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Services

I provide therapy rooted in attachment theory, somatic psychology, and trauma studies to individual adults who want to feel more whole in themselves, more connected with others, and more clear about the story their life is telling.

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As a practicing Christian with formal theological training and over a decade of experience in vocational ministry, I am uniquely equipped to work with pastors, church and parachurch ministry staff, missionaries, and lay Christians whose therapeutic goals overlap with their walk with Jesus.

  • Faith de-/re-construction

  • Emotion regulation

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Childhood sexual abuse

  • Somatic issues

  • Attachment wounds

  • Anger

  • Pornography addiction

  • Shame

  • Dissociation

  • Spiritual growth

  • Church hurt

Rainforest Suspension Bridge

Individual Therapy

Journey from Fragmentation to Flourishing

Therapy is a unique kind of relationship.  It's both professional and personal, science and art.  Its nature is to hold together what is often kept separate.

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A lot of my clients are looking to undo the disconnection between their brains and their bodies.  They're tired of feeling numb, empty, or checked out.

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Others want to learn how anger and love can coexist even in a single moment.

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Still others need to connect past to present, inside to outside.

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Every step toward wholeness is a step toward flourishing.  

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The way to flourishing involves curiosity, compassion, playfulness, and, I would say, a hospital posture toward even the parts of you that feel unlovable.  Please reach out if this is something you would like to explore with me.  

Counseling for Christians & Ex-Christians

Individual therapy with special sensitivity to your story with Jesus and the Church.

I'm a committed Christian with a degree in biblical studies and about a decade of ministry experience.  I believe the Resurrection means that we can live lives of genuine wholeness and flourishing.  

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So, if you're deconstructing the dysfunctional entanglements of your Christian upbringing, or you want to develop a more whole-hearted faith, I would love to help.  

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This could involve healing from spiritual abuse, church hurt, toxic theology, or how religion has been misused as a replacement for love or a defense against feeling.  For ex-Christians, my hope is that you'll make peace with your past and the people who live there.

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For those remaining in the faith, it might also involve––and I hope it will––prayerful engagement with God in session and a greater capacity to embody his love in the world.  

Fruit and Leaves

Request an Appointment

Request an appointment for an in-person session at Great Oaks Therapy Center in Kansas City, or for a tele-therapy session from anywhere in Missouri.

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