Thialiaann Scarlett-Lloyd, M.Ed., LPC

Living each day with intention can energize and fulfill us while enhancing the lives of those around us. By detaching self-limiting beliefs about ourselves we can create a life that fits who we are today. Intentional living begins with letting go of emotional pain that causes us to repeat behaviors that are harmful to ourselves or to those we love. By examining our present life we can determine if the life we are living today is the life we want or is it one based on our old way of thinking and feeling. Making peace with our past and living in the present frees us to create the future we desire for ourselves. As you browse this web site please consider if utilizing my counseling services might help you to clarify your present goals, plan for your future, or heal from a past trauma.

You can create a life that is truly yours!

I look forward to connecting with you and assisting in your journey towards intentional living.

314-221-5663

Experience: I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, licensed by the State of Missouri. I have 8 years of experience working with children and adolescents with difficulties ranging from everyday stressors to significant disruptions (sexual, emotional, and physical abuse, substance abuse, abandonment, and various conduct issues) to serious mental disorders (ADHD, depression and bipolar disorder). I have experience in individual counseling, as well as, group and family counseling.

My Clinical Specialties

• Self-Harming/Self-Abusive Behaviors
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Oppositional and Defiant Behaviors
• Depression
• Bipolar Disorder
• Conflict Resolution
• Anger Management
• Grief & Loss
• Sexual, Emotional, and Physical Abuse
• Peer and Adult Relational Issues
• School Related Difficulties
• Adjustment to Alternative Care
• Sexual Aggression and Perpetration
• Blended Families
• Effective Parenting

Education: I have a BA in Psychology from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. I have a Masters in Counseling from University of Missouri - St. Louis. I am trained in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and my post-graduate training includes the treatment of trauma, sexual abuse & aggression, PTSD, Self-Injury, Bipolar Disorder, and Crisis Intervention.

Counseling Philosophy: I use the prescriptive eclectic approach to psychotherapy, the clinician customizes psychological treatments and therapeutic relationships to the specific needs of individual patients. This is done by drawing on effective methods from across theoretical camps (eclecticism) and by matching those methods to particular cases on the basis of empirically supported guidelines (prescriptionism). The end result of prescriptive matching is a more efficient, applicable, and efficacious therapy that fits both the client and the clinician.

The features of prescriptive eclecticism are the synergy of awareness and action, the complementary nature of psychotherapy systems, and the identification of empirical markers for selecting psychological therapies. Awareness and action are reciprocally facilitative endeavors: Awareness informs and fuels concrete actions, action propels and deepens meaningful insights. Hence, for most patients, both awareness-oriented and action-oriented methods are indicated. All empirically supported systems of psychotherapy have a place in the repertoire of the eclectic therapist that is determined by prescriptive guidelines.

Prescriptive eclectic therapy offers an integrative structure for customizing the therapeutic endeavor. The therapy an open system in which therapists attempt to incorporate clinical research and wisdom. The prescriptive eclectic is flexible but systematic, creative and yet empirical, in tailoring psychotherapy to the individual in his or her singular situation.

Fees are $85 per hour for individual and family therapy and $40 per week for group therapy. I schedule my own appointments and have flexible day or evening hours available.

Contact information: 314-221-5663 or Email me.