Monarch - Therapies: Your Partner in Mental Health

At Monarch-Therapies we offer in person services at our West County location and telehealth services for Missouri, and Illinois residents.  We accept most insurances and EAP and also offer low fee for services costs and low-cost solutions through our provisional licensing program, which is supervised by the owner, Kathryn Schormann.  Call, text or email to schedule an appointment.  

Kathryn also offers specialty intensive services curated for your specific needs focusing on trauma recovery.  See below for more information.  

At Monarch Therapies, individual therapy is tailored to the person—not a diagnosis. Many clients come to us because something feels off, overwhelming, or stuck, even if they can’t yet name it. You do not need to fit into a specific category to begin therapy.

While insurance requires diagnostic codes for billing, we approach therapy in a way that prioritizes the whole person—not just a diagnosis.

We support adults, adolescents, and children navigating a wide range of concerns, including:

• Ongoing stress or burnout
   
• Anxiety, worry, or feeling constantly on edge
   
• Low mood, loss of motivation, or emotional heaviness
   
• Life transitions, identity shifts, or role changes
   
• Relationship challenges and communication patterns
   
• Emotional reactivity or feeling “stuck” in familiar cycles
   
• Past experiences that continue to affect the present
   

Trauma Informed Care (Without the Labels)

Some clients come to therapy knowing they’ve experienced trauma. Others simply notice heightened reactions, emotional sensitivity, hypervigilance, or difficulty feeling safe or settled—especially after accidents, losses, or major life disruptions.

Our clinicians work from a trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware approach, helping clients gently process experiences that continue to show up in the body, emotions, or thought patterns—without forcing labels or retelling details before you’re ready.

How We Work

Therapy is collaborative and paced to your needs. We integrate evidence-based and experiential approaches to help clients:

• build emotional regulation and resilience
   
• understand patterns without judgment
   
• develop practical coping tools
   
• reconnect with a sense of safety, agency, and clarity
   

Insurance & Self-Pay Options

We offer both insurance-based and self-pay therapy services. Fees vary by session type and length, and insurance coverage depends on your specific plan. Our team works to clarify financial responsibility prior to your first session whenever possible.

A note about insurance:
When therapy is billed to insurance, a mental health diagnosis is required by insurance companies for reimbursement purposes. This diagnosis is used for billing and documentation and does not define you or limit the focus of your therapy. Treatment is always guided by your goals, lived experience, and what is most supportive for you.

If you’re unsure whether therapy is right for you—or what you’d even work on—that’s okay. Many clients begin therapy simply wanting support, clarity, or a place to breathe and be understood.

 Therapy works best when awareness is paired with intention and support. 

Who Individual Therapy Tends to Work Best for

Individual therapy at Monarch Therapies is often a good fit for people who:

• Are curious about their inner experience, even if they don’t have clear answers yet
   
• Want to understand patterns, reactions, or emotions—not just manage symptoms
   
• Feel stressed, overwhelmed, or stuck and want support creating change
   
• Value a thoughtful, trauma-informed approach
   
• Are open to learning skills that support regulation, awareness, and growth
   
• Want therapy to feel collaborative, grounded, and practical
   

 Individual therapy works best when clients are open to participation, reflection, and trying new approaches at a pace that feels supportive. 

You don’t need to be in crisis or have everything figured out to begin. Willingness to reflect and engage in the process matters more than having a specific “problem.”

Relationships can be deeply meaningful—and also challenging at times. Many couples and individuals seek relationship counseling not because something is “wrong,” but because they want better communication, deeper understanding, or support navigating change.

At Monarch Therapies, relationship and couples counseling focuses on patterns rather than blame. We help partners slow things down, understand emotional and nervous system responses, and build healthier ways of relating to one another.

We work with individuals and couples experiencing:

• Communication difficulties or recurring conflict
   
• Emotional disconnection or feeling misunderstood
   
• Stress related to life transitions, parenting, or blended families
   
• Differences in needs, expectations, or values
   
• Rebuilding trust or strengthening connection
   
• Relationship strain following stress, trauma, or major life events
   

A Supportive, Trauma-Informed Approach

Relationship challenges are often shaped by past experiences, stress, and learned patterns—both individual and relational. Our clinicians take a trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware approach, helping clients understand how reactions and dynamics develop, without assigning fault or forcing disclosure.  We utilize a combination of theories including Gottman, Imago, IFS and somatic therapies.

