Kansas City's Best
At Simple Empathy you get the opportunity to receive mental health treatment from two of Kansas City's best mental health providers, Kieri Olmstead & Maddie Paradise!
Kieri's Approach
When you decide to do therapy with Kieri you are choosing to get therapy done differently. Kieri's approach to mental health treatment is raw, real and effective. She meets each client where they are at in their journey with a personable approach that lets you know that she's human too. She expects you to show up to do the hard work. Neither therapist or client is there for the fun of it. Kieri understands that it is important to get to the heart of what is causing the ongoing issues and really heal from within. With that being said, she is also funny, heartwarming and very approachable - you won't feel uncomfortable telling her everything that's bothering you.
Kosta Kostoryz
Hello, my name is Kosta (pronounced like “pasta” with a K)! **I offer an embodiment-centered approach to mental health, therapy, and healing.**
I am a Registered Dance Movement Therapist (R-DMT) with the ADTA as well a supervised Marriage and Family therapist (S-MFT) under Kieri Olmstead. I provide individual sessions for people ages 15+ and family sessions for caregivers and their children 3-18!
When it comes to embodiment work, breath, rhythm, and play acts as the brushes, and your preferred movement, music, and expression provides the color. Excited to work with you!
Mallory Mcneal
Prior to beginning her career as a Marriage & Family Therapist, Mallory built years of experience as a Registered Nurse working in critical care and trauma settings. Being a support and guide to people during some of their most impactful and intimate experiences of life in the healthcare setting led her to realizing her passion for connection and relationships throughout the many relationships we experience in our lifetimes. After walking her own path with loss, grief, and deep sadness, Mallory recognized that her draw to relational experiences combined with a fought-for-and-earned grit and tenacity had brought her to a place of being prepared to walk alongside you with heartfelt empathy as you navigate through some of your toughest challenges.
Through her own journey with mental health and my own experiences with therapy, Mallory discovered purposeful healing and experienced firsthand the transformative power of reconnecting with oneself through exploration of core wounds, innate strengths, and identifying our own personal ways of making sense and meaning of the world around us. She believes that we are all deserving of our own version of healing and finding the ability to reclaim our identity through finding meaning and purpose in our stories – both the joyful ones and the painful ones. Mallory is honored to embark on your unique journey with you.
Mallory is sex-positive and kink friendly, and a welcoming and affirming presence for LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC individuals. She embraces areas of sociocultural difference with humble curiosity and an anti-oppressive approach to mental health.
