Therapists in Odessa, MO
Odessa, Missouri is home to Powell Gardens, a botanical garden that’s open all year round. It’s the “go- to” place for those who love long walks through wooded areas, wildflowers, and waterfalls. The fun continues as you explore antique shopping and wineries in town. It’s difficult to enjoy the grace and beauty when you’re not feeling your mental best.
There’s an easy way to move into a better mental space and that’s by reaching out to one of the many licensed, confidential mental health counselors in the Odessa area. Contact them today so that you can once again enjoy the botanical gardens, journey to find an old treasure, or take a tour of a winery.
Sarah Jennings
Clinician
License Type(s): MS,LPC
Mental Wellness Specialties: LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefCoping with life changes
21 years offering treatment
My name is Sarah L. Jennings, I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, living in Saint Louis, MO. I have 17 years of counseling experience, (this is a second career for me) working first in domestic violence shelters with battered women, then in federally mandated counseling with ex-offenders. I have extensive experience working with grief, especially complicated grief, and with PTSD. I am lesbian, married to a woman, and have counseled many LGBTQ clients. My approach to therapy is eclectic, tailoring the types of psychotherapy to the individual. I have used CBT, Existential, Feminist, Rogerian (client-centered), Solution-focused Brief Therapy, Internal Family Systems therapy, and sometimes borrow from transactional analysis. I believe it is important to join with my clients on their journey toward self-actualization. I enjoy working with the aging population, and the life stages and challenges of the LGBTQ population. I also am interested in working with people of all walks of life who are on a spiritual quest, and am open and interested in all spiritual journeys. I am always interested in talking with atheists and agnostics.
Dr. Sarah Willey
Clinician
License Type(s): PsyD
Mental Wellness Specialties: Stress, AnxietySelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes
3 years offering treatment
I am a psychologist licensed in Missouri. I completed my PsyD at Wheaton College in 2018 and have worked in a variety of settings, including college counseling, inpatient and outpatient mental health and, most recently, VA. I have worked with clients with a range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, stress, life transitions, and more. My therapy style is compassionate and client-centered. I listen carefully to make sure I have a clear understanding of each person and their unique concerns. My approach draws from cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused therapies, as well as Motivational Interviewing. I believe each person and their story is sacred, and none of us are meant to go through life alone. I feel honored when clients trust me with their story, allowing me to join with them on their journey for a season and to bear witness to both their pain and their progress. I am here to help.
James McPheeters
Clinician
License Type(s): LPC
Mental Wellness Specialties: Stress, Anxiety
13 years offering treatment
I have over twelve years of clinical experience working compassionately with clients who have a variety of backgrounds and based on their individual needs. I am skilled in cognitive behavior and solution focused therapy. I feel the therapist needs to meet the client where they are and together make progress toward a goal.
Marion Lybarger
Clinician
Mental Wellness Specialties: Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepression
9 years offering treatment
I am licensed in Missouri with 6 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, & bipolar disorder. I also have experience working with depression. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
April Abrego
Clinician
License Type(s): LPC
Mental Wellness Specialties: Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseParenting issuesCareer difficultiesDepression
7 years offering treatment
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally stuck, or unsure how to handle everything life is throwing at you, therapy can give you space to step back, make sense of what’s going on, and decide what to do next. I work with adults who want to gain insight, explore their experiences, and build practical strategies that feel useful in real life. AREAS I SPECIALIZE IN: • Anxiety, stress, and burnout • Depression and mood-related concerns • Trauma and recovery from abuse or neglect • Work-related stress and career challenges • Parenting stress and caregiver fatigue • Adjustment to disability (your own or a loved one’s) • LGBTQ+ affirming care and identity exploration WHAT IT’S LIKE TO WORK WITH ME My style is