Family Therapy in Franklin County, MO

Ashley Patek is an occupational therapist, certified parent and life coach, Empathic Witnessing practitioner, and the founder of Doing Better Conscious Parenting, a nurturing community for parents dedicated to breaking punitive generational cycles. Ashley focuses on the whole-parent, whole-child, and whole-family systems to help them regulate their nervous systems, creating safety within the body and home.

My ideal client is open to learning, sharing and growing with me. Their goal is to live their best possible life.

Are you disconnected from your partner and frustrated or worse pained at feeling like just roommates, either icy or too spicey (and not the good kind)? Are you struggling to hang on in crisis? You have so much on the line, help and healing are possible and treatment for your broken hearts is within reach and available to you. Heal your hurting relationship and keep your family and partner. Why suffer any longer when you can heal your hearts, build a bridge of connection to just feel happy again. Scientific methods that heal and transform couples in days, weeks not years of work.

"Growth is painful, change is painful, but nothing is as painful as being stuck somewhere you don't belong." Life is a journey and oftentimes along our journey we go through difficult life transitions that can feel impossible to overcome. We may go through feelings of being stuck in the same emotional states, unhealthy relationships or communication patterns that leave us feeling empty and yearning for change. When our lives begin feeling this way, finding a positive support can be crucial in navigating these changes we need to feel better.

I specialize in counseling couples, families, and individuals through relationship and parenting struggles, anxiety, trauma, grief, and depression. Are you and your partner struggling to get along or having difficulty with parenting your children? Or maybe you just need a break from day-to-day anxiety and worry? I'm here for you and for all your other issues in between.

I've been assisting individuals, couples and families for over 20 years in achieving greater self awareness and a clearer vision and path for healthy living. My goal is to help clients overcome or better manage life's obstacles, resolve conflicts and improve relationships.

When you are struggling with the complications that come with PTSD, trauma, depression, grief, anxiety, or behavioral issues for yourself (or your child, it can be so hard to gain perspective. All your life experiences can make it hard to see your way through your current season. You may feel lost, alone, and struggling to know what to do next. Having a warm and inviting environment can help you (and/or your child) feel more grounded and able do the work needed to get through and learn to flourish. Through our therapeutic relationship, I can help you navigate through your struggles in order to live your life in full bloom.

Gnôthi seautón. "Know thyself" (Aphorism inscribed over the entrance to the temple of Apollo at Delphi). The ancient philosophers already knew the importance of self-knowledge.. I can help you use mindfulness and compassion, to embark into the adventure of exploring the obvious and less obvious parts of you, that affect you personally and in your relationships. Heal pains and unload unnecessary burdens, present and past. Expand your motivation, and go forward toward realizing your full potential and increasing your happiness!

I am a Registered Play Therapist, and I work with children ages 2-12. I have experience working with various issues, and diagnoses. I will work with parents and children to address their issues and concerns, and can include family member throughout the process if needed.

My life's work is to help individuals understand intimately themselves through psychotherapy. To utilize the deeper levels of the self, achieve richer relationships,and an appreciation for who they are. Primary, to successful therapy is the relationship between the client and therapist. My work: Children,Adolescents and Adults. Child/Adolescents-self esteem,depression anxiety, relationship, family issues, school issues. Adults: depression, anxiety, relationship,gender issues,grief. Psychotherapist/Psychoanalyst, child, adolescent and adult and seniors. Faculty member/the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute(president 2010-2013), Asst. Clinical professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, St. Louis Universityjoint appt./Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital.

We know how hard it is to ask for help. It is easy to become overwhelmed by struggles. Life can seem unmanageable. Lutheran Family & Children's Services of Missouri (LFCS) can help you find hope and discover solutions. LFCS provides outpatient therapy throughout the state in one of our convenient locations and provides telehealth through a virtual platform. LFCS has offices in: St. Louis (Olivette), St. Peters, Union, Columbia, Cape Girardeau, and satellite offices throughout the Greater St. Louis Region. Coming soon in Kansas City, Springfield, and Joplin!

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been practicing in the mental health field for over 10 years. I offer a strengths-based approach to help my clients embrace the positive and overcome the negative. No matter how dark things can seem, there is always hope. I am here to help anyone struggling to overcome life's obstacles. I am trained in multiculturalism; and all of my interventions are provided in a culturally competent manner. While much of my experience involves helping marginalized groups, I gladly accept clients from all walks of life. Take a step towards a better life and schedule your free phone consultation today!

My main office is currently in MO but would love to help individuals in Florida struggling with mental health issues via telehealth. Feel like you’re in a constant struggle with worry… ​low motivation… ​panic…unpredictable moods.. or with your past? Is the daily struggle​ dragging down your quality of life like an anchor? Let's talk. I'm here to help you. Many people view therapy as one-sided conversation with little opportunity to experience each other as real people. I want you to know that I am as real as it gets. I want to help you achieve your goals and start living your life where you are excited to wake up every morning.

Hello! My name is Ashley Fleeman! I am a proud child of God and a mother to the most handsome little blessing. Being a young mom in today's world, I understand the struggles that Christian's face every day and I want to be able to help those who are lost find their way back to our Lord. I am trained to help individuals who are seeking spiritual guidance, as well as couples who are seeking to reconnect to God and each other, along with couples who are wanting premarital counseling, and families who are seeking a deeper connection or to restore relationships.

I facilitate online healing journeys towards life balance, by helping my clients to connect, activate and integrate the dimensions of healing-wisdom that are inherent to all of us. By combining modern, evidence-based approaches with ancient spiritual healing modalities we will embark on a journey of deeper connection with the wisdom of your own mind-heart-body-soul. This work will help you release what is no longer needed and find freedom and authenticity in your choices, self-expression, and relationships. Healing journeys can be facilitated for individuals, couples, and groups and are based on the client's unique goals.

Hi! I am a compassionate, caring, client-centered clinician who believes that every one of us has been created to love, to be loved, and to be successful in relationships and life experiences. I also believe that each one of us already has, intrinsically, everything we need for that to happen. Through a connected relationship, utilizing theories and techniques that line up with God’s Word (ie emdr and cbt), I help clients recognize unhealthy thoughts/beliefs, and then change them to be true, functional beliefs that bring peace and empower clients to be successful in their relationships and to make healthy, confident decisions.

My name is Emmogene (Emma) Chepely, and I’m glad you’re here. I would be honored to help you take the important step toward a better life. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and based in the St. Louis area, and I have over 6 years experience treating trauma, addiction, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, life changes, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and LGBTQ+. I use an eclectic and personalized approach in order to provide a safe, welcoming, and comfortable environment which fosters growth and learning. I work to build a connection with no shame or judgement.

I am a licensed psychologist with 15 years of experience in public schools as a school psychologist. I have extensive experience with conducting developmental and psychological evaluations to assess the psychological and learning needs of students, developing IEPs and behavior intervention plans, assisting families and students as they navigate the special education process, and providing therapy for children and teens. I provide individual evaluations for children and adolescents to assess for ADHD, autism, giftedness, intellectual delays, developmental delays, and other emotional-behavioral concerns.

I have over 33 years experience treating depression and anxiety. I believe that depression/anxiety often has root causes from childhood abuse of a verbal, sexual or physical nature or perhaps regrets resulting from your own choices. I have successfully treated all kinds of PTSD, post abortion syndrome, sexual identity issues, anger, and grief through loss. I help married women to learn to live with difficult husbands when divorce is not their option. I help couples to resolve conflict and learn to live in love and respect.