Telehealth Therapy for Kansas City, MO
Specialty Telehealth Care for Kansas City metro — around 500,000 in the city and 2.4 million in the metro
Specialty therapy for Kansas City, MO — without the commute
Kansas City clients book sessions from the Crossroads, the Plaza, Westport, the Northland, and the suburbs along I-435 and US-71. Telehealth means you can keep an early appointment before work at Cerner or T-Mobile, or fit a session in between school pickup in Brookside and a Royals game at Kauffman.
Kansas City has a strong concentration of healthcare workers (Saint Luke's, Children's Mercy, University Health), tech employees (Cerner/Oracle Health, Garmin, T-Mobile), and creative professionals in the Crossroads. Many KC clients come in because they are juggling demanding shift work, a long Northland or Johnson County commute, and the cost of childcare — telehealth removes two of those frictions in one move.
Why Kansas City residents choose this practice
- Skip I-70, I-435 and the downtown loop — no parking garages, no rush hour
- Specialized OCD and perinatal care that is hard to find inside the KC metro
- Private sessions from home instead of a shared waiting room
- Evening slots that work around UMKC, KU Med and Children's Mercy schedules
- Telehealth lets families in Lee's Summit and Overland Park use the same therapist
Who we typically work with in Kansas City
Recurring patterns we see in this market — not a closed list, just an honest picture.
Healthcare and ICU staff dealing with PTSD or moral injury
First-time parents in Brookside, Waldo or the Northland navigating postpartum anxiety
Adults with contamination OCD made worse by working in clinical settings
Couples going through IVF at the Center for Reproductive Medicine
People deconstructing high-control or evangelical church experiences
Therapy services for Kansas City residents
Every service below is delivered by Dr. Kylie Pottenger via HIPAA-compliant video. Pick the area that fits your situation — most KC clients start with the OCD or trauma pages, or with perinatal care.
OCD therapy & ERP treatment for Kansas City
Exposure and response prevention for contamination, harm, scrupulosity and pure-O subtypes.
Read more about ocd therapy & erp treatment →Trauma & PTSD therapy for Kansas City
Trauma-focused care for single-incident and complex trauma in adults.
Read more about trauma & ptsd therapy →EMDR therapy for Kansas City
Bilateral-stimulation work that reprocesses stuck traumatic memories — delivered via video.
Read more about emdr therapy →Perinatal mental health for Kansas City
Pregnancy, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, birth trauma and parental adjustment.
Read more about perinatal mental health →Grief counseling for Kansas City
Acute, anticipatory and complicated grief, including loss of a parent, partner or child.
Read more about grief counseling →Infertility counseling for Kansas City
Support through IUI, IVF, recurrent pregnancy loss and family-building decisions.
Read more about infertility counseling →Religious trauma & spirituality counseling for Kansas City
Healing from high-control religion, spiritual abuse and faith deconstruction.
Read more about religious trauma & spirituality counseling →Pricing & insurance for Kansas City clients
- $250 — 60-minute initial intake
- $200 — ongoing 50-minute session
Self-pay rates are the same across Missouri. We are in-network with Cox Health Plans and Aetna; KC clients on other plans usually use a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement. See finance and payment for HSA/FSA details.
In-network: Cox Health Plans and Aetna. All other plans are billed as self-pay with a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement.
Neighborhoods and nearby areas served from Kansas City
Kansas City therapy FAQ
Do you see Kansas City clients in person?
No. The practice is 100% telehealth, which is why we can serve Brookside, Liberty, Independence, and Lee's Summit clients from the same schedule. You will not need to drive to a downtown office or park near the Plaza.
I work at a hospital in KC — can I do sessions on a break?
Yes, but we recommend a private space rather than a hospital workroom. Many KC healthcare clients keep a recurring 7am or 6pm slot so they can take the session at home before or after a shift at Saint Luke's, Children's Mercy or University Health.
What about Kansas-side clients in Overland Park or Lenexa?
Therapy must be billed to the state you are physically located in during the session. Through PSYPACT, Dr. Pottenger is also authorized in Kansas, so OP/Lenexa/Olathe clients can be seen — just let us know which side of the state line you'll be on.
Do you take Blue KC or UMR?
We are in-network with Cox Health Plans and Aetna only. Blue KC, UMR, Cigna and UHC clients typically pay our self-pay rate and submit a superbill for partial reimbursement under out-of-network benefits.
What conditions do most Kansas City clients come in for?
The top three reasons KC clients book are OCD (including contamination and harm subtypes), trauma/PTSD treated with EMDR, and perinatal anxiety or postpartum depression. We also see a steady stream of religious-trauma clients from the metro's large church communities.
Start therapy in Kansas City
Book a free 15-minute consult — we'll talk through what's going on and whether this practice is the right fit.