Marriage Counseling Therapists in Kansas
![Photo of Janet Clevenger, LCMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3c7aaf0f-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
I serve on the State of Missouri's Eating Disorder Council and in previous roles on the Kansas Association of Marriage Family Therapy KSAMFT board.
Are you tired of striving to find happiness in your relationships? Do you long to feel secure, peaceful or confident? Do you struggle to find the kind of relationships where you can thrive? Or maybe you struggle with low self esteem, maintaining boundaries or pleasing others to the point you find yourself resenting others? If you said yes, then consider taking the step to learn to care for yourself so you can have the success and relationships you want. Or if you think your loved one might have an eating disorder please call. If your anxiety or traumatic experiences are interfering -call me.
I serve on the State of Missouri's Eating Disorder Council and in previous roles on the Kansas Association of Marriage Family Therapy KSAMFT board.
Are you tired of striving to find happiness in your relationships? Do you long to feel secure, peaceful or confident? Do you struggle to find the kind of relationships where you can thrive? Or maybe you struggle with low self esteem, maintaining boundaries or pleasing others to the point you find yourself resenting others? If you said yes, then consider taking the step to learn to care for yourself so you can have the success and relationships you want. Or if you think your loved one might have an eating disorder please call. If your anxiety or traumatic experiences are interfering -call me.
![Photo of Elizabeth Miranda, MS, LCMFT, RPT-S, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/12dba8d4-1ce0-4810-981e-d2e27c864a52/1/320x400.jpeg)
Elizabeth Miranda
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LCMFT, RPT-S
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Leawood, KS 66211
As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I especially enjoy working with children, teens, and couples facing a variety of issues. Life is a journey in which change is often the only constant. My job is to honor the journey you are on, and provide avenues for healing and hope both for you and your family. I believe that by working with individuals and families, healing and relational satisfaction can take place and change in relationships can occur.
As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I especially enjoy working with children, teens, and couples facing a variety of issues. Life is a journey in which change is often the only constant. My job is to honor the journey you are on, and provide avenues for healing and hope both for you and your family. I believe that by working with individuals and families, healing and relational satisfaction can take place and change in relationships can occur.
![Photo of Chelsey Leclear, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/24090d82-a21f-4782-9afb-31ba8b99698d/1/320x400.jpeg)
As a licensed marriage and family therapist i have been in the field for 6 years.
Welcome, I know seeking therapy services can be overwhelmingly emotional and difficult. The state of the world we live in has become a struggle, and if I can help you on your personal journey I would love to do so. My ideal client would be families, couples, children, or individuals that are struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, behavioral modifications, parenting problems, relationship conflicts, school difficulties, intimacy, emotional regulation skills, social skills, or grief.
As a licensed marriage and family therapist i have been in the field for 6 years.
Welcome, I know seeking therapy services can be overwhelmingly emotional and difficult. The state of the world we live in has become a struggle, and if I can help you on your personal journey I would love to do so. My ideal client would be families, couples, children, or individuals that are struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, behavioral modifications, parenting problems, relationship conflicts, school difficulties, intimacy, emotional regulation skills, social skills, or grief.
![Photo of Alysa Koeneman, MA, LCPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/0e4673eb-a59f-4cd0-832e-958cb88701ae/1/320x400.jpeg)
My emphasis is on individuals, couples, and adolescents struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship/marital issues, pregnancy/premature births and spiritual/religious issues.
My emphasis is on individuals, couples, and adolescents struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship/marital issues, pregnancy/premature births and spiritual/religious issues.
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, deaths, divorces, jobs, moving, transition, marital issues) that led to depression and discouragement.
When emotional pain interrupt's your life it can be both paralyzing and debilitating affecting your daily life and routine. When this happen's it can feel as if your whole world has came to an screeching halt, and that is because it has. You may be experiencing thoughts dominated by loss coupled with poor concentration, tearful spells, and confusion about your future. Maybe you're feeling depressed or discouraged by a variety of life's interruption's. Whatever kind of pain and emotional discomfort that you are feeling, I care and I want to help you heal and move forward.
