EDS Specialists in Kansas

Specialty – Eating Disorders and Chronic Illness I work with individuals of all genders navigating eating disorders and chronic illnesses, but I have a particular passion for working with those struggling with ARFID (ages 8+) and BED (ages 17+). I also support clients managing chronic, nutrition-related conditions such as arthritis, PCOS, diabetes, POTS, EDS, Hashimoto’s and other autoimmune or inflammatory disorders. Living with a chronic illness can make nutrition feel overwhelming, and my goal is to help clients find a sustainable, peaceful approach to food without unnecessary restriction. I take an intuitive eating, HAES-aligned, and anti-inflammatory approach, tailoring care to each person’s needs. Based in Kansas and Missouri, I work with clients to build confidence in their choices while improving their health, without the stress, shame, or diet rules. Approach – To-the-point, straight talk, transparent, authentic My goal is that you walk away with an understanding of how nutrition works to support your health and well being. You’ll receive education, handouts and follow-up emails with the topics we covered. You’ll walk away with guidance on meal planning and preparation so you can incorporate our nutrition goals. Testimonials – “Sarah is a wonderful nutritionist and even more “guide” on getting things right with one’s overall health (food, drink, exercise, medications, etc.) I liked her so much, my daughter also used her for guidance and advice. Significant illnesses you are dealing with, no problem, Sarah is there to help you through things” “Sarah is a great dietitian that has helped me with multiple issues impacting my health. Sarah is knowledgeable about a lot of issues and how your diet can help them.” “Sarah has provided guidance and resources to our family as we work through the treatment of our daughter’s eating disorder. She specifically educated our daughter about her disorder and taught her strategies for recognizing, managing and overcoming her negative behaviors. Sarah has been direct and honest in her approach, making sure we fully understand and follow our plan. She has been quick to respond to our needs, and follows up with written materials to emphasize concepts.”

Nutrition / Dietetics

KC Chiro - Lenexa

Lenexa, KS · Chiropractic

KC Chiro is a Chiropractic clinic, serving Overland Park, Shawnee Mission, Lenexa KS and Lee's Comprehensive chiropractic care for families and athletes in the greater Kansas City area. Visit KC Chiro for adjustments, manual therapy, and wellness support.

Chiropractic Physical Therapy Chronic Pain

Kansas City Dietitian

Overland Park, KS · Nutrition / Dietetics

The Kansas City Dietitian Collective (or KCRD Collective, for short) is a team of expert registered dietitians passionate about helping you find solutions to your complex health issues through personalized nutrition and integrative health practices.

Nutrition / Dietetics Mental Health

Mid America Rheumatology Consultants - MARC

Overland Park, KS · Rheumatology

Rediet Kokebie, MD, is a rheumatologist at Ascension Illinois in Chicago, IL.

Rheumatology Primary Care / Internal Medicine

Tretbar Therapy LLC

Overland Park, KS · Mental Health

Hi! Glad you’re reading this. I’m Kirsten Tretbar, of Tretbar Therapy. I’m a Kansas City, Overland Park based, licensed psychotherapist who specializes in gifted children, teens & adults, twice exceptional folk, & autistic or neurodivergent, ADHD, kids & families. I help many clients of all ages with the mental strain around chronic health struggles like: chronic fatigue and nerve and joint pain, long covid, EDS, pelvic floor problems, POTS, PMDD, MCAS, and the fatigue and medical trauma that often co occurs. My heart goes out to you! I also offer relationship, couples, and marriage counseling in KC. Before becoming a psychotherapist, I was an acting & film teacher & I lived in LA for 25 years. This work informs my modern, comforting, professional approach. If you have trauma, PTSD, depression or anxiety, EMDR sessions, & cultural family legacy work, can bring healing, hope, ease, & joy. I love my clients and their families and am privileged to be a late in life therapist. I’d love to help you. Tretbar Therapy is a personal, private, professional therapy practice.

