Counselor's Corner

PINOCCHIO - A School-Based Program for Children Kindergarten Through Third Grade

The focus of Pinocchio is to help children learn effective problem solving and social skills, express concerns and feelings to help children feel good about themselves. Through early intervention, Pinocchio helps promote a healthy school environment and contributes to student improvement in academic functioning. Children are seen once a week during school hours, either individually or in a small group.

Great Circle - School Based Support Services: Student Support Services

Struggles in the classroom or with school success could be a sign that a child needs some mental health support. Great Circle's Student Support Services program works within the school setting to ensure students receive the mental health services they need. Students receive one hour of individual therapy each week during the school day, based on their specific mental health needs.

UMSL - Community Psychological Services  314-516-HELP

The Center for Behavioral Health is committed to providing high quality, affordable counseling, and evaluation services to adults, couples, children, and families.

• Assessment
• Child and Family Therapy
• Adult Therapy
• Therapy for Older Adults and their Families
• Couples Counseling
• Group Therapy 

Provident - Provident is unlike any other mental health organization in St. Louis. Since our inception over 160 years ago, we have provided high-quality professional services to generations of individuals, couples, and families throughout the region.  We believe that counseling isn’t just for those who are hurting; we know that anyone can benefit from taking time to focus on creating a happier life for themselves. We are trained to show our clients how investing in personal growth can allow them not just to survive, but to thrive.  We do this by providing the skills and tools necessary for making and maintaining significant life changes. Our clients tend to experience a positive difference in their moods, lives, and relationships.

Together, we work to find your path to a brighter future.

Appointments and Information - 314-533-8200

Jewish Family & Children’s Service  - We provide comprehensive and confidential counseling to help our clients who are experiencing distress in their lives.  Our licensed therapists use a range of approaches to provide counseling for families, children, and adolescents who are coping with difficult times or disruptive life events, such as:

• Depression/anxiety
• Trauma
• Abuse/violence
• Interpersonal relationships
• Mental/physical illness
• Parent/child relationships
• Family conflict
• School behavior
• Social skills

CHADS Coalition - CHADS offers school outreach programs, community awareness presentations, and classes as well as family support programs to advance the awareness and prevention of depression and suicide.  

314-952-8274 (available 9 am-5:30 pm)  24/7 support line 314-469-6644

Therapeutic services are also offered through CHADS.

A CHADS Coalition Mentor will provide one-to-one mentoring and relationship building with individual students who may benefit from extra support. CHADS Coalition mentors will provide Social Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) Mentoring in an environment where mentees can receive positive and specific guidance to develop social and emotional skills. Their curriculum includes the following skills: Self-Management, Self Awareness, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision Making. Students meet weekly for 30 minutes with their mentor.

BHR - (http://bhrstl.org/)   BHR provides confidential telephone counseling to people in mental health crises as well as mobile outreach services, community referral services and critical incident stress management (CISM). BHR’s crisis hotline and mobile outreach services are provided free of charge to the public by paid professional staff who have master's degrees in their respective behavioral science disciplines.

Crisis Hotline Numbers: 314-469-6644    1-800-811-4760