About Kathy
I specialize in counseling individual adult clients. You are welcome to invite a loved one to join your session, if you desire. With twenty-one years of experience, I have walked alongside many hurting individuals presenting a wide variety of struggles. My current areas of focus are anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), relationship concerns or enrichment, life and career transitions, grief/loss/bereavement, chronic illness, setting boundaries and spiritual concerns. A particular passion of mine is serving those in the helping/care-giving professions, those in ministry and people who have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
The number of clients I serve at any one time, and the types of presenting issues, is something I monitor carefully. This allows me to care well for my clients by giving them the attention they need and deserve while also caring for my own health and well-being. Being fully present with, listening intently, having compassion for, and walking alongside a client takes more than just clinical techniques or knowledge; it requires my mental, emotional, physical and relational health. As I teach, guide and encourage my clients to care well for themselves, I practice what I teach!
As of June 1, 2021, I am providing therapy through in-office appointments. During COVID restrictions I provided services via telehealth out of necessity. I will consider telehealth if needs dictate that form of therapy.
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My Master's degree in Counseling is from Covenant Theological Seminary. I chose Covenant for the exceptional clinical studies offered, as the program was developed and led by a psychiatrist, and co-led by a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy/Licensed Clinical Social Worker. The addition of theological studies allowed me to deepen my faith. In pursuing my own whole-person health I incorporate my faith, time with family and friends, staying intellectually engaged, and caring well for my emotional and physical health. The captions on the website photographs reference passages that have had a profound influence on my life. The foundation of my faith rests in a God who loves and knows me, Who gives me strength, hope, courage, perseverance, joy, contentment and peace.
I am a second-career counselor, having spent thirteen years in business before pursuing my Master's degree. I draw upon my business background, and the experience of my own career change, to assist those who seek counsel regarding their own career or life transition.
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The number of clients I serve at any one time, and the types of presenting issues, is something I monitor carefully. This allows me to care well for my clients by giving them the attention they need and deserve while also caring for my own health and well-being. Being fully present with, listening intently, having compassion for, and walking alongside a client takes more than just clinical techniques or knowledge; it requires my mental, emotional, physical and relational health. As I teach, guide and encourage my clients to care well for themselves, I practice what I teach!
As of June 1, 2021, I am providing therapy through in-office appointments. During COVID restrictions I provided services via telehealth out of necessity. I will consider telehealth if needs dictate that form of therapy.
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My Master's degree in Counseling is from Covenant Theological Seminary. I chose Covenant for the exceptional clinical studies offered, as the program was developed and led by a psychiatrist, and co-led by a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy/Licensed Clinical Social Worker. The addition of theological studies allowed me to deepen my faith. In pursuing my own whole-person health I incorporate my faith, time with family and friends, staying intellectually engaged, and caring well for my emotional and physical health. The captions on the website photographs reference passages that have had a profound influence on my life. The foundation of my faith rests in a God who loves and knows me, Who gives me strength, hope, courage, perseverance, joy, contentment and peace.
I am a second-career counselor, having spent thirteen years in business before pursuing my Master's degree. I draw upon my business background, and the experience of my own career change, to assist those who seek counsel regarding their own career or life transition.
Member of:
- Missouri Chapter of the American Counseling Association
- International OCD Foundation
- MA - Master of Arts degree (in counseling, graduated with honors)
- LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor, State of Missouri, license number 2001018060
- NCC - National Certified Counselor, National Board for Certified Counselors, number 68116
Website Photographs - Kathryn L. Riesmeyer. All rights reserved. © 2020