, deaths, divorces, jobs, moving, transition, marital issues) that led to depression and discouragement.
When emotional pain interrupt's your life it can be both paralyzing and debilitating affecting your daily life and routine. When this happen's it can feel as if your whole world has came to an screeching halt, and that is because it has. You may be experiencing thoughts dominated by loss coupled with poor concentration, tearful spells, and confusion about your future. Maybe you're feeling depressed or discouraged by a variety of life's interruption's. Whatever kind of pain and emotional discomfort that you are feeling, I care and I want to help you heal and move forward.
![Photo of Rebecca Randall, MA, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/b9560e29-98be-4e35-bf6c-7db198902c2f/2/320x400.jpeg)
Rebecca Randall
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Overland Park, KS 66212 (Online Only)
Welcome! It is my honor and a joy to meet you. My name is Rebecca Randall and I am a licensed professional counselor in Kansas. I received my Master of Arts in Counseling from MidAmerica Nazarene University, with an emphasis in marriage, couples and families. If you are here, I imagine you are in search of someone to listen, understand and hold your story with you. My passion is to help people overcome shame, loneliness, grief, trauma, big life transitions and conflict in their relationships. I work specifically with young adults and couples as they navigate daily life struggles.
Welcome! It is my honor and a joy to meet you. My name is Rebecca Randall and I am a licensed professional counselor in Kansas. I received my Master of Arts in Counseling from MidAmerica Nazarene University, with an emphasis in marriage, couples and families. If you are here, I imagine you are in search of someone to listen, understand and hold your story with you. My passion is to help people overcome shame, loneliness, grief, trauma, big life transitions and conflict in their relationships. I work specifically with young adults and couples as they navigate daily life struggles.
![Photo of Lyndee Schaefer, LCPC, LPC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/b2bc5698-3a47-4ac7-a578-1a73d9a7f047/4/320x400.jpeg)
I am a dedicated and seasoned licensed clinical therapist with over 20 years of experience. I see clients in person and virtually. I specialize in working with individuals and couples who are navigating marriage, blending families, divorce, life transitions, grief, anxiety and depression.
I am a dedicated and seasoned licensed clinical therapist with over 20 years of experience. I see clients in person and virtually. I specialize in working with individuals and couples who are navigating marriage, blending families, divorce, life transitions, grief, anxiety and depression.
![Photo of Brent Coppock, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/397713a9-682e-4f87-b3ec-01df6f1f7c25/1/320x400.jpeg)
The things I have learned in my training, marriage, and life are accessible to you as well.
I am passionate about helping individuals and couples build the relationships and lives they desire. We each enter our relationships with hurts and blind spots that keep us from connecting as we would like. Trauma is often the source of our hurt, even if it is many minor traumas. When these traumas are not dealt with, they can lead us to experience anxiety and depression. We must learn the tools to help us heal these root issues. Once we learn the tools, we must practice using them in a safe environment and apply them to other relationships.
The things I have learned in my training, marriage, and life are accessible to you as well.
I am passionate about helping individuals and couples build the relationships and lives they desire. We each enter our relationships with hurts and blind spots that keep us from connecting as we would like. Trauma is often the source of our hurt, even if it is many minor traumas. When these traumas are not dealt with, they can lead us to experience anxiety and depression. We must learn the tools to help us heal these root issues. Once we learn the tools, we must practice using them in a safe environment and apply them to other relationships.
![Photo of Amy Helt Kalny, MS, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/0c023848-f83c-47ee-b3e8-453192ed06ae/2/320x400.jpeg)
Amy Helt Kalny
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Prairie Village, KS 66208
As a marriage and family therapist, I work with kids, teens, individuals, couples, parents, and families.
