Rick Presley: Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist

Rick Presley is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist dedicated to relationship healing. He began his private practice to provide essential support to individuals and couples navigating challenges such as problematic sexual behavior, betrayal, and other high-stress relationship issues. A key area of his expertise lies in assisting adult individuals and couples in mixed orientation marriages or those seeking help to transition out of a heterosexual relationship. Rick particularly enjoys working with clients who are self-motivated, eager to experience healing, and willing to take the necessary risks to deepen relational intimacy.

As a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, Rick is also trained in trauma therapy techniques like Somatic Experiencing and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). He earned his Family Therapy degree from Friends University.

Outside of his professional work, Rick loves spending time landscaping, enjoying great TV shows, traveling whenever possible, and cherishing moments with loved ones.

Rick is a Kansas-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) with extensive experience in relationship healing for individuals, couples, and families. He earned his degree from Friends University and has been practicing clinically for over a decade. 

His advanced certifications and training include:

- Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT)

- Trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

- Trained in Somatic Experiencing

These qualifications enable him to deliver specialized, trauma therapy that addresses both emotional and physiological aspects of distress, including effective sexual addiction counseling.

Rick offers support for a wide range of mental health and relational concerns, specializing in areas such as relationship healing, sexual addiction counseling, and trauma therapy. His expertise includes addressing sexual addiction and problematic sexual behavior, betrayal trauma and relationship repair, trauma and PTSD, anxiety and emotional distress, and couples and family conflict. He is particularly recognized for guiding couples through the challenging process of rebuilding trust after experiences of betrayal.

Rick’s approach is compassionate, direct, and deeply relational, focusing on relationship healing for his clients. He integrates multiple evidence-based therapies tailored to meet each individual’s unique needs, including: EMDR for trauma therapy and processing, somatic (body-based) therapies for nervous system regulation, and emotionally focused and relational therapy. He also offers specialized sexual addiction counseling. Rick works collaboratively with clients, creating a safe space where they can explore difficult experiences without judgment and begin to establish new patterns of healing and connection.

Rick is committed to creating an inclusive and affirming therapeutic environment that fosters relationship healing. He works with adults from diverse backgrounds and is experienced in supporting individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community, clients navigating identity, spirituality, or life transitions, and those healing from religious trauma or deconstruction. Additionally, he offers specialized sexual addiction counseling tailored to individual needs. Rick emphasizes that therapy should be a place of safety, authenticity, and respect for each person’s unique story, providing trauma therapy that honors their experiences.

Clients working with Rick Presley can expect: 

A non-judgmental and supportive environment, 

Honest, thoughtful guidance and feedback, 

A focus on both insight and practical change, 

A trauma-informed approach that prioritizes safety and pacing. 

His goal is to help clients not only manage symptoms but to engage in relationship healing and find true healing through trauma therapy. This also includes specialized support for those seeking sexual addiction counseling, helping individuals build healthier relationships with themselves and others.