
Licensed and experienced professionals, providing services in a confidential environment

We provide individual, family, and couples counseling

Flexible appointment days and times, working with most major insurances

We offer Telehealth which offers a secure video platform to connect for sessions minimizing any virus exposures as well as maximizing convenience.
Our counselors have special expertise ​in:
- Veterans & Active Duty Military issues
- Marriage & Couples Counseling, using IM​AGO Relationship Theory
- Men who aren't sure about coun​seling
- Anger Management
- Women experiencing infertility, pregnancy stress or post-partum issues
- Grief counseling for families and individuals
- Strategies for dealing with trauma, including PTSD
- Teens struggling with parents, school, friends, risky behaviors​
METRO EAST COUNSELORS












Christine Benton • MA, LPC
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Mark Carich • MA, BS, Ph.D., LCPC (IL & MO), LSOTP, NCC
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Ben Droney • MA, LPC
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Felicia Ewing • MA, NCC, CCMHC, LCPC, LSOTP
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Marjorie K. Garcia • MA, LCPC
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Jennifer Gerlach • MA, LCSW
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Yvonne Licavoli • LCPC
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Michelle McCaskey • BSW, MSW, LSW
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Chad Welch • LCPC, AMTP, CCTP
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Sonya Willis-Baquedano • MSED, LSW, HHP

“A ship in harbor is safe —
but that is not what ships are built for.”
— John A. Shedd
Hello my name is Marsha. When I met Chad, I was drinking almost every day. He didn't think I'd live for another
3 months. That's how bad I was. Its now it's been 4 years with him, and I wouldn't have any other therapist. He's kind, but lets you know what's real. Happy 4 yr anniversary Chad!
MARSHA
St Louis, MO
Chad is very encouraging and positive. He is very caring and compassionate. He has helped me understand things in a more positive way. I have been seeing him for 3 years and can truly say he has helped me to be more motivated in my daily life he truly cares and is definitely in this with his whole heart.
Thanks Chad you rock!!!!!
SHERRY
O'Fallon, IL
I've never had a therapist that made me feel as comfortable
as I do with Jocelyn Acoff.
She's never made me feel like she was judging me. As far as I can tell, she genuinely cares for her clients and will go out of
her way to help them!