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Prenatal and postpartum therapists & psychiatrists in Kansas City, MO


Top prenatal and postpartum therapists and psychiatrists in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City families turn to Headway for postpartum mental health support, where you can find providers skilled in addressing postpartum-related concerns through flexible, accessible therapy. Our network offers sessions designed around your schedule, with many providers available within days.
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss, Infertility, PTSD, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, End of life care, Family issues, Grief or loss, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQIA+, Men's issues, OCD, Panic disorders, Physical health issues, PTSD, Relationship issues, Stress management, Substance use / addiction, Transgender issues, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Depression
Accepts Aetna insurance
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss, Infertility, Relationship issues, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss, LGBTQIA+, Panic disorders, PTSD, Stress management, Trauma,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Devoted Health Medicare Advantage, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Grief or loss, Panic disorders, Stress management, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss, Panic disorders, Physical health issues, PTSD, Relationship issues, Stress management, Substance use / addiction, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Identity issues, Stress management, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Family issues, Infertility, PTSD, Relationship issues, Stress management, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss, Infertility, Panic disorders, PTSD, Relationship issues, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Grief or loss, Physical health issues, Relationship issues, Stress management, Women's issues,
Accepts United Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network, Oscar, Oxford,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues, Identity issues, LGBTQIA+, OCD, Panic disorders, Physical health issues, PTSD, Relationship issues, Stress management, Transgender issues, Trauma,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, End of life care, Family issues, Grief or loss, Identity issues, Physical health issues, PTSD, Relationship issues, Sleep disorder, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss, Relationship issues, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression, Eating disorders, Family issues, Grief or loss, Identity issues, OCD, Relationship issues, Stress management, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Curative, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network,
Maternal mental health, Anger management, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression, Eating disorders, Family issues, Grief or loss, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQIA+, Men's issues, Relationship issues, Stress management, Substance use / addiction, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage, Carelon Behavioral Health,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss, Identity issues, Infertility, Panic disorders, Relationship issues, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts United Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network, Oscar, Oxford, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Eating disorders, Grief or loss, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQIA+, Men's issues, OCD, Panic disorders, Physical health issues, PTSD, Relationship issues, Sleep disorder, Stress management, Substance use / addiction, Transgender issues, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts United Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network, Oscar, Oxford,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression, End of life care, Family issues, Grief or loss, Identity issues, Men's issues, Relationship issues, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Depression, Eating disorders, Family issues, Grief or loss, Infertility, PTSD, Relationship issues, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression, Panic disorders, PTSD, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, End of life care, Family issues, Grief or loss, Infertility, PTSD, Stress management, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Depression, Diabetes, Family issues, Grief or loss, LGBTQIA+, Relationship issues, Stress management, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions, Depression, Panic disorders, PTSD, Relationship issues, Stress management, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss, PTSD, Relationship issues, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Identity issues, Infertility, PTSD, Relationship issues, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, End of life care, Family issues, Grief or loss, PTSD, Relationship issues, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Diabetes, Eating disorders, Family issues, Grief or loss, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQIA+, Men's issues, OCD, Panic disorders, Physical health issues, PTSD, Relationship issues, Sleep disorder, Stress management, Women's issues,
Accepts United Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health, Oscar, Oxford, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, PTSD, Relationship issues, Trauma,
Accepts United Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Oscar, Oxford, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Depression, Infertility, OCD, PTSD, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Diabetes, Eating disorders, End of life care, Grief or loss, Infertility, Physical health issues, Sleep disorder, Stress management, Women's issues,
Accepts Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Depression, Grief or loss, Infertility, OCD, Panic disorders, PTSD, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss, Infertility, OCD, Panic disorders, PTSD, Relationship issues, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQIA+, Men's issues, PTSD, Relationship issues, Stress management, Substance use / addiction, Transgender issues, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Curative,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, End of life care, Family issues, Grief or loss, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQIA+, Men's issues, Panic disorders, PTSD, Relationship issues, Sleep disorder, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts United Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Oscar, Oxford, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Depression, Grief or loss, Infertility, Stress management, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss, Identity issues, Infertility, Relationship issues, Stress management, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss, Identity issues, Infertility, Relationship issues, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network,
Maternal mental health, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Eating disorders, Family issues, Grief or loss, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQIA+, Men's issues, OCD, Panic disorders, PTSD, Relationship issues, Sleep disorder, Stress management, Transgender issues, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts Cigna, Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Providence Health Plan,
Maternal mental health, Anxiety, Family issues, Grief or loss, Infertility, PTSD, Relationship issues, Stress management, Trauma, Women's issues,
Accepts United Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network, Optum Medicaid MO, Oscar, Oxford, Providence Health Plan,
About our therapists who support maternal mental health in Kansas City, MO



- 100%Maternal mental health
- 98%Anxiety
- 95%Depression
- 93%Stress management
- 88%Women's issues

- 99%Aetna
- 92%Cigna
- 87%Carelon Behavioral Health
- 72%Ascension

- 98%English
- 2%Spanish
- 1%American Sign Language
- 1%Mandarin

- 82%Online only
- 18%In-person or online

- 95%Woman
- 5%Man

- 51%Licensed Professional Counselor
- 36%Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- 5%Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist
- 4%Licensed Psychologist
- 3%Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

- 99%Individual therapy
- 41%Family therapy
- 38%Couples therapy
- 23%Child or adolescent therapy
Frequently asked questions


Find an expert who truly understands maternal mental health
Headway helps you find expert-guided support for every stage of motherhood — from finding the right therapist or psychiatrist, to understanding costs, to scheduling with ease.
Factors to Consider When Choosing a Postpartum Therapist in Kansas City
Finding postpartum therapists in Kansas City starts with looking for care that matches your specific needs after pregnancy or birth. Postpartum concerns can include postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, birth-related stress, identity shifts, and relationship strain. You may also see terms like perinatal therapy or maternal mental health therapy, which can include support during pregnancy and after birth. As you compare therapists, look for listed experience with postpartum care, counseling for postpartum depression, or a PMH-C credential, which can signal specialized training in perinatal mental health.
In a mid-sized city like Kansas City, your options may include therapists with local offices and therapists who offer virtual sessions across Missouri. Virtual care can be especially practical for new parents who are balancing infant care, changing schedules, and physical recovery. When narrowing your search, consider appointment availability, whether a therapist is accepting new patients, and whether they offer a free phone consultation. Reading therapist bios can also help you understand their approach, communication style, and experience with postpartum depression counseling before you book.
Therapy in Kansas City can be a significant cost without insurance. Using in-network insurance is one of the most reliable ways to reduce session costs and make ongoing care easier to plan for. Headway helps you find postpartum depression therapists near you, shows estimated out-of-pocket costs before you book, and lets you filter by specialty, availability, appointment format, and fit. You can enter your insurance details on Headway to confirm coverage for your specific plan and location. You can browse therapists, review bios, and book directly when you’re ready.
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