If you have ever struggled with feelings of anxiety, shame, or people-pleasing, you are not alone. If you are wanting to enrich your relationships with yourself and others and are getting stuck, you are not alone. These difficulties can be so hard to carry through life, and you deserve a place to rest. My therapy room is a safe space to explore your hopes and goals and also to identify what is getting in the way.
As a marriage and family therapist, I work with kids, teens, individuals, couples, parents, and families.
If you have ever struggled with feelings of anxiety, shame, or people-pleasing, you are not alone. If you are wanting to enrich your relationships with yourself and others and are getting stuck, you are not alone. These difficulties can be so hard to carry through life, and you deserve a place to rest. My therapy room is a safe space to explore your hopes and goals and also to identify what is getting in the way.
![Photo of Liz Herl - Liz Herl, LCMFT, LCMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/6e0248aa-7c76-497c-b5dc-2c06f87a85ae/1/320x400.jpeg)
Liz Herl, LCMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, LCMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Wichita, KS 67220
Waitlist for new clients
Life can be hectic and at times a bit overwhelming and sometimes we all need a safe place to vent. As a marriage and family therapist I do my best to offer my clients such a space, where they can discover tools and techniques to address challenges.
Life can be hectic and at times a bit overwhelming and sometimes we all need a safe place to vent. As a marriage and family therapist I do my best to offer my clients such a space, where they can discover tools and techniques to address challenges.
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Brieanna Claassen
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC, CPT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Lenexa, KS 66215
In treatment, I focus on relational issues such as marital issues, parent-child relationship issues, attachment issues, and other family systems issues.
Dealing with emotional and relational difficulties can be overwhelming to tackle alone, and a counselor provides the support, encouragement, and care to help overcome life's many obstacles. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with a Master of Arts in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling from MidAmerica Nazarene University. I work with a variety of clients as individuals, families, couples, and children at re:Vive Counseling, Consulting, and Training in Lenexa. My treatment approach utilizes attachment relationships and family systems to promote healing.
In treatment, I focus on relational issues such as marital issues, parent-child relationship issues, attachment issues, and other family systems issues.
Dealing with emotional and relational difficulties can be overwhelming to tackle alone, and a counselor provides the support, encouragement, and care to help overcome life's many obstacles. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with a Master of Arts in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling from MidAmerica Nazarene University. I work with a variety of clients as individuals, families, couples, and children at re:Vive Counseling, Consulting, and Training in Lenexa. My treatment approach utilizes attachment relationships and family systems to promote healing.
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![Photo of Amanda Hall, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/f836d238-c7d1-493d-9935-1420ce030031/1/320x400.jpeg)
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
I enjoy working with individuals, couples - married and unmarried, and families with a diverse array of sexual and gender orientations, cultures, and religions. I previously worked as a 911 Emergency Dispatcher and have a passion to work with First Responders, Veterans, and their families. My goal is to create a safe space and environment for my clients in order to assist them in processing their life experiences and the unique situations they encounter each day as they serve our communities. I provide a supportive space for my clients to process issues when they arise and offer a place of refuge for the loved ones who support them.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
I enjoy working with individuals, couples - married and unmarried, and families with a diverse array of sexual and gender orientations, cultures, and religions. I previously worked as a 911 Emergency Dispatcher and have a passion to work with First Responders, Veterans, and their families. My goal is to create a safe space and environment for my clients in order to assist them in processing their life experiences and the unique situations they encounter each day as they serve our communities. I provide a supportive space for my clients to process issues when they arise and offer a place of refuge for the loved ones who support them.
![Photo of Stacie Cordell, MS, LCMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/53eaee2a-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/3/320x400.jpeg)
Specialties include marriage, affair & pornography addiction couples recovery, parent-child relationship, parenting, childhood anxiety & behavior disruptions, postpartum depression/anxiety, mommy issues, general anxiety, trauma, binge eating disorder, grief/loss, and identity work.
