In Person Therapists in Santa Fe Hills, Kansas City, MO
Martha Childers
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, EdS
Verified Verified
Santa Fe Hills, Kansas City, MO 64131
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you want to find solutions leading to greater peace of mind and contentment? I provide you a compassionate, safe environment to speak freely about your unique situation. Although we can address together any life issue, my specialties include couples counseling, premarital preparation for marriage, caregiver stress, and grief therapy. I can also teach you mindfulness techniques to handle daily stress and bring clarity of thought. Tinnitus can be treated, too. Having studied world religions, I can help you use your religious and spiritual beliefs to facilitate your life journey, regardless of your path.
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you want to find solutions leading to greater peace of mind and contentment? I provide you a compassionate, safe environment to speak freely about your unique situation. Although we can address together any life issue, my specialties include couples counseling, premarital preparation for marriage, caregiver stress, and grief therapy. I can also teach you mindfulness techniques to handle daily stress and bring clarity of thought. Tinnitus can be treated, too. Having studied world religions, I can help you use your religious and spiritual beliefs to facilitate your life journey, regardless of your path.
Whitney B Ide Counseling, LLC
Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Santa Fe Hills, Kansas City, MO 64131
Making the decision to seek help is the the first step towards living a healthier, happier life. The second step is finding the right therapist. I believe that success in therapy is dependent on the strength of the relationship between the counselor and client. I view myself as an advocate, a catalyst for change, and an objective sounding board, rather than an expert who can listen to your problems for an hour and then magically know how to run your life better than you do. You are the expert on you! My job is to help you learn how to help yourself.
Making the decision to seek help is the the first step towards living a healthier, happier life. The second step is finding the right therapist. I believe that success in therapy is dependent on the strength of the relationship between the counselor and client. I view myself as an advocate, a catalyst for change, and an objective sounding board, rather than an expert who can listen to your problems for an hour and then magically know how to run your life better than you do. You are the expert on you! My job is to help you learn how to help yourself.
I am grateful to have been a part of helping so many individuals, couples, and blending families resolve their issues over the past 35 years. While the experience has honed my therapy skills, each new person or relationship is unique and requires exploring solutions that fit their individual personality.
I am grateful to have been a part of helping so many individuals, couples, and blending families resolve their issues over the past 35 years. While the experience has honed my therapy skills, each new person or relationship is unique and requires exploring solutions that fit their individual personality.
Barbara L Lucas
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LCMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Santa Fe Hills, Kansas City, MO 64131
Life struggles may sometimes prevent us from fully being our true selves, interfering with the hopes, dreams and wishes we have for our lives. When the weight of relationship stress, emotional discomfort, loss, life transitions, etc. leaves you feeling unbalanced or unfulfilled, you do not have to carry it alone. It is my sincerest desire to carry it with you offering a process of emotional healing, exploration and self-discovery. As we journey towards a restored sense of balance and harmony, I encourage you through your process until you feel secure, connected and can experience peace.
Life struggles may sometimes prevent us from fully being our true selves, interfering with the hopes, dreams and wishes we have for our lives. When the weight of relationship stress, emotional discomfort, loss, life transitions, etc. leaves you feeling unbalanced or unfulfilled, you do not have to carry it alone. It is my sincerest desire to carry it with you offering a process of emotional healing, exploration and self-discovery. As we journey towards a restored sense of balance and harmony, I encourage you through your process until you feel secure, connected and can experience peace.
Shannon Waters Russell
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC, ACHT
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Santa Fe Hills, Kansas City, MO 64131
Welcome! I look forward to helping you discover the strength inside yourself to pursue growth and healing from the inside out. You'll love working with me if you value connection, kindness, and strength as you pursue your own truths and wholeness. I love working with clients who are looking to understand themselves and their lives more fully as they work towards achieving a peaceful, more fulfilling life.
