Wichita Therapy Stop

10/14/2025

Please help us welcome Dan Bigelow, T-LMFT, to Wichita Therapy Stop! You can schedule with him by calling 316-201-4063. Here's a little about Dan:

Dan Bigelow is a relationship-centered mental health professional with a rich background in education, communication, and systemic therapy. A 2025 graduate of Friends University’s Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy program, Dan is an active member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and brings a lifelong passion for learning and helping others into every therapeutic encounter.

Before entering the field of mental health, Dan earned degrees in English from the University of Minnesota (2002) and Elementary Education from Friends University (2018). His experience as a fourth-grade teacher deeply shaped his understanding of the importance of relationships—not only with children, but with the families and systems that support them. That insight continues to guide his work with clients of all ages.

Dan works with children (ages 5 and up), adolescents, adults, couples, and families. His clinical training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for individuals, Structural Family Therapy for families, and the Gottman Method for couples. He is currently expanding his theoretical knowledge into psychoanalytic approaches, driven by a curiosity for deeper emotional insight and systemic understanding.

Grounded in the belief that “life is about relationships,” Dan approaches therapy with empathy, clarity, and truth, fostering a collaborative spirit that honors each client’s unique journey.

10/11/2025

We are moving to a new location effective 10/27/25! Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. 316-201-4063

09/23/2025

Drugs aren’t just “a phase.”
They’re the biggest voluntary battle your kids will ever face.

👉 Once kids choose drugs, most spend the rest of their lives trying to convince themselves they’re in control.
👉 Others spend their lives chained to an addiction that steals their money, their friends, and their family.

💨 The #1 gateway drug you need to worry about right now? VA**NG.

✔️ V**e companies & social media spend millions to hook your kids.
✔️ There are 100 ways for your child to get a v**e — at school, online, in your own neighborhood.
✔️ Once they start, ni****ne isn’t the end. It’s the beginning. Cigarettes… and sometimes even harder drugs hidden in v**e pens.

One “harmless puff” can turn into a lifelong fight your child may never win.

⚠️ Talk to your kids NOW. Drugs. Alcohol. To***co. These aren’t small decisions — they’re life-changing choices with consequences that can last forever.

Happy Parenting,
Officer Gomez

03/28/2025

Alex VanEchaute is accepting new clients. She is a current student completing her degree in Counseling at Wichita State University. The fee will be $25 per session as she cannot currently accept insurance. Please call 316-201-4063 to schedule!

01/13/2025

12/03/2024

Holiday stress getting in the way of your love life?

Research shows it's not about 50/50, but feeling like responsibilities are shared fairly. Create a plan that works for both of you!

Clearly define who handles what and when to reduce stress.
Offer help when needed & support each other.

Will you find balance this holiday season?

The Gottman Institute

12/02/2024

12/02/2024

If you have a Combat Veteran in your family and you don’t like their moods and behavior around the holidays, please consider these six things:
1.) Your combat veteran has served in countries where people are blessed to receive a tattered pair of shoes or have clean water to drink; he/she no longer lives the “first world illusion” and no longer cares that if you buy one play station you can get a second one for fifty percent off. In fact, they find it hard to appreciate any of the gluttonous commercialism and overindulgence that permeates American holidays. Standing watch, boring as it was, had so much more purpose than going to the mall.
2.) Your Combat Veteran is thankful for the most basic things; not thankful for mega-sales and million dollar parades. They are thankful to be alive; thankful to have survived both the wars far away and the wars they struggle with inside.
3.) Your Combat Veteran is thankful that it wasn't them that got killed, but their celebrations are forever complicated by guilt and loss over those that were. Some of the most thankful times in their life were some of the scariest. Their feelings of thanks and celebration often conjure memories that are equally painful.
4.) Your Combat Veteran is not like you anymore. At some point, for some period of time, their entire life boiled down to just three simple things: when will I eat today, when will I sleep today, and who will I have to kill or will try to kill me today? They are not like you anymore.
5.) Your Combat Veteran does not need a guilt-trip or a lecture; they already feel detached in their grief while others so easily embrace the joy of the season. They need understanding and space; empathy not sympathy.
6.) Your Combat Veteran does love his/her family and is thankful for the many blessings in their life…and they are thankful for you.
To all my brothers and sisters of the uniform, know that we all struggle with one thing or another but as we go into this holiday season, reach out to those you love. You didn't fight alone on the battlefield and we don't have to fight alone at home.
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12/02/2024

Hope this is helpful for parents out there! It's a very tough world to raise our youth these days.

10/27/2024

The Holidays are just around the corner. When I was a kid my parents didn't have money to buy us the popular gifts. We found ways to connect regardless through traditions and spending time together. Consider an experience gift! You never know....it may be exactly what your loved one needs!