Have you ever found yourself wanting to be closer to someone, but pushing them away the moment they want more? Pursuing relationships where you are constantly the one reaching out? Parenting your child and getting so angry over something minor, that you feel irrational? You may have attachment issues or unresolved trauma. Trauma comes in all shapes & sizes: Sometimes it's an obvious life altering event or abuse. But often it's more subtle: the hurts we experience in life that create lasting effects on our self worth & relationships. Attachment is the therapy word for connection; it's the foundation for all of our relationships.
Specialties include marriage, affair & pornography addiction couples recovery, parent-child relationship, parenting, childhood anxiety & behavior disruptions, postpartum depression/anxiety, mommy issues, general anxiety, trauma, binge eating disorder, grief/loss, and identity work.
Have you ever found yourself wanting to be closer to someone, but pushing them away the moment they want more? Pursuing relationships where you are constantly the one reaching out? Parenting your child and getting so angry over something minor, that you feel irrational? You may have attachment issues or unresolved trauma. Trauma comes in all shapes & sizes: Sometimes it's an obvious life altering event or abuse. But often it's more subtle: the hurts we experience in life that create lasting effects on our self worth & relationships. Attachment is the therapy word for connection; it's the foundation for all of our relationships.
![Photo of Aaron Scharenberg, LCPC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/4842f2fe-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
I completed advanced training in working with premarital and marital couples.
As a licensed therapist I have been practicing for over 20 years. I love my job and I love helping people. I enjoy helping those experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship problems, life transition problems, parenting issues, self-esteem issues, and those recovering from trauma. I am trained in EMDR. If I can serve you, please give me a call today.
I completed advanced training in working with premarital and marital couples.
As a licensed therapist I have been practicing for over 20 years. I love my job and I love helping people. I enjoy helping those experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship problems, life transition problems, parenting issues, self-esteem issues, and those recovering from trauma. I am trained in EMDR. If I can serve you, please give me a call today.
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Grace & Grit Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, LCMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mission, KS 66205
Relationships are such an important aspect of our lives and feeling safe and connected is everything! Whether it be a marriage, friendship, child or parental relationship our everyday can be significantly impacted when these relationships are a source of pain.
Struggling with stress, life changes, relationships? It is painful to feel so alone and overwhelmed. We all have a hard time asking for help, I know, but you don’t have to have all the answers right now. If you are reading this, you already know this burden is not for you to go through alone. It would be my honor to walk with you through this current tough spot. My hope is to help you access the strength, courage, tools and skills you already have and use them to overcome the stress, pain, worry and shame you are experiencing.
Relationships are such an important aspect of our lives and feeling safe and connected is everything! Whether it be a marriage, friendship, child or parental relationship our everyday can be significantly impacted when these relationships are a source of pain.
Struggling with stress, life changes, relationships? It is painful to feel so alone and overwhelmed. We all have a hard time asking for help, I know, but you don’t have to have all the answers right now. If you are reading this, you already know this burden is not for you to go through alone. It would be my honor to walk with you through this current tough spot. My hope is to help you access the strength, courage, tools and skills you already have and use them to overcome the stress, pain, worry and shame you are experiencing.
![Photo of Mary Nesbitt, LCMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/51ee8bca-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
I am a seasoned clinical marriage and family therapist with 23 yrs of experience, specializing in working with a diverse range of people including high performing individuals, couples, young adults, families. I look forward to meeting you where you are, whatever your experiences. Accepting who you are, while you work to change the stories that keep you stuck or small. Happy lives & relationships aren't just what happen to other people. I'd like to partner with you as you transition and grow. We will work together to amplify your strengths. I promise to address your concerns with high levels of compassion and low levels of B.S.
I am a seasoned clinical marriage and family therapist with 23 yrs of experience, specializing in working with a diverse range of people including high performing individuals, couples, young adults, families. I look forward to meeting you where you are, whatever your experiences. Accepting who you are, while you work to change the stories that keep you stuck or small. Happy lives & relationships aren't just what happen to other people. I'd like to partner with you as you transition and grow. We will work together to amplify your strengths. I promise to address your concerns with high levels of compassion and low levels of B.S.
