For Pastors & Parish Staff

A trusted referral, when therapy is the right next step.

A resource for clergy, parish staff, and ministry leaders who walk with people in hard seasons — and who want to know where to send them when the conversation needs more than what a parish office can offer.

Indianapolis-based · Licensed in 8 states · Telehealth available

Father, Deacon, or fellow parish staff member,

You are often the first person someone tells. A young couple a few months into marriage who can't seem to stop fighting. A mother who looks fine on the outside and is quietly coming undone. A man preparing for his wedding who isn't sure he's ready. The conversation lands in your office because you are trusted, and because the door was already open.

You know when something is bigger than what one conversation can hold. What you may not always have is a name to give them — a therapist you can trust to honor their faith, hold the clinical work to a high standard, and stay in their lane.

This page exists to be that name. If our practice can serve someone in your care, we want to make the referral as simple as possible.

Annie Harton Kassell, MA, LMFT
Founder · You Are More, LLC
When a Referral Helps

Cases this practice is well-suited to receive.

Marriages in distress

Couples navigating disconnection, repeated conflict, or rebuilding after betrayal. Trained in the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Engaged couples

Beyond Pre-Cana. Premarital therapy for couples who want to start with clarity around communication, expectations, and the patterns they're each bringing in.

Wives and mothers

Married women navigating identity loss, exhaustion, and the long work of becoming themselves again inside the vocation they said yes to.

Singles in transition

Adults wrestling with singleness, heartbreak, or the long wait — including readers of Single Truth who are ready for clinical support alongside the spiritual one.

Anxiety and life transitions

Individuals processing grief, vocational change, identity questions, or the kind of low-grade weight that doesn't have a clean name.

Faith-aware clients

Catholic and Christian clients who want a therapist who won't ask them to leave their faith at the door — and who also won't substitute clinical work with prayer.

Knowing the Difference

Therapy and spiritual direction are not the same thing.

What therapy is

Clinical care for the mind, the heart, and the relational patterns that shape a life.

  • Licensed, regulated, and bound by clinical ethics
  • Diagnoses and treats mental health conditions
  • Works with relational systems — couples, families
  • Uses evidence-based modalities (EFT, Gottman, CBT)
  • Holds confidentiality under HIPAA
  • Faith integration is offered upon request, not imposed
What therapy isn't

A replacement for the sacraments, the parish, or a spiritual director.

  • Not confession, and not absolution
  • Not formation in prayer or discernment of God's will
  • Not catechesis or doctrinal teaching
  • Not a substitute for spiritual direction
  • Not a stand-in for parish life and the sacraments
  • Not a place where faith is required, or excluded
"The healthiest clients I see are the ones whose pastors, spiritual directors, and therapists each stay in their own lane — and who trust each other enough to refer when the work calls for it."
Making a Referral

Three ways to pass along a name.

I.

Hand them a card

Print the referral card below. Keep a small stack in your office or rectory. Sometimes a person just needs something physical to walk away with.

II.

Send them the link

Forward youaremore.org/start. They can request a free 20-minute consultation directly, on their own timeline, without a phone call to make.

III.

Reach out yourself

For sensitive situations, reach out directly. Annie is happy to take a brief call from referring clergy to discuss fit before a client makes contact.

For the Record

Credentials, training, and formation.

Clinical

  • M.A. Marriage & Family Therapy — Indiana Wesleyan University
  • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)
  • Active in IN, OH, FL, NJ, SC, IA, AZ, CA
  • Trained in Gottman Method, EFT, and CBT
  • Listed and verified on Psychology Today

Theological & Catholic

  • M.A. Theology — University of Notre Dame (Echo Program)
  • B.A. — Saint Mary's College
  • Member, Catholic Psychotherapy Association
  • Listed on CatholicTherapists.com
  • Listed in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis directory
Keep on Hand

A simple card for your office.

Download Printable PDF
A Direct Line

If a name in your hand would help today.

Reach out directly, or send your parishioner the link to request a free consultation on their own timing. Either works.