Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Platte City, MO
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I am passionate about providing healing and supportive counseling services to my Clients. I provide individual, family, and couples counseling. My focus is on working with people who experience symptoms of PTSD, gender dysphoria, depression, anxiety, LGBT Issues, behavior disorders, and adjustment to life's ever changing stresses. Each person is unique w/ their own individual biology and environmental experiences. Therefore, therapy is individually tailored to each Clients unique circumstances. I offer face to face counseling and Telehealth where appropriate. BDSM, Poly affirmative.
I am passionate about providing healing and supportive counseling services to my Clients. I provide individual, family, and couples counseling. My focus is on working with people who experience symptoms of PTSD, gender dysphoria, depression, anxiety, LGBT Issues, behavior disorders, and adjustment to life's ever changing stresses. Each person is unique w/ their own individual biology and environmental experiences. Therefore, therapy is individually tailored to each Clients unique circumstances. I offer face to face counseling and Telehealth where appropriate. BDSM, Poly affirmative.
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MY-E LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW, LSCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Platte City, MO 64079
Clients typically arrive with guilt, shame, grief, loss, depression, anxiety, PTSD symptoms, and a loss of identity. My goal is to free you from negative past experiences and gain empowerment to live your life freely.
Clients typically arrive with guilt, shame, grief, loss, depression, anxiety, PTSD symptoms, and a loss of identity. My goal is to free you from negative past experiences and gain empowerment to live your life freely.
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Kursten Euwer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Platte City, MO 64079
Waitlist for new clients
Through a strengths-based and solutions-focused lens, I draw on multiple treatment modalities (CBT, EMDR for trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and play therapy for children) to guide clients in accomplishing their goals.
Life comes with its fair share of stress and struggles. If you need support, help sorting through difficult feelings, or moving through a rough spot, my clients report feeling understood and hopeful, while seeing behaviors change and life situations improve. My style is collaborative, interactive, and engaging. I am very comfortable working with a variety of individuals, adults, seniors, teens and children. We can increase your insight, improve communication, uncover barriers, and problem solve to promote growth and change. "Loving ourselves through the process of owning our story is the bravest thing we will ever do." Brene Brown
Through a strengths-based and solutions-focused lens, I draw on multiple treatment modalities (CBT, EMDR for trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and play therapy for children) to guide clients in accomplishing their goals.
Life comes with its fair share of stress and struggles. If you need support, help sorting through difficult feelings, or moving through a rough spot, my clients report feeling understood and hopeful, while seeing behaviors change and life situations improve. My style is collaborative, interactive, and engaging. I am very comfortable working with a variety of individuals, adults, seniors, teens and children. We can increase your insight, improve communication, uncover barriers, and problem solve to promote growth and change. "Loving ourselves through the process of owning our story is the bravest thing we will ever do." Brene Brown
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Christina Dunn Carpenter
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CCTP, PhD
Verified Verified
Platte City, MO 64079
I am certified in trauma care and family systems therapy; working with individuals to strengthen their resolves; assist in bonding families and overcome trauma and grief is my passion.
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 am certified in trauma care and family systems therapy; working with individuals to strengthen their resolves; assist in bonding families and overcome trauma and grief is my passion.
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.
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Natalie McQuinn
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Platte City, MO 64079 (Online Only)
Trauma can significantly effect multiple areas of life.
I am licensed in Missouri with 10+ years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ issues, coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, & bipolar disorder. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. If it is you or you are trying to figure out how to help or cope with a loved one with these problems I can help.
Trauma can significantly effect multiple areas of life.
I am licensed in Missouri with 10+ years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ issues, coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, & bipolar disorder. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. If it is you or you are trying to figure out how to help or cope with a loved one with these problems I can help.
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Through psychotherapy, I can help you address a variety of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, sexual identity, gender identity, significant life transitions, and other important issues.
Life is hard, sometimes seemingly for no reason. If you find yourself struggling with completing everyday tasks, faltering in relationships, or even questioning whether it is worth it to carry on, please reach out. I love working with people of all backgrounds and helping them discover meaning and purpose in life, satisfaction with relationships, and joy in daily living. While life is hard, it can also be incredibly rewarding. I hope I can play a small part in helping you find this for yourself.
Through psychotherapy, I can help you address a variety of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, sexual identity, gender identity, significant life transitions, and other important issues.
