Tina Quarles
LSCSW, CIMHP, EMDR-C
Founder of Centered Mind. A whole-body therapist who treats the person, not just the diagnosis, with humor, directness, and deep clinical expertise.
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Centered Mind Therapy
Empowering Minds,
Empowering Minds,
Restoring Balance
Therapy that meets you where you are, mind, body, and everything in between.
Why Centered Mind
Therapy That Treats the Whole You
Tina doesn't just ask how you feel. She asks how you sleep, how you eat, how you move. As a Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP), an 11-time fitness competitor, and a former Morgan Stanley financial advisor, she brings a perspective most therapists simply don't have, one that connects your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
She's solution-focused and refreshingly direct. You don't need to walk in knowing which type of therapy you need. That's her job. She figures out what's actually going on and prescribes the best route to get you there, in plain language, with humor, and zero sugar-coating.
Your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health are all connected. That's not wellness talk. That's evidence-based care.
Trusted Education & Training
What We Help With
Healing Doesn't Have to Wait for a Diagnosis.
You can start before you have the answers.
Feeling Trapped in Toxic Patterns
Relationships and workplaces have cycles that drain you. We help you understand the neuroscience behind why you stay, and build the path to leave.
Anxiety That Won't Quiet Down
Racing thoughts, hypervigilance, the constant what-ifs. We use evidence-based approaches to retrain your nervous system.
Trauma That Still Shows Up
A single overwhelming event or years of chronic stress can leave a lasting imprint on the nervous system. EMDR and other evidence-based approaches help your brain reprocess those experiences.
ADHD Children and Adults
Racing minds, unfinished projects, the constant feeling of falling behind. We offer ADHD assessments and practical strategies built for how your brain actually works.
Relationship & Couples Issues
Communication breakdowns, trust issues, growing apart. We help couples rebuild connection with structured, goal-oriented therapy.
Life Transitions & Identity
Career changes, loss, becoming a parent, finding purpose. Logotherapy and solution-focused approaches help you navigate what's next.
Meet the Team
Your Therapists (And One Very Good Boy)
Katie Espinosa
Licensed Professional Counselor
CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed care for children, adults, and couples, plus ADHD evaluations and neurodivergent-affirming support.
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Cooper
Chief Comfort Officer
4.4 pounds of Parti Yorkie charm. A core part of the Centered Mind experience, and yes, some clients come just to see him.
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Specialty Services
When Traditional Therapy Isn't Enough
For treatment-resistant trauma, depression, and PTSD, Tina is one of the few therapists in the Kansas City area combining Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy with EMDR, pairing ketamine's ability to lower defenses and boost neuroplasticity with EMDR's power to reprocess trauma at the root.
Initial Assessment
With a participating psychiatrist to make sure KAP is right for you.
Ketamine Dosing Session
1.5–2.5 hours, guided through EMDR phases 1–8.
Integrative Session
One hour processing the experience and building coping strategies.
Repeat as Needed
A personalized course of sessions, paced to your healing.
Resources
Healing Doesn't Stop When the Session Ends
Evidence-based workbooks and guides designed to extend your growth between sessions, or start your journey before the first one.
Workbooks
When Leaving Hurts
Your Body, Your Brain, and Your Recovery
A 30-page evidence-based guide to understanding why leaving toxic relationships and workplaces is so hard, and how your brain and body can actually heal.
$29
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Guides
Top 10 Reasons to Do EMDR
Unlock healing and transform trauma
A comprehensive guide to understanding EMDR therapy: what it is, how it works, and why it works for trauma, anxiety, and PTSD.
Free
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Workbooks
Before You Start Therapy
Preparing Your Mind, Body, and Nervous System
Ten chapters and five worksheets on the mind-body connection and how to prepare your nervous system for deeper healing.
$29
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Guides
ADHD and Supplements
What to Put Into Your Body When You Have ADHD
Twelve evidence-rated chapters on nutrition and supplements for the ADHD brain, with every claim labeled proven, promising, or mostly marketing.
$29
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Workbooks
The ADHD Athlete
A Field Guide for Coaches and Parents
How to coach a young athlete with ADHD so they build focus, confidence, and a lasting love of the game instead of quitting the sport.
$29
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Meet Cooper
4.4 pounds of charm. Unlimited emotional support.
Animal-assisted therapy isn't an add-on here. It's core to the work. Research backs it up: time with Cooper lowers cortisol, reduces blood pressure, and helps settle an anxious nervous system.
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Insurance & Fees
We Work With Your Insurance
Therapy shouldn't be out of reach. We're in-network with a wide range of plans, and we'll always be straight with you about what's covered and what isn't.
Carelon administers Kansas Medicare, Kansas Medicaid, Beacon, and the NYS Empire Plan. Not sure about your plan? Just ask.
Good to Know
- KAP: $200–$500 per session (not covered by insurance)
- Couples counseling: $200/hour
- Late cancellation / no-show: $100 fee (24-hour notice required)
- We are no longer providing ESA letters
- We do not provide letters for court or legal proceedings
- Clients are responsible for verifying their insurance benefits
- Copays / coinsurance are billed the same day as your session
Nurturing Wellness, Cultivating Resilience: Your Journey to a Centered Mind Begins HereTina Quarles, LSCSW, CIMHP, EMDR-C
From the Blog
Straight Talk & Things Your Therapist Wishes You Knew
ADHD
Why Your ADHD Supplements Probably Aren’t Working (And the One Test That Changes That)
What actually helps the ADHD brain, from a therapist who has ADHD and reads the studies so you don't have to.
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Getting Started
Why Therapy Isn’t Working Yet (And Why It’s Probably Not Your Fault)
The mind and body groundwork that makes deeper healing actually possible.
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Trauma
The Withdrawal No One Warned You About
Why leaving a toxic relationship or job can feel worse before it feels better, and why that's not a sign you were…
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Get in Touch
Ready to Start?
Reach out and we'll help you figure out the right next step, no pressure, no jargon.
Office10990 Quivira Rd. Suite 230, Overland Park, KS 66210
Phone818.536.8899
Serving Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma & Colorado
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