Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists in Saint Louis, MO

I am an individual therapist with over ten years of experience working with survivors of trauma and intimate partner violence. More recently, my practice has expanded to focus on anxiety disorders, depression, and perfectionism. I am a trained teacher of Kristen Neff's Mindful Self-Compassion, a former DBT skills group facilitator, and student of RO-DBT. Over the past twenty years I have served as a teacher and trainer in settings ranging from elementary to graduate level classrooms and post-graduate continuing education workshops.

KINETIC counseling specializes in trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, familial stress, and parenting. With 14 years of experience in family social work, Carly provides private counseling services which focus on a comprehensive appreciation of the complexity of people's lives and choices. She utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Stress Reduction techniques, Mindfulness strategies, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy interventions. Carly works to incorporate a holistic approach embracing each person's interests, hobbies, educational background and belief system.

Dedicated to my clients' happiness and success, I feel honored to be trusted with their innermost thoughts. They often report feeling completely overwhelmed and stressed by life situations: e.g. relationship conflict, conflict at work, loss of a loved one. Feeling that life is controlling them, they report feeling depressed, anxious, and doubting their own ability. Through our work together in therapy, my clients have felt empowered to regain the control necessary to make positive changes in their lives and relationships, and thereby resolve their conflicts, reduce their level of stress, and relieve their accompanying anxiety and depression.

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 practice with the utmost respect for my clients and their process of healing and growth, and maintain a supportive, encouraging and safe atmosphere.I believe in balancing the mind and body to assist in stress relief and healing. Clients receive a self soothe kit when they begin working with me.I have been practicing EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing ) since 1993 and am an EMDR Consultant and Certified EMDR therapist. EMDR is invaluable in treating the trauma that accompanies, illness, grief, pain and loss, as well as helping clients find their inner resources and reconnect to themselves.

I am here for you as you are right now... I can imagine that right now things may not be the way you want them. Do you find yourself feeling unsettled? Feeling stuck and just can't seem to make important changes? Find that powerful emotions keep taking you off track from what you truly want? Have you had painful events occur and have noticed you're not quite the same anymore? ... For 10+ years I've been helping people build a life full of meaning. Which often means figuring out how to make important changes while also finding acceptance. This can mean resolving past painful events, boosting skills and/or resolving current problems.

Welcome. With over 10 years of clinical experience and a graduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis, I support adults with life direction, stress management, and executive functioning. I use Mindfulness -Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help others navigate work, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and relationships. In addition, I am a mindfulness and yoga instructor (RYT) offering both in-office and virtual sessions. Clients have the option of adding relaxation and yoga into our work. I operate from the belief that authenticity, collaboration, and compassion can guide a therapeutic reconnection to your highest self.

Are you or your teen struggling with stress, anxiety or social connections? I have vast experience working with children, teens and young adults struggling with different issues like anxiety, mood disorders, suicidal ideation, non suicidal self injury, life transitions and more. I truly believe that you are the expert of your own life, whether you are 9 or 92, and I use that as a foundation to our collaborative therapeutic relationship. You bring your own life experiences to the session and I bring an empathetic presence and client-centered, strengths-based approach to help you through whatever is on your mind.

Not feeling it? Depression and Anxiety are more common than ever! The good news is treatments are effective and life-changing. Do you feel like you don’t fit in? Find yourself and your place with person-centered therapy. Need support? Learn the coping skills to get you through the hard times with me. I’m here to help!

I am a nationally certified DBT therapist. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is my orientation and specialty. My orientation and personal experiences have inspired me to work toward the treatment of clients struggling with childhood trauma, PTSD, anxiousness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, relationship issues, LGBTQ concerns, NSSI(Self-Injury) and Borderline Personality Disorder.

I work with those who are courageously facing pain and trauma in their lives. Perhaps you wonder if you can look at your own experiences... Maybe you fear being overwhelmed if you dare look. You may be thinking anxiety will overwhelm you. It need not be this way. Allow me to journey with you as you explore the questions tugging at you. You need not face them alone. Support is here; it is real. You CAN face these challenges, and you need not face them alone in the silence of your heart. Reach out now for the support you deserve.

I have been practicing psychology for 6 years and I have a PsyD from Regent University with a specialty in Clinical Psychology and Religious/Spiritual issues. I believe that every client brings strengths and resources to the table from which to draw upon, and every client has an internal motivation to change and grow to some degree. I come from a community mental health background and connect with the value of accessible, affordable healthcare for those who need it. I operate from a cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, mindfulness , and trauma informed perspective, depending on the client’s need.