Individual and Couple Counseling in Missouri and Kansas

Our Mind + Body Empowerment Counseling offers personalized individual, couple, and family in-person and online sessions. This individual and family counseling is designed to help you: 

• Identify the underlying truths in personal or relationship issues, enabling deeper self-awareness and honest communication. 
• Gain insight into healthy identity development and relationship skills, which may not have been taught in earlier stages of life. 
• Build essential mind-body skills to manage anxiety, overwhelming thoughts, and difficult relationship dynamics. 
• Understand the impact of family history and societal expectations on your current life and relationships to break free from repeated conflicts. 
• Clarify and pursue your true goals, values, and sense of self, empowered to make well-informed life decisions. 
• Learn to recognize and develop your strengths, fostering a healthier relationship with yourself and others.

Dr. Sydney Spears provides a free 30-minute consultation to discuss your concerns and see if our individual and family counseling suits your needs.

Our Mind + Body Wellness Consultations offer guidance on managing the unique stressors of midlife through customized wellness strategies. With Dr. Spears’ help, you will learn how to:

• Recognize and address your current health needs with specific techniques for managing midlife stress, changes, and losses. 
• Master accessible mind-body techniques for stress relief, empowering you to regulate your nervous system better. 
• Identify the areas of wellness that need focus and create a realistic action plan tailored to your lifestyle, time, and personality. 
• Implement small, manageable changes that support long-term wellness goals. 
• Sustain motivation for your wellness journey while balancing work, family, and personal responsibilities.

Dr. Spears offers a free 30-minute wellness session to discuss your midlife lifestyle needs and help you craft a wellness plan for ongoing self-care.

Our therapeutic yoga and mindful movement sessions incorporate body-mind techniques to support clients with personal and relational stress. These sessions are available as individual, online, or group sessions and can benefit those experiencing anxiety, chronic stress, or trauma by helping them:

• Experience relief through simple therapeutic yoga and mindfulness-based movements. 
• Manage physical and emotional stress, panic attacks, and loss by learning practices that calm the nervous system. 
• Understand how chronic stress manifests in the body and use mindful movement to ease tension, anxiety, and symptoms of trauma.

Dr. Spears offers a free 30-minute consultation to help you determine whether therapeutic yoga or mindful movement is right for you.

Dr. Sydney Spears, a licensed clinical social worker since 2003, has extensive experience in individual and family counseling in Missouri. She specializes in therapy for grief and loss, chronic stress, childhood and adult trauma, relationship conflict, panic attacks, cultural diversity issues and anxiety. Serving the Kansas City metro area, Dr. Spears is committed to helping clients resolve long-standing issues and gain a healthier, more balanced sense of self.

Dr. Sydney Spears offers tailored support for veterans and military personnel, helping them navigate the unique challenges of service-related trauma and life transitions. With advanced training in Star Behavioral Health, she provides one-on-one and group counseling sessions designed to foster healing and resilience.

Dr. Spears’ compassionate, evidence-based approach addresses trauma, stress, and relational difficulties, empowering clients to regain a sense of control and well-being. If you or a loved one are seeking personalized care, contact Dr. Spears today to learn more about her counseling services and how she can help you thrive.