanding the full context of their situations and she speaks truth in love.

What is keeping you from living the life that you long-for? What are the roadblocks that you just can't seem to navigate through on your own? I have a passion for helping individuals and families find their inner source of hope and gain the skills to work through life's obstacles. With patience and perseverance I provide a safe, personal, and realistic approach to counseling. You don't have to be weighed down by your emotions, I believe in earning your trust and look forward to walking along side you. Healing can be the start of your new beginning!

I specialize in mental health issues including depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, learning disabilities, physical disabilities (including sudden onset), hearing loss, stress management, divorce and employment-related issues, including career changes and job loss.

I love working with best friends who are trying to get their sexual spark back. Many of my clients have been together for years and actually get along pretty well. They have good communication, they are partnered well and they treat each other with respect. However, they struggle to want to have sex with one another. They love each other and enjoy each other's time, but they struggle to take sexual chances, try new things and have fun in the bedroom. They essentially have "friend zoned" each other. My work is to help give these couples that special nudge to make sex a priority and enjoy sex again as a team.

We all have periods in our lives when we need a place to discuss life's difficulties. Whether you'd like to improve your relationships or mood, you find yourself worrying excessively, you have experienced trauma or abuse, you struggle with eating issues or body image, or you simply want a safe place where you can explore your life, I hope to provide you with a supportive environment in which to talk openly and feel truly heard. I offer a different perspective, challenging insights and practical solutions to aid you in working toward real and significant change in your life.

Taking your first step to get counseling can be difficult and I would love to walk with you through this process of personal growth. We all have our struggles, and I aim to help you through this difficult time by encouraging you and equipping within a safe, non-judgmental atmosphere. I counsel females ages 18+ with a variety of issues including (but not limited to): anger, anxiety, career, depression, relationship problems, self-esteem, self-harm, trauma, and spiritual difficulties. Please visit my website at www.counselorqueen.com for more information and additional resources.

Invest some time in you; let me help guide you in getting to the core of what is driving all of that anxiety, sadness, or guilt. Maybe there is something that has been bothering you for a long time. Something you thought would go away, or something people would tell you to just "get over", but only gets worse. What is that roadblock that is keeping you from feeling your best (or like your old self)? I promise you, we can find it. I offer a free phone consultation, and I look forward to hearing how I can help you.

As an Integrative Therapist, I bring together the whole person- emotional, cognitive, behavioral, physiological, and spiritual dimensions of each individual client for lasting change. Incorporating practical neuroscience to improve neurobiology, emotional regulation, calming the mind & body, and reducing anxiety and fear. Bridging the gap between where you are today and your best-authentic self. Helping clients reduce and eliminate traumatic memories, automatic negative thoughts, rumination, patterns of self-defeating behaviors, and subconscious mechanisms is the primary goal. Mind-body therapy for lasting change!

Shanna Brende, MA, LPC, has been working in the mental health field as well as working with clients struggling with addiction. She is a licensed therapist and has over 25 years of experience working with clients dealing with issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, LBGQT, and addiction. She uses a cognitive behavioral approach when dealing with clients and is excellent at rapport building. She has lived and worked in Kansas City for over 19 years, having moved here from Texas where she worked a licensed therapist as well.

If you are a woman struggling to cope with all the demands in life or a teen looking to gain confidence and resilience, I'm here to help and will respond within 48 hrs. My specialty is helping women, parents, and adolescents cope through challenges, gain confidence, improve relationships, find joy, and overall feel better. My approach is client-led in a non-judgmental space to help you talk through solutions in a style that's calm, kind, and engaging. My training and experience include anxiety, parenting, perinatal/postpartum mental health, conflict resolution, life/career transitions, school issues and emotional regulation.

Utilizing a Cognitive Behavioral approach I address a wide variety of issues, including low self-esteem, anxiety and depression. The way we think affects the way we feel which affects our responses to those around us. In Couples' counseling I emphasize the importance of being mindful of the negative scripts triggered by your partner and identifying ways to become the partner you want to be.