The following counselors / psychotherapists have solemnly pledged that they are Catholics who follow the teachings and authority of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.  They have firmly pledged to follow Catholic teachings in their lives, and to encourage their Catholic clients to live these out as well.  This listing is not an endorsement of their counseling methods or effectiveness.

Many of these counselors are providing telehealth sessions during COVID-19.

For more information about Catholic counselors in NE Kansas, please email Brad DuPont: bdupont@archkck.org. If you would like to be considered for addition to this list, please email Annie Kyle MFLadmin@archkck.org.

William Art, LSCSW, LCSW

    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Kansas and Missouri

    • 8016 State Line Road, Suite 205
      Prairie Village, KS 66208

    • Bilingual Spanish speaking working with individuals, couples, families experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and more.

Jana Burns, LMSW

    • Licensed Master Social Worker – under the supervision of Grace Mulcahy

    • 14251 Nall Avenue Overland Park, KS 66223,

    • In the Via Counseling Office located at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Leawood, KS.

    • In person and virtual therapy appointments available

    • Teens, college age & young adults who have anxiety, depression, PTSD, sexual traumas, sexual brokenness, grief and loss, poor self image,  familial and relationship issues. 

Diana Luna Camden, MS, LPC, BC-TMH, NCC

    • Licensed Professional Counselor

    • Telehealth for adults living in Missouri

    • Bilingual Spanish speaking counselor assisting adults for individual counseling. Areas of specialty: anxiety, depression, acculturation, time and stress management, relationship concerns and college aged populations with transition issues.

Melissa Carrico, LSCSW

    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Kansas

    • Counseling for Women and Adolescent Girls

    • Helps clients with issues particularly challenging to women and adolescent girls including anxiety, depression, body image, stress, family and relationship issues; helps clients who are overwhelmed or stuck in life; offers hope, compassion, and professional expertise in a non-judgmental relaxing environment through a holistic approach.

Michael Ciaccio, MS, LPC, SATP

    • Licensed Professional Counselor

    • College age, young adult and middle aged men and women struggling with anxiety, sexual brokenness/addiction issues, and trauma. Counselor utilizes EMDR, Experiential and attachment based therapy.

Adam Clement, LCMFT

    • Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in Kansas

    • 8575 W. 110th St. Suite 218
      Overland Park, KS 66210

    • College age, young adult and middle aged men and women struggling with anxiety, sexual brokenness/addiction issues, and trauma. Counselor utilizes EMDR, Experiential and attachment based therapy.

    • Family, couple, and individual therapy; specializes in marital therapy; experienced with depression, marital conflict, adolescents, addictions.  Accepting tele-health clients.

Donna Constantineau, MA, MPS, LCPC

    • Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

    • 103 N. 13th Street

    • Kansas City, Kansas 66102

    • Licensed clinical therapist assisting adults in Kansas.  Areas of specialty are helping clients recover from trauma (EMDR trained), relationship and attachment issues, complex grief, mood disorders, anxiety, life transitions, and personality development.

Stacie Cordell, LMFT

    • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Kansas

    • 11011 King Street, Ste 110
      Overland Park, KS 66210

    • Family, couple, and individual therapy; specializes in marriage therapy, trauma and attachment. Trained in evidence based trauma modality EMDR, as well as Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and Sex addiction treatment. Experienced with anxiety, depression, marital conflict, adolescents, and parenting/family conflict. 

Mary Helen Dennihan, LCMFT

    • Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist

    • 8300 College Blvd. Suite 320
      Overland Park, KS 66210

    • Works with individuals, families, and couples experiencing trauma, mood disorders, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and more. Therapies used include: EMDR, Emotion Focused Therapy, Spirituality, Strength Based, and Acceptance Therapy.

Chris Ellman, MSW, LCSW, SATP, CSAT Candidate

    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

    • Helps individuals, couples, and families work through the stress of life by addressing the whole person; mental, physical, and spiritual; helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, sexual woundedness, and trauma, including betrayal trauma; also helps men and women who are experiencing unwanted sexual behavior. EMDR Trained.

Will Fernholz, LSCSW

    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

    • Twitter: @ConnectionsKC

    • 10977 Granada Lane, Suite 250
      Overland Park, KS 6621

    • Individual therapy with children, adolescents, and adults; pre-marital and couples’ counseling; expertise in anxiety treatment, stress management, depression treatment, and children and adolescents

Tamara J. Finlen, LSCSW, LCSW

    • Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker in Kansas and Missouri

    • Phone: 913-485-4004

    • 11261 Strang Line Road, Lenexa, KS 66215

    • Family, marriage / co-parent counseling; anger, anxiety, and depression.

