Cara (Cara Payton) Payton

I am frequently asked why you provide therapy? Because I see people with life issues like trauma, depression, and anxiety work hard in therapy to better themselves. I have the privilege of watching people change and grow in healthy ways. I am Cara Payton, a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW). I have experience working as a Social Worker in public schools and at a crisis center. I specialized in working with people who have experienced trauma with additional training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I have also treated general anxiety and depression. The idea of Coffee Talk Counseling began between two tired grad students on the way back from class. We wanted the stigma of therapy to be gone. We wanted therapy to be as normal as grabbing a cup of coffee. We wanted to own a coffee/therapy shop. Plus, we were sleep-deprived and surviving on coffee and a dream. We continued to work in our positions and grow as clinicians. Then one day, I decided it was time to get this ball rolling. I began providing telehealth therapy services to save for rent and an office. I found a small office in Liberal. Not the coffee shop I'd hoped for, but I did make a little coffee bar and a cozy place for people to stop in. So if you need someone to talk to, give me a call.