Therapists in Creve Coeur, MO

Ms. Kientzle (she/they), MA NCC LPC CCTP, RYT, EDMR-I, has been practicing as a licensed professional counselor for over 12 years in the St. Louis Metro area. Her areas of focus are trauma, pediatrics, and working with the LGBTQIA+ community. Ms. Kientzle is especially passionate about assisting transgender clients navigate gender-affirming therapies and helping people achieve their full potential. Modalities: Art Therapy, yoga therapy, EMDR, and trauma-focused approaches are utilized both in-person and via telehealth.

I address common concerns like anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, and trauma while working with the LGBT+ community and First Responders/Emergency Services. They can benefit from learning techniques such as Mindfulness/Meditation, CBT, EMDR, and CORE Communication Skills. Clients seek both conversation and structure in sessions to understand, develop, and maintain adaptive behaviors towards their specific goals.

Are you feeling ready to explore a new way of viewing the world, your relationships, and yourself? I work with people who struggle with distressing experiences, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. These experiences alter how we view ourselves and our surroundings. It can become so overwhelming for some to the point where you may observe avoiding experiences you previously enjoyed, or feel as if you are surviving day to day. My perspective is to help you reach your goals through a safe and open environment. I provide healthy coping skills to help with the day to day tasks, while also processing those distressing experiences.

Are you struggling with finding a purpose? Is it difficult for you to sustain motivation? Are you finding yourself in a losing battle with substance abuse? Do you struggle with a traumatic experience that is overwhelming you to the point that it's difficult to function daily? It's the unspoken fear that holds you back from your full potential.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. My work often uses a person-centered approach, focusing on my client’s presenting issues and exploring to find the core struggles that lead to what is really going on. I believe in meeting the client where they are and including humor whenever possible.

Have you found yourself or your child expressing the need to speak with someone? Are you looking for a genuine and compassionate provider who is also direct and straightforward? If so, you have come to the right place and I'm so glad you're here! I specialize working with kids, adolescents, and adults who need help expressing their feelings and trying to learn coping skills to help them regulate their emotions. I also help guide individuals on how to communicate, advocate, and have more confidence navigating through relationships and life transitions in their life.

I work with any individual who has concerns about their memory or other thinking skills. My ideal patient is someone who can engage in testing and be flexible about the outcome.

Most will experience times in life when it seems everything is upside down and they're just hanging on. Sometimes it's just hard identifying the source of your pain. In either case, reaching out to a skilled therapist makes all the sense in the world. I work closely with clients affected by depression, anxiety, trauma, relational issues, grief, loss and racial injustice indignities. My focus is working with women through transitions in life, individuals desiring self-esteem development, and couples who want to heal and transform their relationship into a richer and more connected union.

Seeking mental health support is a brave and empowering step. True growth often comes through embracing our vulnerabilities. Conditions like depression, anxiety, and trauma can feel overwhelming, making it hard to imagine ever feeling okay again. You might feel like you've tried everything but still struggle with persistent anxiety and depression. Despite your desire to overcome these challenging times, you may feel stuck. Finding the right therapist can be daunting, especially if you're uncertain about the potential benefits of therapy. You deserve a therapist who meets you where you are and guides you through your healing journey

My goal is for people to live their life optimally. My objective is help people adjust to and cope with whatever they have to deal with, external or internal, and make the changes they need to feel better. I have experience addressing mild to severe anxiety and depression in adolescents and adults, as well as general stress and life transitions. I hope to help you move forward and regain a more positive outlook. I have served in this field for nearly 20 years and am familiar and comfortable working with a very wide range of life stressors, relationship challenges, and mental health issues. Everyone is welcome.

I work together with my clients to address their specific goals and needs; enhance and improve their overall well-being; and assist them towards a better tomorrow. I provide family, individual and couples counseling in a safe and non-judgmental atmosphere that fosters support, empathy and understanding between client and therapist.

Katie has been known for her work in helping people receive healing, direction, and motivation to pursue their dreams. She has extensively worked in the nonprofit setting while breaking new ground on her transformative business, Let's Live Ready. Katie is bringing inspiring change through her empowering perspective on coaching, training, and personal therapy. Katie is passionate about helping people find their purpose and believes that it will inspire you to live a life that is engaged and wholehearted.

I specialize in assessment and counseling of Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, Language Disorders, ADHD, Executive Functioning Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Disorders in Children, Teens, and Adults. I perform evals for Special Education, Child Custody, Disability Claims Evals, Marriage/Couples, Substance Abuse/Use, and Forensic purposes. Moreover, I provide advocacy for my clients with schools and businesses. Internet Evaluations are available!!

Are you winning at your career, but miserable doing so? Is the stress impacting your weight, body, and health? If so, I got you. My approach to treatment is to compassionately keep it real. In this work, you and I are equal partners. You are the expert in your life and experiences, and I am the expert in the science of change. I specialize in health psychology, and have over 20 years of experience in safe, respectful, and healthy weight management (obesity medicine). And because mind and body are one, I also address general issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges with attention (ADHD).

At some point in every person's life, therapy can be helpful. People who seek therapy are engaging in a healthy, proactive approach towards their life. They are typically seeking to implement positive, lasting life change and growth. Counseling, or therapy, is considered a collaborative, cooperative, problem-solving process, actively involving both the client and counselor, to bring about emotional or behavioral change. Counseling is a proactive and healthy way to manage life stress, work through trauma, develop coping skills, improve behavior, communication and more. As a private practice counseling group, our goal is to help.

We created Therapy for Black Women to address the unique challenges experienced solely by Black women. For we are all too familiar with the "Angry Black Woman" and equally as toxic, "Strong Black Woman" tropes. These archetypes are incessantly perpetuated in the media and impact our relationship with vulnerability; thus, the capacity to be fully realized humans. Furthermore, Therapy for Black Women helps to mitigate the continued exploitation of Black women in search of licensed clinicians who have practical knowledge surrounding what it is to be a Black Women.

I believe a core element of growth lies in the understanding that the only thing you have control over is your thinking and response to any given situation. I seek to provide an atmosphere of non-judgmental support so that you can educate and empower yourself to no longer believe your happiness and contentment lies in anything outside yourself. I invite you, from the heart, to start your journey and discover how to take charge of your wellbeing.

If you need a warm, supportive space where you can feel safe to explore, learn, and make changes, you've come to the right place! I work with people from diverse backgrounds in a compassionate manner focusing on improving communication, recovering from past trauma, and developing effective strategies for stress/coping. I am directive at times and will challenge you to take on new perspectives and try out new behaviors, but at a pace that is comfortable to you. I use cognitive-behavioral techniques, role-playing, goal setting, exposure/response prevention, assertiveness training, internal family systems, and others.

Tired of waking up and dragging through the day, feeling "meh" all the time? Feel disconnected from friends and family, or like you just don't "have it in you" to do a single more adulty thing? You are not alone. We can work together to help you feel reconnected to family and friends, feel more present, and enjoy these relationships again. We'll figure out together ways to manage feelings and regain energy to invest time back into yourself AND the things you enjoy doing. All are welcome! I am a LGBTQ+, ENM, kink, and geek affirming therapist.