Annette Arms, MS, LPC, NCC

Offers online services

About

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My passion is helping people live their best life now undefined by past experiences or present circumstances. Diverse life experiences combined with education and training using a compassionate, empathetic, and non-judgmental approach helps me be highly effective at helping clients reach their mental health goals.

I'm a National Certified Counselor and Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I currently work at The AutPlay Therapy Clinic in Springfield, Missouri supervised by Dr. Robert Grant working with clients who have a wide range of mental health needs.

I completed an internship in Kenya working with individuals struggling with substance abuse and addiction. I completed a practicum working with children who have developmental disabilities, while providing support to their families and caregivers.

I help people who struggle with anger, stress, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and process addictions. I am also an advocate for students with disabilities in the public school system.

I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and combine a variety of counseling approaches that are humanistic, client centered, existential, psychodynamic, cognitive behavior, mindful, narrative, and creative in approach that takes into consideration the person as a whole.

I am a U.S. Army veteran and served in the Gulf War, and am a proud mom to an amazing autistic adult. I live on a little hobby farm here in rural Missouri with a small herd of minature horses and a sweet labradoodle companion named Abbi.

My pages:

Autism Support Group of Southwest Missouri | Facebook

Making New Paths | Facebook

I love helping individuals, families, and children discover strengths and explore opportunities for growth and healing that can lead to better quality of life outcomes filled with hope and happiness. Reach out today and let's get started on your journey to better mental health!

Highlights

Hired 7 times

Serves Springfield , MO

Offers online services

Payment methods

Venmo, Square

Specialties

Age

Toddlers (under 6), Children (6 – 12), Teens (13 – 18), Adults (18 – 64), Seniors (65+)

Participants

Individual, Couple, Family

Issues

Addiction, ADHD, Adoption, Alcohol Use, Alzheimer's, Anger Management, Anxiety, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality (BPD), Career Counseling, Child, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Codependency, Depression, Dissociative Disorders, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Education and Learning Disabilities, Elderly Persons Disorders, Gambling, Grief, Hoarding, Impulse Control Disorders, Infertility, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Life Coaching, Marriage Counseling, Medication Management, Mood Disorders, Narcissistic Personality (NPD), Obesity, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Personality Disorders, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Psychosis, Racial Identity, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sleep or Insomnia, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Thinking Disorders, Trauma and PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Types of therapy

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Adlerian, AEDP, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), Art Therapy, Attachment-based, Biofeedback, Brainspotting, Breathwork, Buddhist philosophy, Christian Counseling, Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors, Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Cognitive Processing (CPT), Compassion Focused, Couples Counseling, Culturally Sensitive, Dance Movement Therapy, Dialectical Behavior (DBT), Dreamwork, Eclectic, EMDR, Emotionally Focused, Energy Psychology, Equine-Assisted Therapy, Executive Function Coaching, Existential, Experiential Therapy, Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Expressive Arts, Family Systems, Family Therapy, Feminist, Forensic Psychology, Functional Medicine, Gestalt, Gottman Method, Habit Reversal Therapy, Hakomi Therapy, Harm Reduction, Humanistic, Hypnotherapy, Imago, Infertility Counseling, Integrative, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal, Intervention, Jungian, Ketamine Assisted Therapy, Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Multicultural, Music Therapy, Narrative, Neuro-Linguistic (NLP), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Person-Centered, Play Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, Positive Psychology, Psychoanalytic, Psychodrama, Psychodynamic, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Reiki, Relational, Sandplay Therapy, Schema Therapy, Sex Therapy, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Somatic, Sports Psychology, Strength-Based, Structural Family Therapy, Supportive, Systemic, Theraplay, Transpersonal, Trauma Focused

Gender

Clients who have no gender preference, Clients who prefer female therapists, Clients who prefer male therapists, Clients who prefer non-binary therapists

Ethnicity

Asian, Biracial / Multiracial, Black and African American, Hispanic and Latino, Middle Eastern / North African, Native American, Pacific Islander, Other Racial or Ethnic Background

Communities

Aviation Professionals, Bisexual Allied, Blind Allied, Body Positivity, Cancer, Deaf Allied, Gay Allied, HIV / AIDS Allied, Immuno-disorders, Intersex Allied, Lesbian Allied, LGBTQ+, Little Person Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, Single Mother, Transgender Allied, Vegan Allied, Veterans

Languages

American Sign Language, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bosnian, Cantonese, Creole, Croatian, Czech, English, Farsi, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovenian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Other languages

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Grace B.

She is patient and gentle. I have a difficult time communicating and I get frustrated, Annette is one of the only therapists who motivates me to try.

April 26, 2020

Frequently asked questions

What is your typical process for working with a new customer?

Everyone is unique and has a story, and everyone's story is different. I work with my clients to individualize an approach tailored to their needs!

The process is simple. After initial contact has been made, intake paperwork is emailed to the client. Once the paperwork has been completed and returned, an appointment is scheduled. I have flexible appointment scheduling options and strive to help clients fit counseling conveniently and affordably into their busy schedules.

Once paperwork is completed and a rate of pay is agreed upon, just prior to the scheduled appointment the client is sent an invoice through Square which must be paid prior to the appointment time.

The process is super simple, secure, and convenient!

What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?

Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Bachelor of Science in Professional Communication

Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.

Working towards certification in Play Therapy and Art Therapy.

Completed internships in Kenya working with adults who struggle with substance abuse and addiction.

Extensive experience working with autistic adults and children who have a variety of needs in the areas of emotional regulation, social skills, independent living, IEP support.

Over 12 years of experience providing support to parents of children with autism and other developmental disabilities, including help navigating the IEP process and completing an education within the public school system.

Former Army veteran who understands the complex issues that impact military veterans, active duty soldiers, and their spouses and children, including the transition to civlian life after military service.

Do you have a standard pricing system for your services? If so, please share the details here.

I currently accept self-pay and MO Health Net (Medicaid) insurance only. I am happy to work out a reasonable self-pay rate within your budget on a sliding scale fee. I strive to make mental health affordable and accessible for everyone!

What types of customers have you worked with?

Clients experiencing depression, anxiety, stress, hopelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, grief, post traumatic stress disorder, children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities, parents seeking support and parenting strategies while parenting children with significant behavioral needs, psychoeducational presentations on a variety of mental health topics.

Services offered

Therapy

Life Coaching

Family Therapy

Relationship Counseling

Career Coaching