• Boundaries in Relationships: 1-Day Workshop at Grace Church St. Louis October 8th

    Register by October 6th for reduced cost!  In your relationships, have you ever felt… like you’re carrying more than your share? like you’re not being heard?  it is your job to care for your someone else’s needs? attacked or criticized if you voice needs of your own? everything is about them? yourself taking responsibility for someone else’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors at your own expense? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of theses questions you may need to look at the boundaries you are setting for yourself and others in your relationships… This workshop will help you learn how to set healthy relational boundaries by… Identifying the healthy boundaries and unhealthy…

  • Types of Resentment Vlog

    Advice from the Therapist Vlog: Types of Resentment

    August 2014 Vlog, Advice from the Therapist: Types of Resentment Therapist Zachary Sander, MA, LPC, CADC speaks on different types of resentment and how to deal with it in order to resolve past conflict within relationships. Be on the look out for new installments of ‘Advice from the Therapist’ each month pertaining to guidance, services, and more! Transcription: On today’s installment, I will be talking about the types of resentment one would need to deal with to work through conflict in the past. Not Dealing with our resentments will develop spiritual ramifications such as blocking our ability to forgive and allowing the past to hold us back from moving forward…

  • pre-marital counseling

    Pre-marital Counseling

    In relationships, we can have questions or issues that we would like to address before making further commitment such as engagement or marriage. Oftentimes, we feel strong disagreement about things that seem minor, but could benefit from pre-marital counseling and seeking out what deeper concerns are surfacing. Use the questions below as a self-reflective guide. Are you… in a relationship that could lead to engagement or marriage? interested in receiving input on what issues to address before marriage? wanting to learn more about why people marry and what readiness is? curious about commitment and what it means for your relationship?

  • Darrell Provinse Agape Christian Counseling St Louis

    Darrell Provinse, MA, LPC, NCC | Executive Director and CEO

    Darrell Provinse earned his degrees from Washington University and Webster University in St. Louis, MO. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri and a National Certified Counselor. He is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), American Counseling Association (ACA), Association for Specialists in Group Work, and the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors. He is also the Executive Director and CEO of Agape Christian Counseling Services. As a therapist, Darrell is certified in Gestalt Therapy as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and extensively trained in Logotherapy and in Family Systems. Additionally, he is trained and certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).  He works…