![Photo of Shelby Williams, MS, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/57eb9c0a-bb2b-4f86-bd0b-0d862ab8a457/1/320x400.jpeg)
Shelby Williams is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) providing individual, couple, marital, pre-marital, and family therapy. Shelby received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Family Studies as well as a degree in Biblical Studies from Barclay College (2007), and a Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Friends University (2009). Shelby has also served as a faculty member for Barclay College since 2012.
Shelby Williams is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) providing individual, couple, marital, pre-marital, and family therapy. Shelby received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Family Studies as well as a degree in Biblical Studies from Barclay College (2007), and a Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Friends University (2009). Shelby has also served as a faculty member for Barclay College since 2012.
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Bryan Beaty
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Topeka, KS 66614
Some of the topics discussed include: relationship/marriage problems, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, and social difficulties.
Hi! I’m Bryan. My hope is to provide clients with a supportive and safe environment where they feel comfortable to explore and understand thoughts and feelings that may arise through life. I specialize in working with adults and adolescents struggling with feelings of depression, anxiety, low self-worth, life changes, and trauma. You may be handling these difficulties in ways that are not satisfying or that impact your relationships. Whether you are a teenager struggling to make meaningful relationships, a young adult starting with new changes in life, or a survivor of trauma looking for a safe place to heal, I am here to help.
Some of the topics discussed include: relationship/marriage problems, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, and social difficulties.
Hi! I’m Bryan. My hope is to provide clients with a supportive and safe environment where they feel comfortable to explore and understand thoughts and feelings that may arise through life. I specialize in working with adults and adolescents struggling with feelings of depression, anxiety, low self-worth, life changes, and trauma. You may be handling these difficulties in ways that are not satisfying or that impact your relationships. Whether you are a teenager struggling to make meaningful relationships, a young adult starting with new changes in life, or a survivor of trauma looking for a safe place to heal, I am here to help.
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Are you looking to change your life? Do you feel unsatisfied or unfulfilled in areas of your life? Do you want to focus on self-improvement and finding happiness? As a therapist, I can help you develop practical, real-life strategies to bridge the gap from where you are now to where you want to be. Amongst many other things, I focus on depression, anxiety, life transitions, feeling unsatisfied in life, burn-out, and marriage/family. I serve adults (16+).
Are you looking to change your life? Do you feel unsatisfied or unfulfilled in areas of your life? Do you want to focus on self-improvement and finding happiness? As a therapist, I can help you develop practical, real-life strategies to bridge the gap from where you are now to where you want to be. Amongst many other things, I focus on depression, anxiety, life transitions, feeling unsatisfied in life, burn-out, and marriage/family. I serve adults (16+).
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Grace Meikenhous
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Overland Park, KS 66212
I also have experience treating survivors of abuse and neglect, PTSD, domestic violence, anxiety, and provide relationship/pre-marital/marriage counseling.
Accepting NEW Clients - We all experience challenging seasons in life and need someone to help us make sense of our circumstances. We all go through transitions and loss. Sometimes unexpectedly, our life changes, or we've been struggling with something for too long in isolation, and you've been afraid to ask for help. I gently invite you, when you are ready, to contact me so I may help you heal. When we heal ourselves, we begin to attract other healthy people into our lives.
I also have experience treating survivors of abuse and neglect, PTSD, domestic violence, anxiety, and provide relationship/pre-marital/marriage counseling.
Accepting NEW Clients - We all experience challenging seasons in life and need someone to help us make sense of our circumstances. We all go through transitions and loss. Sometimes unexpectedly, our life changes, or we've been struggling with something for too long in isolation, and you've been afraid to ask for help. I gently invite you, when you are ready, to contact me so I may help you heal. When we heal ourselves, we begin to attract other healthy people into our lives.
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Marriage Counseling Therapists
How does marriage counseling work?
Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.
How long does marriage counseling typically last?
Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.
Is marriage counseling effective?
Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.
Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?
Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.