Holistic Therapy & Counseling in Kansas City

Helping individual adults struggling with people-pleasing, perfectionism, and relationships reclaim their identity, voice, and confidence.

therapist Kansas City MO

Individual Therapy

Receive personalized support and compassionate guidance as you navigate and heal from life and relationship challenges.

 
 

Marci Specializes in Holistic Therapy for:

People-Pleasers Who Lose Themselves in Relationships

Perfectionists Who Are Hard On Themselves

Burned-out Professionals Who Are Tired of Putting Themselves Last

Anyone Who Feels Stuck in An Unsupportive or Toxic Relationship

Adults Ready to Reclaim Their Identity After Breakup or Divorce

High-achievers Who Want to Create a Life Based on What They Care About

The Therapy Journey Includes

  • Remembering wholeness

    Learn to compassionately embrace parts of yourself that you have shamed, misunderstood, or ignored.

  • Reclaiming identity

    Reconnect with who you are under the internal masks and external projections from others.

  • Repairing connection

    Grow your capacity to repair within yourself and within mutually supportive relationships.

Hello, I’m Marci Payne (she/her)

A therapist (LPC) for over 25 years who thinks in patterns, values integrity, and feels deeply

Former couples counselor who now works at the intersection of self-love and relationships

Creating spaces and journals for you to listen to what you need too

Supporter of anyone reclaiming their wholeness and voice after emotionally abusive relationships

Believer in a world where ALL people are freer to be themselves and love who they love

Committed to the journey of creating anti-racist and inclusive spaces in life and work

 

Marci’s therapist journey so far…

Here are the highlights that have impacted my journey to becoming an LGBTQA+-affirming, trauma-informed, IFS-inspired, and liberation-focused therapist:

  • 1995: Bachelor’s in Psychology, University of MO - Columbia

  • 1997: Master’s in Clinical Psychology, Eastern Illinois University

  • 2001: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Missouri

  • 2010-2016: Bowen Family Systems Theory

  • 2018: Discernment Counseling

  • 2018: Life Coach Training

  • 2019: Transform Self-Sabotage & Self-Bullying Into Self-Love

  • 2020: Mindful Self-Compassion

  • 2021: Self-Love Essentials

  • 2022: Cultural Somatics (Qoya study group)

  • 2022: Undo Patterns of Pleasing & Appeasing

  • 2022: Integrative Somatic Parts Work (Level 1, 2, & 3)

  • 2024: Navigate Relationship Rupture & Build Skills of Repair

  • 2024: Decolonize your Business (DCC community, ongoing)

I’m also interested in various healing modalities outside the traditional therapy model, so I bring that into the session as I’m intuitively guided.

Pricing and Investment

Are you ready to start investing in your personal growth and healing?

15-minute Complimentary Call – FREE

60-minute First Session (new clients) = $150

60-minute Follow-up Sessions = $140

50-minute Individual Sessions = $125

 

Common Questions

  • As of October 1, 2023, I am in-network with Aetna & UnitedHealthcare insurance plans. I bill insurance through a company called Alma. Click here to estimate your out-of-pocket cost using insurance.

    For all other insurance plans that I’m out-of-network for, you would pay me directly for the cost of the session. If you’d like to request reimbursement from your insurance company, I can provide a specialized invoice to you monthly.

    Note: If you are deciding between self-pay or using insurance, here are a few things to consider. Insurance companies can audit and request your therapist’s progress notes. And insurance companies only pay for what they view as helping decrease mental health symptoms, so a diagnosis is required on your file.

  • I have been a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri since 2001.

  • I completed my Mater’s (MA) in Clinical Psychology in 1997. So I have over 25 years of experience as a therapist in a variety of settings and many different forms of therapy.

  • Holistic counseling focuses on the whole person. Healing and self-care for all of you - mind, body, heart, and spirt.

    I respect your pace, values, and resources, while also helping you access more than your mind to help with healing and personal growth.

  • I am a holistic psychotherapist that works through an IFS lens where all parts of you are welcome. I help you become a resource to yourself, no matter what life throws at you.

    The modalities that have informed my work are Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Parts work, Mindful Self-Compassion, Bowen Family Systems, and Discernment Counseling.

  • I currently offer both options. I see clients on Wednesdays at The Sundry in Waldo (Kansas City area).

    I also offer online therapy sessions on Tuesdays & Thursdays either via phone or video session.

    Note: If you choose confidential video sessions, then you will need a secure internet connection and a computer/phone with a camera and microphone. Headphones are helpful if there is background noise.

  • I DON’T provide counseling for children, teens, or couples. I DO provide individual therapy for adults in Missouri, ages 19 and up. (Due to licensing regulations, I am not able to provide psychotherapy services to those outside of my state or country.)

  • I only schedule appointments with new clients after we’ve had an initial conversation to determine if we are a good fit. The best way to reach me is to schedule a complimentary, 15-minute discovery call with me. Click here to see my availability for introductory calls.

Are you interested in individual therapy?

Individual therapy for adults is available in person in Kansas City and online for Missouri residents. If you are interested in working with me 1:1, please schedule a free, initial 15-minute call, so we can determine if we are a good fit.