Our Counselors and Staff
Reigning Grace Counseling Center offers counselors, instructors, and staff who are committed to the idea of “Heart Change for Life Change,” a motto coined by our founder, Julie Ganschow, Ph.D.
Each team member of Reigning Grace looks humbly to God’s Word in answering life’s questions. The team at Reigning Grace does not solely exist for Reigning Grace, but is also actively involved in their own churches and communities. Each counselor is certified with either the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).
Take a moment to meet our counselors and staff below!
Counselors & Staff

Julie Ganschow, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Reigning Grace Counseling Center, Founder of BC4Women Blog
Julie has been involved in biblical counseling and discipleship for more than 25 years. She has a M.A. of Biblical Counseling, a Ph.D., Biblical Counseling, and is certified through ACBC and IABC. She is the founder and Director of Reigning Grace Counseling Center, and the founder of Biblical Counseling for Women. She is a featured contributor in GriefShare, serves on the Advisory Board of The Fallen Soldiers March, and is a commissioned member for The Addiction Connection. She has also authored numerous books and co-authored the training course. She makes her home in Kansas City, Missouri, with her wonderful husband, Larry.

Sydney Cryer
Office Manager
Sydney is a graduate of Spurgeon College where she earned her B.A. December of 2020. Soon after, she was married in January of 2021 to her husband, Jesús. She is eager to learn from the staff at Reigning Grace Counseling Center as well as serve the counselees here.

Luba Eady
Administrative Assistant
Luba is currently a student at Spurgeon College in Kansas City where she will receive her double major in Biblical Counseling and Intercultural Studies in December of 2023. The Lord has given Luba a heart for biblical counseling and for the nations. She is currently pursuing her biblical counseling certification with ACBC so that she can become a biblical counselor and serve others. She is excited to serve the people at Reigning Grace!

Chrysti Hettrick
Administrative Assistant to Reigning Grace Institute Training Program
Chrysti began working with Reigning Grace in the Spring of 2017. Originally a temporary sub for our Office Manager, she soon fell in love with the mission of RGCC and did not want to leave. Once our Office Manager returned, Chrysti transitioned into a general administrative assistant role before taking over coordinating Reigning Grace Institute. Chrysti found joy in seeing lives changes as God’s Word was opened and applied by the counselors at RGCC. She currently resides in the Kansas City area with her husband, Brian, and has three adult children and five grandchildren.

Larry Ganschow
Addiction and Substance Abuse Counselor
After struggling with addictions as a teen and young adult, Larry has now enjoyed over three decades of sobriety. With more than 30 years of experience in addictions and substance abuse counseling, Larry brings textbook knowledge, field experience, and personal victories into his counseling. Larry is a credentialed treatment provider for the state of Missouri and is certified in biblical counseling through the FBC. He knows as John Calvin has stated, “The heart is an idol factory,” and works tirelessly to lead his counselees to the conviction of sin and to bring them to repentance. Larry and Julie have three sons and two grandchildren.

Pastor Bruce Roeder
Biblical Counselor, Training Program Instructor

Guy Hanna
Biblical Counselor, Training Program Instructor

Stephen Ganschow, Ph.D.
Biblical Counselor, Training Program Instructor
Stephen Ganschow, Ph.D., has been with Reigning Grace since its inception. While he provides some long-distance counseling, his current role is strategic development, consultation, and teaching within Reigning Grace Institute as an instructor. Additionally, he serves as the Pastor of Counseling at Bethel Church in northwestern Indiana. He is a Level II-certified biblical counselor with the ACBC, is certified by the IABC, and has various specialty certifications in a wide array of counseling disciplines. Additionally, he is pursuing an Ed.D. in Community Care Counseling, with an emphasis on the pastoral counseling and the local church.

Jamie Randolph
Biblical Counselor, Training Program Instructor
Jamie has ministered to women as a pastor’s wife and in other various capacities for more than 25 years. She has passion for the Word of God and for ministry to women. For eight years, she served as an advocate counselor at a local pregnancy crisis center. She also has an active Bible teaching ministry in her church. This love for the ministry of the Word and personal discipleship led her to pursue biblical counseling, and she completed her ACBC certification in 2019. Jamie is married to Kelly, and together they have four children and five grandchildren.

