• Hello & Welcome!

     

    We are Mike and Kim O'Connell! We are both marriage and family therapists in the Indianapolis area and we would love to have the opportunity to journey with you as you encounter important moments in your life.

    Our mission is striving to help people heal their wounds, learn about themselves, build confidence, and apply what they learn from therapy to their life.

     
  • Our Services!

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    Individual Counseling

     

    Feeling stressed, alone, anxious, maybe even depressed? Going through a transition in life? It’s important to have someone you can trust in the ups and downs of life.

    Individual sessions are typically 45-60 min weekly and offer an opportunity to explore your story and how you cope with life’s challenges.

    We are happy to coordinate with your doctor’s office to help manage medication.

  • Meet the Team

  • Kim O'Connell, LMFT, MT-BC

    Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Indiana & Florida)

    Music Therapist - Board Certified

  • I want to walk alongside you, your partner, or family as you experience and adjust to transitions in your life. I hope to help you feel more balanced in your identity as together we build a solid foundation of love, care, and kindness for yourself that can help positively impact the relationships that are most important to you.

     

    I use a systemic experiential model to help you recognize family patterns in order to connect with yourself or your partner, to help you feel grounded when anxious, and to create trustworthiness with yourself and others. We will work together to create an important foundation to engage in the work of relational wellness through better communication, increased intimacy, and connectivity with the people who are most important to you.

    Kim's Education and Certifications:

    • B.S. Music Therapy, Saint Mary of-the-Woods College, December 2006
    • M.A. Marriage and Family Therapy, Christian Theological Seminary, December 2018
    • PREPARE-ENRICH certification - 2021
    • Gottman Family Systems Certification- Level 1, 2017
    • Restoration Therapy - Level 1, 2017
    • Neurologic Music Therapy Level 1, 2008

    Kim's Therapy Fees:

    • $200 Initial 75 minute intake session
    • $160 45 minute session

    90 minute sessions are also available as needed.

  • Mike O'Connell, LMFT

    Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Indiana & North Carolina)

    AAMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate

  • Mike has been featured on MTV's Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant!

    I have a passion to journey with individuals and couples as they seek to restore love and trust in their life and relationships.

    I specialize in working with couples struggling with communication, intimacy, life transitions, and conflict (including infidelity, addiction, abuse, and trauma).

    I also work with men who may be experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, paternity, and relationship struggles.

    All clients (individual and couple) will come to understand their behavioral responses caused by our internal experiences of pain, what we refer to as the pain cycle. We will then map out and organize new opportunities for personal responsibility and predictability, referred to as our peace cycle. We will seek together how to practice and strengthen making decisions within our peace cycle instead of making decisions while coping with our pain cycle.

    Mike's Education and Certification:

    • B.A. Theology & History - Marian University
    • M.A. Marriage and Family Therapy - Christian Theological Seminary
    • Emotionally Focused Therapy Externship - 2025
    • Personality Disorders Certification - 2025
    • Restoration Family Therapy certification III - 2023
    • PREPARE-ENRICH certification - 2021
    • Restoration Family Therapy certification II - 2020
    • Restoration Family Therapy certification I - 2017
    • FOCCUS Facilitator - 2017
    • Gottman Family Systems certification I - 2015

    Mike's Therapy Fees:

    • $200 Initial 75 minute intake session
    • $160 45 minute session

    90 minute sessions are also available as needed.

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  • Our Blog!

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  • Let's Chat!

    We want to hear from you!

    Send us a message using the form below with any questions you may have.

    Click on the "Request Appointment" button if you are ready to schedule today!

     

    Kim O'Connell's Office Hours

     

    Monday: 9:00am-4:00pm

    Tuesday-Thursday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

    Friday-Sunday: Closed

     

    Mike O'Connell's Office Hours

    Monday: 9:00am-2:30pm

    Tuesday-Thursday: 9:00am-5:00pm

    Friday-Sunday: Closed

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