ABOUT US
Central Missouri Counseling, Inc was originally known as Central Missouri Counseling Center. CMCC was founded on June 1st, 1996. CMCC was operated as an individual private practice until Robert K Harker joined the practice as a Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor in 1999 and continues to work with CMC today. Incorporated as Central Missouri Counseling in 2001, we now maintain clinical offices in Jefferson City and Rolla MO. In 2004, Central Missouri Counseling, in affiliation with Dr. Thomas J Spencer, Michael J Luley and Nina Epperson formed a second affiliated 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 Osage Beach, as needed, 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 prefer to 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, Von Hoffman, Scholastic, ALPLA, Lever Brothers, AP Greene, 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 residency supervisor through the Missouri Committee for Professional Counselors, which is another are of my career which I thoroughly enjoy as being a clinical supervisor 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 plan to set for the Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor's Examination in the spring of 2008. I am a member of:
AMERICAN MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION
MISSOURI MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION
CITIZENS for MISOOURI'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
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.