Perry Malzahn

Perry Malzahn is a licensed social worker with 15 years of experience helping people through difficult life changes. She focuses on common concerns like anxiety, depression, stress, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. Perry also supports those coping with trauma, grief, intimacy problems, and ADHD. She practices in Kansas and offers care in English.

Perry uses practical, skills-based approaches in sessions so people can notice change quickly. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to target unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses trauma-focused methods and EMDR for people carrying painful memories that keep affecting their daily life.

Her style is direct but warm. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with space for emotion and reflection. Perry emphasizes small, doable steps that fit into busy lives and family responsibilities.

Perry has worked with a wide variety of concerns over her career, including attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, infidelity, postpartum struggles, and problems tied to military service. She frames these issues in plain terms and helps people build clearer communication and better routines.

People who come for help with divorce and separation can expect focused, practical support for the day-to-day decisions and emotional shifts that follow. To begin, follow the site’s Start Therapy process and complete the brief matching questionnaire to connect and schedule a session.

How evidence-informed methods translate to online work

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and routines that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship patterns. DBT, or dialectical behavior therapy, emphasizes emotional regulation and practical skills for handling intense feelings and improving communication. EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used for processing traumatic memories that continue to cause distress and for reducing their emotional charge.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, history, and what has worked or not worked before. Together they will try methods that match those needs and adjust the plan over time if something does not fit.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking since current options are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, shorten commute time, and allow for check-ins that match a work break or child care schedule. It can also let someone use a phone-only option when video is not practical or choose a video session when visual contact feels important. Discuss scheduling preferences and what works best during the initial matching process so sessions align with everyday life.