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Life isn't always easy
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Sometimes life seems too complicated or painful for us to handle alone. When that happens, we need to talk with someone who can be objective, offer insight, and help sort through our questions about life and faith.

A counselor from Care and Counseling can provide the caring support you need when faced with difficult personal, marital, family, spiritual, or job-related issues, and your are not sure what to do.

Mission Statement.....
Care and Counseling, working with diverse faith and therapeutic traditions, fosters emotional healing and growth in a spiritually informed context by providing affordable psychotherapy, professional education and community outreach.

Counseling Services Available

Care and Counseling- Rev. Steve Heitkamp, D.Min., Licensed Professional Counselor (Illinois)
Direct Contact Number: 618-367-2194.Email: sheitkamp@careandcounseling.org
Blog - drsteveh.blogspot.com
Website:http://www.careandcounseling.org/

Locations:
Belleville, Illinois Office: Belleville Union United Methodist Church
Main Office: 12141 Ladue Road, St. Louis, MO

Care and Counseling, Rev. Steve Heitkamp, D.Min.Licensed Professional Counselor (Illinois)
Services Available:

• Counseling and Psychotherapy with Adults, Children and Families. Dr. Heitkamp specializes in high quality psychotherapy with focus on family of origin history and improving self /other perceptions and or interactions.
• Working with Children Under Age 13. Difficulties with Socialization: Assimilating with other kids/adults, conflict management,
  Self and other perceptions which guide behavior
  Ways of interpreting social dynamics and ownership for one’s own actions and participation with others
• Grief/Loss, Divorce, or Anxiety

Locations/Maps

Please Use Mapquest.com for detailed directions for each location.

Main Office of Care and Counsleing

Care and Counseling
12141 Ladue Road
St. Louis, MO 63141


On the West side of St. Louis - Just north of the I-64 & I-270 Intersection

The exit for Care and Counseling is the Ladue Road Exit - 1st one north of I-64 & I-270 interchange.

Care and Counseling is just west of I-270 on Ladue Road. Look for the first entrance past the group of 2 stop lights. We are the red brick building that sits off the road. The parking lot is behind the building. Enter through the main entrace. You may go to the window in the lobby. If you have an appointment, please go to waiting room B on the second floor.

Please See Map for the Belleville Union United Methodist Location.

Belleville Office of Care and Counseling
Union United Methodist Church

721 East Main
Belleville, Illinois 62220

If you get directions off mapquest, please be aware that there is construction on Main street between the fountain and the Care and Counseling office. You will need to make adjustments either to the north or south based on the direction you are coming from.

When you get to East Main, please look for the Belleville Union United Methodist Church. You will park in the small parking lot in front of the church. Enter the door closest to the Care and Counseling Sign. There is a waiting room by this entrance.

Dr. Steve H Profile

Rev. Steve Heitkamp, D.Min., Licensed Professional Counselor (Illinois)

Educational Profile:

• Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky B.A., Psychology; 1987
• Asbury Theological Seminary; Wilmore, Kentucky. M. Div.; 1991
• Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary; D. Min.; Pastoral Counseling and Psychotherapy; 2003
  

Special Training or Certificates:

• Deacon in the Southern Illinois Conference, United Methodist Church; 1990
• Elder (full connection) of the United Methodist Church; Illinois Great Rivers Conference; 1993 – Present
• Completed 3 year post-graduate residency at Care and Counseling; 2002
• Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors; 2002 – Present
• Training to assist Clergy and Faith Communities related to Substance Abuse: "Substance Abuse and the Family: Defining the Role of the Faith Community" Core Competencies for Clergy and Other Pastoral Ministers in Addressing Alcohol and Drug Dependence and the Impact on Family Members. April 2005. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in cooperation with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.)
  

