
Connection changes everything. Understand yourself. Build secure relationships. Live fully
At KC Character Development, we believe meaningful change happens in relationships.
Humans are wired for connection, yet many of us enter adulthood without having learned how to create the emotionally secure relationships we need to thrive. Our experiences shape how we approach intimacy, communicate our needs, respond to conflict, and navigate vulnerability.
In therapy, I strive to provide a safe and consistent relationship where clients can explore their experiences, process past hurts, and develop a deeper understanding of themselves. Together, we examine how attachment patterns influence relationships and identify the behaviors that may unintentionally create distance or make it difficult to have emotional needs met.
Through this work, clients can begin developing earned secure attachment: building new experiences of trust, emotional safety, vulnerability, and connection. And this work doesn't stop with romantic relationships. We explore how to cultivate security in friendships, family relationships, partnerships, and chosen communities.
My hope is that clients leave therapy with more than an understanding of their struggles. I want them to have the knowledge, confidence, and practical tools to build relationships in which they feel safe, valued, and understood. Because the goal isn't simply to reduce symptoms. It's to help people create the connections and foundations that allow them to live life to the fullest.
"Words can free us to name something and then see it, together... that gives us the power to change how we have been living..." ~Dan Siegel, MD
Specialized Therapy Services
Meet Your Therapist
I fundamentally believe that the most important element in therapy is your ability to tell your story on your terms with someone you feel safe with. As a narrative-based, attachment therapist, I'll help you highlight your story with compassion, honesty, and humor. My favorite moments in the therapy room are those where you find your voice and begin using it relationally to help you write new possibilities; while at the same time, leaning into what it means to be human and building safety and security through attachment.
-
Out of Network
-
Individuals: $165 per 50-min session
-
Couples Life Coaching: $200 per 50-min session
-
-
Insurance (50-minute, Individual Therapy only)
-
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
-
Aetna
-
Centrus Health | Health EZ | Momentum Health
-
Luminare Health
-
Centivo
-
Healthcare Highways
-
At KC Character Development, services are structured into two distinct categories to ensure you receive the exact type of support you need while remaining compliant with healthcare regulations:
Individual Therapy
-
Clinical & Medical Framework
-
Diagnoses Mental Health Conditions
-
Explores Deep-Rooted Psychological History
-
Insurance Eligible
Couples Coaching
-
Goal & Action Led
-
Non-Clinical
-
Focuses on Tools
-
Out-of-Pocket Only
Individual Therapy (Clinical Services) Scope: Focused on treating mental health conditions, processing trauma, and providing clinical support for ADHD, Depression, Anxiety and related interpersonal challenges. Insurance Coverage: Insurance can only be applied to individual therapy sessions.
Couples Coaching (Non-Clinical Services) Scope: A collaborative, forward-focused partnership designed to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and set relationship goals. It does not treat, diagnose, or provide clinical intervention for mental health conditions. Out-of-Pocket Only: Because coaching is a non-clinical service, insurance cannot be used, and superbills cannot be generated. All couples coaching sessions are billed as flat-rate, out-of-network fees.
Schedule a Session
Alternatively, you can book an appointment directly through the patient portal or you can email me at admin@kccharacterdevelopment.com









