Our therapists are clinically skilled, big hearted, and enjoy having lots of fun. Building a great therapeutic relationship with you is our therapists #1 priority. We want you to like your therapist!! The clinical skills they will teach you are not rocket science. You’ll be able to figure that out. The connection you have with your therapist is the most important thang at MWA. So…. you get to pick your therapist at MWA!!! Take a minute to get to know the MWA Gang.
KANSAS
All Kansas Counties
All therapists can meet with you virtually. Some therapists are available to meet with you in person also. If there is not a therapist in your county, pick a therapist from a different county. You’ll receive virtual therapy from the out of county therapist of your choice.
Johnson County, Kansas
Randy Floyd, LSCSW, Founder, Clinical Level Therapist (In Person Community & Virtual)
Randy is the founder of Midwest Anxiety. He is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker who is an optimist and passionate about helping people focus on what they can do rather than what they can't do. Randy believes building a strong therapeutic relationship and tapping into a person's strengths are the most essential components of the therapeutic experience.
Randy is passionate about changing the way we do mental health. He is focused on making mental health normal, a positive experience. He is also adamant about doing mental health differently. Randy believes the "old ways" suggest mental health is for the "broken" or "mentally ill." Randy believes that "Everyone Struggles." Sure. Some people struggle more than others, but everyone struggles with something. With this belief, Randy is focused on providing a wide range of programs and services to help people be mentally well ;) Go give Randy a fist bump on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.
Meg Hefferon MA, LPC, NCC, Masters Level Therapist, Independent Contractor (In Person Community & Virtual)
Meg has worked in a variety of treatment settings as a clinical mental health therapist, including inpatient hospitals, college campuses, K-12 schools and non-profit and private practice outpatient counseling centers. Before launching her counseling career, Meg had a variety of professional experiences including being a Division I collegiate coach, teaching English classes in Japan, as well as teaching and coaching at various K-12 institutions in the Kansas City area.
Meg is experienced in treating patients presenting with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, school and work difficulties, relationship issues, trauma, perfectionism, developmental difficulties, suicidal ideation and identity struggles. Meg specializes in working with families and individuals of all ages, though she particularly loves working with teenagers, young adults and athletes.
Meg tailors her therapeutic approach to the unique needs and goals of each individual, and is passionate about helping patients understand themselves more deeply, and become empowered within their own lives.
Teams: Running, Pediatric Offices, Soccer, School Refusal Program, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure Response Prevention
Kristina Tripp, LSCSW, Clinical Level Therapist, Independent Contractor ((In Person Community & Virtual)
Kristina is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker with specialized training and experience in the treatment of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. Currently, Kristina serves as a full-time school counselor at a private PK–8th grade school in Johnson County. Kristina takes a collaborative, systems-based approach to care, recognizing that anxiety-related symptoms often manifest within the school environment and can significantly impact academic performance, social functioning, and attendance. Kristina works closely with families and school personnel to support consistency across settings and promote long-term symptom management.
Kristina’s clinical approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based modality that emphasizes the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT is goal-oriented and solution-focused, offering children and adolescents concrete strategies to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Through structured interventions, Kristina aims to help young clients build emotional regulation skills, challenge unhelpful thinking patterns, and develop a greater sense of self-efficacy.
In addition to anxiety and depression, Kristina has a growing interest in systemic issues affecting student well-being, including bullying prevention, school avoidance/truancy, and suicide prevention. These challenges are increasingly present in school-aged populations, and Kristina is committed to staying informed and engaged in best practices to help students navigate these complex issues with resilience and support.
Teams: School Refusal Program, Pediatric Offices
Lisa Daly, LSCSW, Clinical Level Therapist, Independent Contractor (Virtual)
Lisa is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker with twenty years of experience helping clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship issues, addictions, and anger management. She provides cognitive therapy to address internal thoughts that influence mood as well as family systems theory to help adults identify their role within their family and the impact on current relationships.