Professional Profile:

• Pastored United Methodist Churches in Indiana and Illinois from 1989 – 2002
• Continued Leadership in Congregations from 2002 – present
• Psychotherapist/Pastoral Counselor with Care and Counseling; 1999 – present
• Director of Training for Care and Counseling; 2004 – present
• Serve on Faculty of Care and Counseling Training program:Instructor of Psychodynamic Psychopathology Training Years 2004 - 2007Instructor for Pastoral Care Specialist ProgramTraining Years 2002-present

History and Mission of Care and Counseling

1968 - 2008 - 40 years

Care and Counseling offers high quality psychotherapy and spiritual haling for individuals and families seeking help in times of difficulty. Through psychotherapy, people can grow in their ability to solve problems, communicate with others, and cope with life's pain, disappointments and surprises.

Care and Counseling has served the Illinois and Missouri Area for 40 years and is affiliated with more than 100 area congregations and communities of faith. The staff of Care and Counseling serves at more than 10 locations throughout the area.

Care and Counseling staff members hold masters or doctoral degrees and are licensed as psychologists, clinical social workers, professional counselors, certified pastoral counselors, marital and family therapists, and /or other professional therapists. A number of outstanding psychiatrists and psychoanalysts serve on our staff as consultants and supervisors.

Care and Counseling is accredited by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and the Samaritan Institute, a nationwide network of counseling centers.

Care and Counseling is a nonprofit organization that is supported by many individuals, foundations, organizations, corporations, and congregations. Your gifts make it possible to provide counseling and other services to clients regardless of their ability to pay. Thank you for joining us in this ministry o health, hope and healing.

First Love Couples Ministry - Remembering and Claiming the Blessing of Covenant

New - Spring 2008

One Day Couple Workshop

April 12, 2008

Saturday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Lunch and Materials Included

Cost: $75 per couple: Includes lunch and cost of Materials

Hosted by Christ United Methodist Church Fairview Heights Illinois

Presentations by Steve Heitkamp and Mentor Couples of the area.

Goal: To Strengthen Strong Marriages and Provide Healing to All - Workshop for Couples at Varied Levels of the Relationship. - Newly Married, Married for Years, or Divorced and Remarried.

Themes Covered Include: History not Mystery in the Marriage, The Faith or faiths that brought us together, Oneness and Separateness, Growing Intimacy and Closeness, Improving the Ways that we Disagree, Lighting Connections as Good and not so Good, Mentors to our Marriage, Our Marriage as an Example to our Children and Others.

To Register Call Steve Heitkamp at 618-367-2194 or sheitkamp@careandcounseling.org Limited enrollment to 20 couples.

Premarital Experience

One day Pre-Marital Workshops serving the Metro East Area. Groups will meet at the Belleville Office of Care and Counseling. 721 East Main - Belleville, Ill 62220

Choose one of the following Saturday dates:
May 3, 2008, 9a.m. - 12 p.m.
August 23, 2008, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
May 2, 2009, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
August 22, 2009 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Cost $100 per couple.

Includes: 1/2 - 1 hour individual couple session prior to workshop. The individual time is to identify key themes which you would like to focus.

3 hour group session on one of the above Saturday dates.
Themes covered are Family of Origin, Finances, Faith Traditions, Intimacy, Conflict Resolution, Children, Mental Health Themes, Phase of Life Transitions, Loss, Individual and Couple Identity, Making Decisions, etc.

The workshop does not involve much group interaction. Most of the time is to facilitate and encourage private couple discussion on a variety of themes.

Couples or individuals may schedule additional follow up session(s) if more time is needed or desired. Couple would use the fee scale based on income or their insurance for the additional sessions.

To Register call Steve at 618-367-2194 or contact him at sheitkamp@careandcounseling.org

"Our Church is committed to preparing couples for marriage - not just the wedding. We now require engaged couples to take this seminar."
Rev. Ed Weston
Belleville Union United Methodist

"Relationships are vital to our well being and quality of life. one of the most significant relationships in our life is that of marriage. In an age marked by substantial divorce and martial discord, we seek to assist you in your preparation for marriage. Allow a trained professional to assist you in discovering more about each other as well as ways to experience one another in deepening ways. Care and Counseling seeks to provide insight and quality to your emerging life together". - Steve Heitkamp