Lilac Center

Dr Chris Trueblood is very personal and real! Really listened, didn’t just pull out a script pad and start writing prescriptions!
She also met with one of my daughters and made us feel very comfortable and didn’t freak out when we chose not to medicate her.
She said they push «skills over pills». She showed that with her reaction to my daughters decision to not take anything!
I would definatly recommend her as a psychiatrist.

Do NOT use this center if you have been raped, as so many with BPD have. My therapist, Carla Essay, decided that the appropriate course of therapy for dealing with that trauma was to tell me, repeatedly, that it was my fault that I was raped.
The victim of violence is never at fault, and there is no way in which it is beneficial to their mental health to tell them so.

When I moved to KC I immediately found the Lilac Center since they focused on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that I found so useful for myself. I have been struggling with mental illness since I was 14 years old and can honestly say I’ve seen 25+ therapists, counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, etc. throughout my years. (I’ve moved a lot). And at the Lilac Center, I have found the very BEST psychologist/​therapist I’ve had in my entire life. I attend individual sessions and group sessions weekly and can vouch for the change it has made in my life. If you’re struggling with mental illness, or know someone that is, please consider calling the Lilac Center today. Maybe it can help you as much as its helped me.