Carlisle Bergquist, LCMFT

Carlisle Bergquist is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) practicing in Kansas with 35 years of professional experience. He has worked in diverse settings, including a school for troubled children and a maximum security jail in California before returning to Kansas, bringing a broad perspective on clinical and relational challenges.

He studied Transpersonal psychology at John F. Kennedy University and Saybrook Institute in the San Francisco area. While trained in multiple therapeutic approaches, his session work is primarily Rogarian, reflecting a client-centered stance that prioritizes respect, sensitivity, and compassionate presence. He also draws on client-centered therapy, mindfulness therapy, and motivational interviewing when appropriate.

Bergquist has supported people facing a wide range of concerns, including relationship and family difficulties, intimacy-related issues, self esteem and confidence, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, career concerns, and bipolar disorder. He additionally focuses on codependency, coping with natural or human-caused disaster, divorce and separation, domestic violence, family problems, first responder issues, forgiveness, infidelity, life purpose, men’s issues, panic disorder and panic attacks, personality disorders, prejudice and discrimination, self-harm, and self-love.

He approaches therapy believing the human spirit is resilient and capable of healing with encouragement. His role is to participate, encourage, and witness each person’s growth while tailoring the work to individual needs. Carlisle emphasizes the importance of finding a therapist who feels like the right fit and aims to build a strong therapeutic relationship that supports meaningful change. He is accepting new clients and is available to hear each person’s story and begin collaborative work toward their goals.