Sam Wick
Online & In-PersonAccepting New Clients
About Sam
You can’t change what you aren’t aware of, and it’s hard to notice what’s keeping you stuck when you’re in the middle of it. Maybe it’s anxiety that doesn’t let up, the weight of a relationship ending, conflict in your family, or patterns you don’t fully understand but keep repeating that can leave you drained and unsure of what comes next. Together, we’ll make sense of these struggles and create a path toward healing and clarity.
I use approaches that help you notice patterns, understand how your experiences and relationships shape the present, and separate yourself from unhelpful stories. We’ll build coping skills and practice new ways of responding. I draw on research and evidence-based practices while keeping the work centered on what matters most to you.
Sometimes you sense that something needs to shift, but the way forward isn’t clear. Reaching out can be the first step in making that change feel possible. You don’t have to go through this alone, and I’d be honored to support you.
Insurance Accepted
MedicaidMedicare
Out-of-Network Cost
$135 - 150 per session
Top specialtySelf Esteem
How do you work with clients with self esteem issues?
I help clients explore where negative beliefs about themselves developed, how those beliefs are reinforced, and how to build a more stable and compassionate sense of self over time.
Couples Therapy
How does couples therapy work and how can it help?
Couples therapy helps partners better understand patterns in communication, conflict, trust, and emotional connection. Together, we work on creating healthier ways of responding, communicating, and repairing conflict.
Family Therapy
How does family therapy work and how can it help?
Family therapy looks at how family relationships, communication patterns, and roles impact stress and connection. The goal is often to improve understanding, communication, and support within the family system.
Approaches · Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
How does cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) work and how can it help?
CBT helps identify patterns between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It can help you challenge unhelpful thinking patterns and develop more balanced and effective ways of responding.
Specialties · Anxiety
How do you work with clients with anxiety?
I help clients better understand how anxiety shows up emotionally, physically, and relationally while building practical tools to manage overwhelm, racing thoughts, avoidance, and stress.
Approaches · Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
How does dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) work and how can it help?
DBT focuses on practical skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, communication, and mindfulness. It can help clients feel more stable and effective during difficult emotions or situations.
Specialties · Depression
How do you work with clients with depression?
I work with clients to better understand the emotional, relational, and environmental factors connected to depression while building support, structure, coping tools, and meaningful changes over time.
About Me
For people that are hesitant to try therapy, what do you wish you could tell them?
You do not have to be in crisis or have the “perfect reason” to start therapy. Often, therapy is simply a place to better understand yourself, feel more supported, and stop carrying everything alone.
About Me
What should people thinking about working with you, know about you?
I aim to create a therapy space that feels genuine, grounded, and collaborative. I value practical support, emotional honesty, and helping clients feel understood without feeling judged or rushed.
About Me
What do therapy sessions with you look like?
Sessions with me are collaborative, grounded, and tailored to what you need. We may focus on understanding patterns, processing emotions, building practical coping tools, or working through relationship and life stressors in a way that feels manageable and meaningful.
Specialties · Anger Management
How do you work with clients on anger management?
I help clients understand what is underneath anger, recognize triggers and patterns, and develop healthier ways to regulate emotions and communicate needs.
Approaches · Emotionally Focused (EFT)
How does emotionally focused therapy work and how can it help?
Emotionally focused therapy helps clients better understand emotional needs, attachment patterns, and relationship cycles so they can respond to each other in more connected ways.
Specialties · ADHD
How do you work with clients with ADHD?
I work with clients on practical support for executive functioning, emotional regulation, overwhelm, motivation, and self-criticism while also helping them better understand how ADHD impacts daily life and relationships.
Approaches · Somatic
How does somatic therapy work and how can it help?
Somatic therapy helps clients notice how stress and emotions show up in the body. It can support emotional regulation, grounding, and a stronger sense of connection between mind and body.
Approaches · Gottman Method
How does the Gottman method work and how can it help?
The Gottman Method helps couples improve communication, manage conflict more effectively, strengthen friendship, and rebuild trust and connection.
About Me
How can you provide care remotely?
Telehealth allows clients to access therapy from the comfort of their own space while still receiving consistent, meaningful support through secure video sessions.
Approaches · Trauma Focused
How does trauma focused therapy work and how can it help?
Trauma-focused therapy helps clients understand how trauma impacts emotions, relationships, the body, and daily life while building tools for safety, regulation, and healing.
Approaches · Motivational Interviewing
How does motivational interviewing work and how can it help?
Motivational interviewing helps clients explore ambivalence, strengthen motivation, and move toward change in a way that feels collaborative rather than pressured.
