Karen Moist, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
St. Louis, MO
Online & In-Person
Free initial consultation
About me
I am a child and family therapist focused on helping children with trauma and attachment difficulties.
In my practice I work with families and children who have experienced trauma and are having attachment difficulties. Many children I see have pre-verbal trauma from parental stress during pregnancy, adoption, neglect, or abuse. Some of the children I see are experiencing traumatic stress due to gender fluidity or gender dysphoria. Because trauma is the result of feeling helpless in a situation, many of the families I see have never thought of their child's behavior as a symptom of a life trauma. This shift in perspective is often the beginning of the healing process.
My objective is to help a child and family move from surviving to thriving by helping the child heal from trauma and the family system heal and change to support each individual.
While play therapy provides an opportunity for healing even when the child cannot put words to their discomfort, the play room is set up to be comfortable for the child that needs to play, as well as the teen that prefers to talk.
License
License(s)
Professional certifications
Education
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$115 - $Sliding scale
YesAccepted payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Zelle
- Credit Card
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Accepted credit cards
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
Specialties and clinical interests
- Adoption & Fostering
- Anxiety
- Betrayal Trauma
- Domestic Abuse/Violence
- Family Conflict
- Gender Identity
- Grief & Loss
- LGBTQIA+
- Parenting & Parent-Child Relationships
- Relationships
- Self-Injury
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Identity
- Suicidality
- Trauma & PTSD
Therapy types
- Art Therapy
- Brainspotting and Deconstructing Anxiety
- Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness
- Music Therapy
- Play Therapy & Sandtray
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
Community specialties
- LGBTQIA+
- Trauma Survivors
Location
Licensed to see clients in
Years in practice
Service types
- Therapy / Counseling
Types of clients
- Early Childhood (0-4)
- Kids & Tweens (5-12)
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Families
- Parents & Caregivers
Languages
- English
Website and social media