Julie Ganschow, Ph.D.

Executive Director of Reigning Grace Counseling Center, Founder of BC4Women Blog

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.