Specialties · Stress
How do you work with clients with stress?
I help clients identify what is contributing to stress, how it affects their nervous system and relationships, and what practical changes or coping tools may help reduce overwhelm.
Approaches · Interpersonal (IPT)
How does interpersonal therapy work and how can it help?
Interpersonal therapy focuses on how relationships, communication, grief, conflict, and life transitions affect emotional well-being.
Specialties · Women's Issues
How do you work with clients with women's issues?
I support women navigating stress, relationships, identity, self-worth, family expectations, life transitions, and emotional overwhelm in a way that feels collaborative and grounded.
Specialties · Parenting
How do you work with clients with parenting issues?
I support parents in understanding child behavior, strengthening communication and connection, managing stress, and building practical parenting tools that fit their family.
Approaches · Family Systems
How does family systems therapy work and how can it help?
Family systems therapy explores how relationship dynamics, roles, communication, and past experiences influence current struggles. It helps clients better understand themselves within the context of their relationships.
Approaches · Person-Centered
How does person-centered therapy work and how can it help?
Person-centered therapy focuses on creating a supportive relationship where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered to better understand themselves and make meaningful changes.
Approaches · Narrative
How does narrative therapy work and how can it help?
Narrative therapy helps clients separate themselves from problems, explore the stories they hold about themselves, and create space for new perspectives and possibilities.
Specialties · Career Counseling
How does career counseling work and how can it help?
Career counseling can help clients navigate burnout, stress, decision-making, confidence, work-life balance, and uncertainty about career direction.
Approaches · Attachment-based
How does attachment-based therapy work and how can it help?
Attachment-based therapy explores how early relationships shape emotional experiences, trust, connection, and relationship patterns throughout life.
Specialties · Men's Issues
How do you work with clients with men's issues?
I help men explore stress, emotions, relationships, identity, communication, and expectations around masculinity in a supportive and practical way.
Specialties · Self-Harming
How do you work with clients with self harming issues?
I approach self-harm with care and curiosity rather than shame. Together, we focus on understanding the purpose self-harm serves, increasing safety, and building alternative coping strategies and emotional supports.
Approaches · Humanistic
How does humanistic therapy work and how can it help?
Humanistic therapy focuses on understanding yourself more deeply in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment. It can help clients build self-awareness, confidence, and clarity around what matters to them.
Specialties · Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
How do you work with clients with pregnancy, prenatal, postpartum issues?
I support clients navigating emotional changes, identity shifts, relationship stress, anxiety, and overwhelm related to pregnancy, postpartum experiences, and parenthood.
Specialties · Domestic Abuse
How do you work with clients with domestic abuse issues?
I approach domestic abuse work with safety, care, and respect for each client’s experience. Therapy may focus on emotional support, understanding patterns, rebuilding safety and trust, and connecting clients with additional resources when needed.
Approaches · Feminist
How does feminist therapy work and how can it help?
Feminist therapy considers how social expectations, gender roles, power dynamics, and systemic experiences impact emotional health and relationships.
Approaches · Relational
How does relational therapy work and how can it help?
Relational therapy explores how relationships and past relational experiences shape emotional patterns, identity, and connection with others.
Approaches · Positive Psychology
How does positive psychology work and how can it help?
Positive psychology focuses on strengths, resilience, meaning, and values while still acknowledging real struggles and emotional pain.
Approaches · Structural Family Therapy
How does structural family therapy work and how can it help?
Structural family therapy focuses on family roles, boundaries, and interaction patterns. It can help families create healthier dynamics and improve communication and connection.
Approaches · Existential
How does existential therapy work and how can it help?
Existential therapy focuses on questions around identity, meaning, purpose, freedom, relationships, and the realities of being human. It can help clients better understand themselves, navigate uncertainty or life transitions, and make choices that feel more aligned with who they are and how they want to live.
Approaches · Eclectic
How does eclectic therapy work and how can it help?
Eclectic therapy means drawing from different evidence-based approaches depending on what best fits the client, rather than forcing everyone into the same model.
Approaches · Multicultural
How does multicultural therapy work and how can it help?
Multicultural therapy recognizes how culture, identity, family background, and systemic experiences shape mental health and relationships. Therapy is adapted with those experiences in mind.
Location
8645 College Blvd
Suite 125
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Specialties
Self EsteemADHDAnxietyCouples TherapyFamily TherapyIndividual TherapyTrauma and PTSD
Client Focuses
PreteenTeenAdultElders (65+)
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)ExistentialFamily SystemsNarrativeTrauma Focused