SERVICE PROVIDERS

Psychiatrists

• Natarajan (Bob) Laks is a board Certified adolescent and adult psychiatrist with extensive clinical experience. He provides psychiatric evaluations, therapy and medication management at the Chesterfield and Sunset Hill offices. Services can be accessed through private insurance.

Psychologists

Services available through CTS, Medicaid and Private Insurance.

• Warren A. Kass is a doctoral level Licensed Psychologist who has years of experience providing psychological and educational evaluations and therapy to diverse clinical population. Since receiving his doctorate in 1973, he has worked extensively with children, adolescents and adults involved with the Division of
  Family Services, Juvenile Justice System, Special Education and in the general population for over thirty (30) years. He specializes in the assessment and treatment of ADHD and Oppositional Children and Adolescents. Dr. Kass provides therapy services at both the West and South County offices. He provides Educational Evaluations and advocacy for the educationally handicapped.
• Robert Schnidman is a doctoral level Licensed Psychologist who has years of experience providing psychological evaluations and therapy to a diverse clinical population. He has worked extensively with children, adolescents, and families since receiving his doctorate in 1979. He is thoroughly familiar with the issues of those involved with the Children’s Division, the Juvenile Justice System and with educational diagnosis and special education concerns. Dr. Schnidman conducts psychological evaluations at the West County office various hospitals and at the Children’s Division office as well as therapy services at the West County office.
• Scott Schaeffer is a doctoral level Licensed Psychologist who has extensive experience working with children and adolescents. In addition to his position as a School Psychologist with the Special School district of St. Louis County, Dr. Schaeffer provides individual and family therapy to children, adolescents and adults. Dr. Schaffer also provides couples therapy. His specialties include educational evaluations and treatment for AD/HD, anxiety and depressive disorders. Dr. Schaeffer is available to provide educational, AD/HD and general psychological
  evaluations. He provides therapy services to children, adolescents and adults and he is available to assist parents with appropriate 504 plans and IEP's.

Counselors

Services available through CTS, Medicaid and Private Insurance.

• Amy Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has experience working with a wide variety of populations especially individuals with disabilities. She has provided individual and group therapy sessions. She has been an evaluation coordinator who worked with evaluations to determine aptitude, achievement, intelligence and diagnosis. She has also provided counseling to children and adolescents in the foster care system.
• Lisa McCulloch is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She has experience working with individuals and families with emotional disturbances, behavior problems, relationship issues and mental illness. Lisa provides therapy in the Chesterfield office to individuals, couples and families. Specific issues common to Lisa’s practice include anxiety, depression, marital discord, and people seeking parenting advice, stress and anger management skills.