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Perry Malzahn

Experienced LSCSW using evidence-informed therapies

LSCSW Kansas

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Languages
English
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About Perry

Perry Malzahn is an LSCSW with 15 years of clinical practice who uses evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with other trauma-focused approaches to support clients facing depression, grief, parenting concerns, ADHD-related struggles, and intimacy or family issues. Her background includes work across developmental stages, and she draws on skills from dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR, and solution-focused techniques to tailor care to each person’s circumstances.

Perry emphasizes collaborative work that respects each client’s goals and readiness for change. She attends to complex themes such as attachment and abandonment, blended family dynamics, communication breakdowns, infertility and peripartum concerns, and problems emerging from family of origin patterns.

With experience addressing post-traumatic stress, personality-related concerns, and relationship infidelity, she aims to help clients identify practical strategies and meaningful shifts. Based in Kansas, Perry offers online session formats and structures care so clients can access therapeutic tools alongside everyday life demands.

She describes therapy as a partnership and focuses on building skills, processing difficult experiences, and creating clearer paths forward.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to build practical coping strategies that can be practiced between sessions. DBT adds skills for regulating intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and managing distress with attention to balance and acceptance. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that supports processing distressing memories through structured sequences aimed at reducing the emotional charge linked to past events.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and the nature of your concerns to determine which methods or combination of methods might fit best, and she adapts the plan as therapy progresses to meet changing needs.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible for people with busy lives or geographic limitations. These formats allow work on skill-building, processing, and problem-solving in ways that fit into daily routines and support continued access to care across different contexts.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Perry address?
Perry works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, depression, family problems, grief, parenting challenges, and ADHD among other related concerns.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
She blends cognitive behavioral approaches with trauma-focused techniques and other practical methods to build skills, process difficult experiences, and set achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does this therapist have?
The therapist has 15 years of experience offering clinical care across a range of issues and developmental stages.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they based?
Perry holds the KS LSCSW credential listed as LSCSW 5101 and practices out of Kansas.
Can I work with this therapist if I live outside the United States?
She currently does not accept international clients and provides services to those within her accepted regions.
Which session formats are offered for online work?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How is cost handled for therapy with this clinician?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefParenting issuesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesGuilt and shameInfidelityVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Kansas

Languages

English