direct, collaborative, and conversational. I ask meaningful questions, offer honest feedback, and help you look at things from new angles. I approach therapy with curiosity, respect, and a sense of humor. Sessions often feel like thoughtful, structured conversations — not stiff or scripted. I use research-backed methods to help us understand how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact: • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps identify and shift unhelpful thought loops and behavioral patterns. On a deeper level, it helps us explore where these loops began and the core beliefs or stories that have kept them going. • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT): Focuses on your existing strengths, tracks small wins, and helps define clear goals. It doesn't dismiss problems but keeps our work future-focused and actionable. • Motivational Interviewing (MI): Supports change by helping you clarify what matters, even if you feel ambivalent. Whether you’re not ready, thinking about change, or already taking steps, MI meets you where you are. • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Builds psychological flexibility by helping you notice unhelpful mental habits, accept uncomfortable thoughts, and take actions guided by your values. • Trauma-Focused Therapy – including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), which helps process and reframe difficult experiences by exploring the meanings we’ve made about ourselves and the world in the aftermath of trauma WHAT TO EXPECT IN OUR FIRST SESSION In our first session, we’ll start with what feels most important to you. That might mean discussing your current concerns, reviewing relevant background, and exploring what you’d like from therapy. But it can also be a space to let out what you’ve been holding in. If you're not ready to dive into goals just yet, we can gather that information gradually. I’ll provide enough structure to guide us, while leaving room for what you need most in the moment. A BIT ABOUT ME I have a PsyD in Counseling Psychology from Our Lady of the Lake University and a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Texas A&M University. My background includes work in neuropsychological assessment, vocational counseling, and brief therapy models. I’ve worked in schools, hospitals, and private practice, with a wide range of clients. I’m informed by brain science, trauma research, and the reality that our identities, communities, environments, and cognitive or physical abilities all shape our mental health. I strive to offer care that’s respectful of each person’s lived experience — including neurodiversity, disability, and the unique challenges and strengths we all bring. MY PHILOSOPHY Some people come to therapy like they would a doctor — when something feels off and they want to get back on track. Others use therapy more like the gym or a salon — a regular check-in and form of self-care. I support both. Whether we’re addressing something acute or investing in your growth, I want therapy to be worth your time. We’ll explore patterns, build skills, and reconnect with your strengths. We may dig into the past or focus on the present. No matter where we start, my goal is to help you move forward.
Erinn Flynn
Clinician
Mental Wellness Specialties: Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesGriefDepression
3 years offering treatment
I am licensed in New Mexico and Missouri with 6 years of professional work experience and 3.5 years of clinical practice. I am a certified Tele-Mental Health provider who offers a holistic, integrative, clinical approach to help clients in grief and loss, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, personal growth, and better overall mental health. I also offer couples counseling, incorporating Gottman and Brief Solution-Focused methods. I strive to create a safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgement. I am committed to helping clients acquire the tools to help themselves as they work towards creating a happier, more fulfilling life.
Tiffany Hilke
Clinician
Mental Wellness Specialties: Stress, AnxietyLGBTSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes
9 years offering treatment
I am so happy you are reaching out! I am a licensed professional counselor in Missouri with 9 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, lgbtq+ related issues, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & depression. I believe that each person has the potential and power to make changes in their lives and treat my therapy space as a chance for clients to be heard, affirmed, educated, and supported. I believe the best support comes from consistency and boundaries, as well as creating a village of support that fits who you are and what you need. I look forward to being on your mental health journey with you!
