Jewish Family Services

Supporting and strengthening lives throughout Greater Kansas City.

  • About Us
    • About JFS
    • Board of Directors
    • JFS Leadership
    • Financials
    • Media Corner
    • Employment Opportunities
  • Services
    • Services Overview
    • Chaplaincy
    • Mental Health and Education
    • Family Empowerment Program
    • Family Life Education
    • Food Pantry
    • KesherKC
    • LGBTQ Services
    • Older Adults
  • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Overview
  • Donate
    • Donate Now
    • Ways to Give
    • Donors
    • Friends of the Family 2021
    • Momentum KC
    • Fund for the Future
    • Legacy Society
    • Purchase Kesher KC Care Bags
    • Donate A Vehicle
  • JFS Blog
  • Contact Us

Counseling

Giving hope and healing lives.

All JFS programs offer individualized support. When group settings are not appropriate, professional, licensed social workers and therapists provide individual counseling for children, families, and adults. In-home counseling is available for homebound seniors.

Counseling for Children and Families

shutterstock_98814044JFS provides counseling and consultation for children ages 2 to 18 who are struggling with behavioral problems that interfere with successful social and/or academic development.

Counseling is designed to strengthen the family unit and improve children’s success at home, school, and in the community. Services include individual and family therapy, parent education, classroom observations and teacher and parent consultation. Counseling may address concerns such as:

  • effective parenting and response patterns
  • social behavior and development
  • a child’s emotional well-being
  • depression and anxiety
  • effective communication skills
  • identifying and expressing feelings
  • appropriate coping skills
  • JFS also offers Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a proven family therapy that coaches parents on ways to use positive reinforcement to manage children’s behaviors and emotions. Learn more about PCIT and how it may benefit you and your family: PCIT.For more information and to make an appointment, call 913-327-8253 or email navigator@jfskc.org.

Counseling for Adults

Counseling AdultsJFS offers a wide array of integrative therapies and services for adults. Clinicians provide high quality individual, marriage/family, and group counseling. Our experience includes both cognitive-behavioral treatments and other integrative therapies to assist with:

  • school & performance anxiety
  • depression
  • behavioral problems
  • relationship difficulties
  • substance abuse
  • mental illness
  • family discord
  • life transitions
  • grief & loss
  • trauma
  • spiritual struggles

To inquire about counseling services or to schedule an appointment, contact the JFS Navigator at 913-327-8250 or email navigator@jfskc.org.

In-home Counseling for Older Adults

Adult-male-counselingJFS brings the expertise of our professional counseling staff into the comfort of your home. Our older adult care managers bring experience working with older adults and the issues of aging.

Read more about Older Adult Care Management

Upcoming Events

Jun
1
Wed
11:30 am JFS Grief and Loss Group
JFS Grief and Loss Group
Jun 1 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meets first and third WednesdayThe ongoing support group is for individuals grieving fromthe death of a loved one. The group provides an opportunityto address issues of loss and grief within a Jewish spiritualcontext in a[...]
11:30 am JFSKC Grief & Loss Support
JFSKC Grief & Loss Support
Jun 1 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
The JFSKC Grief and Loss Support Group meet each first and third Wednesday of each month. The ongoing support group is for individuals grieving the death of a loved one. The group provides an opportunity[...]
Jun
15
Wed
11:30 am JFSKC Grief & Loss Support
JFSKC Grief & Loss Support
Jun 15 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
The JFSKC Grief and Loss Support Group meet each first and third Wednesday of each month. The ongoing support group is for individuals grieving the death of a loved one. The group provides an opportunity[...]
View Calendar
Well Focused: Wellness Video Library

jfs-video-library-iconVisit the Library

Quick Links

  • Chaplaincy
  • Mental Health and Education
    • Counseling
    • Mental Health Coalition
    • Mental Health Resources
    • YouBeYou Teen Mental Health
  • Family Life Education
  • Priya
  • Food Pantry
  • Older Adult Services
    • Care Management
    • Help@Home
    • JET Express
    • Holocaust Survivors
  • Volunteer

Jewish Federation logo

Copyright © 2022 Jewish Family Services
5801 W. 115th St., Suite 103 | Overland Park, KS 66211
913.327.8250 · info@jfskc.org

United Way logo