Healing happens
where you feel safe.
Trauma-informed therapy with Lyssa Bivens, MS, PLPC — specializing in sexual trauma recovery, EMDR, and Gottman-method couples counseling. A warm, judgment-free space to feel like yourself again.
EMDR-trained Trained in Gottman Work LGBTQ+ affirming Free 15-min consult
Lyssa Bivens
MS, PLPC · EMDR-trained
MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling — Missouri State University
EMDR-trained for trauma reprocessing
Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Level 1
Provisionally licensed & clinically supervised in Missouri
Whatever brought you here, you deserve to be met with warmth — not a clipboard.
Maybe the past keeps showing up in the present. Maybe you and your partner keep landing in the same painful loop. Maybe you just feel anxious, heavy, or far from yourself.
Therapy with Lyssa is relational and trauma-informed — built on empathy, gentle humor, and genuine human connection. We tend to mind and body together, and we never move faster than you feel ready to go.
5+
years in the helping professions
12+
ages welcomed — teens to elders
2
ways to meet — in-person & online
15 min
free consultation to begin
Deep, focused care for the things that hurt most
Specialized support, all in one warm place
Every concern below links to a dedicated page on how Lyssa approaches that work here in Springfield.
Healing isn't only a conversation. It's a felt shift in the body.
If you've talked things through and still feel stuck, you're not failing at therapy. Lyssa blends somatic, body-based work with EMDR and the Gottman Method to reach the places insight alone can't.
Safety
We build steadiness in your body before we go anywhere difficult.
Honesty
Real talk, gentle humor, and no judgment about where you are.
Partnership
You set the pace and the goals; I bring the map and the tools.
Wholeness
We tend to mind and body together — healing is felt, not just discussed.
Lyssa offers affirming, inclusive care for
Common questions
Individual sessions are $85 and couples sessions are $90, each 50 minutes. Payment is due at the time of service.
Lyssa is out-of-network, which keeps your care private and flexible. A superbill can be provided for you to submit to your insurer for possible out-of-network reimbursement upon request. HSA and FSA cards are accepted.
Yes. Lyssa sees clients both in-person in Springfield and online via secure telehealth for anyone located in Missouri — including EMDR, which works well virtually.
A PLPC is a Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor — a master's-level clinician practicing under clinical supervision while completing the hours toward full licensure in Missouri. Lyssa practices under the supervision of Christa Rupar, LPC (#2020043212).
Reaching out is the hardest part. You don't have to do the rest alone.
Start with a free 15-minute consultation. No pressure, no commitment — just a chance to see if we're a good fit.