InSight CounselingAbout Us
We are committed to working together to create a caring environment for individuals struggling with eating and body image issues.
Michelle Micsko, PhD
913-631-3800 ext. 102
Dr. Micsko is a Licensed Psychologist in both Kansas and Missouri. She dedicates her career at Insight Counseling, LLC to the widespread issues of compulsive and disordered eating. Since 1986, Dr. Micsko has provided individual, family, and group psychotherapy for adolescents and adults specializing in the treatment of eating issues and body image concerns. She facilitates seminars locally and nationally for teens and adults on topics related to disordered eating and also provides training and ongoing supervision to professionals who treat Eating Disorders. She has been instrumental in bringing multiple nationally known speakers to Kansas City to help further public and professional education regarding eating issues. Dr. Micsko has been an active board member of the not-for-profit Body Balance Coalition Foundation since 1997, serving as President for a decade. The National Speaking of Women’s Health Foundation awarded her in 2003 as an honoree for her contributions to Eating Disorder health care in Kansas City. In addition to her professional accomplishments, Dr. Micsko is also a wife and mother of two children.
Kathi Bjerg, RD, LD
913-631-3800 ext. 103
Kathi is a registered dietitian licensed in both Missouri and Kansas. She serves the Kansas City Community at InSight Counseling, LLC helping those with Eating Disorders and weight concerns. She has over 25 years of experience providing nutrition therapy to those with compulsive and disordered eating. During this time, she has given numerous presentations to schools and community groups geared at promoting awareness and prevention of Eating Disorders through her work on the Revisioning Women Project (UMKC), Eating Disorder Self-Help Group Steering Committee, Body Balance Coalition Foundation, and National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. As a part of the ongoing training and supervision she provides to nutrition therapists, she has developed and produced educational materials which are used by those who treat individuals struggling with disordered eating. Since 1999, she has served on the board of the Body Balance Coalition, a non-for-profit foundation designed to promote education and awareness of Eating Disorders. In addition to the offerings she gives our community, she is a wife and mother of three grown children.
Beth Harrell, MS, RD, LD
913-631-3800 ext. 111
Beth is a registered dietitian who has been working in the field of Eating Disorders since the early 90’s working in both inpatient and private practice settings. Beth is skilled in working with adolescents and adults who are seeking a supportive place to work through food and weight-related issues. She educates about the physical symptoms related to emotional eating, restricting, bingeing, purging, and “over-dieting”. She works with your Primary Care Physician, Psychologist/Counselor and other healthcare professional to deliver team-centered treatment. She is a master’s level registered dietitian licensed in both Kansas and Missouri and is a member of the American Dietetic Association, Kansas City Dietetic Association and Dietetic Practice Group for Behavioral Health. She was recognized by the Kansas City Dietetic Association as "Outstanding Dietitian of the Year" in 2001. Beth has been active in National Eating Disorder Awareness Week promotions to schools and has worked with girl’s sports teams to promote healthy eating to win. In addition to her professional work, Beth is active in her community along with her husband and two teenagers.
Jaynie Prior, MSEd, MSFT, LCPC
913-631-3800 ext. 110
Jaynie is a therapist with over fifteen years experience working with families, couples, and individuals. Ms. Prior specializes in treating those struggling with Eating Disorders, Depression, Anxiety and Behavior Disorders, and works with teenagers as well as adults. Her strong expertise in family therapy has proved invaluable with those families who have an individual struggling with an eating issue. She has a strengths-based frame of reference, and her theoretical orientation is grounded in systems theory. With Masters Degrees in Family Therapy as well as Psychology, Ms. Prior is a Licensed Counselor who brings a high level of professionalism to her work with her clients. Her focus on working with families has developed from her own household where she is raising two teenagers.
Kathryn Pieper, PhD
913-631-3800 ext. 134
Dr. Pieper is a Licensed Psychologist in Kansas and Missouri. She specializes in the treatment of adults and teens with Eating Disorders, Depression and Anxiety. Dr Pieper joins the Insight Counseling network of professionals with over twenty years experience treating clients with disordered eating. Dr Pieper also enjoys working with general psychotherapy clients on adjustment to difficult circumstances, and problems with interpersonal relationships. She provides parenting support and direction, along with skills-based treatment for younger clients with behavioral and emotional concerns. With a training background in Clinical Psychology and subspecialty in health psychology, Dr Pieper collaborates with clients to address psychological aspects of their emotional and physical health. In addition to providing psychological services at Insight Counseling, Dr Pieper is on the staff at Children’s Mercy Hospital where she cares for patients and provides training and supervision of doctoral Interns, Medical Residents and Fellows She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine and maintains academic affiliations with the University of Kansas, Departments of Psychology, Clinical Child Psychology, and Applied Behavioral Sciences. In addition to her professional roles, Dr Pieper is married and has three children, ranging in age from early teen to college-age.
Ashley McCune, MA, MA Psychology Trainee
913-631-3800 ext. 109
Ashley graduated with a master’s degree in general Psychology from Boston University in 2004. Returning to Kansas City, she began her clinical work at an acute inpatient Eating Disorders program where she has served as the Director of Admissions since 2004. Ashley McCune completed her second master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance in 2009 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. Ashley is actively involved in Eating Disorder research and is part of a team who regularly presents at the Academy for Eating Disorder International Conference. Ashley McCune is engaged in ongoing practicum experience under the supervision of Michelle Micsko, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist and Eating Disorders Specialist.
Kirsten Oelklaus, LSCSW
913-631-3800 ext. 140
Kirsten is a Licensed Social worker in both Kansas and Missouri who has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders for over fifteen years. Kirsten has treated adolescents and adults in two in-patient specialty Eating Disorders programs prior to moving into outpatient practice. After receiving her graduate degree from the University of Kansas, she was trained at the Menninger Clinic, treating patients from a psychodynamic approach. Kirsten enjoys collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to provide specialty treatment to patients and families with disordered eating and related mood issues. While she treats patients of all ages, she has a particular interest in helping adolescents and young adults using a strengths based model. A native of the Kansas City area, Kirsten lives with her husband and two very active young boys.