Providing individual therapy and relationship or couples counseling with unconditional acceptance;
so you may, in a safe environment, heal from the past, learn healthier coping skills, and seek and grow into the best version of yourself.
agape
|ă gă pā|
1. The highest form of love. Selfless, sacrificial, and unconditional;
persists no matter the circumstances.
2. Always giving and denotes total commitment to seek the highest and the best.
Therapeutic Relationship
So...what is a good fit for you?
What do you want for yourself?
What do you want in a therapist?
What is the best environment for you to vent, reflect, discover, heal, learn, decide, grow, transform?
Welcome to Agape Counseling.
I am Angela Lake, Licensed Professional Counselor.
I want to provide a safe environment and unconditional acceptance, to meet you where you are and get to know what you want, in order to help support you on your journey of growth and transformation.
If you know something is not quite right and are at a loss for what to do...
If you are grieving loss or had life-changing event and are feeling overwhelmed...
If you have experienced trauma and are struggling to cope...
If you have wounds from the past that are intruding in the present...
If you and your partner, parent, or sibling are not getting along...
If you want to learn better ways to communicate...
If you struggle with confidence, self-esteem, self-sabotage, or lack purpose...
If you have anxiety, depressions, ADHD, PTSD, or are not sure if there is a name for what you are experiencing...
If you feel clouded, struggle to think or have problems with focus...
If you feel like your world is ruled by fear, anger, sadness, doubt...
If someone in your life has suggested you try therapy...
You need a safe place and a therapist with whom you can relaxed, be comfortable, be accepted, and you can let down your defenses, discover, learn, and grow. I believe when a person is able to express, connect, trust; when they are understood, validated, encouraged, and supported; then they have a the freedom to move toward what they want.
Is this what you are looking for? Is this a good fit?
Are you ready to schedule an appointment?
Do you have questions?
Please call/text (913)533-7499 or email agape4allcounseling@gmail.com
Counseling Services
- Anxiety
- Trauma
- Grief/Loss
- Depression
- Low Self-esteem
- Difficulty with Communication
- Poor Coping Skills
- Partner Violence
- Sexual Assault
- Individual Counseling
- Couples Counseling
- Pre-marital or Marital Counseling
- Relational or Family Therapy with Adult Children
- Prepare Enrich
- Christian Counseling
Slide Scale Fee Available
Currently not accepting insurance
Contact the therapist
- Agape Counseling, 8826 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 204, Overland Park, Kansas, 66212
- 913-533-7499 - Call or Text
- agape4allcounseling@gmail.com
- Monday 10am to 8pm Tuesday 10am to 8pm Wednesday 10am to 8pm Thursday 10am to 8pm Friday 10am to 8pm
About Agape
My mission to join you on your journey with agape and empower you to transform into the best version of yourself. Agape helps set the room for therapy. Agape, translated from ancient Greek, means "unconditional love". This word (to give and to receive agape a.k.a. unconditional love) has been very near my heart since I was a teenager. In school, I learned about Carl Rogers (American Psychologist in 1940's) who captured the concept of "unconditional positive regard" (aka "the basic acceptance and support of a person regardless of what the person says or does"). This is one of Carl Roger's three core conditions to promote change. The other two are congruence/genuineness and accurate empathetic understanding, which I also strongly believe are necessary in the therapeutic process. In essence, agape and unconditional positive regard are the same; and are the foundation for providing a safe, nonjudgmental environment for someone to grow and change. I believe when we know, understand, and feel unconditional love; we are more able to be vulnerable, to look into ourselves, to work through our wounds and endure hardship and suffering; we are more capable of genuinely connecting with others; and we are more able to thrive and grow in life.
What to expect...
Counseling is not an immediate fix. It is a process. You reaching out to schedule an appointment is the first step. Once we are scheduled, you will receive a link to the client portal to complete intake paperwork before the first appointment. When you arrive for your appointment time, the counselor will greet you in the waiting room, go to the office, and we take the next step in the process. I look forward to meeting you. Please go to the "Contact the Therapist" page to call/text, message, or email to ask questions or to schedule an appointment.
