Osage Valley Counseling, LLC

👏👏 Macy passed her exam and is a Licensed Master Social Worker!
👉 She has openings for telehealth and in-person appointments for children, adolescents, and adults.
👉 Some insurances can be used.
👉 Specializing in DBT and CBT with a fundamental knowledge of Trauma Informed Care and Person Centered Approach.
❗️Reach out to schedule an intake❗️

✏️Everyone is busy getting ready to go back to school! We hope it has been a fun, yet relaxing summer break. 😎

🌀 Adjusting to new routines, academic pressures, and social dynamics can be stressful. 🌀 We want to ensure everyone is prepared and able to manage whatever comes your way.

☑️Signs of Stress in Children:
1. Changes in Behavior (sudden withdrawal or irritability)
2. Sleep Disturbances
3. Headaches, Stomach Aches, Difficulty Breathing
4. Drop in Grades or Sudden Lack of Interest in School Work
5. Avoiding Friends, Self Isolating

☑️Tips to Manage the Stress:
1. Check in with your child about going back to school.
2. Establish open communication free of judgment.
3. Consistent routines for sleep, meals, and school work can provide stability.
4. Limit screen time and ensure a balance between online activities and hobbies.
5. Visit the school with your child prior to the first day.
6. Encourage extracurricular activities
7. Meet your child’s teacher early in the year.

💯 Feeling supported and able to discuss things openly can have a big impact on your child’s ability to navigate the transition back to school successfully❗️

👏Here’s to a healthy, happy 2024/2025 school year❗️

A Veteran in our community needs our support in finding his service dog!
👉Jared has been missing since May.
👉Please share his flyer, keep your eyes peeled, and join his fb page to stay up to date on what you can do to help!
Operation Reunite - Jared the Lost Service K9

It’s official❗️
A new office location is in our future❗️
Tentative - November 2024 🙂
1736 Westpark Center Dr. - Primary
320 Gravois Rd. - Satellite Location
👉Be on the lookout for periodic updates about our new space 👀

We had to cut today short!
We hope everyone makes it home safe!

We would like to introduce two new interns starting with us this summer!
Kelso and Mary, both come to us from Capella University.
👉 Kelso is a Master’s student in the Clinical Mental Health program. She has a particular interest in supporting trauma survivors and pursuing additional training in EMDR therapy.
👉 Mary is a Master’s student in the Marriage and Family Counseling program. She has a passion for healing the family unit and empathetically helping them build stronger, healthier relationships.
👉Both of them are ready to schedule and work off a sliding fee scale.
❗️Reach Out to Get Started❗️
[email protected]

Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸
We wish everyone a safe Fourth of July!
👉 Be sure to for their service to our country!

How your fireworks may affect America’s Veterans | VA Hines health care | Veterans Affairs Oscar Solis, Jr. is a retired U.S. Marine who doesn’t like celebrating the Fourth of July.

❗️We are excited to launch our Veterans and First Responders Program this Month❗️🇺🇸
👉Individual EMDR Therapy
👉CBT Group Therapy for Trauma Recovery
👉”Taking Steps Forward” -Su***de support group for families
👉Medical Nutrition Therapy with our Registered Dietitian
👉Nature Therapy
🇺🇸 Reach out to get started 🇺🇸
[email protected]

We are excited to announce that our intern, Macy, has graduated from Mizzou’s School of Clinical Social Work and will be staying on board with us full time❗️🤗
👉She is working closely with our DBT Program Coordinator and currently co-facilitates an adolescent DBT Skills group!
👉Macy has openings and is able to support individuals of all ages!
👉Some insurances accepted.
❗️Reach Out to Schedule ❗️
[email protected]

If you’re out and about doing some golfing today or any day, be sure to check us out at hole 14! ⛳️
Riverside Golf Club

13 more days to vote! 👏
Thank you for supporting our practice! ♥️

STL Mag A-List Voting has begun!!!
STLmag.com/alist
👉Health/Wellness Category
👉Scroll down to Therapist/Mental Health
👉Vote for Osage Valley Counseling!!
❗️Your support is so appreciated❗️

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported us at the 🍓 Strawberry Festival and shared hugs/kisses with Bolt! 🐕‍🦺🐾
The raffle winners have been notified and we are so incredibly grateful for the funds we raised for our Veterans and First Responders Program❗️

We are set up at the Strawberry Festival today! Come out and see us!
👉 50/50 Raffle - Goes to support our Veterans and First Responders Program!

