Trauma and PTSD therapists in Kansas
Find experienced trauma and PTSD therapists in Kansas who provide testing, evidence-based treatment for trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and related challenges such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Compare detailed therapist profiles and connect with a provider that’s right for you.
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PTSD/Trauma
Carmalyn Lashley
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
As an EMDR trained therapist, I use a research-backed therapy approach that has been shown to be effective in treating trauma and PTSD. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and it works by helping the brain reprocess traumatic memories in a safe and controlled environment. During an EMDR session, I guide my clients through a structured process that involves recalling traumatic memories while simultaneously using bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements, tapping, or auditory tones). This helps to reduce the intensity of the traumatic memory and allows the brain to process it in a way that is less distressing. With continued EMDR therapy, clients often report a reduction in PTSD symptoms, anxiety, and depression. My goal as an EMDR therapist is to provide a safe and supportive environment where clients can work through their trauma and move towards healing and recovery.
21 Years Experience
In-Person in Mission, KS 66202
Online in Kansas
PTSD/Trauma
Downhome Counseling , Susan Glass, PsyD., LMLP
Psychologist, PsyD., LMLP
Trauma doesn't just exist in your memories; it lives in your body. It can cause your heart to peace for no clear reason, a constant feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop or a heavy numbness that disconnects you from the world. It can cause chronic exhaustion because you are always in survival mode. These are normal reactions to abnormal situations. Trauma is different for every person, in every situation, so don't measure your reaction based on others. Together we will walk your path, at your pace and will untangle your past from your present. Together we can help you begin to help, let go of the fear and begin to understand and accept that the danger of yesterday is gone and it is now safe to relax.
14 Years Experience
PTSD/Trauma
Terri Clinton Dichiser
Therapist, MA,JD,LCPC,NCC
Terri believes healing and understanding to hand in hand and most problems can be helped, if not solved in a calm and safe environment such as Take Charge. Her passion is collaborating with clients to achieve their goals for a fulfilling life, overcoming an obstacle or moving on after a life change.
27 Years Experience
In-Person in Overland Park, KS 66223
PTSD/Trauma
Melanie Collins
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPC, LCMHC, Coach
Trauma can continue shaping thoughts, emotions, relationships, sexuality, and the nervous system long after the immediate danger has passed. I help clients understand their trauma responses, recognize the ways past experiences may still be influencing the present, and develop greater safety, choice, and self-trust. My approach is trauma-informed and individualized, with attention to attachment, relationships, identity, and the body as well as symptoms of PTSD. The goal isn’t to erase what happened or force you to “move on,” but to help the past take up less space in the life you’re living now.
10 Years Experience
Online in Multiple States
Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, South Carolina, Vermont
(Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Shannon Gorres
Life Coach, MDiv, MA
My understanding of trauma has shifted along with international research on why some events create lasting challenging effects for some people but not for others. Our collective awareness has gone from thinking, “What's wrong with you?” to asking, “What happened to you?” and now focusing on, “Who was there for you?”
A simple retelling of a traumatic experience does not always deeply heal the one who suffers. While it can feel good to be truly heard, especially for those who have never told it before and need real empathy, repeatedly telling the story does not often change the subconscious beliefs implanted during the trauma or the nervous system’s reactivity.
Instead, we build a new relationship with a traumatic experience by re-approaching the memory and inviting a shift. Often the shift is around “Who could have been there for you.” While in factual reality, no one may have stopped the trauma, we can access another perspective that enables our bodies, hearts, and minds to feel supported. We can do this many ways: through role play, through calling in ancestors or pop stars or our highest selves, or by letting our wise adult-self take over the situation. Or we may use drawing materials or nature to discover a new part of the experience we didn’t realize before.
I've taken many trainings in the origins and effects of trauma and PTSD, and I find working with the nervous system and imaginal realm (creative liminal space) highly effective. I'm not a licensed mental health therapist; I'm a spiritual life coach, so my work is integrative. I offer: calm spaciousness & empathy as you talk, embodied processing options (drawing, clay work, self soothing), and inner parts work (mediated inner dialogue or a “committee of voices,” similar to Soulwork or Internal Family Systems).
Then we make a plan to implement the new shift into everyday life.
11 Years Experience
In-Person in Lawrence, KS 66047
In-Person in Olathe, KS 66061
Online in Multiple States
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