• Byron Loy LPC LCPC Marriage Counseling St Louis

    Byron D. Loy MA, LPC, LCPC, CRADC

    Independent Contractor Byron Loy is licensed counselor and certified alcohol and drug counselor in Missouri and Illinois. Graduating from Wheaton College in Illinois, he utilizes cognitive behavioral and family systems interventions to assist those he serves. With over 20 years of counseling experience, he appreciates the honor of serving others at some of the most difficult times of their life. His specialties include: Anxiety Grief and Loss Depression Addictions PTSD Individual and Group counseling Byron sustained a spinal cord injury his senior year of high school and has spoken publicly on the topics of grief and depression. His story of choosing an attitude of joy and of seeing ‘The Greater…

  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

    After experiencing an intense threat to someone else or ourselves, we can experience Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Although, we often feel that we should not be so affected, PTSD can drastically affect our ability to cope or function in daily life. . Use the questions below as a self-reflective guide. Have you… experienced a life-threatening event to you or someone else? relived the event through nightmares or flashbacks found yourself avoiding circumstances that relate to the originial event? had difficulty with sleep, anger, or talking to someone about your experience? do you feel more “on edge” than before the event?

  • Darrell Provinse Agape Christian Counseling St Louis

    Darrell Provinse, MA, LPC, NCC | Executive Director and CEO

    Darrell Provinse earned his degrees from Washington University and Webster University in St. Louis, MO. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri and a National Certified Counselor. He is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), American Counseling Association (ACA), 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 (CBT) and extensively trained in Logotherapy and in Family Systems. Additionally, he is trained and certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).  He works…