my treatment approach

Elena Weaver, LPC

We do not hate the flower for starting
as a seed.

-KJ RAMSEY

about elena

It can feel so overwhelming to ask for help, but it's also an incredibly brave and transformative place to be as well.  I enjoy working with adolescents, adults, and couples along their journeys to relieve stress and anxiety, treat depression, or address trauma or relational difficulties with compassion, empathy, honesty, and safety.  

As a Mexican-American who has a background in non-profit youth work, I have a lot of passion for working with multicultural issues, individuals with complex or traumatic relationships with their parents/families, spirituality/religious issues, women's issues, and perfectionism.

my specialties

  • Adults and Couples

  • Adolescents

  • Complicated/Traumatic Family Dynamics

  • Women

  • Multicultural issues

  • Spirituality and existential issues

  • Perfectionism

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

Because there are so many reasons to seek therapy, I hold an eclectic approach to counseling. My professional values include trust, honesty, authenticity, autonomy, and empathy. I appreciate working from a family systems, somatic, and attachment-focused lens, but also draw greatly from Internal Family Systems (IFS) and the psychodynamic perspective.

education & associations

Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, KS, May 2023

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Philosophy, Benedictine College, Atchison, KS, May 2017

my hours

Mondays 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesdays 10:00am - 5:00pm

locations

6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village
14895 Antioch Road, Overland Park

payment options

Direct Pay $150/session Sliding scale
Aetna
Cigna

additional training

Spiritual Competency Training in Mental, Certificate, University of Maryland, April 2024