• Stephen Gerst Agape Christian Counseling Services St Louis MO

    Stephen Gerst, PLPC

    Supervised by Darrell Provinse, LPC, License #2004003789 Independent Contractor Stephen earned his Master of Arts in Counseling from Lindenwood University and serves clients as a Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC). He is passionate about creating a warm, safe, and nonjudgmental environment where individuals feel heard, valued, and supported. Stephen believes…

  • Anxiety Counseling - Agape Christian Counseling Services St Louis MO

    Anxiety Counseling

    Anxiety can be triggered by major life stressors or by subtle experiences. It can be unpleasant, scary, and impairing to live with anxiety. Often, before we cognitively understand our anxiety, our body feels it with aches and pains. Anxiety disorders may include (but not limited to) Social Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety…

  • Fears & Things That Go Bump in the Night

    Fears & Things That Go Bump in the Night

    by Carolyn Knarr, MSW, LCSW, Director of Children’s Therapeutic Services Childhood fears are a normal part of growing up. Children who have vivid imaginations, or who have been exposed to circumstances or ideas that are beyond their understanding will be more likely to have fears. God gave us fears to…

  • Fear of Heights Challenge

    The “Height” of Perfection-ism… Is Fear

    By Jessica Stillman When I volunteered to face my fear of heights for the #FaceYourFearsChallenge, I didn’t think very much about it. I was just thinking that we needed content to post on our website and our Facebook wall, that we would have some fun making a video, and that…