• Addiction and Substance Abuse Counseling - Agape Christian Counseling Services St Louis MO

    Addiction & Substance Abuse Counseling

    Substance abuse /addiction are typically an indicator of something deeper. Our counselors are trained to work with you to determine what the underlying causes are and will work toward a holistic treatment plan with you. Substance abuse / addiction may include over-use of the following substances: alcohol, amphetamines, caffeine, cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants, nicotine, opioids, phencyclidine, sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics, or poly-substances. Use the questions below as a self-reflective guide. Do you… find yourself using something more often and in greater quantities than you intend to? need more and more of a substance to get the desired effect? have the desire to cut down but can’t seem to control the urges…

  • 15 MORE Books Recommended By Counselors

    15 MORE Books Recommended by Agape Counselors

    As promised last month, here is another list of books that our counselors recommend. There are many books out there that our counselors recommend to clients regularly. Below are 15 of the books that are on the list. Click on the pictures to view these books on Amazon.com Book Store.   How We Love by Milan & Kay Yerkovich This book, based on attachment theory, helps people understand how childhood experiences have shaped the way they approach adult relationships. It has a lot of examples to clarify points as well as a workbook to help people change what they want to change in themselves and their relationships. Recommend for couples.   Personality Plus…

  • 15 Books Recommended By Counselors

    15 Books Recommended by Agape Counselors

    In lieu of our typical Featured Article this month, we polled our counselors and comprised a list of books that our counselors recommend. Of course there are many many books out there that our counselors recommend to clients regularly and we could never cover them all in one post, so there will be more to follow next month. Below are the first 15 books on the list. To find them on Amazon, click on the pictures.   Where Is God When It Hurts? by Phillip Yancey This is a wonderful book that helps people who are wrestling with how to handle a relationship with a sovereign and loving God in…

  • 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…