Mental Health Chronic Pain Pelvic Floor

ViaVitae Functional Health

Overland Park, KS · Integrative / Functional Medicine

ViaVitae is a collaborative, holistic practice specializing in women’s healthcare and neuromusculoskeletal health. We provide functional medicine, chiropractic, and dietician services to patients seeking a whole-body approach to their care. Through gentle, highly specific adjustments, acupuncture, nutrition, and lifestyle modifications we address concerns related to dysautonomia, hypermobility and related conditions.

Integrative / Functional Medicine Nutrition / Dietetics Hypermobility Pots

Newfound Physical Therapy LLC

Prairie Village, KS · Physical Therapy

I am Dr. Amanda Rixey, Physical Therapist, providing individualized services in the Kansas City Metro. I provide a hybrid service model with in-clinic and Pilates studio, home, and telehealth locations depending on your needs. I recently moved from Seattle, WA where I founded Newfound Physical Therapy and became a leading provider specializing in Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Additionally, I have extensive background in treating hypermobility in dancers, previously working with Pacific Northwest Ballet and Kansas City Ballet companies. I value meeting my patients where they are at in the present moment, combining multiple backgrounds of manual therapy, Pilates-based rehabilitation, basic weight training, and various novel techniques to shape my practice. I offer both physical therapy and wellness/fitness services. Please feel free to email me and see if we would be a good fit. I look forward to working with you on this EDS journey!

Physical Therapy Mental Health Hypermobility Chronic Pain

KC Chiro

Shawnee, KS · Chiropractic

KC Chiro is a Chiropractic clinic, serving Overland Park, Shawnee Mission, Lenexa KS and Lee's Comprehensive chiropractic care for families and athletes in the greater Kansas City area. Visit KC Chiro for adjustments, manual therapy, and wellness support.

Chiropractic Physical Therapy Chronic Pain

Clover Genetics - Kansas - Wichita

Wichita, KS · Genetics / Genetic Counseling

Clover Genetics is a private genetic counseling practice focused on the utilization of telehealth to improve access to holistic healthcare regarding rare disease and connective tissue conditions. Our home office is located in Pittsburgh, PA, but our team provides telehealth services across the United States and its territories. We partner directly with patients, providers, practices, institutions, and healthcare systems to provide clinical genetic counseling sessions, facilitate genetic testing, coordinate wellness care, and support, or offer other genomic solutions based on our clients’ needs.

Genetics / Genetic Counseling Mental Health Hypermobility

Physical Therapy by Phoenix

Wichita, KS · Physical Therapy

At Physical Therapy by Phoenix, we focus on providing advanced physical therapy treatments that promote healing, and overall function. In this outpatient clinic our expert therapists are skilled in delivering manual therapy, corrective exercises, and patient education to help you recover quickly and prevent future injuries. Dr. Brittany Gapter, DPT completed her Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from Wichita State University. She has specialty training through Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute in women’s health/pelvic floor conditions, post partum care, pregnancy, male health/pelvic floor conditions, and general orthopedic conditions. She is also skilled in EDS treatment, Autoimmune recovery, Cupping Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy and certified in Dry Needling through the American Academy of Manipulative Therapy. She likes working with a variety of gastrointestinal disorders, musculoskeletal diagnoses, and all things pelvic health. Brittany is a strong advocate for an overall holistic approach to help heal the body naturally and build patients confidence and knowledge of themselves to improve their quality of life.

Physical Therapy Chronic Pain Gi Issues Pelvic Floor

Physical Therapy by Phoenix - Wichita

Wichita, KS · Physical Therapy

At Physical Therapy by Phoenix, we focus on providing advanced physical therapy treatments that promote healing, and overall function. In this outpatient clinic our expert therapists are skilled in delivering manual therapy, corrective exercises, and patient education to help you recover quickly and prevent future injuries. Dr. Brittany Gapter, DPT completed her Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from Wichita State University. She has specialty training through Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute in women’s health/pelvic floor conditions, post partum care, pregnancy, male health/pelvic floor conditions, and general orthopedic conditions. She is also skilled in EDS treatment, Autoimmune recovery, Cupping Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy and certified in Dry Needling through the American Academy of Manipulative Therapy. She likes working with a variety of gastrointestinal disorders, musculoskeletal diagnoses, and all things pelvic health. Brittany is a strong advocate for an overall holistic approach to help heal the body naturally and build patients confidence and knowledge of themselves to improve their quality of life.