Kirsten Vance
Biblical Counselor
Kirsten is passionate about applying God’s Word to hurting people, for God’s glory and their benefit. Kirsten has a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences from Texas A&M University, has certifications from ACBC and CCEF. She works with the youth at her church, teaches a ladies Bible study, and is passionate about practicing hospitality and one on one discipleship. Kirsten has been married to her best friend Philip, for over 20 years. He is currently serving as an Elder at their home church in Texas and pursuing his ACBC certification. Together they have homeschooled their three children.

Laurie Bennett
Biblical Counselor, BC4Women Blog Contributor
Laurie Bennett is a certified biblical counselor with the ACBC. She has a passion for the Word of God and is humbled to teach, disciple, and counsel the sufficiency of Scripture to women at her local community church and at Reigning Grace. Married for over 30 years, Laurie and her husband, Brian, have three grown daughters, two son-in-laws, and the sweetest grandchildren. In her spare time, she gardens, raises honeybees and chickens, and crafts sourdough artisan breads with homemade jams.

Matthew Munlin
Biblical Counselor
Matthew Munlin is a Ph.D., Biblical Counseling student and an Adjunct Professor at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He serves as the administrator for the Midwestern Center for Biblical Counseling. He also works as a research and teaching assistant for Dr. Dale Johnson, Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Matthew graduated with an M.Div. and M.A. of Biblical Counseling from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. During his time at Southwestern, he served as the administrator for the Walsh Counseling Center, and as a teaching assistant for Dr. Jon Okinaga. He is currently working on his ACBC certification.

Chris Neeley
Biblical Counselor
Chris is a certified Biblical Counseling with ACBC. She has a B.A. in Biblical Studies and an M.A. in Counseling from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She has been serving women and children in ministry for over 20 years. Her passion is to walk alongside and help women know and apply the sufficiency of God’s Word to their lives. She serves her local church by teaching women’s Bible studies and leading children’s ministry She has been married for 33 years to her husband Rich. He has been in the pastoral ministry for 20 years. They have been blessed with their adult children Zack and Ashley, and with their son-in-law Brad. Then God blessed them again by making them grandparents to their two grandchildren Malachi and Lilly.

Mary Paas
Biblical Counselor, Chaplain
Mary is a licensed Chaplain and an ACBC and FBC certified Biblical Counselor. She has served on local boards and on staff at ministries, including Joni and Friends. She has taught the Bible to groups inside the walls of the church and outside the walls. Mary finds joy in providing hope and help from God’s Word at Reigning Grace and Fallen Soldiers March.

Brent Campbell
Biblical Counselor, Training Program Instructor
Brent is a certified counselor with the IABC and the ACBC. Brent has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma, and is working toward a degree in Christian Education at Midwestern Theological Seminary.

Jonathan Hayashi, Ph.D.
Biblical Counselor, Training Program Instructor, Men’s Discipleship Blog Contributor
Dr. Jonathan Hayashi has a B.A. of Pastoral Ministry, M.A. of Congregational Leadership and a D.Ed.Min. of Biblical Counseling. He presently serves as a pastor in the north of the KC area and on the Executive Committee at Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, MO), and additionally on the Board of Trustees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jonathan is a contributor for the bi-weekly journal, Pathway (Missouri Baptist Convention), and is the author of Ordinary Radicals: A Return to Christ-Centered Discipleship, as well as Making Lemonade: Turning Past Failures into Gospel Opportunities. He is a Level II-certified biblical counselor with the ACBC. He and his wife, Kennedi, have four children: Kaede, Seiji, Anna, and Ren.

