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First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Licensed Professional Counselor, ThD Psy, PhD CES, LPCCS, MAC, NCC
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First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation

Licensed Professional Counselor, ThD Psy, PhD CES, LPCCS, MAC, NCC (he, him)

Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
569 Melville Avenue, 202, University City, MO 63130
Let's Connect (314) 310-5648
Our patients are individuals, couples or groups who have been struggling with depression, anxiety, mood disorder and other behavioral challenges that have made ordinary day to day functioning impossible or extremely difficult. Through evidence-based clinical mental health therapy that includes EMDR, CBT, DBT, and SFBT, we assess, and diagnose individuals, couples and groups providing evidenced-based treatment plans.
We specialize in complex trauma using EMDR and Cognitive behavioral therapy CBT, to address client/participant challenges, concerning behavioral health and wellness. We provide evidence-based assessment and diagnosis following Professional, State, and Federal regulations and licensure. requirements.
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation located at 569 Melville Ave, 202, University City, Missouri, 63130. We provide HIPAA Compliant Telehealth Services.
Call or First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation now for a free 15 minute consultation - (314) 310-5648

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

First Choice Counseling PC

569 Melville Avenue

202

University City, MO 63130

(314) 310-5648

Urban St.Louis K-Life

2900 North Prairie Avenue

6 Cardinal Way

Saint Louis, MO 63102

(314) 784-5915
In accordance with CDC guidelines we have relaxed our mask mandate, but reserve the right to refuse services to individuals with symptoms.
I specialize in Behavioral Issues, Substance Use and Trauma and PTSD 
$135 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and groups  
Let's Connect (314) 310-5648

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

First Choice Counseling PC

569 Melville Avenue

202

University City, MO 63130

(314) 310-5648

Urban St.Louis K-Life

2900 North Prairie Avenue

6 Cardinal Way

Saint Louis, MO 63102

(314) 784-5915
In accordance with CDC guidelines we have relaxed our mask mandate, but reserve the right to refuse services to individuals with symptoms.
I specialize in Behavioral Issues, Substance Use and Trauma and PTSD 
$135 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and groups  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $135
  • Couple Sessions $160
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
  • Pay by ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Wire

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Ambetter
  • Anthem | Elevance
  • Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • CareConnect Health Plan
  • CHIP | Children's Program
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • Client/participants exclusively.
  • ComPsych
  • Coventry
  • Health Net
  • Humana
  • Magellan
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • MHN | Health Net
  • MHNet Behavioral Health
  • Optum
  • Payment options for our
  • TRICARE
  • TriWest
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
  • We provide a preferred wellness plan.
  • WellCare
  • Which is affordable with a choice of
  • Out of Network
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We prefer to bill clients for office visit fees using the client/participant's credit card or Bank Account, balance is billed to insurance.
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (314) 310-5648
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Licensed Professional Counselor, ThD Psy, PhD CES, LPCCS, MAC, NCC
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We prefer to bill clients for office visit fees using the client/participant's credit card or Bank Account, balance is billed to insurance.
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (314) 310-5648
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Licensed Professional Counselor, ThD Psy, PhD CES, LPCCS, MAC, NCC

Qualifications

    Licensed Professional Counselor: Naaman L Lauderdale
  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Missouri / 2016033287 Naaman L Lauderdale
  • In Practice for 11 Years
  • Degree/Diploma from Master Addition Counselor MAC Master Addiction Counselor MAC / 2018
  • Degree/Diploma from Master Registered Addiction Specialist MRAS Breining Institute / 2013
  • Attended University of the Cumberlands, PhD CES/ MA Clinical Mental Health, Graduated 2015
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I am a trauma-informed clinical/counselor/therapist who is E.M.D.R. trained using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as my foundational approach.
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (314) 310-5648
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Licensed Professional Counselor, ThD Psy, PhD CES, LPCCS, MAC, NCC
"
I am a trauma-informed clinical/counselor/therapist who is E.M.D.R. trained using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as my foundational approach.
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (314) 310-5648
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Licensed Professional Counselor, ThD Psy, PhD CES, LPCCS, MAC, NCC

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Behavioral Issues
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma and PTSD

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Anxiety
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Relapse
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Dissociative Disorders (DID)
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Education and Learning Disabilities
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing E.M.D.R.
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling
  • Geriatric and Seniors
  • Grief
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Internet Addiction
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Medical Detox
  • Medication Management
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder P.T.S.D.
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Psychosis
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Sports Performance
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Violence
  • Testing and Evaluation
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Transgender
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
Do these issues align with your needs? or (314) 310-5648
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Licensed Professional Counselor, ThD Psy, PhD CES, LPCCS, MAC, NCC
Do these issues align with your needs? or (314) 310-5648
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Licensed Professional Counselor, ThD Psy, PhD CES, LPCCS, MAC, NCC

Client Focus

Age

Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Group

Communities

Aviation Professionals
Bisexual Allied
Cancer
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Lesbian Allied
Transgender Allied
Veterans

Ethnicity

Black and African American
Other Racial or Ethnic Background

I also speak

Cantonese
German
Hebrew
Italian
Russian
Spanish
Yiddish

Age

Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Group

Communities

Aviation Professionals
Bisexual Allied
Cancer
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Lesbian Allied
Transgender Allied
Veterans

Ethnicity

Black and African American
Other Racial or Ethnic Background

I also speak

Cantonese
German
Hebrew
Italian
Russian
Spanish
Yiddish

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
  • Attachment-based
  • Christian Counseling
  • Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • EMDR
  • Expressive Arts
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Gestalt
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Music Therapy
  • Narrative
  • Neuro-Linguistic (NLP)
  • Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
  • Person-Centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Prolonged Exposure Therapy
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychological Testing and Evaluation
  • Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
  • Reality Therapy
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Trauma Focused
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (314) 310-5648
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Licensed Professional Counselor, ThD Psy, PhD CES, LPCCS, MAC, NCC
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (314) 310-5648
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Licensed Professional Counselor, ThD Psy, PhD CES, LPCCS, MAC, NCC

Groups

Location

Primary Location

First Choice Counseling PC

569 Melville Avenue

202

University City, MO 63130

(314) 310-5648

Additional Location

Urban St.Louis K-Life

2900 North Prairie Avenue

6 Cardinal Way

Saint Louis, MO 63102

(314) 784-5915
"
In accordance with CDC guidelines we have relaxed our mask mandate, but reserve the right to refuse services to individuals with symptoms.
Call for a free consultation now - (314) 310-5648
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Licensed Professional Counselor, ThD Psy, PhD CES, LPCCS, MAC, NCC
"
In accordance with CDC guidelines we have relaxed our mask mandate, but reserve the right to refuse services to individuals with symptoms.
Call for a free consultation now - (314) 310-5648
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Licensed Professional Counselor, ThD Psy, PhD CES, LPCCS, MAC, NCC
Last Modified: 22 Nov 2023