Jennifer is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist with over 26 years of experience treating individuals, couples and families. Her areas of expertise include treating mood disorders, perinatal mental health, sexual trauma and dysfunction, healing from affairs and related betrayal, launching to adulthood, parent coaching, and mentoring leaders. Jennifer utilizes models of care such as Mindfulness and Self Compassion, Life Span Human Development Theory, Attachment, Post Traumatic Growth, Forgiveness practices, EMDR, Sex Therapy, and Internal Family Systems. Jennifer is an approved clinical supervisor in the State of Kansas.

 

While Jennifer works full time as a therapist and co-owner of Forage LLC, she is a wife and mother of five children. When Jennifer is enjoying time for self care she enjoys all things experiential such as cooking with her family, gardening, hiking, quality time with dear friends, lifelong learning, and searching for vintage decor and art.

I am Teresa (Finlay) McDonald. I received my BSW from Wichita State University and my MSW from Washburn University. I have been practicing clinical social work in many different capacities since 2001; with the last 13 years as a private practitioner. I believe in being genuine with my patients. I enjoy meeting people where they are and allowing people to be the author of their story. I often tell people that I give them the tools, it is up to them what they do with the tools.

My areas of expertise include: perinatal mental health, trauma, mood disorders, dysfunctional relationships, life transitions, parent coaching, and grief/loss. I incorporate different treatment modalities in my practice that include Mindfulness, EMDR, Strengths Based approach, Solution Focused,
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Conscious Discipline.

 

Through 20 years of work as a mental health professional and as a mother of 3, I have found that I have a few passions. One of these passions is perinatal mental health. After realizing 13 years ago that there is no manual when you leave the hospital, Wichita needs more professionals to help women through their perinatal experiences. Another passion of mine are our first responders. I am thankful each and every day for the hard work of first responders to help out our community. I am honored to be able to serve and walk with a first responder through their journey.

 

When I am not either in the office or providing a taxi service for my children, you can find me outdoors in the summer and watching college basketball in the winter. Between my husband and I, we are a split home…this means we cheer for the Shockers and the Jayhawks!

Chelsea is a licensed professional counselor who graduated from Kansas State University with her bachelor’s degree in family and human services, and from Wichita State University with her master's degree in counseling. 

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Chelsea understands how difficult the first step in healing and growth can be and finds a way through her client centered approach to meet each client where they might be in that journey. She creates a safe environment where each client is able to feel heard and understood. 

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Her years of experience include working with individuals from all backgrounds ranging in all ages from young children to adults as well as family systems and couples. She has a special passion for working with foster care and adopted children working through their nontraditional family system, perinatal and postpartum mothers working through motherhood, teens navigating their world, and couples striving to create a beautiful healthy marriage. 

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In addition to her role as counselor, Chelsea enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. Her hobbies include all things sports, music theatre productions, board games, and spending quality time with family and friends.  

Anna began regularly practicing yoga after the birth of her youngest child. Looking for a means of relaxation, she decided to give yoga a try, but what she found was a new passion. After practicing yoga for a couple of years, Anna attended 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training under Gina Pasquariello at Hot Asana Yoga Studio in Wichita. She began to teach at Genesis Health Clubs in December 2020, where she has taught consistently ever since. Anna’s approach to yoga is a balance between strength and flexibility. In her Vinyasa practice, you can expect to breathe, move and build confidence.

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visit Chesed Yoga Website to learn more

Valerie grew-up in San Francisco and graduated from the San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork in 2017. Her specialty is working with people who have chronic pain and tension using The John F. Barnes Myofascial Release Approach.

 

She discovered Myofascial Release during her massage schooling, and it changed her life. In her late 20’s she had a fall and from that slipped two discs in her low back. She struggled with pain and discomfort for many years. During her first myofascial session I felt tons of pressure taken off of my low back. "In the moment on the table I left like I had the freedom of a 10-year-old, specifically in my low back and hips, in my body again. From that first session I knew this modality was different than anything I had received before. In a short time, I experienced profound changes in my physical body as well-as my emotional well-being and life as a whole."

 

In addition to her bodywork practice, she is an avid overseas traveler, has worked with children and youth in urban and rural areas, and has spent time working with the homeless. Today she enjoys riding her bike, hiking, kayaking, swimming, walking her dog, practicing yoga and cooking.

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Visit https://www.valeriecizek.com/ to schedule and learn more.