Counselors

Geries Shaheen LPC, NCC

Geries is a licensed professional counselor. He believes when working with a client face to face or online, there exists a focus on personhood and ideology. After truly knowing desires, burdens, and comforts, Geries works together with the client to find effective and beneficial client directed goals. This includes time discussing positive narratives, and offering space to find stories within their reality, in hopes of reaching a positive state of awareness, progress, acceptance and identity. Geries Shaheen holds a Life Coach Certificate from Expert Rating.

Phone: (314) 254-3223

Jessica Morris MA, LPC, NCC

As your counselor, Jessica will provide a safe, compassionate and supportive place to explore your feelings and thoughts. By making small changes in yourself and your life you can begin to mentally heal yourself. These changes can help you manage symptoms of depression and anxiety, aid in repairing relationships and improve overall well-being. Reduced fees are available. If you are insured Jessica provides a payment receipt for you to submit to your insurance company for deduction to your yearly deductible. Appointments can be made either by phone or email.

Phone: (636) 634-5576

Michelle Young

​Therapist, MAC, LPC, QAP, Life Coach

Heather Beck

Therapist, MS, PLPC, Life Coach

In 2021, Michelle Young & Heather Beck partnered to establish Mind Over Matter Counseling Solutions & Life Coaching.

Michelle and Heather are dedicated to ending the stigma associated with mental health while providing prevention, intervention, education and counseling services.

Michelle and Heather are committed to providing excellent care that is individualized to your goals. Both are passionate about providing an environment that is comfortable, free from judgement and one that fosters your personal growth.

Both practice out of Troy Missouri, as well as online via Telehealth.

April Picolet, Life Coach

April is a strong believer in the definitive impact and transforming power of life coaching. Over the past four years April has utilized her coaching skills primarily through a non-profit she founded and directs. Her desire is to see individuals live a life of truth, a life that displays a state of not being hidden. Knowing that much of what holds us back is self inflicted, April works with people to move them through life’s struggles so that they can focus on and achieve the life they dream to live. She is challenging yet compassionate, never refusing to address issues but never lacking a genuine care for those she meets. Through the use of insightful sessions, personal storylines, and an individual’s vision and goals, April leads her clients forward knowing that chasing one’s dreams is an incredible and fulfilling journey we all deserve. April is a Certified Life Coach through the Excalibur Coaching Institute.

Phone: (314) 254-3223

Shelley Kues, LPC, RPT-S

Shelley is a licensed professional counselor, registered play therapist and owner of Heart & Soul Counseling LLC. She provides a safe and comfortable place for children, adolescents and families to work through the difficulties they may be experiencing. Her use of a variety of expressive therapies such as sand tray, art and play therapy facilitates clients ability to work through their concerns without needing to use words. Shelley's approach to therapy is person-centered and attachment focused. She is a member of the association for play therapy and the American Association of Christian Counselors. Shelley is credentialed to supervise for play therapy and for professional counseling.

Phone: (314) 610-1300

Grace Bingley, LCSW

Using a narrative medicine approach, Grace's goal is to help you heal on your journey from pain to peace. You tell her your story. she listens. Through the storytelling process, we will be able to find points of pain and create a road map to peace. Some examples might include strategies for alleviating pain, symptoms, and side effects, questions to ask your doctor, and community resources. Your story and your pain is unique, and each road map to peace has infinite possibilities. With five years of hospital-based social work experience, Grace understands the healthcare system and how to navigate its complexities. Her areas of expertise include cancer, terminal illness, and chronic disease. Your life is important to us, and you are not alone. 

Phone: (314) 270-2137

Becky Payne, MA, LCPC

Becky is a counselor and owns Grace & Truth Counseling, LLC located in Illinois. Her goal is to provide a safe, caring and non-judgmental environment for people to open up and work through the difficulties in life. She intertwines both clinical skills and spiritual direction to guide people through the necessary changes by utilizing grace & truth. Becky provides counseling for men, women, children, and adolescents. She is trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), prepare/enrich marital assessments for marital and premarital counseling as well as foster care, adoptions and parenting styles. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and is able to provide supervision for professional counselors. She also provides education/groups on grief, anger management, boundaries, safe people, and many other topics as requested on mental and spiritual health. 

Phone: (618) 665-3050

Christine Benton, LPC

Christine graduated from McKendree University with a Master's Degree in Mental Health Professional Counseling. She has an LPC in Illinois and a PLPC in Missouri. She interned at a community based mental health agency where she gained a vast amount of experience. Her clients receive evidence-based counseling appropriate for their personal issues and/or mental health disorders. She is also highly experienced in CBT and REBT techniques. Her treatment plans result in meeting goals the client wishes to address in a timely manner. She too has facilitated many group therapy sessions. She loves mental health counseling. Christine believes counseling should not carry a cultural stigma. As a result, many people who suffer from interpersonal problems, relationship problems, and/or mental disorders are often left untreated. It takes courage to seek help. All people deserve to live to their fullest capacity. 

Phone: (314) 210-9558

Nikki Redecker

Nikki is a CIT with a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Missouri Baptist University. Emotions and thoughts can feel overpowering, Nikki’s goals are to help clients navigate through the struggles of life to find even-mindedness and strengths. She would love to help individuals highlight their goals and structure a pathway to achieve them. She has experience with all ages, in a variety of settings. Nikki is thrilled to connect with individuals to share her love for humanity as she shadows various sessions. 

Tricia Pyatt, MA, LPC

Tricia is the owner of E3 Counseling Services. She was born and raised in Troy, MO! She has always known she wanted to help people in some way, but after experiencing infertility and several pregnancy losses, Tricia recognized her calling was to become a counselor. She worked diligently on obtaining her masters degree in counseling while working a full time job, and still being there for her family. In 2012, she founded a non-profit organization that provided support for parents grieving pregnancy or infant loss, which gave her a great start at my career in helping people. She has grown both personally and professionally ever since. Tricia is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Missouri. She could not be more excited to be back in Troy, helping people in her hometown, doing what she is truly passionate about.

Phone: (636) 344-0743