Therapies & Specialties

Mental Health Therapies & Treatment

See the mental health therapies and treatment specialties we offer.

THERAPY SPECIALTIES & TREATMENT

Personalized counseling, evidence-based methods.

Our overarching mission is to empower you, facilitating the improvement of emotional regulation, coping skills, resilience, and self-awareness, ultimately contributing to a more joyful and fulfilling life.

Our team of compassionate, expert therapists and counselors offers personalized counseling, utilizing behavioral therapy approaches and evidence-based techniques to guide individuals through the complexities of emotions and trauma.

Mental Health Specialists

Licensed Behavioral Health Experts

Evidence-based Practices

EMDR, CBT, DBT and more

Children, Teens & Adults

Dedicated Play Therapy Space

Insurance Accepted

Medicaid, Commercial,
and Private Pay options

Trauma-focused

Where a specialist approach matters most.

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR, an evidence-based trauma therapy, utilizes bilateral brain stimulation to process painful memories and alleviate distress.Learn more →

Trauma Therapy

Trauma therapy uses evidence-based methods to change negative thoughts and manage distressing events.Learn more →

For children & teens

Non-verbal approaches, and support for ASD.

Play Therapy: A Child Focused Psychotherapy

Play Therapy supports children in overcoming challenges by processing emotions through non-verbal play.Learn more →

Sand Tray: Expressive-Focused Child Therapy

Sand Tray Therapy helps children express emotions and behaviors non-verbally using sand area and figurines.Learn more →

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Therapists use CBT to help individuals with ASD build coping skills and improve social interactions.Learn more →

Skills & thought patterns

Practical tools you take with you.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT is evidence-based therapy for individuals to explore emotional and behavioral needs that stem from traumatic events.Learn more →

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

DBT deals with managing oneself and relationships, aiming to address personality disorders and interpersonal conflict.Learn more →

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT is a form of psychotherapy, using behavioral-change activities to increase one’s psychological flexibility.Learn more →

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

MBCT combines cognitive therapy and meditation to treat recurring chronic depression and emotional distress.Learn more →

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

SFBT is an evidence-based, goal-oriented therapy that emphasizes solutions over problems, using positive behavioral activities.Learn more →

Motivational Interviewing (MI) Therapy

Motivational Interviewing (MI) encourages change through empathy and short-term behavioral processes.Learn more →

Strength-Based Therapy (SBT)

SBT, a positive psychotherapy, prioritizes individual strength and self-determination over weaknesses and failures.Learn more →

Insight & relationships

Patterns, parts of self, and couples work.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychodynamic therapy explores unconscious influences on current behavior by examining past patterns.Learn more →

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

IFS helps understand, work with, and heal the different parts of yourself—feeling more balanced and whole.Learn more →

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

EFT aims to improve distressed couples by rekindling physical and emotional support through responsive exercises.Learn more →

Experiential Therapy

Experiential therapy uses activities like role-play, music, and recreation to help process difficult emotions.Learn more →

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EMDR therapy for trauma, anxiety and hard memories

Cara McBride, LSCSW, RPT is EMDR-trained and seeing children, teens and adults in Leawood.