816 Counseling Services

02/15/2026

We are so excited to officially welcome Brittany Claypole, LCSW to the team at 816 Counseling Services!

Brittany brings a warm, compassionate presence and a deep commitment to helping individuals, teens, and families navigate life’s challenges. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, she is passionate about creating a safe, supportive space where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to grow.

Brittany has experience working with anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship challenges, and family dynamics. She especially enjoys working with adolescents and young adults as they build confidence, develop healthy coping skills, and move toward the life they want to create.

At 816 Counseling, we are always looking for clinicians who lead with heart, authenticity, and a strong clinical foundation, and Brittany fits that vision perfectly.

She will be seeing clients both in person and via telehealth.

If you or someone you love is looking for support, we’d be honored to connect you with Brittany.

📍 816 Counseling Services
📞 816-420-7095
🌐 www.816counselingservices.com

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02/14/2026

Stay tuned!!!!

02/04/2026

Feeling extra grateful this week. 💙

I was surprised with a Certificate of Appreciation for National School Counseling Week, and I also finished up two new certifications—Ocean Therapy and Natural Remedies for Common Ailments.

I’ve always believed that the best thing I can do for my clients is to keep learning, growing, and adding new tools to my toolbox. From the classroom, to the counseling office, to running my own practice… this work means so much to me.

Thank you to the schools, families, and clients who trust me every day. I truly love what I get to do.

Always learning. Always growing. 🌊

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02/03/2026

This caricature made me smile… and also pause.

Because one of the most powerful questions I ask clients is:
🖼️ “How do you feel about this image of yourself?”

Our self-image shapes our confidence, our relationships, and the stories we tell ourselves every day.
And sometimes, all it needs is a gentle reframe.

If this question hits home for you, you’re not alone and you don’t have to unpack it by yourself. 🤍

01/27/2026

One thing I’ll never stop doing as a therapist: learning.

Therapy isn’t one-size-fits-all, and healing doesn’t happen in a straight line. Our brains, bodies, and nervous systems are constantly offering new information and research continues to evolve right alongside us.

I’m always exploring new, evidence-based approaches and perspectives so I can meet clients where they are, not where a textbook says they “should” be. Curiosity, growth, and staying open to new ways of helping matter to me because the people I work with matter.

Growth doesn’t stop when you get the license.
It deepens. 🌊

If you’re looking for a therapist who values grounded care, emotional regulation, and continued learning, you’re in the right place.

📩 Now accepting telehealth clients in Missouri & Kansas.

01/25/2026

To KCFD Station 10 👋

If you keep grounding adults and calling out our collective poor decision-making, we’re going to need to open a pop-up therapy group titled:

“But I Just Needed Casey’s: Processing Snowstorm Choices”

Open enrollment for:
✔️ Jessica
✔️ The “It’s only 2 inches” crowd
✔️ Anyone personally attacked by a fire station Facebook post

Thanks for keeping us safe and emotionally humbled.
816 Counseling Services is standing by 🛋️❄️

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01/14/2026

If today feels heavy, you’re not behind — you’re surviving.
Gentle days still count.

Save this for hard days

01/13/2026

Hi, I’m Tara, the face behind 816 Counseling Services 💛

I’m a licensed therapist, former educator, and the founder of 816. I work with kids, teens, young adults, parents, and educators who are feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve them.

I believe therapy should feel supportive, practical, and human, not intimidating or clinical. My goal is to help people build emotional clarity, confidence, and connection in a way that fits real life.

If you’re new here, welcome. I’m really glad you’re here.

✨ Therapy for real life
📍 Missouri & Kansas (in-person + telehealth)

10/11/2025

We had a blast making fall potion calm down jars at the Historic Downtown Liberty Farmers' Market this morning!!