Darrell Provinse earned his degrees from Washington University and Webster University in St. Louis. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri and a National Certified Counselor. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, American Counseling Association, Association for Specialists in Group Work, and the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors. He is also the Executive Director and CEO of Agape Christian Counseling Services.

As a therapist, Darrell is certified in Gestalt Therapy as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and extensively trained in family systems. He works with individuals, couples, families, and groups of various ages. His clinical interests include phobias, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, sexual dysfunction, grief and crisis, spiritual and existential issues and assisting parents of children with special needs. Darrell has led groups in anger management, social skills, conflict resolution, boundaries, sexual addictions, women’s issues, …

Randi Borroff earned her Master’s degree in social work from Syracuse University in New York.  She is also a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Missouri.  She has 19 years of experience providing therapy to adolescents, couples, individuals, and families who have suffered from the effects of substance abuse, PTSD, marital discord, anxiety, and depression.  She has experience working within an EAP referral system where the number of sessions is limited and solution-oriented treatment is often necessary.

In addition, she has extensive training in using Cognitive Processing Therapy to work with people who have PTSD and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a way to give her clients new tools to overcome their present and past difficulties.  Randi believes no matter what the circumstances past or present, healing is always possible with professional guidance and an interpersonal relationship with God.  …

Carolyn Knarr earned her Master’s Degree from Washington University, and has been counseling for over 20 years.  She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, and is a licensed clinical social worker.

Carolyn has a strong background in working with children and adolescents with ADHD, attachment disorder, trauma, bipolar disorder, and Asperger’s.  She works closely with their families to help them with the emotional and behavioral aspects of these disorders.  She utilizes play therapy, family therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy, and is qualified to do psychological assessments with children.  Carolyn also sees adult clients, couples, and families.

Through counseling, Carolyn helps her clients look at past and present relationship issues, communication patterns, and the potential for healing and growth.

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Read Carolyn’s article, “Parenting Children with Emotional-Behavioral Issues.”

Jerry has a Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary in Creve Coeur and a Master of Education in General Counseling from the University of Missouri in St. Louis.  He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri and has been working as a counselor since 1990. He has extensive experience working with addictions, and his primary interest is restoring and strengthening marriages.  He works with individuals and couples and has presented weekend seminars at local churches on The Journey to a Delightful Marriage.  He also works with men on relational and sexual issues and has led men’s retreats.

He believes it is his reponsibility to make the counseling relationship the safest place in the world for his clients. To make progress toward having lives and marriages with which we are delighted, we must trust we are SAFE enough to share our deepest feelings. This requires that …

Mike Diller earned his Master’s from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri. He is also a National Certified Counselor and Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor.

Mike seeks to help people resolve personal and relational problems through encouraging the individual to better meet both emotional and spiritual needs. Specialty areas include marriage counseling, depression, anxiety, conflict resolution, parenting, and spiritual issues. He has facilitated men’s groups focusing on sexual addiction and anger management. Mike also has experience addressing women’s issues, facilitating children’s therapy, conducting family counseling, and facilitating cognitive therapy. Mike emphasizes the importance of instilling hope, identifying personal strengths and positive belief systems, increasing self-control over emotions and behaviors, and creating healthy relationships

Rene’ Parker earned her Master’s Degree in Counseling at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Missouri. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Rene’s primary mode of psychotherapy is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She works primarily with individuals and couples and facilitates group counseling. The group counseling has included topics such as depression, boundaries, and women’s issues.

She counsels extensively with clients that experience severe depression; anxiety disorders; codependency issues; sexual, physical, and emotional abuse; sexual addictions; grief counseling; single parenting; women’s issues; and stress and anger management.

Tai Yong is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Missouri. He graduated from Covenant Theological Seminary with a Masters in Counseling, and is a National Certified Counselor. He is a certified PREP instructor (Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program) and Family Wellness instructor (Survival Skills for Families).

Through individual, couple, and family therapies, Tai has helped people with marriage, parenting, and other relationship issues. For a glimpse of Tai’s understanding of relational issues, read his Article Resource, Commitment, Intimacy, and Fun.  He also works with clients to overcome their depression, anxiety, stress, grief, or addiction. With a long non-counseling professional career in his background, Tai readily identifies with those facing stresses at their workplace. He has a passion for helping people achieve real, positive, and sustained change. Tai’s own life experiences allow him to approach his clients’ challenges honestly and …

Jennifer Baker Baldwin earned her MA in Counseling and Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri. Jennifer also serves as the Intern Coordinator for ACCS.

Prior to entering the counseling field, Jennifer worked in college ministry for six years, leading bible studies and mentoring college women.  She sees mainly adolescent and adult clients and is experienced in helping them with abuse issues, adjustment difficulties, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, spiritual concerns and family of origin issues.

Through counseling, Jennifer seeks to journey with her clients through difficult times, helping them to discover healing from past and present pain. In this process, she invites her clients towards personal growth and a greater freedom to risk, hope, and love.

Mike Siebe received his Master’s in Social Work thought he University of Missouri, Columbia.  He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Missouri.  He has over fifteen years of experience working with children and families in both the social service and public school settings and had been involved in church youth ministry for a number of years as well.

Mike has specialized in child behavioral issues, family functioning issues, and abuse/neglect issues.  He has experience working with individuals and/or groups in the areas of domestic violence, anger management, parenting education, social skills, and conflict mediation.  Mike uses methods from structural, cognitive-behavioral, and solution-focused approaches to help individuals to feel more in control of their issues so that they may make positive changes.

Dr. Patterson earned her Ph.D. from the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY. She has been practicing in the field for 4 years.  She has specialized training in working with perpetrators of domestic violence.

Dr. Patterson primarily counsels utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Techniques as a treatment modality. Her primary interest is in working with women who have experienced trauma in their lives.