Physical Therapy Chronic Pain Gi Issues Pelvic Floor

Summit Physical Therapy, LLC

Wichita, KS · Physical Therapy

We see a large number of patients with chronic pain and hyper/hypomobility-whether from chronic injuries or conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos, etc. As many of our patients would say…we treat a little differently than what you would consider traditional “exercise only” physical therapy. We have a very large gentle manual approach to our practice, in conjunction with any strengthening needed, and we asses the body as a whole-which is crucial when dealing with hypermobility, hypomobility, and chronic pain.

Physical Therapy Hypermobility Chronic Pain Pelvic Floor

Rita J. Goss, Ph.D.

Wichtia, KS · Mental Health

At 73 I was just diagnosed with EDS, my 40 year old daughter has had severe symptoms since age 10 but was not diagnosed until about 5 years ago–and my 18 year old granddaughter has hypermobile type. [I have had to recently have cardiac surgery for my cardiac manifestation.] Having walked the diagnosis disaster for 40 years with my daughter, I have personally experienced all the problems that come with seeking services as an EDS family: ignorance in diagnoses, misdiagnoses, medical abuse, etc.–my daughter was not properly diagnosed until she was 25 after much misunderstanding from the medical community, and one of my own long-term providers said to me last month “it’s really terrible to finally find out at 73 that you have a disorder that you’ve had since birth!” Since my specialty is children, I certainly have worked with lots of stress issues and need for supportive adjustment to mental health/survival of abuse/medical issues all my professional life. I have a keen sense of the emotional and developmental load that medical issues place not only on the younger person, but also on the advocating family. I worked for 5 years at a Child and Family Mental Health Center [one of my subspecialties is children under 6, yeah!] I have consulted with Head Start since 1979, I have been in private practice since 1985, and I have been very active in State Executive Board leadership with 2 of my professional organizations. My doctoral dissertation was on comparing self-relaxation/hypnosis techniques to frontalis [forehead] EMG biofeedback in professional women with chronic tension headaches [we all know which one won]. Twenty-five percent of my women put in their practice time and I believed could achieve a state of deep relaxation that I think was, when I was young, probably often described as an “altered state of consciousness.” They didn’t care what we called it, but only that they could do it and manage their pain and anxiety. I am big on working with feeling awareness and expression, personal goal setting [hope is a small forward moving goal right in front of us that we think that we can reach!], and living life and loving to our fullest measure. I am a fairly evervescent therapist [I see myself a lot as a feeling/life coach] and believe in deep emotional attachment. There are 6 important goals in psychological therapy [no matter how one pursues them]: support. improving one’s self-concept, better communication with others [helps one get what one wants/needs and reciprocate], better emotional identification and sharing with self/others, internalizing one’s locus of control [feeling like control is centered in ourselves], and a more positive world view. I teach skills and give homework! I do a lot of telemedicine. I am collaboratively licensed in most states and can bill for telemedicine with most insurances, including Medicare and Medicaid. Ten years ago my daughter paused in the kitchen and said to me “mom, I know why your patients get better. ..” [why?] “because they know you love them.” Amen. PS My daughter was symptomatic from at least age 10 until she was finally diagnosed at 35–my brother, a veterinarian whose first wife had lupus, watched her symptoms and labs for years and kept saying she had an inflammatory systemic of some sort and not to back down. I did not, but that made me very unpopular at times with the medical community and at times the family. But we got through it and are on the other side–we made it through and are living our best lives! I am so excited about the ED Society and the knowledge and hope that it supports.

Mental Health Hypermobility

Cities with 3+ Specialists

Leawood, KS (1)

Lenexa, KS (1)

Overland Park, KS (4)

Prairie Village, KS (1)

Shawnee, KS (1)

Wichita, KS (4)

Wichtia, KS (1)