Individual Therapy

Counseling for Individuals in Kansas

Feel seen and heard by someone who gets you.

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

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Who I Help

Whether you’re healing old wounds or navigating new territory, you don’t have to do it alone.

I specialize in supporting adults navigating complex family and life experiences, including:

  • Adult children of emotionally immature parents

  • Adult children of parents with addiction

  • New parents adjusting to emotional, relational, and identity changes

  • Survivors of trauma and abuse

  • Adults carrying shame, guilt, or responsibility from childhood

  • People struggling with low self-worth, anxiety, or identity challenges

How I help

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Therapy with me is warm, compassionate, and collaborative. I combine evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), polyvagal theory, and somatic awareness, tailored to your pace and needs. Sessions are structured yet flexible, grounded in safety, and often include humor and humanity.

Together, we will:

  • Heal patterns formed in childhood that no longer serve you

  • Navigate the emotional and identity shifts of new parenthood

  • Reparent your inner child and rebuild self-trust

  • Establish healthy boundaries and relationships

  • Process trauma safely and effectively

  • Learn and practice real tools for you to utilize outside of session

Make It

Therapy in Kansas

How does individual therapy work?

Here, you’re invited to show up exactly as you are.

Therapy works best when you feel comfortable, safe, and relaxed, so there’s no need to be polished or have it all figured out. I will always meet you where you are.

  • I encourage weekly sessions when first starting out as it helps us build trust and get some momentum towards your goals. Some find biweekly or monthly to be sufficient once initial progress is felt.

  • I don’t tend to assign formal diagnoses unless it feels useful for our work together. My focus is on understanding your lived experience and making sense of the symptoms or stressors you’re facing.

    Sometimes, we may explore diagnostic language if it offers clarity, validation, or supports a referral. If you plan to use insurance reimbursement through superbills, I will need to include a mental health diagnosis on that documentation.

Modalities I Utilize in Session

EMDR

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a research-backed therapy that helps the nervous system heal from trauma and other overwhelming or painful experiences. While it was first developed to treat PTSD, EMDR is now used effectively for many concerns, including anxiety, grief, phobias, chronic stress, and unresolved life events.

  • EMDR is based on the Adaptive Information Processing theory, an idea that our brains are naturally designed to heal after difficult experiences. But some events impact us more than others, leaving the nervous system “stuck “ on what happened. The memories and emotions connected to the experience don’t fully process within the brain, which creates patterns that feel hard to shift, even when you understand them.

    EMDR helps gently “unstick” those experiences so they can be processed in a safer, more complete way. Using bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements, tapping, or sound) while recalling a memory, thought, or body sensation, your brain can reprocess what was stuck. Over time, the memory feels less triggering and less defining. Many people find they feel more grounded, clear, and able to respond with self-trust rather than reactivity. This technique allows positive beliefs about yourself to be strengthened so your brain adaptively integrates your trauma.

IFS

IFS (Internal Family Systems) is a gentle, empowering therapy that helps people understand the different “parts” of themselves and how these parts interact. Instead of pushing them away, IFS invites compassion and curiosity toward each part, creating space for healing and balance.

  • Some parts may try to protect us from pain, while others might carry wounds from the past, and together they can sometimes feel in conflict. Instead of trying to get rid of parts, IFS helps us listen to them, uncovering the helpful reasons behind their behaviors.

    At the center of IFS is the idea of the Self: a calm, grounded, and wise inner presence. By understanding that each of our parts has good intentions for us, we can learn to relate to their parts with kindness and understanding rather than judgment or guilt, which allows those parts to soften, release burdens, and take on healthier roles. This process often leads to a greater sense of inner harmony, self-acceptance, and resilience in everyday life.

Polyvagal Theory

Polyvagal Theory helps us understand how the nervous system shapes our sense of safety and social connection. It provides context to the nervous system states that contribute to clients feeling stuck in fight, flight, or shutdown, even when they “know” they’re safe. By gently supporting the nervous system in finding cues of safety, we can open more space for connection, healing, and regulation.

  • Our nervous system is always scanning for cues of safety or danger and it responds automatically. This can look like mobilization (fight or flight), collapse (shutdown), or ventral vagal states where we feel calm, connected, and present. When we learn to recognize these states, theywe can better understand the body’s response without judgment.

    In therapy, this framework allows us to create experiences that support a shift toward regulation and safety. Simple practices like grounding, breathwork, movement, or even eye contact can help the nervous system find its way back to connection. Over time, clients build more flexibility in moving between states,