Eric T. Gaughan, Ph.D.

    • Licensed Psychologist in Kansas and Missouri

    • 4400 College Boulevard, Suite 190
      Overland Park, KS 66211

    • Individual therapy for adults of all ages, with expertise addressing a broad range of psychological problems, including depression, anxiety, stress, anger, relationship difficulties, addiction and substance abuse, poor self-image, and adjustment issues and distress due to medical conditions

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Hollwedel

    • Licensed Professional Counselor

    • Phone: 913-386-6448.

    • Works with individuals who are tweens, teens, and adults as they combat a variety of mental health struggles, such as various forms of anxiety and trauma.

    • Counsels and partners with women who are battling through postpartum anxiety, depression, or OCD. “There is hope, no matter the situation or mental thought process you feel stuck in, and I would be so honored to journey with you to a more peaceful and confident place, both mentally and emotionally.”

    • Free phone consultations available to potential clients, “So they can get to know me, and see if we might be a good fit”

    • Locations: Overland Park, KS, Lawrence, KS, and teletherapy.

Julia Kovac, RN-BC, MA, LPC, EFMHL

    • Licensed Professional Counselor

    • stress, anxiety, and Equine-Facilitated Mental Health & Learning

Margaret (Peggy) Lucas, LCPC, LCAC

    • Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Kansas (LCPC), Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor in Kansas (LCAC) Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri (LPC)

    • Christian Psychological Services of Kansas City (2 locations)

    • 8575 W. 110th St., Suite 218
      Overland Park, Kansas 66210

    • 1934 Copper Oaks Circle
      Blue Springs, Missouri 64015

    • Counseling for Adults and Couples.  Helps clients, by providing a safe and supportive environment, who are struggling with issues related to trauma, relationships, life adjustments, low self worth, grief, anxiety, depression, addiction (and the families and loved ones struggling with the person who is suffering with addiction).  Approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy and EMDR Therapy (EMDR is a trauma based therapy).  

Liz LaColla, LSCSW

    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Kansas

    • 2945 SW Wanamaker Drive
      Topeka, Kansas 66614

    • Individual therapy with adolescents and adults, couples & marriage therapy as well as working with families; dissociative identity disorder, trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, boundaries, and health issues

 Sam Meier, MA, LPC

    • Licensed Professional Counselor

    • Benedictine College – 1020 N. 2nd St.
      Atchison, KS 66002

    • Individuals, couples, families, adolescents, and young adults; anxiety, depression, parenting struggles, grief, trauma, addictions, marital conflict, and relationship issues

Kelsey Moffitt-Carney, PhD

    • Temporary Licensed Psychologist in Kansas

    • Phone: 913-651-8415  

    • Address 1: 101 E. Cedar St. Olathe, KS 66061

    • Address 2: 3515 S. Fourth Street, Suite 101, Leavenworth KS 66048

    • Professional Association (Olathe and Leavenworth, KS) 

    • Individual therapy with children, adolescents, and adults; Expertise addressing diverse and complex symptoms and concerns including mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, adjustment difficulties, grief, relationship problems, academic and occupational distress, and sleep disturbance;

    • Specialized approaches include dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety, depression, and trauma related disorders 

Deacon W. A. “Mike” Moffitt, III, Ph.D.

    • Licensed Psychologist in Kansas and Missouri

    • Professional Association:

    • 101 E. Cedar St.
      Olathe, KS 66061

    • 3515 S. Fourth St., Suite 101
      Leavenworth, KS 66048

    • Phone: 913-651-8415

    • Individual therapy with children, adolescents, and adults; specialization in marital and family therapy; diagnosis and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders; ADHD assessment and treatment; substance abuse, Trauma/PTSD/Critical Incident Debriefing

Theresa Montgomery, M.A., LPC

    • Licensed Professional Counselor

    • Overland Park, KS  66212

    • Works with individuals suffering with depression, anxiety, codependency, and life transition issues

Grace Mulcahy, LSCSW 

    • Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker in Kansas
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    • 310 Commercial St. Atchison, KS 66002
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    • Specializing in perinatal mental health, working with women experiencing postpartum mood disorders, grief from miscarriage or child loss, and birth trauma. Trained in EMDR. Also providing individual therapy with children, adolescents and adults for trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, depression and sexual abuse. 