What to expect...
Counseling is not an immediate fix. It is a process. You reaching out to schedule an appointment is the first step. Once we are scheduled, you will receive a link to the client portal to complete intake paperwork before the first appointment. When you arrive for your appointment time, the counselor will greet you in the waiting room, go to the office, and we take the next step in the process. I look forward to meeting you. Please go to the "Contact the Therapist" page to call/text, message, or email to ask questions or to schedule an appointment.
About Angela Lake, LPC
I'm a counselor, or if you prefer therapist or psychotherapist, who is honored every day to join individuals, couples, and families on their journey of change. My passion is helping individuals discover, understand and heal who they are; and grow, develop, and transform into what they want. I support couples and families to connect and communicate with one another in a more meaningful way and to accept each other where they are. My expertise is in relationship issues, trauma, grief, anxiety, and depression. I incorporate a variety of modalities depending on the needs of the client, including trauma-informed, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment work, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and/or Solution-focused.
Education and Experience:
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC 1049) in the state of Kansas
Certified Grief Counseling Specialist (CGCS 665208)
Master of Arts Degree in Counseling, Certificate in Christian Counseling, Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS, 2006)
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, University of Kansas (KU, 1996)
Attended Johnson County Community College before attending KU
Attended Calvary Theological Seminary, Biblical Counseling Program
I have more than 20 years experience in the field: worked with teens in an in-patient treatment facility; completed my internship and practicum at a center for domestic violence and sexual assault; worked with children and parents of children with serious emotional disturbance at a community mental health center; provided in-home services to parents, couples, children and families at a foster care agency; and worked with adult individuals and couples in private practice with a variety of needs.
Professional Memberships
Prepare Enrich Facilitator
ACA member: American Counseling Association
ICEEFT member: International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Personal:
I am daughter, sister, auntie, niece, bonus mom, fur-baby mother, and friend. I consider myself a widow, as I lost my fiancé due to a catastrophic medical anomaly, and am blessed to continue to be a part of his family. I am a Christian. I am a foodie and I love to cook; very therapeutic, not just the eating but the shopping, preparing, cutting, and cooking too (notice I didn't mention clean up...ugh). I love to knit and crochet; fingerless gloves are my favorite thing to make.
Each of us is a work in progress, under construction, as it were.
A mistake is an opportunity for growth.
Practice makes progress, not perfection.
Slow change, over time, is lasting.
Pet peeves: "always", "never", "should", "but", and "fix".
Education and Experience:
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC 1049) in the state of Kansas
Certified Grief Counseling Specialist (CGCS 665208)
Master of Arts Degree in Counseling, Certificate in Christian Counseling, Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS, 2006)
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, University of Kansas (KU, 1996)
Attended Johnson County Community College before attending KU
Attended Calvary Theological Seminary, Biblical Counseling Program
I have more than 20 years experience in the field: worked with teens in an in-patient treatment facility; completed my internship and practicum at a center for domestic violence and sexual assault; worked with children and parents of children with serious emotional disturbance at a community mental health center; provided in-home services to parents, couples, children and families at a foster care agency; and worked with adult individuals and couples in private practice with a variety of needs.
Professional Memberships
Prepare Enrich Facilitator
ACA member: American Counseling Association
ICEEFT member: International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Personal:
I am daughter, sister, auntie, niece, bonus mom, fur-baby mother, and friend. I consider myself a widow, as I lost my fiancé due to a catastrophic medical anomaly, and am blessed to continue to be a part of his family. I am a Christian. I am a foodie and I love to cook; very therapeutic, not just the eating but the shopping, preparing, cutting, and cooking too (notice I didn't mention clean up...ugh). I love to knit and crochet; fingerless gloves are my favorite thing to make.
Each of us is a work in progress, under construction, as it were.
A mistake is an opportunity for growth.
Practice makes progress, not perfection.
Slow change, over time, is lasting.
Pet peeves: "always", "never", "should", "but", and "fix".
