Mental Health

As we look online these days – and let’s be honest, we are online a lot – we see posts from friends sharing that they are baking sourdough bread, cleaning out long-cluttered closets, or [...]

By Lynette Dixon, PhD, LPC, NCC With so much going on in the world right now, many of us are managing more responsibilities than ever before. Additionally, we don’t have access to a lot of [...]

Bill Kuntz, M.S., LCSW, Licensed Psychologist, BCPCC What a difference a few weeks can make. Who would have guessed in early January that we would be walking around with masks and keeping at [...]

Please know that if you, your child or a loved one are needing mental health services or are struggling to cope during this national health crisis, we are open and accepting new clients. We are [...]

Amy V. Maus, MSW, LCSW They are called deaths of despair. Deaths by suicide, alcoholism, and/or drug overdose, especially heroin, are on the rise. Seemingly everywhere one looks these days, there [...]

Angela Cook, MSW, LCSW “Something is wrong with me — I know it! Everyone else is calm and cool. I’m the worried mess!” Have you ever thought to yourself that you feel [...]

Mary Fitzgibbons, Ph.D. Why would anyone choose to spend the money and time in going to therapy? It can be costly if your insurance doesn’t apply and it can be emotionally painful. [...]

Angela Cook, MSW, LCSW Imagine a world in which Columbine High School alumni have no memory of April 20, 1999, because it was just an ordinary day. In which moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado, [...]

A workshop for school professionals Friday, November 15th, 2019 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Free CEUs are approved and provided for Missouri licensed social workers and Illinois licensed [...]

Discovering your child or student has been cutting or engaging in any kind of self-injurious behavior can be both baffling and disturbing. While this behavior has been glorified by many [...]