Business Details
Your Trusted Mental Health Therapist in Kansas City
Brian Heydon is a licensed professional counselor dedicated to providing a safe, non-judgmental environment for individuals, couples, and families seeking healing and growth. Our practice emphasizes understanding psychological pain as an opportunity for transformation, using evidence-based approaches like Imago Relationship Therapy to address communication barriers, trauma, and emotional distress. With expertise spanning crisis intervention, addiction recovery, and relationship counseling, we prioritize personalized care that respects each client's unique journey.Our commitment to reducing therapeutic stigma ensures clients feel empowered rather than pathologized throughout their treatment. Through compassionate listening and skill development, we help clients reframe challenges as opportunities for deeper connection and personal empowerment.
Services
Individual Therapy
Couples Counseling
Marriage Counseling
Pre-Marital Counseling
Trauma Healing
Grief Counseling
Anxiety Management
Career Counseling
Family Therapy
Sexuality Issues
Highlights and features
- We offer Certified Imago Relationship Therapy for proven relationship healing
- Our trauma-informed approach integrates Somatic Experiencing techniques
- We provide non-pathologizing therapy that avoids diagnostic labels
- We maintain a 5-star client satisfaction rating based on 10+ years' experience
- We offer flexible online therapy options for client convenience
Associations and certifications
- Certified Imago Relationship Therapist (CIT)
What people say
Understanding and caring
Effective communication techniques
Safe, non-judgmental environment
Transformative results
Compassionate listener
Services
Individual Therapy
We provide personalized therapy for individuals facing depression, anxiety, trauma, or life transitions. Our approach focuses on understanding emotional pain as growth opportunities rather than pathologizing symptoms. Clients develop self-awareness and coping strategies through a collaborative therapeutic relationship that emphasizes safety and empowerment.
Couples Counseling
Our Imago Relationship Therapy helps couples improve communication and rebuild connection. We teach skills to validate partner experiences, resolve conflicts constructively, and heal relationship wounds. Sessions focus on transforming destructive patterns into opportunities for deeper intimacy and mutual understanding.
Trauma Healing
Specialized trauma therapy addresses PTSD and complex trauma without retraumatization. Using somatic experiencing techniques, we help clients process traumatic memories safely while developing emotion regulation skills. Treatment focuses on restoring nervous system balance and reclaiming personal empowerment.
Pre-Marital Counseling
We prepare couples for marriage by strengthening communication skills and clarifying shared values. Our evidence-based approach addresses potential conflict areas and relationship patterns before marriage. Sessions equip couples with tools to navigate future challenges constructively.
Family Therapy
Imago-based family therapy improves communication and resolves intergenerational patterns. We help families establish healthy boundaries and validate each member's perspective. Sessions focus on strengthening relational connections while addressing specific family dynamics and challenges.
People
Brian P Heydon, EDS, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Certified Imago Relationship Therapist with 20+ years of experience in individual and couples therapy. Holds advanced degrees in counseling psychology and couples therapy. Specializes in trauma recovery and relationship counseling while maintaining a non-pathologizing approach to mental health.
Questions
What therapeutic approaches do you use?
We primarily use Imago Relationship Therapy for couples and somatic experiencing techniques for trauma work, while tailoring our approach to each client's specific needs.
Are online therapy sessions available?
Yes, we offer secure online sessions for clients who prefer virtual counseling, with the same quality of care as in-person sessions.
Do you accept insurance?
We are not in-network providers but can provide documentation for potential out-of-network reimbursement. Payment is due at time of service.
How long are therapy sessions?
Individual sessions last 50-60 minutes, couples sessions 90 minutes, and our Relationship Rescue intensive lasts four hours.
What issues do you specialize in?
We specialize in relationship counseling, trauma recovery, anxiety management, and life transition challenges for individuals, couples, and families.
Can I schedule a free consultation?
Yes, we offer a 20-minute free phone consultation to help you determine if our approach matches your therapeutic needs.
Reviews (5)
D. Myers
Jul 24, 2021
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Brian is always kind and honest. He genuinely cares about helping others. I feel at ease when speaking with him. I would absolutely recommend Brian to anyone. He has made a significant difference in my life.
April Lankford
Jul 20, 2021
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Do not walk, run from this man. ! My experience with his therapy was outright psychological warfare. At first he gained my trust and I was confident in his professionalism, so I had my teenage kids see him individually and he saw my bf and I together for relationship counseling as well as individually. He then started manipulating us. He suggested I not trust my bf and told my bf to break up w me, went as far as writing a text breakup out word for word. He told me in a private session my bf had a mental illness that was the only diagnoses he would not treat bc there was little to no hope for recovery
Kristin Tripp
May 25, 2021
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Brian is the BEST compassionate, caring, and wise. He helped me through a difficult time years ago, and I still treasure his words of wisdom to this day. Highly recommended!
Maggie
Oct 30, 2020
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I have seen Brian several times now and each time I feel he brings something very new to my understanding of myself and the world. Hes a very deep listener. He takes the time to understand what I bring to the table before he speaks. He has wisdom that is fully grounded in love and reality simultaneously. I recommend Brian highly.
Kim White
Aug 03, 2020
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My boyfriend and I are so excited for our next session!! I never thought in a million years I would be EXCITED for therapy?!?! What a relief it was to find someone so open, patient and knowledgeable. He has a refreshing approach to helping us have healthier communication and a happier relationship. Highly recommend!
