Karyn B. Perry, Ph.D.
Dr. Perry is owner and president of Midwest Psychological Consultants. She earned a doctorate degree in clinical psychology from the University of South Carolina. She is a licensed psychologist in the states of Kansas and Missouri. Throughout her career she has worked in a variety of settings. She served as the Director of Psychology for an inpatient psychiatric facility in Kansas City, KS for over three years before establishing her private practice. She also has experience in other psychiatric hospitals, a juvenile justice facility, and outpatient psychological clinics. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on an adjunct basis at Avila University, Penn Valley Community College, Midlands Technical College, and University of South Carolina. She is an active board member of the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association and holds memberships in state, regional, and national psychological associations.

Dr. Perry founded the SITE program in order to address the growing problem of self injury. She understood that there was a need for this type of program in the Kansas City area. She has received advanced training in suicidal/parasuicidal and self-harming behaviors. She cares about the process of helping others stop their self injury and assisting their loved ones in understanding and coping with the self injuring person. In order to meet the needs of other professionals who come into contact with self injurers, she is available for workshops that focus on improving professionals’ ability to effectively understand, identify and address self injury in their clientele.