Scott O'Kelley, M.A., Licensed Professional Counselor
Training Background & Professional Experience
Master's degree
in Counseling and Guidance-Specialty
in Couples and Family Therapy, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Educational Specialist degree--Substance Abuse Counseling Emphasis, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Subsequent training has included HIV/AIDS counseling, risk assessment, and public education; working with sexual minorities; multicultural counseling, including migrant populations; counseling dually diagnosed clients; motivational interviewing; and dialectical behavioral therapy.
Mr. O'Kelley's previous clinical experience includes individual, couples and family, and group counseling with children, adolescents, and adults; substance abuse and addiction recovery; working with children and adult victims of domestic violence; sexual health outreach and education; individual, family, and risk-reduction counseling with HIV-positive clients; anger management; working with domestic violence offenders; and counseling at-risk adolescents in a residential setting.
Approach to Therapy/Theoretical Orientation
Scott believes that successful counseling requires a healthy, genuine, and respectful relationship between client and therapist and that the counseling process should be collaborative and client-driven. While his professional orientation is in family systems therapy and he encourages family participation when appropriate, he also understands that one-on-one sessions are preferable for many clients and fully supports individual counseling when desired.
Some of the areas with which he is most experienced include:
 | Family & Relationship Issues |
| Sexuality & Sexual Orientation |
| HIV/AIDS |
| Addiction & Substance Abuse Issues |
| Personal Image & Self-Esteem |
| Social Anxiety |