Family Psychological Services is owned and operated by Wes Crenshaw, PhD. He and his associates, Adrian Zelvy and Alicia Saucedo, see a broad clientele from Douglas County and the Kansas City Metro. Over the next eight to twelve months FPS will expand to provide more services in both Lawrence and at our new office in Prairie Village. In doing so, we're building on Dr Wes' twenty-two years of experience in business and mental health service delivery to enhance what you and your family get out of treatment, from the time you make your first call to our office, until the time we shake hands and say "good-bye."

Let us make a personal connection for change in your life, your child's life, or the life of your family.

 

Family Psychological Services offers a full range of services for families and individuals.
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• Teens and College-aged Adults
• Children Aged 5 to 12
• Relationships, Sex and Sexuality, Abuse Recovery
• Divorce and Custody
• Pregnancy Planning

• School Problems
• Individual Adults within Scope of Practice
  

 

Wes Crenshaw, PhD is a Kansas Licensed Psychologist who is Certified in Couples and Family Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). Dr. Wes has been a member of the Lawrence community for over 25 years, having received his PhD from the University of Kansas in 1994. He trained with some of the masters in the field, and is skilled and experienced in working with adults, teens and couples.

Dr. Wes has served Lawrence, Douglas County and the greater Kansas City metro since 1999, first as the director of Family Therapy Institute and now in his own practice. He is coauthor of the Double Take column published weekly since 2004 in the Lawrence Journal World. He is a frequent guest in Kansas City area media.

Download Dr. Wes Crenshaw's Professional Vitae

"When people come to therapy they don't want to talk to a therapist. They want to talk to a person who knows how to do therapy. Regardless of how well you're trained or how much you know, if a therapist can't talk with kids and families like a regular person, he won't be able to communicate the important ideas of therapy. That's how I try to work with my clients -- like a real person who knows something useful that could bring about change."

--Dr. Wes Crenshaw

Adrian Zelvy is a Kansas Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). Adrian completed a MA in Counseling Psychology-Counselor Education specializing in Couple and Family Therapy in 2007 from the University of Colorado-Denver. Prior to working as a therapist, Adrian worked with adults and children with disabilities to re-enter the competitive workforce and as a high school teacher.

Adrian has practiced in the Lawrence community since 2008. Prior to that he worked at the Wyandot Center in Kansas City Kansas as a part of Project Redirect – providing court ordered therapy services to juvenile offenders. Adrian began serving children, teens and families in Lawrence with the Bert Nash Center's Child and Family Services Team in 2008. He uses a collaborative approach that maximizes the strengths of those he works with and empowers change.

"I am not here to fix you, because I do not see you as broken. Instead, therapy is a process of identifying and initiating small shifts in our way of thinking, feeling and behaving that lead to healthier patterns of living with ourselves and others. Sometimes taking the first steps can seem difficult, but rest assured we'll take them together."

--Adrian Zelvy, LCPC

Alisha Saucedo is licensed in Kansas with a Masters of Social Work (LMSW). She is completing supervision and clinical contact hours and will sit for for the clinical social work (LSCSW) licensure exam later this year. She is currently credentialed to see KanCare clients with United/Optum with Sunflower/Cenpatico pending. She can also see uninsured clients needing sliding fee scales down to $40 per session.

Alisha has practiced school social work in the Topeka area since 2008. She also has experience working in acute psychiatric care, juvenile justice, and the foster care system. She brings to FPS a wealth of experience with younger children, adolescents, and families as well as play therapy, behavior modification, solution focused therapy, and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention. She is also certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) for adults and children.

"My goal is to provide my clients with the opportunity for change. Whether that's exploring life through play, including the family or community system, or focusing on a solution, my job is to help you reach your full potential.

--Alisha Saucedo, LMSW

 

 

Maria Cristina Davila, MD FAPA is a Board Certified Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst. She owns and operates Awakenings Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for adults and adolescents with mental health and substance abuse concerns in Prairie Village and now in Lawrence. She serves as a consulting psychiatrist for Family Psychological Services and will be the collaborating physician for our APRN beginning in January 2015.

Dr. Davila's new Intensive Outpatient Program at 346 Maine in Lawrence provides a much needed resource for adults who require more than outpatient service, but are not in need of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. You can reach Awakenings in Lawrence at 785-318-0220. Family Psychological Services welcomes Dr. Davila to our community. Keep watching this site as we expand and coordinate our services in the next twelve months. These are exciting times!

"I believe in real collaboration between patient, therapist, and prescriber. By working as a team we can enhance treatment outcomes.

--Maria Cristina Davila, MD FAPA

 

Grace, is a Certified Animal Therapist (CAT)*. She assists Dr. Wes by trying to type notes on his laptop during session and napping on the arm of his chair. Sometimes she will sit with clients, but she may ignore you unless you bring string. In fact, she wrote her masters thesis on string theory. Sometimes she plays rough, particularly with boys. Grace likes boys quite a bit. Grace does not like other cats, but she does like puppies as long as they are friendly and cute. She loves birds...which is why we don't usually invite them to session.

If you have allergies to Grace she won't be offended. She can retire to her office or visit with clients in the lobby during your session. Just let us know at the beginning of sessions. Some clients who like cats but are allergic enjoy having this limited exposure to Grace. Dr. Wes does have a HEPA air filter in his office to keep the air clean of allergens.

"Meow. Meow meow meow. Meow. Meow. Purr purr. Snore snore."

--Grace, CAT

*This is a joke. Cats can't be certified as therapists.