Our clinicians provide individual and couples counseling for adults and older adolescents (16+).

We treat a variety of emotional and relational health challenges including anxiety, depression, trauma, life-transitions, spiritual deconstruction, relational conflict, religious trauma, problematic sexual behavior, and marital disconnection and conflict.

We provide psychotherapy at a variety of rates ranging from $40-175 depending on the provider.

Our team of clinicians is not currently in network with any insurance. However, we can provide super-bills that you can submit to your insurance provider yourself to see if there is reimbursement available for out-of-network coverage, or if it can be applied toward your deductible. Please note: the provision of superbills does not guarantee reimbursement from insurance providers. That is something that you would need to verify with your insurance carrier yourself.

Psychotherapy is available through BrianJames Therapy both virtually and in-person. When possible, we recommend in-person therapy, yet recognize that there are numerous reasons why virtual therapy is necessary and at times even preferable.

We primarily work with Missouri residents, but do have limited availability to serve clients who reside in the states of Virginia, California, and Florida.

Psychotherapy is a unique experience. It is deeply relational, yet is not a typical relationship.

Therapy is not friendship, though it is often a beautiful relational experience. Your therapist engages with great intentionality and carries the responsibility to engage in ways that are in your best interest.

Your therapist is not a wise sage waiting to dispense advice and steps, but a trained guide into the stories and experiences that have shaped you. Your therapist will walk alongside you to help you uncover, see, make meaning, and identify the right steps for you to take.

Therapy is often not quick work, though there are times where a few sessions will suffice to get you unstuck and moving forward. It takes time for our brains to change, to make new meaning of experiences. Some clients attend weekly, others bi-weekly or monthly. Often the most efficient way to expedite the process is to increase frequency of sessions. The process will still be the process.

Much of the work of therapy relates to what we call surfacing unconscious experiences. The vast majority of what inhibits us and causes us harm are things that our conscious minds have set to the side or pressed down. Through careful attentiveness to the stories and the relationship forming in the room, your therapist will help you engage your experiences in ways that bring healing and growth.

Our therapists use a variety of approaches based in their own training and experience. At the core, each approach is person-centered. To us, this means that above all, we walk with you. Research over the years has demonstrated clearly that even more important than the theory or the interventions used in therapy, the relationship that we have with our therapist is the greatest contributor to healing. That being said, the treatment that our counselors provide is evidence based and supported by research to be effective.

People often ask us if therapy feels "safe." The answer is actually a little more complicated than a straightforward "yes" or "no."

Safety in any relational context is not something that inherently exists or does not exist. Relational and emotional safety are co-created over time. When your bravery is met by the bravery of another, and that bravery is recognized and acknowledged, we become safer together.

There is something intrinsically risky about sharing ourselves with another. Each and every time. We believe it is an act of profound bravery to invite one of our therapists to see you. It is our commitment to honor your bravery in ways that allow us to continue to be brave together, form trust, and become safer as we continue to walk together. Yet it is wise to recognize that the depth of this safety often develops over time and may not be the very first experience.

For this reason, one of the questions we ask people when they begin therapy is, "Am I someone you can imagine yourself being brave with?" It is our hope that we will be found to be people and clinicians who honor your bravery, encourage you, and support each and every risk you take with us.