She enjoys empowering clients to identify their strengths and improve self-esteem while gaining important skills. She knows it's not easy to seek help so she offers a non-judgmental approach where clients can feel comfortable and heard.
Teams: Adults, Couples, Grief
Angela McKeever, LSCSW, Clinical Level Therapist, Independent Contractor (In Person Office & Virtual)
Angela believes a positive relationship with your therapist is one of the most important factors in the success of treatment. Angela will ask you to bring an open mind and commitment to your journey to each session. Respecting where the individual is in their own process as well as respect for the individual who walks through the door, is of up most importance to me. Giving yourself permission to trust the process of therapy is a first step toward receiving positive benefits from therapy. Angela believes It’s is an honor for her to accompany you on your journey.
Angela has 13 years of cumulative experience includes individuals struggling with personal and interpersonal difficulties. Angela has extensive experience in working with adolescents, short term therapy with adults and children, as well as community based groups including anger management and cognitive behavioral groups.
Angela’s strengths include working with adolescents as well as adults within an individual or family system. Angela actively utilizes therapy to draw on the strengths of the individual. Working within the cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) perspective Angela helps to challenge negative thoughts to help a person achieve new outcomes.
Teams: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure Response Prevention, Pediatric Offices
Shelby Bartley, LMLP, Master’s Level Therapist, Independent Contractor (In Person Community & Virtual)
Shelby provides psychotherapy services to individuals looking to reduce anxiety, develop emotion regulation skills, and improve executive functioning skills. She has experience working with individuals with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and specific anxiety disorders. She is especially passionate about providing services to neurodivergent individuals.
Shelby utilizes a variety of therapeutic techniques from several treatment modalities such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
Teams: Assessments, Exposure Response Prevention, Pediatric Offices, School Refusal Program, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,
Delaney Kemp, MA, LPC, NCC, Master’s Level Therapist, Independent Contractor (In Person Community & Virtual)
Delaney is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in anxiety, depression, life adjustments/transitions, and mental performance for teenagers, adults, and athletes. Whether you are a teenager needing an outlet to discuss stress from school or social life, an athlete who wants to learn mental skills to get to the next level, an adult going through a life transition, or an athlete recovering from an injury, Delaney provides a welcoming and productive space to work through what is most important to you. Delaney is driven to provide care that supports your personal growth and sense of hope and purpose in life.
Delaney has experience working in a psychological services clinic, a community family medicine office, a university counseling center, and in private practice. In college, Delaney was an NCAA Division I cross country and track athlete. Delaney combines her background in athletics and passion for counseling to provide specialized care to all who may be facing overwhelming life stress, high expectations, low mood and motivation, changes in life, and so much more. Delaney believes you deserve to be seen, heard, and supported in whatever life throws at you!
Teams: Running (Cross Country, Road, Trail, Track & Field), Pediatric Offices, Adolescents, Adults, Athletes, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Grace Meikenhous, LMFT, Master’s Level Therapist, Independent Contractor (In Person Office, Community & Virtual)
Grace began her career in the mental health field in 2005 and has 16 years of professional experience. Grace became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in 2010 in the state of Kansas. Grace is currently working toward her LCMFT and will be completing this in 2025. Grace earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Missouri – Kansas City and went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Friends University (a truly life-changing experience).
As a trauma-informed clinician, the majority of Grace’s experience has been working with trauma. Grace is trained at the beginner and intermediate levels of Motivational Interviewing and enjoy using the Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), and other systemic and evidence-based models. Grace excels in working with couples and families, anxiety disorders, depression, child abuse and neglect, grief, and specializes in brain injury recovery (I am also a survivor!) and the processing of near-death experiences (NDEs). Grace works well with teens and adults alike.
Teams: Trauma
Juliana Hahn, LMSW, Master’s Level Therapist, Independent Contractor (In Person Community & Virtual)
Juliana is a Licensed Master Social Worker. Juliana began her career as a professional ballerina with the Kansas City Ballet before deciding to use her experiences to help others in the dance community. As a retired professional ballerina, Juliana knows that the high pressures of dance can cause emotional distress inside the studio, as well as in everyday life. Juliana firmly believes that dancers, and other athletes, should not have to choose between their passion and their mental health and they need therapy services that can be tailored to the specific needs of the dance community.