Welcome! I look forward to helping you discover the strength inside yourself to pursue growth and healing from the inside out. You'll love working with me if you value connection, kindness, and strength as you pursue your own truths and wholeness. I love working with clients who are looking to understand themselves and their lives more fully as they work towards achieving a peaceful, more fulfilling life.
Lili Torre
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Santa Fe Hills, Kansas City, MO 64131
I work with clients experiencing a variety of concerns, including anxiety, depression, disordered eating, body image concerns, grief, stress, and burnout. Before I became a therapist, I spent nearly a decade as a professional musical theatre actor and director in New York City, which taught me the importance of exploring emotions, making creative connections, and listening with openness and curiosity. Now as a professional counselor, I utilize these skills to help people tap into their emotions and examine their own life stories to create meaningful, lasting change.
I work with clients experiencing a variety of concerns, including anxiety, depression, disordered eating, body image concerns, grief, stress, and burnout. Before I became a therapist, I spent nearly a decade as a professional musical theatre actor and director in New York City, which taught me the importance of exploring emotions, making creative connections, and listening with openness and curiosity. Now as a professional counselor, I utilize these skills to help people tap into their emotions and examine their own life stories to create meaningful, lasting change.
Paola Capra
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Santa Fe Hills, Kansas City, MO 64131
The majority of my services are offered through teletherapy/virtual, with the exception of evaluations which can be conducted in person or virtually.
I have a genuine passion for supporting individuals in their personal journeys. I firmly believe that everyone possesses an innate inner strength that empowers them to overcome life's challenges. My main objective is to help clients rediscover this inner strength while guiding them toward growth and healing within a safe and nurturing environment. My services include counseling for adolescents and adults, conduct Psychological Evaluations for Immigration and for Bariatric Psychological Evaluation in Kansas and Missouri and Life Coaching. You can find further information on these services by visiting my website traumaandbalance.com
The majority of my services are offered through teletherapy/virtual, with the exception of evaluations which can be conducted in person or virtually.
I have a genuine passion for supporting individuals in their personal journeys. I firmly believe that everyone possesses an innate inner strength that empowers them to overcome life's challenges. My main objective is to help clients rediscover this inner strength while guiding them toward growth and healing within a safe and nurturing environment. My services include counseling for adolescents and adults, conduct Psychological Evaluations for Immigration and for Bariatric Psychological Evaluation in Kansas and Missouri and Life Coaching. You can find further information on these services by visiting my website traumaandbalance.com
Johanna Kelley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LSCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Santa Fe Hills, Kansas City, MO 64131
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.
Maureen Maguire
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Santa Fe Hills, Kansas City, MO 64131
Has the world been feeling overwhelming lately? I feel it too, and I don’t know how you wouldn’t be feeling anxious or falling into a depression spiral at times. This means you're human, you’re feeling things and you’re trying your best. I can help you with the extra support you need right now and teach you how to be there for yourself in the midst of huge challenges. My clients often come to me saying that they beat themselves up for feeling bad, adding insult to injury, and they find relief once we are able to shift this process towards more self-love and acceptance.
Has the world been feeling overwhelming lately? I feel it too, and I don’t know how you wouldn’t be feeling anxious or falling into a depression spiral at times. This means you're human, you’re feeling things and you’re trying your best. I can help you with the extra support you need right now and teach you how to be there for yourself in the midst of huge challenges. My clients often come to me saying that they beat themselves up for feeling bad, adding insult to injury, and they find relief once we are able to shift this process towards more self-love and acceptance.
Emily H Rosenbaum
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPCC, LCPC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Santa Fe Hills, Kansas City, MO 64131
Are you feeling powerless as life continues whirling around? Perhaps you are stuck in an area of your life? Maybe you are struggling to understand yourself or your brain. I understand the desire to feel in control of your emotions, yourself, and your life. My clients are teens and adults who are looking to heal and grow into the best version of themselves. I am committed to creating a strong therapeutic connection with my clients. Allowing you to feel safe and secure while sharing about life's struggles and guiding you through the process of increasing self-awareness, self-compassion, and learning the tools to help you cope.
