Do you offer individual therapy to people living in Mission Hills?

Yes. My office is about 5 minutes from most of Mission Hills, just enough distance to be and feel somewhere else without cutting into the rest of your day. It's also in a building that hosts a range of medical and professional offices, so a visit here doesn't announce anything about why you're there.

What kind of individual therapy issues do you work with?

Individuals I work with from Mission Hills often carry a particular kind of weight: the pressure to maintain an image, the isolation of not being sure who sees you versus what you represent, or the quiet question of who you'd be without the name or expectations attached to your life. This work gives you a space where none of that needs explaining or defending. You might recognize a lot of yourself in that, or none of it, 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.

How private is individual therapy, especially in a small, connected community like Mission Hills?

Very. I understand that in a community this tightly connected, even a story told without a name attached can still be recognizable to someone who knows it well. Your privacy is held to the same strict ethical and legal standards required of every licensed therapist, and the discretion of the office setting itself is part of how I protect that.

Do I need to worry about being seen coming in or out?

The building where my office is located hosts multiple medical and professional tenants, so there's nothing about walking in that identifies why you're there. There are financial planners, spray tanning services, acupuncture, medical doctors, dentists and more. Furthermore, my actual office shares a suite with Bloom Health and Wellness which offers all types of things to look and feel your best. So, even once inside the building, there is still more obscurity if you're seen coming in or out of Suite 251. It could easily be for an iron infusion just the same as it could be for therapy.

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 that here. 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 Mission Hills, KS

Just steps away, with the discretion this community expects.

Mission Hills and Prairie Village sit right beside one another — close enough that coming in for a session barely interrupts your day. But proximity isn't really the point for most Mission Hills clients. Privacy is.

My office is in a building that hosts a range of medical providers and other professionals, which means walking through that door doesn't announce anything about why you're here. In a community where your personal life can travel quickly through the same country clubs, school circles, and social calendars, that kind of quiet matters. You can slip away, do this work, and be home again almost before anyone notices you were gone.

For Mission Hills couples

Every relationship carries strain, but the kind that comes with maintaining a certain life — the expectations, the visibility, the pressure to make it all look effortless — often sits somewhere most people never get to see. Differences over legacy, priorities, and what success is actually supposed to feel like can quietly wear at a relationship for years, even when everything on the surface looks composed and secure. I work with couples raising children inside this kind of life, who want their family to feel genuinely close, not just well put-together.

Our work together is not about performing for anyone. It's private, unhurried, and focused on the real patterns underneath the disconnection — not the version of your relationship other people see. If you're weighing your options, I've written more about what to look for in a couples counselor in Johnson County and what working together actually looks like.

For Mission Hills individuals

Whatever brought you to where you are now — decades of building something, or simply being born into it — it tends to come with its own particular weight: the pressure to maintain an image, the isolation of not quite trusting who sees you versus what you represent, or the quiet question of who you'd be without the name or the expectations attached to it. Those aren't struggles most people around you can easily relate to, and that can make them feel even more isolating to carry.

I offer a space where none of that needs explaining or defending — just a place to be honest about what's actually underneath the life you've built.

A note on discretion and setting

I know this community holds a certain formality and code of conduct closely, and I've built my practice to respect that. The office itself reflects an upscale, considered feel that I hope puts you at ease rather than out of place, and the building's mix of tenants means your visit here stays exactly as private as you need it to be.

Confidentiality isn't just a professional requirement I follow — it's something I take very seriously in a community as tightly connected as this one. I understand that even a story told without a name attached can still be recognizable to someone who knows this community well. Your story stays in this room, held to the same strict ethical standards required by my profession, full stop.

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

Your privacy is promised. But that's not the point — it's what makes it safe to finally be known.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. My office is about 5 minutes from most of Mission Hills — just enough distance to be and feel somewhere else without cutting into the rest of your day. It's also in a building that hosts a range of medical and professional offices, so a visit here doesn't announce anything about why you're there.
Individuals I work with from Mission Hills often carry a particular kind of weight: the pressure to maintain an image, the isolation of not being sure who sees you versus what you represent, or the quiet question of who you'd be without the name or expectations attached to your life. This work gives you a space where none of that needs explaining or defending. You might recognize a lot of yourself in that — or none of it, 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.
Very. I understand that in a community this tightly connected, even a story told without a name attached can still be recognizable to someone who knows it well. Your privacy is held to the same strict ethical and legal standards required of every licensed therapist, and the discretion of the office setting itself is part of how I protect that.

The building where my office is located hosts multiple medical and professional tenants, so there's nothing about walking in that identifies why you're there. There are financial planners, spray tanning services, acupuncture, medical doctors, dentists and more. Furthermore, my actual office shares a suite with Bloom Health and Wellness which offers all types of things to look and feel your best. So, even once inside the building, there is still more obscurity if you’re seen coming in or out of Suite 251. It could easily be for an iron infusion just the same as it could be for therapy.
Core Counseling KC does not currently accept insurance, and there are some real benefits to that for you. Read more about that here. 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.