Life transitions therapists

Counselor, MA, LMHC, NCC, PMH-C

Emily Cruse Elliott is a licensed mental health counselor in Des Moines, Iowa, with seven years in practice and a certification in perinatal mental health. She specializes in women's health, working with adults on pregnancy and postpartum concerns, trauma, parenting, sexuality and perimenopause, along with anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief and substance use. She is also a certified intuitive eating counselor who supports clients with eating disorders and body image, and she is affirming of LGBTQ+ clients. Her work is trauma-focused, collaborative and shaped by feminist and multicultural perspectives, using EMDR, Brainspotting, ACT, somatic and mindfulness-based methods. She sees clients online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LMSW

Haley Miller is a licensed master social worker in Des Moines, Iowa, and a newer therapist at her practice. She works with preteens, teens, young adults and adults, with particular interest in OCD, perfectionism and body image. She also helps with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship concerns, life transitions and sports performance. Miller aims to meet clients where they are and move toward change at a pace that suits them, in a space free of judgment. She is trained in exposure and response prevention, CBT and ACT, and also uses motivational interviewing. She offers sessions in person in Des Moines and online.

Counselor, LPCC, LMHC

Conner Cress is a licensed professional clinical counselor based in Boise, Idaho, also licensed in Washington and California, with eight years in practice. He works with teens, adults and couples on trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, anxiety, depression, grief and life transitions, and supports clients exploring sexuality, parenting, family patterns, spirituality and identity. He welcomes LGBTQ+ clients and also works with men's issues and narcissistic abuse. He works from an attachment lens with trauma-informed care, aimed at root causes rather than symptoms alone. He is EMDR-trained, is working toward a sex therapy certification, and draws on IFS, ACT, Gottman and Jungian ideas. He sees clients online.

Family Therapist, LMFT

Kandice Johnson is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Carmel, Indiana. She works with adults, couples and families who feel stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected in the relationships that matter most, and helps with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addiction and bipolar disorder, as well as codependency, anger and relapse. Shame, guilt and past hurt are common themes in her work. As a Christian therapist, she offers clients the option of bringing faith into therapy alongside practical tools for change. Her methods include emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method, Imago, CBT, DBT and motivational interviewing. She sees clients in person in Carmel and online.

Family Therapist, LCMFT

Kristin Wade Rose is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist in Wichita, Kansas, with five years in practice. She works with teens, adults and older adults healing from childhood and complex trauma and attachment wounds, and with how those experiences shape relationships, emotions and self-worth. She also helps with grief, anxiety, depression, chronic illness and chronic pain, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Her approach is experiential and rooted in brain- and body-based therapies, including Internal Family Systems, EMDR and emotionally focused therapy, along with somatic, narrative and art therapy. She sees clients in person in Wichita.

Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW, CCLS

Jessica Demaree-Morgan is a licensed master social worker in Wichita, Kansas, and a certified child life specialist. She works with teens 14 and older, adults, older adults and families on anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, including suicide loss, as well as divorce and chronic illness such as cancer. She also supports people stretched thin by caregiving, parenting, work and relationship demands. Her approach is collaborative and focused on building coping skills and making changes that feel manageable and true to each person's values. She draws on CBT, ACT, EMDR and mindfulness-based and strength-based methods. She sees clients in person in Wichita and online.

Family Therapist, MSSW, LMFT

Chris Davis is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Louisville, Kentucky, with 17 years in practice. He works with teens, adults and couples at crossroads, whether a crisis, a stuck point in a marriage or a time of transition, and sees those moments as chances for growth. His focus includes relationship and intimacy concerns, rebuilding trust, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and grief, along with addiction, gambling, OCD and bipolar disorder. He also works with fathers who want to be better dads and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. He uses attachment-based, family systems, existential, narrative and mindfulness-based methods, plus CBT and hypnotherapy. He sees clients online.

Counselor, LPCA, LCMHCA

Marz Josephson is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate in Lexington, Kentucky, also an associate counselor in North Carolina. She works with athletes, past and present, and other high achievers aged 11 and up who struggle with pressure, overthinking, anxiety, burnout, lost confidence or identity questions, often while appearing fine to others. She also helps with depression, trauma, grief, relationships, couples concerns and substance use. Having competed in Division I and now as a professional athlete, she brings firsthand understanding of injury and performance stress. Her style is direct and collaborative, using CBT, motivational interviewing, Accelerated Resolution Therapy and strengths-based strategies. She sees clients online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Jessica Davis is a licensed clinical social worker in New Orleans with 19 years in practice. She works with teens, adults and older adults, and much of her work centers on healing from childhood trauma, especially for people who have spent years caring for everyone else and are worn down by it. She also helps clients with anxiety, depression, relationship patterns, self-esteem and life transitions, and offers an LGBTQ+ affirming space. Her approach blends evidence-based methods such as EMDR, ACT, CBT and emotionally focused therapy with an openness to clients' spiritual and intuitive interests. She sees clients in person in New Orleans and online, and offers a free 15-minute video consultation.