Perry Malzahn, LSCSW

Kansas · 15 years in practice

Perry Malzahn is a licensed social worker with 15 years of clinical experience.

License and registration

LSCSW, Kansas: LSCSW 5101 · expires January 2028
NPI: 1184960213 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Perry

Perry Malzahn is a licensed social worker with 15 years of clinical experience. She uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. Perry speaks plainly in sessions and focuses on clear steps people can try between appointments.

Perry blends methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused work to address upsetting memories and daily patterns that keep people stuck. She also uses solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable goals.

Background and approach

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is part of her approach when trauma processing is needed. Parents and individuals who feel overwhelmed by grief, parenting strain, or relationship conflict will find a therapist who prioritizes straightforward tools. Perry has experience with issues such as attachment and abandonment, blended family stress, infertility-related strain, postpartum depression, and communication problems.

She also supports people facing identity and personality concerns and those working through infidelity or separation. Sessions may include skills practice from dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive strategies to change unhelpful thinking. Perry aims for a calm pace and concrete exercises that fit into busy lives.

She encourages tracking small improvements and adjusting plans as things change. Perry practices in Kansas and provides therapy in English. Her work includes grief, trauma and post-traumatic stress, ADHD-related challenges, and parenting concerns.

She helps people find workable next steps and focuses on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Perry lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Depression
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Communication problems
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Self-harm
Women's issues

Approaches Perry names

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Online support

How EMDR, CBT, and trauma work online

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It helps with anxiety, depression, and everyday stress by teaching practical thinking and behavior changes.

EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used when traumatic memories cause ongoing distress. It involves structured processing of upsetting memories alongside guided bilateral stimulation and can reduce the intensity of traumatic reactions when it fits a person's needs.

Trauma-focused therapy combines techniques to help people safely process trauma and rebuild daily routines. It can include grounding skills, emotion regulation, and step-by-step approaches to memories and triggers.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past efforts, and what feels manageable, then try methods that match those needs. Plans are adjusted based on how a person responds and what they prefer.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for in-depth work and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text are helpful for shorter check-ins, skill coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats make therapy more flexible for busy schedules and different comfort levels.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Perry address?

Perry supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, and ADHD-related challenges.

What is Perry's therapy style like?

Her style is practical and direct, mixing cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior skills, and trauma-focused methods to create clear, doable steps between sessions.

How long has Perry practiced clinically?

Perry has 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, grief, peripartum issues, and family stress.

Where does Perry practice and what are her credentials?

She practices in Kansas and holds the credential LSCSW, which is a licensed clinical social worker credential in Kansas.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats does she provide?

Perry offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Perry?

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