Laurie Carpenter, LCSW, LSCSW our founder, CEO and Lead Therapist, started Authentic Life as a home based coaching business in 2019. In 2020 she added Clinical Counseling services and hired another therapist. In January of 2022, she opened our first location on The Square in Independence, MO.
In our first year we added 3 more therapists, as well as students and began accepting insurance. We quickly realized the need for the uninsured and started the Authentic Life Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 corporation, to help those in need of services receive therapy regardless of ability to pay.
We have expanded into the office next door and began renovating our next location in KC, MO.
We are partnering with local non profits to bring Mental Health treatment to their programs as well.
We currently have 8 therapists, a Biblical Counselor for our faith community, 3 student interns and 2 Certified Peer Support Specialists.
We hired Dr. Amy Poindexter, PhD as Lead Therapist to help launch and grow the next location.
Christopher Carpenter, CPS, joined the team as the Chief Financial Officer.
We are partnered with River of Refuge and actively providing Clinical Services to the families in their programs.
We are looking forward to continued service in the KC, MO/Raytown area.
Authentic Life recognizes that therapists must deliver culturally congruent care and advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+) populations. Authentic Life condemns discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression in Mental Health.
The National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics state: “NASW calls on all members of the social work profession to support, promote, affirm and protect the rights, legal benefits, and privileges of people of all gender identities and expressions.”
We, Authentic Life, fully incombus what the NASW says about providing equal care to all individuals and participating in ongoing advocacy.
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