• Care for Caregivers Agape Counseling St Louis

    Care for Caregivers

    By Cathy Downen, MA, MA, PLPC Karen doesn’t know exactly when she got so tired. When she invited her elderly mother into her home to live with her family, she was optimistic about dealing with the challenges of her mother’s Alzheimer’s symptoms while working from home and keeping up with the needs of her husband and two children. But now she feels alone and discouraged. She has missed many of her kids’ events, her career has stagnated, her friendships have been neglected, and she hasn’t been to the doctor for herself in years. She wishes her life were different, but she’s exhausted and doesn’t think she has any options. Karen…

  • Rene Parker LPC Agape Counseling St Louis

    Rene’ Parker, MA, LPC

    Independent Contractor Rene’ Parker earned her Master’s Degree in Counseling at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Missouri. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Her primary mode of psychotherapy is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She works primarily with individuals and couples and facilitates group counseling. The group counseling has included topics such as depression, boundaries, and women’s issues. She counsels extensively with clients who experience: severe depression anxiety codependency issues sexual, physical and/or emotional abuse sexual addictions grief single parenting women’s issues stress anger management Rene sees clients at the following locations: our main location,…