Life is hard, sometimes seemingly for no reason. If you find yourself struggling with completing everyday tasks, faltering in relationships, or even questioning whether it is worth it to carry on, please reach out. I love working with people of all backgrounds and helping them discover meaning and purpose in life, satisfaction with relationships, and joy in daily living. While life is hard, it can also be incredibly rewarding. I hope I can play a small part in helping you find this for yourself.
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Reading the personal statements of counselors, as you are, already demonstrates strength, wisdom, and perseverance. It is not an easy thing to acknowledge that one would benefit from the insight, experience, or guidance of another. Everyone has a "too much," whether it makes sense to anyone else or not, and taking advantage of the experience and training of a counselor shows insight, courage, and a desire to improve your life and relationships. I work with adults, adolescents, children, and couples with a focus on anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship issues, and premarital counseling.
Reading the personal statements of counselors, as you are, already demonstrates strength, wisdom, and perseverance. It is not an easy thing to acknowledge that one would benefit from the insight, experience, or guidance of another. Everyone has a "too much," whether it makes sense to anyone else or not, and taking advantage of the experience and training of a counselor shows insight, courage, and a desire to improve your life and relationships. I work with adults, adolescents, children, and couples with a focus on anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship issues, and premarital counseling.
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Rev. Insoon G Hoagland
Marriage & Family Therapist, MDiv, MA, LCMFT, LCMFT-S
Verified Verified
Platte City, MO 64079
I am a retired army chaplain, combat veteran, and an ordained minister of Christian Reformed Church in North America. I am a certified clinical chaplain and pastoral counselor, a board certified MFT clinical supervisor in KS, a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in Kansas, and a certified Child Play therapist. My professional work and experiences in the military as a chaplain have enriched my perspectives about life dealing. My unique experiences about life and death both in peace and combat have given me valuable insights to help you deal with struggles and issues in lives.
I am a retired army chaplain, combat veteran, and an ordained minister of Christian Reformed Church in North America. I am a certified clinical chaplain and pastoral counselor, a board certified MFT clinical supervisor in KS, a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in Kansas, and a certified Child Play therapist. My professional work and experiences in the military as a chaplain have enriched my perspectives about life dealing. My unique experiences about life and death both in peace and combat have given me valuable insights to help you deal with struggles and issues in lives.
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ShadeTree Counseling, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Platte City, MO 64079
Are you ready to really live your life and not merely exist? You have within yourself the power to overcome any difficulties. Many of our obstacles, environmental, past experiences, biological dysfunctions, and worries about the future rob us from fully living and enjoying our lives. And the way we view them might keep us stuck and unfulfilled. I can help you notice those external and/or internal factors, identify patterns of thought and behavior, help you neutralize them, and encourage positive change and growth.
Are you ready to really live your life and not merely exist? You have within yourself the power to overcome any difficulties. Many of our obstacles, environmental, past experiences, biological dysfunctions, and worries about the future rob us from fully living and enjoying our lives. And the way we view them might keep us stuck and unfulfilled. I can help you notice those external and/or internal factors, identify patterns of thought and behavior, help you neutralize them, and encourage positive change and growth.
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New Dawn Family Healing-Creve Coeur, Missouri
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Platte City, MO 64079
We believe in creating an open, safe, non-judgmental, and compassionate therapeutic environment that is informed by structure to help you make the changes necessary to build the life that you want. We also believe in an equally kind and direct stylistic approach, coupled with a strong emphasis on collaboration. In our work together, we will provide you with scientifically studied tools to help move you in the direction you wish to go.
We believe in creating an open, safe, non-judgmental, and compassionate therapeutic environment that is informed by structure to help you make the changes necessary to build the life that you want. We also believe in an equally kind and direct stylistic approach, coupled with a strong emphasis on collaboration. In our work together, we will provide you with scientifically studied tools to help move you in the direction you wish to go.
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Emily Hansen
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Platte City, MO 64079 (Online Only)
Along with being a Licensed Professional Counselor, I have been a Professional School Counselor for 14 years. I have experience working with school aged children all the way to late adulthood. My approach seems to work very well with a variety of life challenges, especially anxiety, depression, grief and loss, stress, and life transitions.
