First Southern is privileged to offer to our community and our church family a Christian Family Counseling Service.

Dr. Daryl Richey, a licensed Psychologist, provides counseling resources and help during times of stress and emotional need. Call Dr. Richey to set up appointments and financial arrangements for your counseling needs.

Appointments will be set up for Saturday mornings at the church unless there is a special consideration that cannot be met in that way.

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A Personal Word From Dr. Richey

I came to know Jesus as Savior and Lord at the age of 7 and grew in that relationship until age 12. At that time I began to fall away from Christ. For almost 20 years I did what I thought was right in my own eyes. That course had disastrous results. While experiencing a life crisis at age 31 the prayers of my parents, many faithful believers and the grace of our Lord led me to once again seek His guidance. With that resulting radical change in my life I returned to school in 1989 and completed a Master's Degree in Psychology. In 1995 the University of Missouri at Kansas City awarded me a Doctoral Degree in Counseling Psychology. I have been in full-time counseling practice at the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center since 1992 and currently serve as a Staff Psychologist. In my full-time practice at the VA Medical Center and in part-time practice in the Community I strive to integrate my faith in Christ and those sound psychological practices that are consistent with Biblical principles. --Dr. Daryl Richey

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Counseling at First Southern Baptist Church

Answers to questions about marital counseling and other issues for couple in the First Southern neighborhood from Daryl Richey, Ph.D., psychologist.

Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Col. 1:28,29 We proclaim Jesus, counseling and teaching everyone so that we may present everyone complete in Christ. To this end we labor, struggling with all the energy He so powerfully works within us.

What happened to my marriage and how can you help?

God's goal for your marriage is to bear His glorious image in the way you relate to each other as a couple and to provide you with a partner to help you become complete in Christ. He intends for you to experience abundance, fulfillment, and joy in the process. Your intention when you married was to experience joy and fufillment in your relationship. So what happened? How did loving glances turn to hateful glares, soft whispers to sarcastic remarks, and tender touches to cold shoulders? God's Word gives us the clear compass settings we need to set our marriages on the proper course. Wherre psychological research supports the truths of God's Word it provides some very practical strategies for improving communication and cooperation in your marriage.

As a person yielding my life to Jesus, a husband, a psychologist and a marital counselor I seek to work with couples by integrating Christian faith, Biblical precepts, psychological research and practice to restore and enrich marriage relationships. Only Jesus can heal your marriage as you surrender to His power in your relationship. Counseling is a means He has endorsed within His Body, the Church, to provide, accountability and support as you yield yourselves to Him.

How do we get started and how much will it cost?

To schedule a visit you may contact me, Daryl Richey, at (816) 804-9261. You may schedule an appointment as a couple or as an individual. We will meet at the Church, usually on a Saturday morning. Visits are typically 45 to 50 minutes long. The standard fee for these services is $100.00 per hour. However, I have made special fee arrangements for the members of First Southern. You may want to consider a donation for your visit. If you decide to schedule follow-up appointments, fee arrangements can be discussed at the first visit.

How long will it take?

The length of the counseling process ranges from a single visit to about twelve to sixteen visits depending on your needs and your progress in the counseling. Any determined course for the counseling is mutually agreed upon by you and I.

May God bless you as you seek to know Him and His desire for you in your marriage. Should you wish to make an appointment, I'll look forward to meeting you.

In the love of Christ,
Daryl Richey, Ph.D.