Kathy Simmons Counselor/Therapist
M.Ed., PLPC, NCC
Kathy works from a strengths-based perspective and highlights the potential of each of her clients. While working with children, she utilizes play therapy techniques and is training to become a Registered Play Therapist. Her sessions may also include other experiential and creative means such as art and sandtray, depending on the client’s needs and interests. Kathy wants teens to gain insight into their challenges and helps them grow more self-awareness, coping skills, and healthy connections. With parent clients, Kathy wants to normalize the challenges and emotional toll of caretaking and empowers them through psychoeducation and validation.
Kathy has an extensive history of working with children, adolescents, and their families from diverse backgrounds. Her professional journey includes residential facilities, school settings at every grade level, and office-based counseling. Kathy has helped children and adolescents afflicted with depression, anxiety, family conflict, trauma, behavior issues, school concerns, grief/loss, low self-esteem, unhealthy relationships, suicidality, self-harm, anger management, drinking and chemical use concerns. She also works with parents and guardians to strengthen the relationship with their child, promote appropriate interventions, and find ways to practice self-care.
Kathy graduated from the CACREP-accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at the University of Missouri – St Louis. The program is nationally recognized as one of the best in the country and is staffed with some of the most renowned clinicians. Kathy is a Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). She is also actively training for her Registered Play Therapist (RPT) credential to be used with children and adolescents. Supervised by Brooke Harris, MA, LPC, RPT-S.
- Monday - Thursday 1:00pm -8:00pm
- Extended hours available upon request
Rates:
- Individual session $100 (first session with intake is 90 minutes; $150)
- Family session $150 (up to 4 people; first session with intake is 2 hours; $300)
Kathy Simmons is listed at AllTherapist.com
Ashley Freimanis Counselor/Therapist
MS, LPC, NCC
Ashley is passionate about helping others discover their unique abilities and strengths, so they can build resilience and improve areas that are more challenging. She is committed to offering an environment that is confidential, collaborative, nonjudgmental, and strengths-based.
Ashley has worked with children, teens, and adults in a variety of settings since 2007. She has extensive experience counseling individuals with autism spectrum disorder, with a specialized area of expertise counseling those who type to communicate. Ashley’s approach celebrates neurodiversity and focuses on abilities rather than deficits. In addition to working with clients on the autism spectrum, Ashley works with children, teens, and adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, and behavioral concerns, as well as with parents on parenting strategies.
Ashley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri and Pennsylvania as well as a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). She received her Master’s degree in Counseling from Villanova University in 2007 and has completed Post-Master’s courses in counseling at Wilmington University. She has advanced training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for the treatment of anxiety, OCD, and autism spectrum disorder from Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Philadelphia, PA. In addition to CBT, Ashley incorporates a variety of other therapeutic techniques to best meet the needs of the individual.
Ashley’s hours of availability – Welcoming New Clients
- Monday 10 am – 5:00 pm
- Tuesday 10 am – 5:00 pm
- Thursday10 am – 5:00 pm
- Extended hours available upon request
Rates:
- Individual session $135 (first session with intake is 90 minutes; $205)
- Family session $150 (up to 4 people; first session with intake is 2 hours; $300)
Deb Crawford Counselor/Therapist, Board Certified Neurotherapist
M.Ed., LPC, BCN
Deb believes that each person is a unique combination of identities and life stories that contribute to who they are. Sometimes things happen to us that shape us deeply and it takes further exploration and a non-judgmental space to help us learn to change some of those hardwired patterns and build our resilience. Deb helps her clients to explore where their patterns developed, what contributes to them now, and helps give her clients knowledge and tools to help them grow and heal. She recognizes the power of creating an environment of curiosity and calm. Through the use of humor, metaphors and a down to earth counseling style, Deb will be the encouragement and support you are looking for to feel like someone has your back.
Deb completed her M.Ed. at the University of Missouri – St. Louis in 2017. She specializes in treating trauma, anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+, and Kink+ populations. She obtained her board certification in neurofeedback in 2016 through the BCIA and treats all ages struggling with ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD, autism, and brain injury. Deb is currently pursuing her PhD in Counselor Education at the University of Missouri - St. Louis where she researches the physiological effects of implicit bias and how that applies to counselor education.