Along with being a Licensed Professional Counselor, I have been a Professional School Counselor for 14 years. I have experience working with school aged children all the way to late adulthood. My approach seems to work very well with a variety of life challenges, especially anxiety, depression, grief and loss, stress, and life transitions.
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Is life harder for you than it needs to be? Have you tried unsuccessfully to overcome past hurts and losses? Does something seem to be stopping you from accomplishing all you want in life? Often, no matter how hard you try, it is difficult to overcome challenges on your own. Despite your best efforts, past disruptions can impact your current relationships and interfere with your spirituality as well. If you're looking for someone to help you increase the peace and joy in your life and reclaim the freedom and spontaneity that is rightfully yours I invite you to call me.
Is life harder for you than it needs to be? Have you tried unsuccessfully to overcome past hurts and losses? Does something seem to be stopping you from accomplishing all you want in life? Often, no matter how hard you try, it is difficult to overcome challenges on your own. Despite your best efforts, past disruptions can impact your current relationships and interfere with your spirituality as well. If you're looking for someone to help you increase the peace and joy in your life and reclaim the freedom and spontaneity that is rightfully yours I invite you to call me.
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Whether its play therapy for younger children, helping a high school/college age older adolescent work through a problem, strategies for depression and anxiety, or therapists to work with older adults on grief and loss - we have you covered. Our practice specializes in providing services that cover the life span - "Every Season of Life." It is our goal to "give therapy away" and teach people how to become their own therapist. We actively work to teach the skills needed to move past problems and live a successful life. We utilize a variety of techniques, including homework, art activities, role-plays - all tailored to you and your needs.
Whether its play therapy for younger children, helping a high school/college age older adolescent work through a problem, strategies for depression and anxiety, or therapists to work with older adults on grief and loss - we have you covered. Our practice specializes in providing services that cover the life span - "Every Season of Life." It is our goal to "give therapy away" and teach people how to become their own therapist. We actively work to teach the skills needed to move past problems and live a successful life. We utilize a variety of techniques, including homework, art activities, role-plays - all tailored to you and your needs.
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Hannah Sedgwick
Marriage & Family Therapist, LCMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Platte City, MO 64079
Not accepting new clients
I work with my clients to help them cope in a healthy and effect way with a variety of issues. Many of which include anger, depression, anxiety, performance anxiety, behavioral issues, ADHD, abuse and trauma and phase of life changes. I am trained in EMDR and am able to offer EMDR therapy as an option for those suffering from the effects of past traumas.
I work with my clients to help them cope in a healthy and effect way with a variety of issues. Many of which include anger, depression, anxiety, performance anxiety, behavioral issues, ADHD, abuse and trauma and phase of life changes. I am trained in EMDR and am able to offer EMDR therapy as an option for those suffering from the effects of past traumas.
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Jessica Schroeder
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LCMFT, RPT-S
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Platte City, MO 64079
Not accepting new clients
You lay in bed at night wondering if your partner will ever see your pain. You feel alone, unimportant, unappreciated. You do not feel the love you once felt. Now it feels like you are just roommates. You try to talk with your partner about what is bothering you. But your partner either misses your pain or it turns into an argument. The two of you just end up further apart and more alone. You know you cannot do this anymore. The pain is too much.
You lay in bed at night wondering if your partner will ever see your pain. You feel alone, unimportant, unappreciated. You do not feel the love you once felt. Now it feels like you are just roommates. You try to talk with your partner about what is bothering you. But your partner either misses your pain or it turns into an argument. The two of you just end up further apart and more alone. You know you cannot do this anymore. The pain is too much.
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Peck Counseling, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LSCSW, RPT
Verified Verified
Platte City, MO 64079
Not accepting new clients
Most of the kids, teens, families and adults I have helped over the years have felt stuck, unsure, lost, angry, anxious and pained by what has happened to them in their life. I have helped people that have experienced intimate partner violence, family violence, sexual abuse, neglect, and many other experiences in early childhood/adulthood. I can help you or your child find relief in current symptoms, understanding the many layers of hard experiences, making those feelings and experiences smaller, find peace, and feel safe and okay in life again. We all need a space to feel heard, seen, and noticed.
