Do you offer individual therapy for Brookside residents, even though you're across the state line in Kansas?

Yes. My office is about 10 minutes from most of Brookside at 73rd Terrace and Mission, just enough distance to be and feel somewhere else without cutting into the rest of your day. All sessions happen in person at my Prairie Village office; the state line doesn't change how care works, and I work with individuals from Brookside regularly.

What kind of individual therapy issues do you work with?

I tend to see two seasons of life from Brookside clients. Some are deep in the achievement-and-provide years, making the income that lets a family choose character and community over convenience, often without much space to ask how they're actually doing. Others are further along, with kids grown and gone, sitting with the question of who they are outside the role they built their life around. Both are real transitions worth taking seriously. You might recognize a lot of yourself in one of those, or in neither, and that's alright too. People come to individual therapy for all kinds of reasons, including anxiety, low mood, or old trauma resurfacing, which I've written more about here, and what's underneath doesn't always have an obvious label right away. If something feels off, or you don't feel like yourself, that's reason enough. We'll go slowly and tenderly, explore together what's going on and why, and work from there toward whatever healing and progress you're looking for.

Is individual therapy confidential?

Yes, absolutely, 1000% fully confidential, regardless of which side of the state line you live on.

Do you offer virtual or telehealth sessions for clients in Missouri?

No, I don't offer telehealth or virtual sessions, regardless of where you live. I ask all my clients, whether they live in Brookside or on the Kansas side, to make a weekly, in person commitment to therapy. Obviously life comes up and sometimes clients need some flexibility when life throws expected or unexpected things at them, such as illness or planned vacations. I have ways to handle this by having necessary flexibility built into my practice. For example, I reserve several times each week for make up sessions to allow clients to reschedule the week before, the week of or the week after their normal session time.

Do you accept insurance for individual therapy?

Core Counseling KC does not currently accept insurance, and there are some real benefits to that for you. Read more about the benefits here. My individual sessions last 45 minutes and currently cost $160.

How do I get started?

Reach out through the Contact form, and let me know how you'd like to proceed, whether you'd rather ask a few questions by text or email first, set up a brief consultation call, or go ahead and see if our availability lines up to schedule a session. I typically respond within 24 hours by email, and will follow up using whichever preferred method you indicate on the form.

Couples & Individual Therapy in Brookside, MO

Just a few blocks from the state line, in a place many of you already consider part of your neighborhood.

Brookside has a character all its own — older homes with real architectural personality, walkable shopping strips, art festivals, a genuine sense of place that doesn't feel manufactured. It's part of why so many families choose to stay here even when it means taking on private school tuition rather than moving out to a newer suburb. That kind of rootedness says something about what you value.

It also means Prairie Village is barely a thought away. Plenty of Brookside residents already cross the state line without a second thought — for the shops, the restaurants, a haircut, a round of golf. Coming here for something like therapy fits the same pattern. It's a few extra minutes from a place you probably already frequent, not a special trip to somewhere new.

For Brookside couples

Staying in Brookside is its own kind of decision, one that usually comes with real financial weight. Between private school tuition (whether that's Pembroke Hill, Barstow, or one of the many Catholic options like Visitation, St. Peter's, or Rockhurst) and maintaining a home with genuine character, the cost of choosing this neighborhood over somewhere more conventional adds up. On top of that, many Brookside families are part of country club communities, which brings its own version of "keeping up," just with a different backdrop.

I work with couples who want their marriage to hold the same authenticity that drew them to this neighborhood in the first place — not another obligation competing for time against tuition bills, home renovations, and a full social calendar. It's possible to have a life that looks good and actually feels good, but it usually takes some intentional work to get there.

For Brookside individuals

A lot of the individuals I work with from Brookside fall into one of two seasons of life. Some are deep in the achievement-and-provide years, the ones making the income that lets a family choose character and community over convenience, often without much space left over to ask how they're actually doing. Others are further along; their kids have grown and moved out, but they've stayed in the same house, on the same street, in the same neighborhood they built a whole life around, and now they're quietly sitting with the question of who they are outside of that role.

Both are real transitions, no matter how they look from the outside. I offer a space to slow down, process and find identity and authenticity in them.

A note on the state line

Even though Brookside sits just over the line in Missouri, all sessions happen in person at my Prairie Village office, so nothing about how care works changes — it's simply a few minutes down a road you may already travel for the PV shops or your other favorite spots on the Kansas side. For most of Brookside, that's a short, easy trip, and one that already feels familiar.

If you're ready to talk about what this could look like for you or your relationship, I'd love to talk.

It's possible to have a life that looks good and actually feels good, but it usually takes some intentional work to get there.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. My office is about 10 minutes from most of Brookside at 73rd Terrace and Mission — just enough distance to be and feel somewhere else without cutting into the rest of your day. All sessions happen in person at my Prairie Village office; the state line doesn’t change how care works, and I work with individuals from Brookside regularly.
I tend to see two seasons of life from Brookside clients. Some are deep in the achievement-and-provide years — making the income that lets a family choose character and community over convenience, often without much space to ask how they're actually doing. Others are further along, with kids grown and gone, sitting with the question of who they are outside the role they built their life around. Both are real transitions worth taking seriously. You might recognize a lot of yourself in one of those — or in neither, and that's alright too. People come to individual therapy for all kinds of reasons — including anxiety, low mood, or old trauma resurfacing, which I've written more about here — and what's underneath doesn't always have an obvious label right away. If something feels off, or you don't feel like yourself, that's reason enough. We'll go slowly and tenderly, explore together what's going on and why, and work from there toward whatever healing and progress you're looking for.
Yes, absolutely, 1000% fully confidential, regardless of which side of the state line you live on.

No, I don’t offer telehealth or virtual sessions, regardless of where you live. I ask all my clients, whether they live in Brookside or on the Kansas side, to make a weekly, in person commitment to therapy. Obviously life comes up and sometimes clients need some flexibility when life throws expected or unexpected things at them, such as illness or planned vacations. I have ways to handle this by having necessary flexibility built into my practice. For example, I reserve several times each week for make up sessions to allow clients to reschedule the week before, the week of or the week after their normal session time.
Core Counseling KC does not currently accept insurance, and there are some real benefits to that for you. Read more about the benefits here. My individual sessions last 45 minutes and currently cost $160.
Reach out through the Contact form, and let me know how you'd like to proceed — whether you'd rather ask a few questions by text or email first, set up a brief consultation call, or go ahead and see if our availability lines up to schedule a session. I typically respond within 24 hours by email, and will follow up using whichever preferred method you indicate on the form.