Deb’s hours of availability - Welcoming New Clients
- Monday 10 am - 4:00 pm
- Wednesday 10 am - 4:00 pm
- Saturday 10 am - 2 pm
- Extended hours available upon request
Rates:
- Individual session $125 (first session with intake is 90 minutes; $187.50)
- Couples session $150 (first session with intake is 2 hours; $300)
- Neurotherapy; package pricing for in-office and off-site
Lily Pernoud Counselor/Therapist
M.Ed., LPC, NCC
Lily’s goal and passion is to positively impact the lives of all clients. Her understanding of her role as a therapist is to serve as an actively engaged member in the counseling relationship and to help her clients help themselves flourish in all facets of their lives, particularly in the realm of sexual and relational healing.
Lily’s clinical focus is sexual and relational issues, and she primarily sees individuals, couples, and relationship systems.
Lily graduated from the CACREP-accredited Master’s of Education Counseling program at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. To be able to serve a wide population, Lily completed the Clinical Mental Health Counseling track as well as earned School Counseling certification. Lily has a wealth of experience in mental health and has worked in the counseling field in a range of therapeutic settings. These experiences equipped her with an array of skills and provided the opportunity to view clients from multiple lenses.
Lily is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and a Certified K-12 School Counselor. Additionally, she is actively in supervision for Certified Sex Therapy to address sexual concerns, as well as for Certified Gottman Therapy to attend to couples/relationship issues. She looks forward to serving as a positive force and catalyst in every client’s journey.
Lily’s hours of availability – Welcoming New Clients
- Evenings and Saturday morning by request
Rates:
- Individual session $125 (first session with intake is 90 minutes; $187.50)
- Couples session $125 (first session with intake is 2 hours; $250)
- Family session $150 (up to 4 people; first session with intake is 2 hours; $300)
Kim McGuiness Counselor/Therapist; Clinical Director
M.Ed., LPC, NCC
When working with Kim your initial reaction will be one of comfort and relief. Kim recognizes how difficult it can be to make the choice to see a counselor. She understands the feeling of dread in finding the right fit and more importantly finding someone that is willing to do more than listen. Kim knows how we all find ways to rationalize our feelings, yet wonder if there is more to life. She recognizes how we carry anxiousness and sadness and how that can lead to feeling overwhelmed and influence how we react at home, work and school.
Kim believes many of us hold onto our experiences so tightly they impact not only our thoughts, but create symptoms in our bodies and put stress on how we communicate with our family and friends. Kim’s 20 years of experience in human resources and consulting shows up in sessions in how she helps clients find strategies that work for them as individuals, in relationships with others, or as a family. It has been said that "Kim helps clients create a strategy toolkit for themselves to use and help them feel real change". She is convinced we each hold a purpose in life and she is eager to help you interrupt old patterns that are no longer working for you in order to feel a freedom in being the person you know you can be.
Kim works with millennials, gen Z, adults, couples and families. She completed her M.Ed. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Missouri St. Louis after past corporate, consulting and inpatient clinical work. Kim works with individuals dealing with a variety of struggles and has been trained or certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman Couple’s Therapy, Mindfulness, Grief, Play Therapy, Safe Zone, Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk. Kim is a member of the American Counseling Association, Honor Society, and certified as an Ability Ally for Inclusion. As Clinical Director Kim teams with the owner to provide oversight, vision, and feedback on all clinical/coaching functions and support roles within Get Centered.
Kim's System of Purpose Visual and Worksheet can be purchased by clicking here.
Kim’s hours of availability - Welcoming New Clients
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- Monday - Wednesday 10 am - 5:00 pm
- Extended hours available upon request
Rates:
- Individual session $150 (first session with intake is 90 minutes; $225)
- Couples session $150 (first session with intake is 2 hours; $300)
- Family session $200 (up to 4 people; first session with intake; $400)
Counseling/Therapy deals with healing pain, dysfunction and conflict within an individual or in relationships. The focus is often on resolving difficulties arising from the past that hamper an individual's emotional functioning in the present, improving overall psychological functions, and dealing with the present in more emotionally healthy ways. The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) defines certified counselors as board certified who offer the highest standards of practice because they have met stringent education, examination, supervision, experience, and ethical requirements. All Counselors affiliated with Get Centered are Nationally Certified Counselors (NCC) or Board Certified in another specialty area.
