Welcome to BrianJames Therapy Group
a counseling center for all who desire to grow into who they are becoming.
There is a deep longing in each of us to be alive and whole. This is what we call flourishing.
Therapy, at its core, is the pursuit of flourishing. We like to describe it as a journey with three movements:
seeing and being seen
meaning making
unlocking healing and growth
This journey often requires a companion and guide - someone who is able to hold our stories; someone who is skilled in seeing, meaning making, and unlocking - as we sift through the challenges and transitions in our lives. This is why we are here.
If you are looking for support, find yourself carrying things that feel too heavy, or sit in contexts of uncertainty, pain, or transition, consider allowing us to walk with you. We believe that if you are going to be brave and do difficult things, you shouldn’t have to be brave alone.
Services
Individual Counseling
healing + stabilizing
meaning making + restoration
activation + growth
life transitions, grief and loss
meaning making & personal growth
anxiety & depression
trauma
spirituality
adults & children 10+
Couple’s Counseling
lay a foundation
heal + restore
rediscover + grow
marriage restoration
pre-marital counseling
infidelity recovery
communication challenges
finding new meaning in new seasons
Intensives + Groups
reboot
activate
catalyze
Intensives
marriage revitalization & repair
missionary re-entry & furlough support
Groups
The Story-Telling Community
process groups
sexual addiction recovery
Family Counseling
parenting
family re-integration
trauma recovery
re-integration for separated families
navigating family trauma
grief counseling
complicated family systems
co-parenting
parents + adult children
Distinctives
Counseling as Formation
Beyond Symptom Reduction
We believe function of counseling and the therapeutic journey is meant to go beyond behavior modification and symptom reduction. Many individuals arrive in therapy during moments of disruption, transition, or threshold: entering adulthood, navigating intimate relationships, becoming parents, confronting loss, facing leadership responsibilities, etc. In contemporary culture, these disruptions go overlooked, transitions are left unmarked, and thresholds often occur without guidance, shared language, or communal recognition. In the absence of acknowledgement, intentional marking, and meaningful initiation, emotional pain is easily interpreted as personal failure or defect.
People suffer less from what is wrong with them than from what in them has never been shepherded toward growth.
Activation of Formation
Therapy can function as a place where the process of maturation resumes. The aim of therapy is therefore not only symptom relief, but the formation of a life capable of carrying love, power, grief, and responsibility with greater steadiness.*
*the language in this section is adapted from our friends at Praxis.Access + Affordability To Care
Access
BJTG provides counseling services both in-person at our offices in Lees Summit, Blackwater, and Leavenworth, and virtually throughout the states of Missouri and Kansas. The most suitable format will be determined by a number of factors including type of support needed and location.
Affordability
We believe that access to therapy should not be a privilege for some, but a resource for all. We make reduced rates available through the graduate students therapy interns we are actively training. All interns are under direct supervision to provide the highest quality of care possible.
We partner with local churches and non-profits to create more access to support and care, offering discounted rates as well as collaborative payment options with partner organizations.
Areas of Specialization
All of our clinicians are trained to work with those in our community needing care and support in life. Some of our team have developed areas of specialization through additional training and years of experience. Some of these areas of speci include:
Specialty Populations: Clergy, missionaries, ministers, and military
Specialty Issues: Emotionally healthy spirituality, problematic sexual behaviors, trauma
Specialty Systems: Couples, complex families, family trauma
Speciality Modalities: EMDR, Brain-spotting, Restoration Therapy
If you think you would benefit from being seen by a clinician within a specific domain of expertise, let us know what you are seeking when you submit your consultation request.
Not sure what you need?
It can be difficult to know what we need and how to get it.
Use this form as a launching off point. It will help you focus in on what is essential to this journey and give us an idea of how to best support you.
From there, we will connect over the phone for a brief consultation and help you answer any further questions.