Our Team
Each team member at Thalia Therapy & Counseling Associates is a licensed therapist or under direct supervision and is here to support your personal growth.
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Emma Wood, LCMFT Emma Wood is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist. Emma provides individual, couple, and family therapy with adolescents and adults from a holistic perspective. She is experienced with a wide variety of concerns & diagnoses including mood and anxiety disorders, addictions, eating disorders, trauma, self-esteem, and everyday life adjustments. Emma has received training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy with Dr. Sue Johnson and has also completed advanced training in couples' therapy at the Gottman Institute in Seattle, Washington. Emma is also EMDR certified. She offers comprehensive assessment, counseling, and enrichment for premarital and married couples. She is a clinical fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Emma has been an adjunct professor, approved supervisor, and worked in inpatient and outpatient settings. M.S. Marriage and Family Therapy – Friends University First Session: $195 50 Minute Session: $175
Karin Imhoff, LPC Karin is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with adolescents, adults, and couples navigating anxiety, relationship struggles, emotional overwhelm, shame, life transitions, and difficulties that leave them feeling stuck or disconnected. With backgrounds in both engineering and counseling, Karin brings a thoughtful and balanced approach that integrates emotional insight with practical problem-solving. Clients often appreciate her ability to combine warmth, depth, and compassion with clear strategies that help create meaningful and lasting change. Karin specializes in helping clients better understand themselves, strengthen relationships, regulate emotions, and move beyond long-standing struggles rooted in trauma, perfectionism, self-criticism, or disconnection. She is especially passionate about supporting individuals who struggle with emotional isolation, intimacy and communication difficulties, ADHD, maladaptive coping patterns, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges related to self-worth and identity. Her approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based therapies, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), somatic therapies, and mindfulness-based approaches. She has advanced training in neuropsychology and trauma-focused care. Karin believes therapy works best within a safe, authentic, and nonjudgmental relationship where clients feel deeply seen and understood. Her goal is to help clients develop greater resilience, emotional flexibility, self-compassion, and connection — both with themselves and with the people they care about most. Outside of her clinical work, Karin enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband of over 25 years and their four adolescent and young adult children. She values and respects people of all cultures, backgrounds, identities, and belief systems. BS, Engineering-Washington University, St. Louis. MA, Counseling and Guidance - University of Missouri, Kansas City First Session: $195 50 Minute Session: $175
Amy Schmidt, LCMFT Amy is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist and believes emotional balance and connection are the keys to healing and wellbeing. Sometimes, we can feel stuck or lost and she’s here to provide a supportive space to work through life's difficulties. Seeing a therapist does not mean you are broken, it means that you value living a life where you can flourish. Her number one goal is to help you feel safe and seen with empathy and compassion. Amy can help with marital/couple's issues, premarital counseling, family disruption, teens and adolescent issues and adjustment disorders, as well as individual needs such as depression and anxiety. She looks forward to walking with you through this journey. You don't have to go through this alone. Everyone's wellness journey is unique and she provides a personal experience while building on the therapeutic relationship. She is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and a member of Delta Kappa, The International Marriage and Family Therapy Honor Society. B.A. Art History & Speech Communication- University of Missouri M.A. in Art History- University of Missouri in Kansas City M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy- Friends University First Session: $195 50 Minute Session: $175
Alyssa Kroner, LPC Alyssa is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with young adults—including college students, recent graduates, and men and women in their 20s and 30s—navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, disordered eating, body image concerns, and the quiet exhaustion that comes from carrying the weight of daily life. She creates a space that is both nonjudgmental and honest, helping clients understand their patterns, rebuild self-trust, and create lives that feel more peaceful, connected, and authentic. Alyssa's approach is warm, direct, and collaborative. She specializes in supporting women who appear high-functioning on the outside while struggling internally—those caught in cycles of people-pleasing, self-doubt, or the persistent belief that they are too much and never quite enough. She is especially passionate about helping clients discover who they are, clarify what they want, and stop living by definitions of themselves that no longer fit. Her work is trauma-informed and tailored to each client's unique needs, drawing from a range of evidence-based approaches, including EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), somatic techniques, and attachment-based therapy. Alyssa believes healing happens within the context of a safe, authentic therapeutic relationship and that each client is the expert on their own life. Special Focus Areas: - ADHD - Anxiety - Body Image - Depression - Eating Disorders - Trauma First Session: $175 50 Minute Session: $150 Sliding Scale Pricing available to accommodate financial need; please reach out to discuss options.
Bill Hill, LPC Bill approaches counseling through a person-centered lens, honoring each individual’s lived experience and the unfolding nature of their personal story. Bill is deeply committed to walking alongside those navigating grief, relational transitions, and the quiet ache of change. He understands that challenges—whether rooted in work, family, trauma, or depression—can surface at any stage of life. His focus is on helping clients explore how they respond to these moments and discover meaningful ways forward. He offers a therapeutic space that is safe, compassionate, and spiritually attuned—recognizing the diverse ways people seek strength, healing, and purpose. With curiosity, respect, and care, Bill partners with clients to reframe internal narratives, reconnect with resilience, and cultivate new possibilities. Drawing on empathy, collaboration, and evidence-based practices, Bill works with individuals, couples, and families to support growth, healing, and transformation. First Session: $150 50 Minute Session: $135 Sliding Scale Pricing available to accommodate financial need; please reach out to discuss options. Adam’s State University MA, Counseling Clinical Mental Health (Alamosa, CO) Wheaton College MA, History and Philosophy (Wheaton, Ill) Baylor University BA, Psychology (Waco, TX)
Chelsea Brakenhoff, FDN-P, INHC Chelsea Brakenhoff is a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner with additional training in integrative and holistic health. She takes a whole-body approach to understanding how imbalances contribute to symptoms and disease, using functional lab testing to assess areas such as hormones, gut health, neurotransmitters, and thyroid health. Chelsea helps clients restore and rebuild health by addressing diet, lifestyle, and the root causes of their symptoms, and is deeply passionate about supporting lasting, meaningful healing. Contact Chelsea via email: chelsea@chelseabwellness.com Schedule a free Wellness Consultation at: www.chelseabwellness.com