Merritt Posten Benz (she/her)

LSCSW, CDWF, MCLC
Accepting Clients

Often starting the work & reaching out is a daunting task but when we avoid our stories, that's when they define us. Good therapy works.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Prairie Village, KS

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Group

About My Clients

It’s okay to say, "I'm not okay." What we allow will continue & lasting change. The quality of your life is crafted from your decisions. Whether those decisions are intentional or passive, we create and re-create our lives every day. Struggle can be our greatest call to courage and the clearest path to your best life. Your breakthrough is waiting. LGBTQI+ Queer Affirming, Relationship & Couples Counseling, Coaching.

My Background and Approach

It's all yours for the taking. How would you feel if you were doing exactly what you want right now? Whatever the obstacles are, they are problems to be solved, not reasons to settle and wait for them to disappear. Being "stuck" is a choice. I am a Certified Daring Way™ facilitator based on the research of Brené Brown, PhD. All Daring Way facilitators have completed a training certification process led by Brené Br Executive Coaching & Business Development I motivate successful professional women to stop giving their best work away and claim their power by being their own boss and launching the company of their dreams. Change happens & experience matters- both yours and mine. I am a Certified Daring Way™ facilitator based on the research of Brené Brown, PhD. All Daring Way facilitators have completed a training certification process led by Brené Brown, PhD & TDW Faculty. TDW developing shame resilience skills & daily practices to transform the way we love, parent and lead.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

It's important. Really important. Finding the right fit for yourself, for someone you care about, or for your child or teen matters a lot. It can be an anxiety inducing task, so rest assured that if it's not the right fit between us, I will know and you will too. I am passionate about organizations- especially those looking to make the worked around us better and easier for others. I deeply enjoy working with and guiding mission driven organizations. Whether your organization is in a time of transition and chaos, desperately trying to find the path back to calm, focus and stability that was once there or you’re looking to deepen the connection and commitment you have to each other AND the cause, I look forward to joining you and walking the path together.

I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism
  • Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • Hinduism
  • Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Judaism
  • Wicca/Paganism
  • Multifaith

At A Glance

  • Experience: 21 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $135 - 350/session

Info

816-800-3005 Email Merritt
8016 State Line Road
Suite 115
Prairie Village, KS 66208

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