Jessica Myers
Clinician
Mental Wellness Specialties: Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD
15 years offering treatment
My name is Jessica Myers and my greatest passion in for helping people! I help by meeting each client, who include children, adults and families, to find healthy perceptions of themselves and strengthen their relationships by discovering each members strength and build resilience so they can know themselves as peaceful, complete, whole and safe. I do this through kindness and connections with individuals as well as resources. My educational background includes a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with emphasis on marriage and family from Webster University. I have a Bachelors in Arts. in Psychology from Columbia College. I am a practicing Licensed Professional Counselor. My resume is colored with a wide variety of jobs working with diverse populations, from bartender to full time mother to directing a clinical program with a community mental health company, that deeply influence my work with people. I have been a crisis counselor and outreach counselor as well working with families with have a member who have a developmental delay, I have experience counseling in domestic violence shelters as well. I believe connecting people with resources and support can assist in all facets of relationships and allow for each person to gain additional knowledge and support. I allow each person to process and talk about any question or feelings in a safe place where we can work together to learn what will work for each person and client. I will be there to help guide each person with their own skill set to help with any challenging behaviors that may present and we will problem solve together. I’m not a nod-and-smile, sort of therapist, I love to find solutions and I stay current in all research so I can bring tools to help each person — you’ll find that I laugh loudly, wear leggings and love to find mindful moments in my day while looking for all the positive things I can find and I practice yoga, thankfully it’s the effort not the harder poses that count! I know if I’m not real, I can’t expect you to be either. And when you feel safe to be real with me, we can work on how that carries over into the rest of your life. I do that through a variety of approaches. I’m holistic, looking at all aspects of your life: mind, body and spirit. I’m eclectic, drawing from years of my own clinical training, graduate work, and experience. I’m a learner, continuing to research and attend trainings, and “geek-out” on resources to enhance my therapy and leadership skills. My clients appreciate that I offer a ton of support and make them feel safe in therapy, yet I don’t shy away from giving direct feedback and ideas, or challenging a thought or belief that might be getting in the way of progress. I like to hear about relationships, past and present, believing that they hold many keys to your breakthroughs. I’ll provide tools and strategies as needed, and perhaps a book recommendation… or two. Another thing you need to know about me? I truly believe your life and your relationships can get better! It will take work, and some time, but it ABSOLUTELY is possible, and I’m here to help you make that happen. As an avid world traveler, I enjoy working with clients from many different cultural and religious backgrounds. I have been on multiple multicultural competency committee at all places of employment. When you develop a relationship with a caring, attuned therapist and leader you will find new ways to solve problems, heal old wounds, and change the way you live your life. My Mission: Create a Safe Space Where All People Can Grow "We have to be vigilant about creating a culture in which relationship people feel safe, seen, heard, and respected." I am dedicated to creating an open and inclusive space that welcomes and reflects diversity of all kinds.
Monica Gutierrez
Clinician
Mental Wellness Specialties: Stress, AnxietyAnger managementSelf esteemDepression
7 years offering treatment
Monica Gutierrez is an Arizona-native who earned a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University. Monica is passionate about supporting young people in becoming the best versions of themselves and has been lucky enough to work with them in different settings including outpatient, inpatient, and now as a part of the Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (VIOP) team. She believes strongly in supporting clients and families with the use of a strengths-based, client-centered, humanistic and family systems approach, in order to empower the individual within the family, and the family as a unit. Monica has utilized her training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Informed Care, as well as in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to support teens and young adults through their personal growth journey while in our program. She understands the importance of therapeutic alliance as it relates to optimizing progress in treatment and does her best to really get to know each and every client to make their treatment experience as unique and individual as possible. It is an honor to be part of each treatment team and she is inspired by each client’s journey and growth. When Monica is not at work, you will find her spending her free time with friends, crafting, spending quality time with family, or going on long walks with her dog!
Candus Lee
Clinician
Mental Wellness Specialties: Stress, AnxietySelf esteemDepression
5 years offering treatment
I am licensed in Missouri with 5 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, motivation, self esteem, & confidence. I also have experience working with depression. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
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What types of therapists are available to clients in Odessa?
Understanding the type of therapy you'd like to search for is crucial before finding a therapist or psychologist. Be sure to narrow your search for therapists in Odessa that can offer psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), therapeutic talk therapy, group therapy, marriage and family therapy for individuals or couples, or couples therapy depending on your needs.
Licensed therapists & mental health professionals available through BetterHelp's online platform
Mental health therapists in Odessa available through BetterHelp are accredited as psychologists to help individuals and couples. Odessa therapists' credentials can include licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), and clinician or doctor of psychology (PsyD). Regardless of their licensure, Odessa therapists are trained in any type of therapy in the Odessa region and in the state of Missouri.
How can a therapist help you destress, manage your emotions, and guide you towards the life you want?
Therapists in Odessa can help clients in improving healthy relationships, communication skills, working through life transitions, couples challenges, managing a mood disorder, improving coping skills, self help tips, offer life coaching, family life, or change in negative thinking patterns. A therapist in Odessa may also provide a safe place and validation for clients experiencing emotional pain, or that simply want a psychological assessment.
Is it better to find a mental health counselor or therapist in Odessa offering online therapy or in person?
Studies show online therapy can be just as effective as in-person counseling. Online therapy with licensed counselors is often more affordable, with BetterHelp pricing ranging from $65-$100 weekly, while in person therapy can cost up to $200 per session.
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