Are you feeling powerless as life continues whirling around? Perhaps you are stuck in an area of your life? Maybe you are struggling to understand yourself or your brain. I understand the desire to feel in control of your emotions, yourself, and your life. My clients are teens and adults who are looking to heal and grow into the best version of themselves. I am committed to creating a strong therapeutic connection with my clients. Allowing you to feel safe and secure while sharing about life's struggles and guiding you through the process of increasing self-awareness, self-compassion, and learning the tools to help you cope.
Verena Fawzy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Santa Fe Hills, Kansas City, MO 64131
Do you spend all of your energy focusing on other people's feelings or opinions that it feels impossible to consider your own feelings and needs? Is your goal to make sure everyone else is happy even if it means there's no time or space for you? Maybe the weight of people's expectations is heavy and exhausting, so exhausting it’s impacting your relationships with your partner, family, & yourself. It’s your turn. So many parts of you have been working hard for so long. Together, we can begin working towards experiencing yourself and your relationships as life-giving and authentic instead of draining. You deserve this.
Do you spend all of your energy focusing on other people's feelings or opinions that it feels impossible to consider your own feelings and needs? Is your goal to make sure everyone else is happy even if it means there's no time or space for you? Maybe the weight of people's expectations is heavy and exhausting, so exhausting it’s impacting your relationships with your partner, family, & yourself. It’s your turn. So many parts of you have been working hard for so long. Together, we can begin working towards experiencing yourself and your relationships as life-giving and authentic instead of draining. You deserve this.
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Shane Petersen
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LCMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Santa Fe Hills, Kansas City, MO 64131
When we think and act in ways that don’t align with who we are, it can cause us to treat ourselves or others badly. In other words: who you are is not who you’re being. It can feel directionless when we want to feel like ourselves again, but don't know where to start. I have felt this way myself and know how defeating it can feel -this is why I want to help. If you have been feeling off for a long time or just a short while, the most important thing is to make one step towards something good. As a therapist, I can give you direction and work with you to step towards the version of yourself you want to be.
When we think and act in ways that don’t align with who we are, it can cause us to treat ourselves or others badly. In other words: who you are is not who you’re being. It can feel directionless when we want to feel like ourselves again, but don't know where to start. I have felt this way myself and know how defeating it can feel -this is why I want to help. If you have been feeling off for a long time or just a short while, the most important thing is to make one step towards something good. As a therapist, I can give you direction and work with you to step towards the version of yourself you want to be.
Online Therapists
Alisha Roberts
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, PLPC, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64102
I offer both telehealth and in person options at my office in the West Bottoms.
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 offer both telehealth and in person options at my office in the West Bottoms.
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.
Connected Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64163
Hello! I am a Christian counselor and enjoy meeting with people who are struggling to learn the source of their anxiety/depression or are searching for who they are and why they do what they do. We are all blind to our behavior on some level, because of the experiences we've had as children and it can color the way we see the world. I love helping people learn more about themselves and discover their value and worth. It may be a painful process, but a worthy one!
Hello! I am a Christian counselor and enjoy meeting with people who are struggling to learn the source of their anxiety/depression or are searching for who they are and why they do what they do. We are all blind to our behavior on some level, because of the experiences we've had as children and it can color the way we see the world. I love helping people learn more about themselves and discover their value and worth. It may be a painful process, but a worthy one!
Welcome athlete's of all ages and sports! Whether you’re struggling with self-confidence, needing help bouncing back from mistakes, or wanting to control your emotions when the game is on the line. I know what it’s like to lack self-confidence, get down on yourself after a mistake, or let your emotions get out of control during high pressure situations. I’ve been there, and I know what it’s like to have all those thoughts going on in your head. I’m here to help you get through those times of struggle. We’ll work on the mental skills and techniques that will help you persevere and achieve your goals in both sport and life!
