Couples | Marriage | Individuals
Michael has worked in foster care for the past eighteen years as a Direct Care Staff Person, House Manager, Professional Manager, and Staff Trainer, and was a registered Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Instructor from 2012-2016. He enjoys working with couples and families to help them improve relationships, break unhealthy generational relationship cycles, and develop a deep appreciation and understanding of each other.
Michael’s areas of interest include pre-marital, marriage and relationships, and is comfortable incorporating faith-based elements into sessions when asked or preferred by clients. Michael holds additional trainings in:
Prepare-Enrich Facilitator
Core Communications
Marriage on the Rock
He is currently a Member of the American Counseling Association (ACA).
Children | Teens | Individuals | Couples
Breezy provides a safe, non-judgmental environment and values a client-driven approach, where together with the client they work to develop goals and treatment options. Breezy focuses on working with individuals, and has experience counseling those who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief or loss, disruptive behaviors, ADHD, trauma, and PTSD.
In addition to her education and internship experience, Breezy has completed training in
Evidenced-Based Treatment of Depression in Youth,
Treatment of Disruptive Behavioral Disorders in Preschool and Elementary Aged Youth
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents with Depression
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Breezy is a member of the Pinnacle Honor Society with Stephens College and a member of the American Counseling Association.
Couples | Families | Individuals
Owner & Clinic Director
Debi is the owner and founder of Marriage & Family Counseling Center, as well as a counselor and marriage therapist. She received her Master’s of Education (M.Ed.) from Stephens College in Columbia, MO, and earned a degree in both Licensed Professional Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapy. Prior to pursuing a counseling degree, Debi obtained a dual Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) from Calvary Bible College in Youth Ministry and Music, Emphasis in Piano.
Debi has a passion for helping individuals, marriages and families achieve healthy lives and relationships, and believes that emotional, physical, mental and spiritual health all play a large part in creating healthy individuals which in turn, create healthy relationships. She brings over 20 years of experience working with couples, individuals and families prior to establishing the Marriage & Family Counseling Center. Her extensive experience was gained through work for various non-profit centers, community centers and churches in addition to her personal journey through an intense cancer battle and years of being a foster parent.
Debi enjoys speaking and leading workshops and has led various couples retreats and workshops, parenting workshops, PICK-A-Partner workshops for singles, trauma support groups, and suicide prevention trainings, in addition to speaking for non-profits, schools, churches and local colleges on a variety of mental health topics.
Debi’s specialty areas include couples and relationships, pre-marital, trauma, sexual, emotional and spiritual abuse, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, communication difficulties, and spirituality or faith concerns. She also holds the following additional trainings and certifications:
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
Completed Level 1 of Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Certified Prepare-Enrich Facilitator
Certified Prepare-Enrich Trainer for Facilitators
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Trainer
Certified LOVE Thinks/PICK-A-Partner Instructor
Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Debi is also a member of the American Counseling Association and is an adjunct professor in the graduate counseling program at Central Methodist University.