Juliana has a deep understanding of how struggles such as perfectionism, OCD, anxiety, depression, identity confusion, values struggles, eating disorders, and lack of balance are prevalent in the dance community. She knows how this impacts many layers of client’s mental health needs, as dancers and as a whole person. Juliana utilizes several modalities that are tailored to the needs of each individual client. These modalities include but are not limited to, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Strengths-Based, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
Juliana also understands and addresses emotional distress that arises in gymnastics, figure skating, Ariel Arts, Cheer, and other sports. She provides a person centered, trauma-informed, culturally aware, and empathetic space for clients, and firmly believes that everyone deserves a place to feel heard and understood.
Teams: Dance, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Pediatric Offices, Yoga
Katie Stilwell, LPC, Master’s Level Therapist, Independent Contractor (In Person Office, In Person Community, Virtual)
Katie’s passion is working with high achievers and inspired adolescents. While working with these individuals, Katie helps them establish boundaries, redefine success, and cultivate more profound and meaningful connections. Katie LOVES the creativity and innovation behind working through challenges to find a way to a better future. That passion easily transfers to therapy, where you with Katie’s assistance get creative to find answers and solutions, charting a better path forward. Your work together often starts by unraveling your narratives. You’ll examine thought patterns and challenge their validity. Through this process, you can gain absolute clarity on the beliefs holding you back.
Katie’s focus is on understanding your present situation. “How did you arrive here?” “Where do you want to go from here?” Together, we will chart a path forward that aligns with your desired future. Whether working one-on-one with individuals or teaching larger groups, Katie can apply a broad range of experiences and expertise to my message.
Katie is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Board Certified Counselor and has a Masters degree in School Counseling. Katie has worked with executives, business professionals, school administrators, teachers, entrepreneurs, adolescents, and children. For over 15 years, Katie has offered strategic advisory to some of the largest companies in the world, and Katie now applies those same skills working with school district leaders and high-achieving business professionals. Katie’s combination of experiences makes her uniquely qualified to work with many populations. Most recently, Katie have spent the past 7 years working in and closely with schools to help support students and families navigate challenges in being in and staying in school, even when it’s SUPER hard. Katie has collaborated with countless families, building administrators and other resources to help determine the best support for students who need additional support. Katie has helped schools and families navigate crisis within the school community. The team approach is so very important, and Katie is passionate about seeing students work through their challenges and come out on the other side having achieved more than they ever thought possible.
Teams: School Refusal Program, Pediatric Offices
Leslie Berger, LCPC, Clinical Level Therapist, Independent Contractor (In Person Community & Virtual)
Leslie Berger, LCPC, CCMHC, therapist, coach, mental performance specialist, and lifelong athlete. After years of playing and coaching basketball at the college and international level, Leslie made it her mission to support athletes not just physically, but mentally — where the real game is often won or lost. With over 15 years of experience at the intersection of sports and psychology, Leslie specializes in team dynamics, performance anxiety, leadership development, and athlete mental skills training.
Leslie’s professional journey spans elite NCAA coaching positions at institutions like the University of Missouri, Washington University in St. Louis, and MidAmerica Nazarene University, as well as playing international competition in Israel and with the USA Maccabi Team. Leslie’s coaching experience, combined with a deep background in mental health counseling for teens and young adults, gives me a unique ability to speak the language of both athletes and therapists.
From 2nd grade teams (yes, Leslie coaches her daughter’s!) to college programs, Leslie spent hercareer combining real-life sport experience with clinical training in therapy, helping athletes manage anxiety, improve focus, and step into their leadership. Leslie’s been the assistant coach on elite college benches, the therapist in school hallways, and the go-to person when athletes or teams hit a wall. Let's work together to elevate your mental mastery skills!
Teams: Basketball, School Refusal Program
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