Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
Hello! My name is Sara and I have over 15 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in St. Louis, Missouri. I have extensive therapeutic experience working with individuals, families, teenagers, and children. I have provided services in a variety of settings including residential treatment centers, homes, and schools, all of which have allowed me to possess an abundance of skills. I am a rostered Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, and a Nationally Certified Clinician. I have experience with family conflict, parenting problems, relationship issues, school problems, trauma, ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, self esteem, and anger management.
I have my Masters of Arts in Counseling from Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, Missouri, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.
My counseling style is warm and inviting, with a focus on the client at all times. You are the one seeking support and the one determining the goals you’d like to work towards. You are the expert on yourself and I am here to help facilitate change. My therapeutic approach is Client Centered with Cognitive Behavioral therapy techniques and Solution Focused therapy techniques to help you reach your goals.
My sessions are scheduled Mondays from 9:30am to 11:45am, and Thursdays from 9:30am to 11:45am. I am not able to schedule on evenings or weekends.
When I’m not in sessions, you can find me shopping at Target, cycling on the Peloton, watching the newest Netflix show, reading a good book, or hanging with my family and our dog.
I’m excited you’re here and looking forward to working together!
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Sara Schuessler is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri with 14 years of clinical experience. She has worked extensively with individuals, families, teenagers, and children across a range of settings including residential treatment centers, homes, and schools, experiences that have contributed to a broad clinical skill set.
She is rostered in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and holds national clinical certification. Her practice areas include stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, anger management, relationship concerns, grief, self-esteem struggles, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
Sara’s counseling approach is warm and inviting, centered on the client’s goals and strengths. She practices in a client-centered way while drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques to help clients identify and work toward meaningful change.
She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from Missouri Baptist University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice from Truman State University. Her availability for sessions is Monday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and she is not able to schedule evenings or weekends.
Outside of work she enjoys shopping at Target, cycling on her Peloton, watching the latest Netflix shows, reading, and spending time with her family and their dog. She welcomes new clients and looks forward to working together.
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