SAINT LOUIS COUNSELING INC

FOR NEARLY 70 YEARS, SAINT LOUIS COUNSELING HAS FOCUSED ON MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR LIFE JOURNEYS. OUR THERAPISTS HELP INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR STRUGGLES WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, ADHD, SUICIDAL IDEATION, SCHIZOPHRENIA, BIPOLAR DISORDER, LONELINESS, GRIEF AND MANY OTHER MENTAL ILLNESSES AND MENTAL-HEALTH CONDITIONS.THE AGENCY PROVIDES PSYCHIATRY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS SO THEY CAN GET THE MEDICATION THEY NEED TO HELP THEM WITH DAY-TO-DAY LIVING. SAINT LOUIS COUNSELING IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF MENTAL-HEALTH DISCUSSIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. OUR HOPE AND BELIEF ARE THAT PEOPLE WILL BEGIN GETTING BETTER AFTER MAKING THEIR FIRST CALL TO US. (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O) AS A MINISTRY OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS, SAINT LOUIS COUNSELING SERVES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, NO MATTER THEIR BACKGROUND, RELIGION, OR ABILITY TO PAY, THROUGHOUT THE 10 COUNTIES AND ST. LOUIS CITY, WHICH MAKE UP THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS. WE OFFER INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELING TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT THROUGH OUR CONTRACTED PSYCHIATRY-SERVICE PARTNER, EMBEDDED SCHOOL COUNSELING THROUGH OUR SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (SPP), AND MENTAL-HEALTH PRESENTATIONS AND TRAININGS. OUR THERAPISTS CONFIDENTIALLY TREAT A WIDE RANGE OF EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, PERSONAL AND RELATIONSHIP-RELATED ISSUES, AND MENTAL ILLNESSES. SAINT LOUIS COUNSELING IS A 501(C)(3) WITH ITS OWN BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS ACCREDITED BY THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION (COA). THROUGHOUT THE FY24 SCHOOL YEAR, SAINT LOUIS COUNSELING'S SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM THERAPISTS PROVIDED TREATMENT AND SUPPORT FOR 3,369 STUDENTS IN NEARLY 130 SCHOOLS (CATHOLIC, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC) THROUGHOUT THE 10 COUNTIES AND ST. LOUIS CITY WHERE WE SERVE. OUR SCHOOL PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE PHILOSOPHY THAT THE SCHOOL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY ARE PARTNERS IN EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, AND BUILDING STRONGER, SAFER COMMUNITIES. A VARIETY OF FACTORS--LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, INCREASING TEEN DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE, SUBSTANCE USE, BULLYING, ANXIETY, AND BODY IMAGE--HAVE ESPECIALLY HURT OUR KIDS, WHO ARE STILL GROWING, WHOSE BRAINS ARE STILL DEVELOPING, AND WHO ARE STILL LEARNING TO KEEP UP WITH THE RIGORS OF LIFE. OUR COMMITTED, THERAPEUTIC SCHOOL COUNSELORS ADDRESS THESE AND OTHER ISSUES WITH THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. EMBEDDED IN THE SCHOOLS, OUR THERAPISTS GIVE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO ESTABLISH STRONG SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS, WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING. AS OUR PURPOSE RELATES TO OFFICE-BASED COUNSELING AND PSYCHIATRY SERVICES, MORE THAN 1,900 PEOPLE RECEIVED DIRECT OFFICE-BASED COUNSELING, 368 CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS WERE SEEN BY OUR CONTRACTED PSYCHIATRY PARTNERS FOR MEDICATION MANAGEMENT DURING FY24. FROM OUR YOUNGEST 3 YEAR OLD CLIENTS IN PLAY THERAPY TO OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, EACH OF OUR CLIENTS AVERAGED 6 TO 8 THERAPY SESSIONS.