Counselors

William Cunningham MA, LPC	Dr. Mary Kardasz Ph.D, LPC, LMFT

William Cunningham, MA, LPC

Children

Bill has worked closely with children and their families for the past nine years.  He works with children that are in State Custody and with children that are involved in custody situations.  He also works with children dealing with a variety of issues including adjustment problems, blended families, attachment, behavior issues, anxiety and depression.

Teens

Bill has extensive experience dealing with this population.  He was a Middle School and High School teacher and coach for eight years and has coached and worked with Church Groups in this age group for over twenty years.  Bill also did work with the St. Charles County Family Court for several months dealing with teens that were involved with the Juvenile System.  He works well with teens on relationship issues, behavioral issues, drugs and alcohol, anxiety, depression, bullying, blended families and anger management.

Adults

Bill works with adults in dealing with issues such as marital problems, depression, anxiety, anger management, problems with children and blended family issues.  He works with couples as well as individuals to help them to improve their lives in a positive manner.  He will also work with the entire family to help make the situation more workable.

Sports Psychology

Bill has been involved in sports most of his life growing up with a Father that was a Coach and Athletic Director.  He played sports in high school and college and has coached teams in youth leagues, middle and high school as well as college.  He has also coached select teams and is familiar with the problems that arise between players, coaches, and parents.  He combines his extensive background in playing and coaching with his counseling training.  This gives him excellent insight in dealing with athletes that have mental blocks, problems with teammates, coaches and parents.

 

Dr. Mary Kardasz, Ph.D, LPC, LMFT

Marital and Family Therapist

Dr. Kardasz is a Licensed Individual and Family Therapist.  She has worked closely with couples for over twenty years offering pre-marital and marital counseling.  She counsels couples who are facing life’s most difficult issues such as:  financial, sexual, in-laws, infertility, and infidelity.  She spent over six years at St. Louis University in their Marital and Family Program.  Her second state Licensure is as a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist.  She also provides a structured three to six month program which allows couples to explore important issues before committing to marriage.  This has been a highly successful program and one that Dr. Kardasz enjoys very much.

Eating Disorder Expert

Prior to Doctorate Induction, Dr. Kardasz began working with compulsive overeaters, bulimics, and anorexics.  She has high success rates and works with clients of all ages.  Her work with Eating Disorders led to working with clients who have suffered severe traumas such as: shock, death, war, sexual abuse, physical abuse, and other rare traumas.  She also works closely with individuals suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Teen Issues

Over twenty-five years ago, Dr. Kardasz began her career working with troubled teens in High Schools.  Since that time, she works with ten or more high school and college aged individuals each week.  She strongly believes that no teen should go without the guidance and care of a knowledgeable adult.  She realizes that individuals between the ages of 13 to 22 struggle with listening to their parents.  Because the divorce rate is high, teens are often subjected to blended families and do not want to burden their distressed parents with their problems.  In situations like these, teens need a safe place and person to talk to who respects their feelings and those of their parents.

Adult Issues

Dr. Kardasz has more than twenty years of experience working with adults struggling with issues such as: depression, anxiety, grief and mood disorders.  Dr. Kardasz has run Anxiety and Depression groups for over ten years.  She works with the client in dealing with any type of life stressors such as; workplace and family issues.  She also seeks to increase self awareness and empower the client in dealing with their life and family issues.