Nicolas Muyres
Biblical Counselor
Nick is a Navy Submarine Veteran and lives in the Pittsburgh area with his wife and four children. He is a graduate of Liberty University and is a Certified Biblical Counseling with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. Nick is a student at Westminster Theological Seminary earning a masters degree in religion for the purpose of pursuing the office of pastor after he completes his degree. Nick’s greatest goal and passion is to help everyone he counsels to understand the love of Christ and the sufficiency of God’s word for all of faith and life.

Teresa Fricke
Addiction and Substance Abuse Counselor
Teresa, MA, CRADC, SQP, IABC, Chaplain, has experience as a biblical counselor in all life issues. She is particularly trained in substance abuse and addiction counseling. Teresa comes from a large family and learned early the lessons to forgive others and trust God. She spends her free-time with her sisters and their families living around the country.

Cindy Yarbrough
Biblical Counselor
Cindy is a certified Biblical Counselor. She obtained her M.A. in Biblical Counseling as well as certification with ACBC and IABC in 2007. Since then, she has counseled women struggling with marital issues, anxiety, depression, infidelity, trauma, and self-harm. She has encouraged women whose faith has been shaken during severe trials and times of grief. She has also worked with post-abortive women and provided pre- and post-marital counseling (in conjunction with a male counselor). She is also a USAF veteran and supports our military by counseling women referred by Fallen Soldiers March (FSM).

Chad Przeslawski
Biblical Counselor
Chad has been active in pastoral ministry, chaplaincy, and counseling for several years. He has an M.A. in Pastoral Studies from Faith Theological Seminary, an M.DIV from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is a certified biblical counselor through ACBC. His greatest passion is to help people find hope in Jesus Christ. Chad is married to Renee, together they have seven children & two grandchildren. He enjoys spending time with friends & family on the lake, reading counseling books, and watching college football.

Lesley Eischen
Biblical Counselor Intern
Lesley Eischen is a widow and mother of two married sons. Lesley has her Biblical Counseling certification through INS {Institute of Nouthetic Studies}. She is currently in Phase 3 of her ACBC Biblical Counseling certification. Lesley strives for the edification of women in Christ by facilitating Biblical literacy that equips women to effectively apply the Scriptures in God-honoring, practical, and transforming ways; by having a deep burden to reconcile the brokenness we bear with the love, hope, and restoration found only in Christ.

Anna Bryan
Biblical Counselor Intern
Anna is currently a student at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary pursuing a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling. She is a member of Lenexa Baptist Church, where she and her husband Bill serve. Anna and Bill have one daughter and one granddaughter. Part of her story includes several years of struggling with problems but no direction to find help. She will tell you it was the Lord leading her into a time of discipline that helped her experience heart change (Prov. 3:11-12; Heb. 12:10b-11). Since then, Anna has been on a journey to find the place God has for her to minister to hurting people. She believes that place is in biblical counseling. Anna will graduate in December 2023 and working toward certification with ACBC.

Robert Smith
Biblical Counselor Intern
Bob is a member of Mill Creek Community Church in Shawnee, KS, and is completing his ACBC certification. He seeks to glorify God and serve and love people by teaching Sunday school, leading a small group Bible study, and volunteering at City Union Mission. He humbly admits he is a sinner saved by grace, walking by faith, and dependent on the Holy Spirit for daily living. He has been married to his wife Linda for 46 years has two married daughters and one married son who have given them two granddaughters and four grandsons. He is nearing retirement and plans to give his remaining years to counsel people in the Word of God and tell them about the Lord Jesus Christ.
Reigning Grace
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Reigning Grace
Institute
Liberty, MO Location
28 Westwoods Dr., Suite 200
Liberty, MO 64068
Wichita, KS Location
8810 NW 10th St. N
Wichita, KS 67212
Mount Hope, KS Location
111 S Thomas St
Mount Hope, KS 67108
Burlington, KS Location
345 Main St.
New Strawn, KS 66839

Disclaimer
Reigning Grace Counseling Center is not a licensed counseling agency, nor are its counselors psychologically or medically-trained therapists.
We are minsiters of Jesus Christ and we offer ‘pastoral’ counseling intended to bring life change through heart change.