Welcome athlete's of all ages and sports! Whether you’re struggling with self-confidence, needing help bouncing back from mistakes, or wanting to control your emotions when the game is on the line. I know what it’s like to lack self-confidence, get down on yourself after a mistake, or let your emotions get out of control during high pressure situations. I’ve been there, and I know what it’s like to have all those thoughts going on in your head. I’m here to help you get through those times of struggle. We’ll work on the mental skills and techniques that will help you persevere and achieve your goals in both sport and life!
Sara Nelson-Johns
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW
Verified Verified
Kansas City, MO 64106
My favorite type of clients are ones that have been working hard, trying to be perfect, and are starting to realize they have been ignoring their own feelings. I work with high achieving adults who want to make changes. Maybe you deal with anxiety, depression, old hurts or current stressors and self-care is a complete unknown to you. I work with parents struggling with parenting anxiety, feeling bad or worried about the ways your children are affected by your home life. And I work with adolescents who are very capable, but are frozen by anxiety.
My favorite type of clients are ones that have been working hard, trying to be perfect, and are starting to realize they have been ignoring their own feelings. I work with high achieving adults who want to make changes. Maybe you deal with anxiety, depression, old hurts or current stressors and self-care is a complete unknown to you. I work with parents struggling with parenting anxiety, feeling bad or worried about the ways your children are affected by your home life. And I work with adolescents who are very capable, but are frozen by anxiety.
Melissa Mazur
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPC, AS, CATP
Verified Verified
Kansas City, MO 64131
Join me in person or virtually.
Everyone's response to trauma is different. With years of experience working with survivors of abuse and neglect, my approach is personalized to align with your therapeutic goals. Working together, my purpose is to offer a safe and trusting environment to establish a variety of tools to enhance empowerment, self-awareness, reduce symptoms of emotional disturbances, and stress management skills.
Join me in person or virtually.
Everyone's response to trauma is different. With years of experience working with survivors of abuse and neglect, my approach is personalized to align with your therapeutic goals. Working together, my purpose is to offer a safe and trusting environment to establish a variety of tools to enhance empowerment, self-awareness, reduce symptoms of emotional disturbances, and stress management skills.
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.
Dan Gabbert
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, CSAT, CMAT, LPC, LCPC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64131
Our practice focuses on sexual addiction - for the person with addiction, the partner and the couple. If you struggle with sex addiction (including pornography) you want someone who understands this addiction and has a plan for your recovery. We do. If you are the betrayed partner, it's important to take care of yourself and seek counsel from a compassionate therapist who understands. Both the addict and the betrayed partner get better faster with a highly trained, highly focused supportive therapy team. Men and women have regained and even improved relationships through their work with us. I am licensed in MO, KS and AR.
Our practice focuses on sexual addiction - for the person with addiction, the partner and the couple. If you struggle with sex addiction (including pornography) you want someone who understands this addiction and has a plan for your recovery. We do. If you are the betrayed partner, it's important to take care of yourself and seek counsel from a compassionate therapist who understands. Both the addict and the betrayed partner get better faster with a highly trained, highly focused supportive therapy team. Men and women have regained and even improved relationships through their work with us. I am licensed in MO, KS and AR.
Many come to me for support in their sport or their lives, working through an obstacle getting in the way of their success - whether that is an injury, a lack of confidence, difficulty focusing, or more general mental health issues like depression and anxiety, affecting their ability to fully engage in what they love. Others may be retired from their sport or perhaps just really value exercise as a major component of their identity and want to connect with someone who gets that. My clients love to set goals and put in the work. Where ever you're at, you know you want to improve and you're willing to do what it takes to get there.
Many come to me for support in their sport or their lives, working through an obstacle getting in the way of their success - whether that is an injury, a lack of confidence, difficulty focusing, or more general mental health issues like depression and anxiety, affecting their ability to fully engage in what they love. Others may be retired from their sport or perhaps just really value exercise as a major component of their identity and want to connect with someone who gets that. My clients love to set goals and put in the work. Where ever you're at, you know you want to improve and you're willing to do what it takes to get there.
