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Minami Steele, MA, LPC
Independent Contractor Minami Steele has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri since 2017. Minami (pronounced Mee-na-mee) grew up in Japan and earned her bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto, Japan) in 2011. Since coming to Missouri, she has earned two master’s degrees from Lindenwood University: Counseling…
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Rebekah Mercer, MA, LPC
Independent Contractor Rebekah joined our team in early April 2020 and learned the business side of counseling while earning her Masters in Professional Counseling at Lindenwood University. She graduated from Lindenwood in 2019 with a Bachelors degree in Psychology and completed her Masters Degree in Professional Counseling in 2022. She has gained experience working…
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I Know____, but I Feel_____.
The Dichotomy of Mind Caused by Trauma By Kristy Cobillas, MEd, LPC Feelings can be tricky. Feelings can reflect perceived reality, but they certainly do not dictate what reality is. Sometimes the two do not line up! Why does this happen? What is this dichotomy of mind that takes place…
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Lessons Taught by Trauma
By Kristy Cobillas, MEd, LPC “What good does it do to talk about it, if it’s not going to change anything?” When it comes to trauma, there are those who will attempt to mentally and emotionally bury the experience. It is true that simply talking about the past does not…