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Meet Our Therapists

Wendy Anderson, LCSW
Therapist
Wendy sees students at KU’s Hillel chapter
wanderson@jfskc.org
“Helping individuals help themselves, one step at a time” 
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Lauren Glass, LCSW, LSCSW
Therapist
Lauren sees adults and couples for tele-therapy sessions
“We spend most of our lives in our heads and don’t always learn how to make it a nice place to be. Utilizing help when you need it is good a good step to learn the best self-care.” 

Kathleen Halling, LCPC, RPT
Kathleen sees children, teens, adults, and families in both locations and through tele-therapy
“All people are valuable and worthy of being seen heard, understood, and accepted.”

Julia Grimm, LMLP
Therapist
Julia sees children and adults at the Kansas location and through tele-therapy
“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.”  – Brene Brown

Katie Dalbey, LCSW, LSCSW
Therapist
Katie sees children, teens, adults and families at the Brookside location and through tele-therapy

 

Liz Conaway
Mental Health Programs Intern, Older Adult Care Manager
lconaway@jfskc.org
Liz manages the counseling waitlist
“Time is an ocean. Sometimes the moments furthest in the past are closest to our hearts”

Kerry Scott, LCSW, PCIT Therapist
Clinical Manager
kscott@jfskc.org
“Even the youngest children can handle difficult truths if they have the help of caring, safe adults.”

Gary Wolf
Therapist
“Relationship is the foundation of therapy. I’m passionate to help clients set goals towards empowerment, wellness, and fulfillment.”

 

Michelle VanVonderen
Clinical Intern
“Perhaps the future no longer depends on a single leader but on each of us who can quietly dedicate our lives to light, love and healing” -Deepak Chopra

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Upcoming Events

Mar
27
Mon
11:30 am Mindful Monday @ Virtual
Mindful Monday @ Virtual
Mar 27 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Mindful Monday @ Virtual
JFSKC’s Mental Health Programs Team is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the free virtual Mindful Mondays program from 11:30 AM to Noon.  Sondra Wallace, MSED, JFS Mental Health Coalition Coordinator, and[...]
Apr
3
Mon
11:30 am Mindful Monday @ Virtual
Mindful Monday @ Virtual
Apr 3 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Mindful Monday @ Virtual
JFSKC’s Mental Health Programs Team is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the free virtual Mindful Mondays program from 11:30 AM to Noon.  Sondra Wallace, MSED, JFS Mental Health Coalition Coordinator, and[...]
Apr
10
Mon
11:30 am Mindful Monday @ Virtual
Mindful Monday @ Virtual
Apr 10 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Mindful Monday @ Virtual
JFSKC’s Mental Health Programs Team is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the free virtual Mindful Mondays program from 11:30 AM to Noon.  Sondra Wallace, MSED, JFS Mental Health Coalition Coordinator, and[...]
Apr
13
Thu
7:00 pm Peer Lead Support Group – A Tran... @ Jewish Community Center
Peer Lead Support Group – A Tran... @ Jewish Community Center
Apr 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Peer Lead Support Group - A Transition for Everybody: A Support Group for Jewish Parents/Caregivers of Trans Children @ Jewish Community Center
A Support Group for Jewish Parents/Caregivers of Trans Children Parents/Caregivers of Trans children – of any age – face a difficult transition themselves. This Peer Led Support Group is for Kansas City Jewish parents who[...]
Apr
17
Mon
11:30 am Mindful Monday @ Virtual
Mindful Monday @ Virtual
Apr 17 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Mindful Monday @ Virtual
JFSKC’s Mental Health Programs Team is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the free virtual Mindful Mondays program from 11:30 AM to Noon.  Sondra Wallace, MSED, JFS Mental Health Coalition Coordinator, and[...]
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