About Karla Kohout

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Meet Karla Kohout, a bilingual and bicultural mental health therapist who incorporates cultural awareness into her practice. She personalizes treatment by addressing each individual’s unique goals, needs, and background, creating a space where clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and validated.

Specializing in psychodynamic therapy, solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and accelerated experiential dynamic therapy. Karla provides therapy to adults experiencing challenges such as childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, relationship issues, and life transitions.

Karla Kohout, therapist at Clarity Counseling in Leawood, Kansas, seated for a professional portrait.

Get To Know Karla

Explore Karla's specialties, background, and personal insights.
Karla Kohout, therapist at Clarity Counseling in Leawood, Kansas, seated for a professional portrait.
Karla Kohout
Therapist

MA, LPC

Approach to Therapy

Specializing in psychodynamic therapy, solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and accelerated experiential dynamic therapy (AEDP). Karla provides therapy to adults experiencing challenges such as childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, relationship issues, and life transitions.

Karla is a bilingual and bicultural mental health therapist who integrates cultural awareness into her practice. She personalizes treatment by addressing each individual’s unique goals, needs, and background, creating a space where clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and validated.

Her experience with mental health inspired her to become a therapist, revealing the power of therapy. Karla fosters positive change by equipping individuals with tools and insights to better understand themselves and lead more fulfilling lives.

Outside of therapy, Karla enjoys spending time with her husband, three children, and three dogs, and she especially loves the summer season.

Karla Kohout, therapist at Clarity Counseling in Leawood, Kansas, seated for a professional portrait.
Karla Kohout
Therapist

MA, LPC

Licenses

  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State of Kansas
  • National Certified Counselor (NCC)
  • Intensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), In-Progress

Education

  • Master’s Degree in Counseling, MidAmerica Nazarene University
    • Emphasis on Marriage, Couples, and Family Therapy
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, University of Nevada

Professional Experience

  • Johnson County Mental Health
  • MidAmerica Nazarene Univ. Student Counseling Center
Karla Kohout, therapist at Clarity Counseling in Leawood, Kansas, seated for a professional portrait.
Karla Kohout
Therapist

MA, LPC

Specialties Focus & Interests

Karla is bilingual and fluent in both English and Filipino.

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Karla Kohout, therapist at Clarity Counseling in Leawood, Kansas, seated for a professional portrait.
Karla Kohout
Therapist

MA, LPC

Feel free to reach out if you want to connect with a therapist or need more info about our therapy options. We look forward to assisting you.

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About Karla Kohout

Karla Kohout, therapist at Clarity Counseling in Leawood, Kansas, seated for a professional portrait.
Mental Health Counselor

Meet Karla Kohout, a bilingual and bicultural mental health therapist who incorporates cultural awareness into her practice. She personalizes treatment by addressing each individual’s unique goals, needs, and background, creating a space where clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and validated.

Specializing in psychodynamic therapy, solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and accelerated experiential dynamic therapy. Karla provides therapy to adults experiencing challenges such as childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, relationship issues, and life transitions.

Get To Know Karla Kohout

Explore her specialties, background, and personal insights.
Karla Kohout, therapist at Clarity Counseling in Leawood, Kansas, seated for a professional portrait.
Therapist
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MA, LPC

Karla is a bilingual and bicultural mental health therapist who integrates cultural awareness into her practice. She personalizes treatment by addressing each individual’s unique goals, needs, and background, creating a space where clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and validated.

Specializing in psychodynamic therapy, solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and accelerated experiential dynamic therapy (AEDP). Karla provides therapy to adults experiencing challenges such as childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, relationship issues, and life transitions.

Her experience with mental health inspired her to become a therapist, revealing the power of therapy. Karla fosters positive change by equipping individuals with tools and insights to better understand themselves and lead more fulfilling lives.

Outside of therapy, Karla enjoys spending time with her husband, three children, and three dogs, and she especially loves the summer season.

Licenses 

  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State of Kansas
  • National Certified Counselor (NCC)
  • Intensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), In-Progress

Education

  • Master’s Degree in Counseling, MidAmerica Nazarene University
    • Emphasis on Marriage, Couples, and Family Therapy
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, University of Nevada

Professional Experience

  • Johnson County Mental Health
  • MidAmerica Nazarene Univ. Student Counseling Center

Specialties Focus & Interests

Karla is bilingual and fluent in both English and Filipino.

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Feel free to reach out if you want to connect with a therapist or need more info about our therapy options. We're here to help!

Setup a free 15-minute therapy consultation

Free 15-min. Therapy Consultation Form
In Clarity Counseling's free 15-minute therapy consult, we'll discuss your goals and challenges. Please fill out the form and submit it to request a call—we'll be in touch soon!
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.
Appointment Type:
Your Full Name:
By selecting 'I AGREE' you acknowledge and consent to Clarity Counseling's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use upon submitting our 15-minute Therapy Consultation Contact Form.

Contact us for any general inquires.

Get in Touch: Inquiry Contact Form
For general inquiries or questions regarding Clarity Counseling therapy services, please complete our Get in Touch: Inquiry Contact Form and click "Submit" to complete the form submission.
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.
Full Name: