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LGBTQIA+ affirming therapists of color in Kansas City

Clinicians in the Color Collective KC directory who list “LGBTQIA+ affirming” on their profile. 37 clinicians serving the Greater Kansas City metro.

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Of the 37 clinicians listed, 37 are accepting new clients. 29 are licensed in Missouri and 20 in Kansas. 35 offer virtual sessions and 27 see clients in person. 24 clinicians list a sliding scale. Insurance most often listed: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna. 13 work with children and 24 with teens.

22 with a published office area are on the map, 15 see clients by video or haven’t listed an office. Pins show an office’s ZIP area, not an exact address.

Brytani Anderson

LPC

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Kansas
  • In person and virtual
  • All ages
  • Sliding scale
  • CBT
  • Play Therapy
  • Solution Focused
  • Holistic
  • Attachment
  • Mindfulness
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  • School Counseling
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Groups

Amanda Balabon

LMSW

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Missouri and Kansas
  • In person and virtual
  • Ages 8–45
  • Aetna, Cigna · Self-pay
  • DBT
  • EMDR
  • Solution Focused
  • Attachment
  • Couples Counseling
  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Mindfulness
  • Family Systems (IFS)
  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Eating Disorders

Ashley Brooks

PLPC

Accepting new clients
  • CBT
  • Solution Focused
  • Gottman
  • Couples Counseling
  • Mindfulness
  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Attachment
  • Inner Child Work
  • Parts Work

Izzy Carranza

Intern

Accepting new clients
  • DBT
  • CBT
  • Solution Focused
  • Mindfulness
  • Holistic
  • Couples Counseling
  • ACT
  • Gender Therapy
  • Christian Counseling
  • Religious trauma

Nayalisa Cuevas

S-MFT

Accepting new clients
  • Liberation Focused
  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Holistic
  • Attachment
  • Family Systems (IFS)

Liz Davis

LMFT, PLMFT

Accepting new clients
  • Gottman
  • Attachment
  • Couples Counseling
  • Family Systems (IFS)
  • Psychoanalysis

Christian Forte - Devine

LPC

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Missouri
  • Virtual sessions only
  • Ages 18+
  • Sliding scale
  • Solution Focused
  • CBT
  • Couples Counseling
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Christian Counseling

April Dixon

LCPC, LPC

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Missouri and Kansas
  • Virtual sessions only
  • Ages 8+
  • Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna + 3 more · Sliding scale
  • DBT
  • EMDR
  • CBT
  • Liberation Focused
  • Solution Focused
  • Mindfulness
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  • ACT

Karla Dubon

LPC

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Missouri
  • Virtual sessions only
  • Ages 13+
  • Sliding scale
  • EMDR
  • Solution Focused
  • Mindfulness
  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  • ACT
  • Gender Therapy

Abhishek Dutt

LPC, CCTP

Accepting new clients
  • Attachment
  • Family Systems (IFS)
  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Mindfulness

Lynee Gonzales

SMFT

Accepting new clients
  • CBT
  • Solution Focused
  • Gottman
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Holistic
  • Attachment
  • Couples Counseling
  • Mindfulness
  • Family Systems (IFS)
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Gender Therapy
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Imago Therapy
  • Object Relations

Nalani Grace

Psy.D.

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Missouri
  • Virtual sessions only
  • Ages 18+
  • Sliding scale
  • EMDR
  • CBT
  • Solution Focused
  • Holistic
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • ACT
  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy
  • Prolonged Exposure
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy

Natalie Grady

LPC, RPT

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Missouri
  • In person and virtual
  • Ages 0–45
  • Self-pay
  • EMDR
  • Play Therapy
  • Attachment
  • Mindfulness
  • Adoption Competent
  • AutPlay Therapy

Dr. Belinda Hinojos

PhD

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Missouri and Kansas
  • Virtual sessions only
  • Ages 18+
  • Speaks Spanish
  • Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield · Self-pay
  • Liberation Focused
  • Attachment
  • Mindfulness
  • CBT

Taryn Hodison

LPC, LCPC

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Missouri, Kansas and Colorado
  • Virtual sessions only
  • Ages 13–60
  • Optum, Cigna · Sliding scale
  • DBT
  • EMDR
  • CBT
  • Liberation Focused
  • Couples Counseling
  • Mindfulness

Reggie Jackson

LSCSW

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Kansas
  • Virtual sessions only
  • Ages 18+
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield · Self-pay
  • Men’s Issues
  • CBT
  • Liberation Focused
  • Solution Focused
  • Holistic
  • Mindfulness
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  • Batterer’s Intervention Program

Jessica Jacobs

PLPC

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Missouri
  • In person and virtual
  • Ages 13+
  • Self-pay
  • DBT
  • CBT
  • Solution Focused
  • Gottman
  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Couples Counseling
  • Family Systems (IFS)

Brianna Lopez

LMFT

Accepting new clients
  • CBT
  • Solution Focused
  • Family Systems Trauma (FST)
  • Holistic
  • Neurofeedback
  • Attachment
  • Mindfulness
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)

My’Nika Lucas

P-LMFT

Accepting new clients
  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Solution Focused
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Attachment
  • Couples Counseling
  • Mindfulness
  • Family Systems (IFS)
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  • CBT

Tamicka Monson

LCPC, CCTP

Accepting new clients
  • DBT
  • CBT
  • Play Therapy
  • Solution Focused
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Person-Centered
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  • Positive Psychotherapy

Teresa Nguyen

LPC-T

Accepting new clients
  • DBT
  • EMDR
  • CBT
  • Solution Focused
  • Gestalt
  • Attachment
  • Mindfulness
  • Family Systems (IFS)
  • ACT
  • Motivational Interviewing

Oscar Orozco

LCSW, LMSW

Accepting new clients
  • DBT
  • CBT
  • Solution Focused
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Grief
  • LGBTQIA+ Issues

Burt Rogers

LPC

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Missouri
  • Virtual sessions only
  • Ages 13+
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield, New Directions, Cigna · Self-pay
  • DBT
  • CBT
  • Mindfulness
  • Somatic Experiencing

Kayla Rogers

LMFT-T

Accepting new clients
  • CBT
  • Play Therapy
  • Solution Focused
  • Gottman
  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Attachment
  • Couples Counseling
  • Mindfulness
  • Family Systems (IFS)
  • Motivational Interviewing

Edward Scott Jr.

PhD, LCSW

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Missouri
  • Virtual sessions only
  • Ages 13–45
  • Sliding scale
  • CBT
  • Liberation Focused
  • Solution Focused
  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  • Motivational Interviewing

Bianca Simmons

LMFT, CCTP

Accepting new clients
  • DBT
  • Liberation Focused
  • Solution Focused
  • Gottman
  • Family Systems Trauma (FST)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Couples Counseling
  • Mindfulness
  • Family Systems (IFS)

Claudia Tedoni

S-MFT, RYT200

Accepting new clients
  • EMDR
  • Liberation Focused
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Holistic
  • Attachment
  • Couples Counseling
  • Mindfulness
  • Movement (yoga/dance)
  • Family Systems (IFS)
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)

Candice Townsend

Counseling Intern

Accepting new clients
  • Practicing in Missouri and Kansas
  • In person and virtual
  • Ages 13–60
  • Self-pay
  • DBT
  • CBT
  • Solution Focused
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Mindfulness
  • ACT

Samantha Trujillo

LMSW

Accepting new clients
  • Licensed in Missouri and Kansas
  • Virtual sessions only
  • Ages 8–60
  • Sliding scale
  • DBT
  • EMDR
  • CBT
  • Solution Focused
  • Family Systems Trauma (FST)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Holistic
  • Attachment
  • Mindfulness
  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Adoption Competent
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  • Couples therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • ACT

Common questions

How many LGBTQIA+ affirming therapists of color are listed in Kansas City?

Color Collective KC lists 37 clinicians for this search across the Greater Kansas City metro, and 37 are accepting new clients. The directory is free to use.

Do any offer virtual therapy?

Yes. 35 of 37 offer virtual sessions. Your therapist needs a license in the state where you live, so check that they are licensed in Missouri or Kansas.

Do they take insurance or offer lower fees?

Clinicians here list insurance plans including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and a sliding scale (24 clinicians). Confirm fees and coverage directly with each clinician.

How do I choose the right therapist?

Look at each clinician’s profile and website, then contact everyone on your short list. Many therapists offer a free phone or Zoom consultation. Get Matched can rank the best fits for you in about two minutes.

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