Most of the kids, teens, families and adults I have helped over the years have felt stuck, unsure, lost, angry, anxious and pained by what has happened to them in their life. I have helped people that have experienced intimate partner violence, family violence, sexual abuse, neglect, and many other experiences in early childhood/adulthood. I can help you or your child find relief in current symptoms, understanding the many layers of hard experiences, making those feelings and experiences smaller, find peace, and feel safe and okay in life again. We all need a space to feel heard, seen, and noticed.
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Leilani Louise Faber
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CRAADC, CPPP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64153 (Online Only)
Your trauma does not need to define you or control you any longer.
The horrible thing that happened to you has made you feel as if your life is not your own. Now you are angry and ashamed. Maybe not blaming yourself for what happened but blaming yourself for not being able to stop it. You never really feel safe or worthy anymore, so you isolate. You use substances to numb the pain and stop the nightmares. But this strategy comes with a considerable price. Fear rules your life. You long to feel what other people must certainly feel: happiness, love, joy, and contentment. You survived...but you want more than that. You want to truly live.
Your trauma does not need to define you or control you any longer.
The horrible thing that happened to you has made you feel as if your life is not your own. Now you are angry and ashamed. Maybe not blaming yourself for what happened but blaming yourself for not being able to stop it. You never really feel safe or worthy anymore, so you isolate. You use substances to numb the pain and stop the nightmares. But this strategy comes with a considerable price. Fear rules your life. You long to feel what other people must certainly feel: happiness, love, joy, and contentment. You survived...but you want more than that. You want to truly live.
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Joy is passionate about Neurofeedback for clients with trauma-related disorders and challenges.
When survival becomes the focus of our childhood, we miss pertinent opportunities to develop life skills that are necessary for meaningful relationships and our own personal well-being. Joy considers counseling as an amazing opportunity to rediscover and learn new life skills so that we can embark on a journey of wellness and leave dysfunctional coping behind.
Joy is passionate about Neurofeedback for clients with trauma-related disorders and challenges.
When survival becomes the focus of our childhood, we miss pertinent opportunities to develop life skills that are necessary for meaningful relationships and our own personal well-being. Joy considers counseling as an amazing opportunity to rediscover and learn new life skills so that we can embark on a journey of wellness and leave dysfunctional coping behind.
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Ekaterini Angelis
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Kansas City, MO 64153 (Online Only)
I find that I work well with clients who have had relational trauma that affects their current relationships with themselves and others. This can often present in the form of negative self-talk and self-esteem, perfectionism, persistent feelings of guilt and shame, anxiety, and depression. I have ample experience working specifically with those who have a history of abuse from a partner, friend, or family member, adult children of narcissistic parents, LGBTQIA+, religious trauma, those deconstructing religion, exvangelical
I find that I work well with clients who have had relational trauma that affects their current relationships with themselves and others. This can often present in the form of negative self-talk and self-esteem, perfectionism, persistent feelings of guilt and shame, anxiety, and depression. I have ample experience working specifically with those who have a history of abuse from a partner, friend, or family member, adult children of narcissistic parents, LGBTQIA+, religious trauma, those deconstructing religion, exvangelical
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Nichole Price
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Kansas City, MO 64153
I am a Certified Trauma Treatment Specialist (CTTP) and I specialize in treating Complex and Simple PTSD, Dissociative Disorders (including DID), and the aftereffects of surviving relational trauma.
I help people who have survived painful life experiences to finally break free from the toxic residues of their pasts. My clients come to me locked within cycles of flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, addiction, regret, anger, and/or shame and also deal with chronic self-esteem problems. In some cases, they may even feel their identity has been shattered or they have a fragmented sense of who they now are. Clients leave treatment with me feeling empowered, resilient, healthy and whole. They have a new lease on life because what they have been through is reprocessed and becomes strengths and proof of how amazing they really are.
I am a Certified Trauma Treatment Specialist (CTTP) and I specialize in treating Complex and Simple PTSD, Dissociative Disorders (including DID), and the aftereffects of surviving relational trauma.
I help people who have survived painful life experiences to finally break free from the toxic residues of their pasts. My clients come to me locked within cycles of flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, addiction, regret, anger, and/or shame and also deal with chronic self-esteem problems. In some cases, they may even feel their identity has been shattered or they have a fragmented sense of who they now are. Clients leave treatment with me feeling empowered, resilient, healthy and whole. They have a new lease on life because what they have been through is reprocessed and becomes strengths and proof of how amazing they really are.
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Trauma and PTSD Therapists
When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.