Got Your Six Counseling, LLC

Got Your Six Counseling, LLC is a mental health counselor in Pittsburg, KS. The practice provides in-person and telehealth counseling to active duty military service members, veterans, first responders, and their family members, and offers individual therapy and relationship counseling. Sessions are available online to clients in Kansas and Missouri, and in person at the Pittsburg office. The practice was founded in 2019.

Got Your Six Counseling is owned by Melissa Austin, LSCSW, a veteran and the spouse of a law enforcement officer. Melissa and her family have called Southeast Kansas home since 1989. She graduated from Pittsburg State University in 1994 with a bachelor's in social work and later earned a master's in social work from the University of Kansas. After working in medical social work, she began her career as a therapist at Crawford County Mental Health. The practice draws on evidence-based models including Emotionally Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and its clinician has been trained to provide Cognitive Processing Therapy, a specific treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Samantha, the administrative assistant, holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a MAS in Legal Studies from PennWest California and is pursuing a master's degree in Healthcare Management.

The office sits on North Broadway Street, a short distance from West Atkinson Road and Parkview Drive, both about four-tenths of a mile away. The Crawford County Health Department and Lincoln Elementary School are each roughly six-tenths of a mile from the practice, and the Pittsburg Adult Education Center is about eight-tenths of a mile away.

The practice offers a free 15-minute initial consultation by phone or secure online video call, so prospective clients can discuss their needs and determine whether the services are the right fit before beginning.

Got Your Six Counseling was built by a clinician who has lived the military and first responder life herself, and it brings that firsthand understanding to veterans, first responders, and their families across Southeast Kansas.