About Us

Central Missouri Counseling, Inc was originally known as Central Missouri Counseling Center.  CMCC was founded on June 1st, 1996.  Incorporated as Central Missouri Counseling in 2000, we now maintain clinical offices in Jefferson City and Rolla MO.  In 2003, Central Missouri Counseling, in affiliation with Dr. Thomas J Spencer, Michael J Luley and Nina Epperson formed a second practice, Associated Behavioral Consultants.  Although the two practices are now entirely separate and independent from each other, we continue to enjoy a close affiliation with Associated Behavioral Consultants.  This affiliation provides us with the opportunity to utilize ABC's offices in Fulton and Rolla, as well as a shared on-call system to provide our patients and clients with 24\7 emergency access.  

OUR STAFF

Ralph B Schroer, LPC\NCC

I am the President and CEO of Central Missouri Counseling, Inc.  I have been in private practice since the inception of CMC in June 1996.  I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and I hold certification through the National Board of Certified Counselors as a nationally certified counselor, NCC.  I graduated from Lincoln University in 12\1992 with a master's degree in counseling.  I currently maintain a small case load of behavioral healthcare outpatients in addition to my administrative duties as the practice's Chief Executive Officer.  I  utilize a theoretical approach of cognitive restructuring in my clinical work with my patient caseload.  I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults.  I provide individual, family, couples and marital counseling services.  My areas of expertise include ADD\ADHD Assessment, Treatment and Education to both children and adults.  I have extensive training and experience working with mood disorders, post traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, worklife issues, and issues related to military life.  I accept all major insurance plans, most employee assistance plans, ( Missouri State Employee EAP, Military One Source, Ameren, Ovid Bell, RR Donnelly, Scholastic, ALPLA, Unilever, Carpenters, IBEW, Pipefitters, Iron Workers, USPS, USGS, UPS, and many other EAP plans to numerous to mention.), as well as the Student Assistance Program through Metro College.  I accept traditional fee for service Missouri Medicaid for children 3-20 years of age, and the Missouri MC+ managed care HMO's for children and adults.  I fully enjoy my clinical work with patients and offer extreme flexibility in scheduling, because afterall, not everyone can be seen from 9-5 can they?  I am additionally an approved counselor in training, and Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor supervisor through the Missouri Committee for Professional Counselors, which is another area of my career which I thoroughly enjoy, as clinical supervision provides me with the opportunity to assist beginning therapists as they develop the necessary clinical skills to provide competent and caring professioanl counseling services in their careers

  I am a member of:   

AMERICAN MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION                                                   

MISSOURI MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION                                                     

AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION                                                   

CITIZENS for MISSOURI's CHILDREN                                                                                              

MISSOURI ASSOCIATION for SOCIAL WELFARE                                                                                                                  

To contact me to schedule an appointment, or even just to chat, please call (573) 636-6727, or e-mail me at: cmcc2@earthlink.net

Terry A Barber, LPC

Terry began his association with CMC as a graduate intern.  After finishing his master's degree in counseling psychology, from Central Missouri State University he worked as a psychiatric casemanager for a period of time, and then for Job Point, a supported employment program.  He rejoined CMC as a Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor in September of 2006.  He completed all of the requirements for his full independent license in September of 2008.  Terry specializes in counseling children with behavioral problems such as ADHD, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Aspberger's Syndrome, Developmental Disabilities, and Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Terry can be reached directly by calling (573) 645-7860, or email at sanctuarysg1@hotmail.com.

Debra A Schroer, LPN

Debby is our quality improvement and utilization review coordinator, as well being a vice president of our board.   Debby has extensive experience in mental health nursing and diabetic education.