First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Counselor, PhD CES, ThD PSY, MAC, MA, LPCCS (he, him)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
6 Cardinal Way, 900 Office 45, Saint Louis, MO 63102
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I hold two doctorates and am working on a third, one in psychology, one in theology, and four master's degrees, one MA, MAC, MRAS, MDAACS, LCMHC, and LPCCS, making me a highly qualified professional counselor, clinician, and therapist (State-Supervisor for PLPC and NP'S ); I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). My expertise lies in providing talk therapy to individuals of all ages, including adolescents, adults, seniors, families, and groups. To ensure the best outcomes for my clients, I utilize cognitive-behavioral therapy as a foundational approach. Member of the ACA, APA, NAADAC, and Philanthropist.
I am a doctor licensed in clinical mental health professional counseling who is EMDR trained, providing culturally competent evidence-based psychological theories and techniques( CBT, DBT, etc..) to access, diagnose, and treat maladaptive behaviors for individuals, families, and groups working through issues in all stages of life. I provide state supervision
This private practice provides culturally competent care and accommodations for all aspects of our society that are willing to participate in the professional processes of behavioral health care (out-patient only). This practice has access to several locations throughout Saint Louis County and City for the convenience of participants.
Call or Email First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation now for a free 15 minute consultation - (314) 947-3660
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $170
- Couple Sessions $270
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa, WireInsurance
- Aetna
- AmeriHealth
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross
- Cigna and Evernorth
- ConnectiCare
- Coventry
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Fidelis
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins
- Managed Health Network (MHN)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- The Alliance
- Uprise Health
- Wellpoint | Amerigroup
- WellSense Health Plan
- Out of Network
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Counselor, PhD CES, ThD PSY, MAC, MA, LPCCS
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (314) 947-3660
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Missouri / 2016033287 Naaman L Lauderdale
- In Practice for 10 years
- Attended University of the Cumberlands, Graduated 2015
- Certificate from EMDRIA.ORG 6044/ EMDR Trained / 2015
- Degree/Diploma from CITA University Doctorate Pastoral Psychology / 2019
Counselor: Naaman L Lauderdale
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Counselor, PhD CES, ThD PSY, MAC, MA, LPCCS
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (314) 947-3660
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Complex Trauma, Nightmares
- Coping Skills
- Dementia
- 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
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- 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
- 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
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Veterans
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Counselor, PhD CES, ThD PSY, MAC, MA, LPCCS
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (314) 947-3660
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Spanish
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Adlerian
- Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Christian Counseling
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Forensic Psychology
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Music Therapy
- Narrative
- Neuro-Linguistic (NLP)
- Neurofeedback
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Counselor, PhD CES, ThD PSY, MAC, MA, LPCCS
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (314) 947-3660
Groups
Depression
Clients who have experienced depression that has reduced their functionality in ways that is not sustainable at any level. This a group limited to a maximum of 8 clients meeting once a week for one and fifteen minutes.
Expertise
Anger Management
Anxiety
Depression
Types of Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Age
Adults
Session Cost
$100
Location
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
569 Melville Avenue
University City, MO 63130
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Location
Primary Location
First Choice Counseling/Stlouis/U.City/C.W.E.
6 Cardinal Way
900 Office 45
Saint Louis, MO 63102
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Additional Location
First Choice Counseling Professional Corp
569 Melville Avenue
202-205
Saint Louis, MO 63130
(314) 947-3660Nearby Areas
Cities
Counties
Neighborhoods
First Choice Counseling Professional Corporation
Counselor, PhD CES, ThD PSY, MAC, MA, LPCCS
Call for a free consultation now - (314) 947-3660