Lacey Raymond, LCSW
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I'm here for your healing journey.
Get Started Today!
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Schedule
Schedule your free consultation today where we'll discuss you and/or your child's names and determine if we're a good fit.
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Assess
After our consultation, I'll create a personalized assessment to determine a treatment plan and how I can help you or your child heal.
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Thrive
We'll create a schedule that works for you and your family to ensure your child has a safe sapce to learn, grow, and thrive.
Play Therapy Techniques
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Non-Directive Play
Child-led play session
Directive Play
Therapist-guided play towards a specific goal
Sandtray Therapy
Use of miniatures in sand to create scenes as expressions of feelings and experiences
Art Therapy
Use of art materials to communicate thoughts or emotions
Animal Assisted Play Therapy
Meet Axle, my beloved therapy dog! With his calm presence, gentle spirit, and big heart, Axle helps clients feel safe and supported. He brings comfort, smiles, and a sense of peace to every session — reminding us all that healing often starts with connection.
Play therapy has been shown to be effective for addressing and improving a variety of concerns:
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Emotional regulation & coping skills
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Social skills
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Depression & anxiety
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Trauma & grief
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Regulatory disorders including ADHD & autism spectrum disorder
Play therapy has been shown to help people of many different cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. Some of these populations include:
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Victims of a sexual abuse
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Marginalized groups
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Hospitalized children
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Youths in foster care
Meet your therapist
Hi, I'm Lacey Raymond, a child and family therapist with a passion for helping children and parents heal, connect, and grow together.
Are we a good fit?
Discover if Mindful Nest Therapy is right for you.
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We are currently private pay only.
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I specialize in cases related to trauma, family conflict, anxiety, and parenting difficulties.
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I provide services to families, caregivers, parents and children 3-18 years of age.
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My office is located in St. Joseph, Missouri and appointments must be booked in advance after your initial consultation.
Welcome to Mindful Nest Therapy, Consultation & Family Services
I help children, individuals, and families heal, connect, and grow through play therapy, parent coaching and co-parenting support.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
I have experience providing individual and family therapy, mental health assessments, and crisis intervention, with a focus on creating safe, supportive spaces for meaningful change.
Certified Play Therapist
Play therapy uses the natural language of play to help children express emotions, resolve challenges, and build healthy coping skills.
STARR Commonwealth, Co-Parenting/Mediation and Conscious Discipline Parenting Trained
Whether I'm supporting a child through play therapy or guiding parents toward more mindful, connected relationships, my goal is always to nurture resilience, understanding, and lasting growth within families.
EDMR, Trauma-Focused CBT, and Sandtray EDMR Evidence-Based Methods
My approach integrates these methods to best serve your child's needs and promote healing.
Our Services
Play Therapy
Play is the language of kids, and their most natural form of communication. Rather than relying on traditional talk therapy, play therapy meets children's developmental needs and abilities. Through toys, games, art, and storytelling, children will learn to express their feelings, and work through challenges in a safe, supportive space.
Parent Coaching
Learn the skills, techniques and methods to become a more confident and calm parent through our 8 session course designed to help your family connect and thrive.
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Individual & Family Therapy
For families or individuals faced with trauma, family conflict, developmental challenges, parenting difficulties and more, we provide a safe space where clients feel seen and heard to work through a variety of concerns.
Co-Parenting Support
Co-parenting support ensures your child feels understood, connected and valued as you navigate raising your child in a collaborative way after separation.
Is play therapy right for your child?
Play Therapy Benefits
Provides an atmosphere for growth
Play therapy provides a warm, caring environment where children feel safe to explore and express themselves. Being in a setting with unconditional acceptance yet realistic limits helps the child to develop their self-worth and better understand boundaries.
Empowers children
Child-Centered Play therapy allows the child to lead and progress as they feel ready. This specific form of play therapy trusts in the child's ability to grow, learn, and regulate.
Encourages
self-understanding
The therapist's role in play therapy is to reflect a child's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors back to them. This helps children to better understand and accept themselves.