Team

Karen Shipley, PsyD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Karen has been in the behavioral health field for 30 years and has a thorough range of expertise in treating a wide variety of mental health concerns. She also has committed a large part of her career to training other professionals to provide quality care. Karen approaches her clinical work with a sense of humility, collaboration, and adventure. She believes all humans deserve a life worth living. Karen is firmly grounded in the clinical and brain science proven to help people shape the lives they desire. Karen practices DBT skills in her personal life as well as professionally. She lives for travel, and loves every moment with her family and dogs. Karen is firmly grounded in the clinical and brain science proven to help people shape the lives they desire. Karen practices DBT skills in her personal life as well as professionally. 

DBT for families; Karen works well with people who have been in and out of multiple forms of therapy, who have chronic, persistent suicidality and self-harm behavior; who have intense difficulty in living; and those who are struggling with their relationship with food or mind-altering substances. 

▸ Drishti Consulting and Psychotherapy, LLC – Columbia, MO
▸ Adults and teens
▸ In-person and Telehealth
▸ Private pay only; $175 for regular individual sessions

Ronda Reitz, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, DBT-LBC™

Ronda is a DBT therapist in every sense of the word. She is very committed to having an equal relationship between therapist and client. She focuses firmly on adhering to the principles of DBT, and has committed a large part of her career to training and preparing other therapists to provide high-quality therapy.

Ronda is well-versed in applying DBT to a wide variety of presenting concerns. 

▸ Missouri Department of Mental Health – Jefferson City, MO
▸ In-person and Telehealth
▸ Ronda accepts clients on a very limited basis alongside her other professional roles. Adults only.
▸ Private pay only

Diana Hughes, LPC

Diana is an energetic, direct, and goal-oriented therapist. She enjoys participating in real conversations with her clients, and challenging them through relationship. Diana likes to share personal stories to relate better to her patients and believes an authentic therapeutic relationship is an important catalyst for change. Diana is currently living and seeing patients in-person in the Kansas City area, as well as offering telehealth appointments statewide. Diana likes to share personal stories to relate better to her patients and believes an authentic therapeutic relationship is an important catalyst for change.

Bilingual Therapist: Diana provides individual comprehensive DBT for Spanish-speaking people. Diana thrives working with college students and people with a history of trauma. She does not treat eating disorders or substance use disorders which are primary problems in treatment. 

▸ Diana Hughes Counseling LLC – Blue Springs, MO
▸ In-person and Telehealth
▸ Primarily sees adults. Occasionally accepts teens aged 14+ who do not have a history of suicidal thoughts or behaviors.
▸ Private pay only; $110 for regular weekly sessions.
▸ Insurance: Accepts United Healthcare, UMR, Cigna/Evernorth, and Aetna.

Kylie Hayes, LPC

Kylie’s therapy style is defined by the word “presence”.  Kylie prioritizes being fully present in a mindful way for each of her sessions. She cares deeply about providing effective care and invests time outside of her sessions to read and educate herself on unique client problems. She works hard to ground herself before sessions, regularly checks in with her clients about how treatment is working in the here and now, and maintaining flexibility for what her clients are experiencing week-to-week balanced with long-term goals. Kylie loves working with clients over long periods of time, building strong relationships and witnessing ongoing growth and change over months and years of work. Kylie observes her DBT clients building confidence in their own intuition and ability to heal, grow, and change.  She sees DBT as a treatment which gives individuals mastery in navigating a variety of problems, reducing overwhelming feelings, and coming into their own power in problem-solving and learning to trust themselves.  Kylie believes the healing work which happens in therapy is sacred and should be treated with immense care. Kylie spends her time off in quiet, intentional activities such as reading, making art, and spending time in nature. 

▸ Kylie thrives working with people who are struggling with relationships and emotion dysregulation
▸ Holistic Health Counseling LLC – Columbia, MO
▸ Adults
▸ $100 for standard individual sessions

Jessica Harris, LCSW

Jessica believes DBT provides the direction and guidance necessary to help clients be successful in managing strong emotional responses, eliciting true behavior change, and improving their quality of life. She firmly attests that DBT helps people create a life worth living.  Once we align our behaviors with our valued goals, we are able to build really good lives, and DBT helps us do that. DBT uses mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to guide your life, and Jessica will coach you in identifying what skills you need and how to put them to work.  Jessica is a dynamic, fast-paced, interactive therapist who focuses on YOU. She believes you are the expert on yourself and your life, and she is a guide to help you find the new direction you. Outside of work, Jessica loves spending time with her fur babies, traveling, and has a zest for life in everything she does. 

▸ Trauma Self-harm Dissociative disorders Anxiety
▸ Engage in Therapy – Columbia, MO
▸ 5 years through adults
▸ In-person and Telehealth
▸ Private pay only $110 for regular weekly sessions

Annie Gorrell, LPC

Bio Coming Soon

▸ May You Heal Counseling – Olathe, KS
▸ Adults

Jeff Brenneman, MSW, LCSW, DBT-LBC™

Lifework, LLC – St. Louis, MO

Caleb S Reese, PsyD, LP, DBT-LBC™

Caleb S Reese, PsyD, LP, DBT-LBC™ is a licensed clinical psychologist and DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™ with a demonstrated history in the behavioral health field since 2007. He has worked in forensic inpatient hospitals, subacute units, intensive outpatient programs, community mental health, and private practice settings. He has been providing comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in Missouri since 2016, in addition to leading comprehensive trainings on DBT, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness. Caleb is on the Board of Directors for Empty Cloud Sangha and became a Zen student of Rōshi Randy Wolbert in 2021. He spends his free time reading an ever growing stack of books, walking his dog, and being with loved ones.

▸ Broad experience in applying DBT to various problems
▸ Pathless Journey LLC – St. Louis, MO
▸ Adults and teens
▸ Virtual only
▸ Private pay rate: $200 per session.
▸ Insurances accepted: United Healthcare, UMR, Cigna/Evernorth, Aetna.

Misty Relos, MA, LPC, NCC

Misty is a licensed professional counselor who specializes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for teens and adults navigating intense emotions, relational struggles, identity shifts, and trauma. Misty’s approach blends structure with softness—grounded in evidence-based DBT skills, but always tailored to the person in front of her.

At the heart of Misty’s work is the belief that suffering is a signal—not something to avoid, but something that, when engaged with intentionally, can spark meaningful change. Misty offers a space where clients feel deeply seen, supported, and challenged—so they can build lives that feel more stable, connected, and true to who they are.

▸ Individual DBT (adults & adolescents, 13+)
▸ DBT Group Skills Training Facilitator (adults 18+)
▸ Virtual sessions only
▸ $100/session or pay what you can | Private Pay
▸ merakicat.com/therapy-services