Julie Nielsen-Thomason, LSCSW, LCSW

    • Licensed Clinical Therapist in KS and MO

    • 12480 W 62nd Terrace Suite #306 Shawnee, KS 66216

    • PHONE:  913-787-7214

    • EMAIL:  mindbodyandsoulkc@gmail.com

    • For additional information or to book an appointment:
      mindbodyandsoulkc.booksy.com 

    • Treatment populations include: Adults/Adolescents/Children, Trauma/Abuse, Grief and Loss, Pregnancy Related Loss/Post Abortion Syndrome/Adoption, Depression, Anxiety, Addictions, Sexual Issues, PTSD, Spiritual Issues, Life Crisis

    • Methods of Treatment:  Inner Healing Techniques, Prayer, Cognitive Techniques, Behavior Techniques, Art Therapy

Jacqueline R. Pfeifer, Ph.D.

    • Licensed Psychologist in Kansas and Missouri

    • Professional Association:

    • 101 E. Cedar St.
      Olathe, KS 66061

    • 3515 S. Fourth St., Suite 101
      Leavenworth, KS 66048

    • Phone: 913-651-8415

    • Individual therapy with children, adolescents, and adults; specialization in marital and family therapy; diagnosis and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders; ADHD assessment and treatment; Trauma/PTSD/Critical Incident Debriefing

Jennifer SANGER,  MA LCPC, LPC

    • Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Kansas and Missouri

    • In person and virtual sessions at 13839 S Mur Len Road, Suite H, Olathe, KS 66062

    • Private pay and in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield

    • Works with individuals dealing with shame, difficult emotions, anxiety, depression, self esteem difficulties and grief. Uses emotion focused techniques and cognitive behavioral interventions. 

Jennifer Secor,  M.A., LCMFT, LCPC, NCC, RPT-S

    • Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Kansas, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor National Certified Counselor

    • Fax: (913) 592-2414

    • 815 S. Clairborne St. Suite 200, Olathe, KS 66062

    • Specialist in perinatal mental health and working with women in the areas of post-partum trauma, depression, and anxiety.

    • Counsels those coping with fertility challenges, unplanned pregnancy, and past trauma and women who are struggling with post-abortive grief.

    • Assists parents in bonding and creating secure attachment with their infants and children through play therapy, which is a structured approach that builds on the normal communicative and learning processes of children.

Sharon Simien, LSCSW

    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Kansas and Missouri

    • Fax: 913-808-5440

    • 205 S. 5th St. Suite 26
      Leavenworth, KS 66048 

    • 8100 N. Marty St, Suite 107
      Overland Park, KS 66204

    • Individual, family, marital, parent/child relationship problems, conflict resolution, management/employee relations, separation and loss, child and school problems.

Laura Stallbaumer, LSCSW

    • Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker in Kansas

    • Providing in home family counseling services for Johnson County, Wyandotte, Douglas, and Shawnee. Individual and family therapy with children, adolescents, adults and senior adults; anxiety, depression, mood disorder, developmental delays, trauma, grief and loss, and attachment issues. I meet each client where they are and work with them to create positive outcomes. Accepts UHC, Aetna and Cigna insurance.

Jill Thorne, PsyD

    • Licensed Psychologist

    • Fax: 913-273-6739 

    • 8100 N. Marty Street, Suite 107
      Overland Park, Kansas 66204

    • Relationship problems, depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder

Annalise Tinker, MA, LPC, NCC

    • Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor

    • Professional Association:

    • 101 E. Cedar St. Olathe, KS 66061

    • 3515 S. Fourth St., Suite 101 Leavenworth, KS 66048

    • Phone: 913-651-8415

Individual therapy with children, adolescents, and young adults; specialization in play therapy; diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, mood disorders, ADHD, anger management, stress management, grief and loss and trauma.

Mary Vorsten, MA, LCPC

    • Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

    • 5450 Buena Vista
      Roeland Park, KS 66205

    • Adults and older adolescents, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, life transition, and marital relationships 

David Walter, LPC

    • Licensed Professional Counselor

    • 8629 Bluejacket Street
      Lenexa, KS 66214

    • I serve all ages from children to adults. I work with individuals and families on secure attachment, trauma, and parenting strategies. I also work with individuals on the autism spectrum. I treat anxiety disorders and phobias with cognitive and exposure strategies. I can also provide spiritually guided counseling. I work in treating ADHD and behavioral concerns.

Many of the above counselors provide telehealth counseling over the phone or secure video for people outside of Kansas City, Topeka and Leavenworth.  The Website: Pastoral Solutions Institute also provides Catholic phone counseling.

If you are a Catholic psychologist, counselor, or social worker in NE Kansas / KC metro who is interested in being part of this list, please call Annie Kyle at 913-647-0345 or email MFLadmin@archkck.org 

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