👏 Excited to share that Lauren is now a fully Licensed Professional Counselor! 👏
👉 She has been with Osage Valley Counseling for two years and has diligently worked towards her state licensure.
👉 Lauren is trained in EMDR therapy and passionate about helping women navigate the complex nature of early attachment trauma.
❗️Grateful for her accomplishments and dedication to our field and to our practice❗️

STL Mag A-List Voting has begun!!!
STLmag.com/alist
👉Health/Wellness Category
👉Scroll down to Therapist/Mental Health
👉Vote for Osage Valley Counseling!!
❗️Your support is so appreciated❗️

In light of it being mental health awareness month, we want to remind you to reach out for support.
👉Don’t suffer in silence, there are people who care and want to stand by you.
♥️ ♥️

Great day for a walk!!
Team Osage Valley Counseling

We are excited to welcome Rachael back for her internship through Maryville University!!!
👉She completed her practicum with us last year and truly shined as a therapist!!
❗️She is starting to schedule new clients, reach out to book with her!!

When other therapies haven’t worked, DBT may be the answer.
👉Skills to manage chronic, self harming behaviors and intense emotions.
Reach out for a consultation with our DBT coordinator, Morgan Light, LPC!

Ashley Nagel, PLPC, CRC, our VFR coordinator, is happy to answer questions and provide more information!!

❗️May is Mental Health Awareness Month❗️
👉 Make time for a mental health break
👉 Reach out to us for support
[email protected]

🐾 Happy National Therapy Dog Day!!
Bolt has served Osage Valley for almost 2 years and we are so thankful to Dogs on Duty for the opportunity to have him on board with us! 🐾🐕‍🦺

🔹SIGNS THAT YOU WOULD BENEFIT FROM WORKING WITH OUR REGISTERED DIETITIAN:

👉Restriction of food intake:
•Not eating until late in the day
•Skipping/putting off meals
•Ignoring hunger cues - not eating when hungry
👉Restriction of specific foods or rules around food
•Omission of specific foods based on body image or health beliefs.
•Omission of foods based on texture, taste, color, appearance, smell
👉Binge eating
•Eating to numb or cope with emotions
•Eating large amounts of food in one sitting
•Eating large amounts of foods that you typically avoid.
👉Purging
•Vomiting after eating
•Using laxatives after eating
👉Use of other substances such as diet pills or diuretics
👉Exercise
•Using exercise as main coping skill
•Using exercise to compensate for intake
•Struggling to take rest days or with disruptions in exercise schedule
👉Restriction of fluids or not drinking enough fluid throughout the day
•Drinking too much fluid to the point that it impacts food intake
👉Fear of adverse consequences upon intake of food (vomiting, choking, nausea, vomiting, or pain)
👉Struggling with grocery shopping.
👉Lack of interest in eating
👉Lack of knowledge around how to create meals and snacks
👉Lack of knowledge on how to include meals/snacks throughout the day
👉Wanting to use nutrition to support therapy
👉History of adverse experiences at the table, with or around food
👉Struggles with negative body image impacting relationship with food/exercise/fluids

❗️Check it out👇
What you will achieve:
🔹 What is emotion coaching and how to use it.
🔹 Understand your Parenting Style.
🔹 Foster a deeper connection with your child(ren).

March is National Nutrition Month!!
🍓 Gut health is directly linked to mental health. 🍓
🥦🌶️ Be mindful of both and intentional with implementing changes❗️

👏 👏 Help us in congratulating Greg for receiving his status of a fully Licensed Professional Counselor‼️
👉 He has worked hard and remained committed to this achievement and we are proud of his accomplishments ❗️
🔹 Thank you for providing quality care to those in our community 🔹