Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Kansas City, KS
Browse Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Kansas City, Kansas. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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Dr. Colby Cohen-Archer
Psychologist, PhD
Do you turn down lights, pick clothes by how they feel, have trouble staying places with strong smells, or wish you could turn down the volume everywhere you go? Does it seem like you feel every emotion more quickly and intensely than others? Do you know what others around you are feeling before they even seem to know themselves? It is exhausting to feel like every sensation and every emotion is raw and open, and can make navigating relationships and boundaries challenging. With understanding and compassion we can work together to help you understand your sensitivity, manage overwhelm, and build confidence while honoring your unique strengths and needs.
28 Years Experience
Online in Kansas City, KS
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Denise Bike
Psychologist, PhD
Empathy and intuition are your superpowers… but can leave you overstimulated, anxious, and depleted. Underneath all the adapting, managing, and achieving, your nervous system craves stillness. With Dr. Bike, you can design an in-depth intensive focused on learning to let your sensitivity guide you, not exhaust you.
13 Years Experience
Online in Kansas City, KS (Online Only)
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Aaron Kapin
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, SEP, LMT
From one highly sensitive person to another, it can be a crazy world out there. Two things that I've found helpful:
1st, resiliency training: Although our bodies can react to things that other people might brush off, Somatic Experiencing can help build up our ability to settle our stress and activation levels. That party might still be uncomfortably loud, but it's more tolerable when you have confidence that you can quickly find comfort again once you leave.
2nd: Boundary training and asking for what you want: As we get better at knowing what would help us feel more comfortable, and better at asking for it, we can start to re-shape our environment to feel better. Then as we feel better, and as our loved ones know how to help us, we are more resourceful, more able to connect with others, and more able to be the people we want to be in the world.
11 Years Experience
Online in Kansas City, KS (Online Only)
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Dr. Jenny Shields
Psychologist
You notice everything. The way someone’s tone doesn’t match their words. The shift in a room when tension walks in. The beauty in small, fleeting things most people rush past. You feel deeply, love fiercely, and carry more than anyone realizes—because from the outside, you probably seem composed, capable, even unshakeable.
But inside? It’s a different story. Loud noises feel like an ambush. Crowded schedules leave you overstimulated and drained. Criticism—especially from yourself—lingers far longer than you’d like. Maybe you’ve spent years wondering why things seem to hit you harder, why you can’t just “let it go,” or why rest never feels like enough.
Dr. Jenny Shields sees you. She understands what it’s like to live in a world that’s too fast, too harsh, too loud—and to feel like you’re too much for it. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and compassion-based work, she helps sensitive souls turn down the inner noise, set boundaries that protect their peace, and reclaim their sensitivity as the strength it truly is. You don’t need to toughen up. You need space to be exactly who you are—and to learn how to thrive because of your sensitivity, not in spite of it.
12 Years Experience
Online in Kansas City, KS
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Dr. David Brooks
Psychologist, PhD,ABPP,ABN,EMDR Certified Therapist
Focus on reducing fears and social discomfort and finding improved self-confidence with increased empowerment and more realistic expectations with less reactivity.
37 Years Experience
Online in Kansas City, KS
Kansas City, Kansas is a distinct city from its more prominent Missouri neighbor across the state line, with a lower median income, a more industrial economic base, and a substantially more diverse population that includes large Latino, Somali, and other immigrant communities for whom culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health care is a significant need. Wyandotte County, which encompasses Kansas City, Kansas, has fewer mental health resources than the Missouri side of the metro, and many residents cross into Missouri to access the broader Kansas City mental health market. Common therapy concerns include immigration-related stress and trauma, family dynamics, economic anxiety, depression, and the challenges of navigating daily life in a community where language barriers can limit access to support. University of Kansas Health System, based in the city, provides some behavioral health services, and community health centers fill important gaps in a county with significant unmet mental health need.
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Kansas City, KS Statistics
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Kansas City, KS average 20 years of experience and charge around $224 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (48%), Psychodynamic Therapy (48%), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (43%).
Average years in practice
20 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$224
Accept insurance
29%
Offer sliding scale
33%
Gender ID
| 68% |
Female |
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| 32% |
Male |
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Session Type
| 52% |
Online Only |
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| 48% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 48% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 48% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 43% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 43% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 43% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 38% | Somatic Therapy |
| 33% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 62% | Young Adult |
| 57% | Senior |
| 38% | Teen |
| 14% | Children |
Client Focus
| 52% | Women |
| 43% | LGBTQ+ |
| 33% | Military / Veterans |
| 29% | Christian |
| 29% | Jewish |