Therapy is paced collaboratively and may include individual sessions, joint sessions, or a combination—based on what best supports your goals.

Insurance & Self-Pay Options

Insurance coverage for relationship or couples counseling varies by plan. Some plans allow relationship-focused therapy when there is an identified client and diagnosis; others do not. Self-pay options are also available, and fees vary by session type and length.

If you’re unsure whether relationship counseling is right for you—or whether to come in individually or as a couple—we’re happy to help you explore your options.

 Counseling can be a space to reconnect, reset, and move forward with clarity. 

Who We Work Best With

Relationship and couples counseling at Monarch Therapies tends to be a good fit for individuals and partners who:

• Are open to slowing down and looking at patterns rather than assigning blame
   
• Want to improve communication, understanding, and emotional safety
   
• Are willing to reflect on their own reactions—not just their partner’s
   
• Feel stuck in recurring cycles and want tools to do things differently
   
• Value growth, self-awareness, and practical change
   
• Are navigating transitions, stress, or shifts in their relationship dynamic
   
• Want support that is thoughtful, grounded, and trauma-informed
   

Relationship counseling works best when all participants are willing to engage respectfully and take responsibility for their part in the process. 

You do not need to have everything figured out before starting. Curiosity, willingness, and openness to the process matter more than being “ready” or “perfect.”   

 Monarch Therapies provides lien-based psychotherapy services for personal injury cases when clinically appropriate. Treatment is coordinated with the client’s attorney and includes documentation consistent with legal requirements. Lien-based services carry separate rates and policies due to the additional time and administrative demands involved. Please contact our office to discuss referral criteria and next steps. 

What is lien-based therapy?
Lien-based therapy means that psychotherapy services are provided as part of an active personal injury claim, with payment coordinated through the legal case rather than billed to insurance or paid upfront by the client.

Do you accept all cases on a lien basis?
No. Lien-based services are offered on a case-by-case basis when clinically appropriate and when treatment is directly related to the injury involved in the legal claim. All lien arrangements must be reviewed and approved prior to beginning services.

How are lien-based services different from standard therapy?
Lien-based cases often require additional documentation, coordination with attorneys, and adherence to legal timelines. Because of this, rates and policies differ from standard insurance-based or self-pay therapy.

Will my insurance be billed for lien-based services?
No. Lien-based services are not billed to insurance. Fees are handled according to the lien agreement and related policies.

Do you communicate with my attorney?
Yes, when a valid authorization is in place. Attorney communication, records requests, reports, and other legal documentation are considered administrative/legal services and are billed separately from therapy sessions.

What types of injuries do you work with most often?
We frequently work with clients recovering from motor vehicle accidents and other trauma-related injuries, including emotional distress, anxiety, PTSD symptoms, and adjustment challenges following an accident.

How do I know if lien-based therapy is right for me?
If you are involved in an active personal injury case and have legal representation, you may contact our office to discuss whether lien-based therapy is appropriate for your situation.

These services are part of legal proceedings; the following fees apply (not exhaustive):

• Therapy sessions: $250 per session
   
• Records request / record delivery: $125 per delivery
   
• Court appearance or deposition: $250 per hour, 4-hour minimum, paid in advance
   
• Preparation time for court appearance/deposition: $250 per hour
   
• Court report writing outside of standard documentation: $250
   

Court/deposition time may include waiting time and time reserved for testimony. Additional hours beyond the minimum are billed at the hourly rate.

Can years of painful lived trauma be relieved in one day? Long-term PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, and other mental health issues can often require years of treatment and bring up painful memories. ART-trained therapists see results in their patients in as little as one to five sessions. Clients can process painful memories without having to share the details! 

Through reprogramming and visualizations, ART changes the makeup of negative images and how they are stored in the brain. 

The effectiveness of ART has been shown in numerous peer studies. Therapists who use ART see full caseloads due to continuous positive feedback from clients and word-of-mouth referrals!

ART implements eye movements to help clients become desensitized to recurring negative emotions, images, or memories.

With guided practice, our therapist helps rewrite this script or looped pattern.

Clients are guided through bilateral eye movements to process traumatic events which are looked at as "scenes" that the client prepares beforehand. Through the use of bilateral eye movement, emotion focused sensory integration, and positive reframing the client and therapist work to resolve the distressing images and triggering sensations. Reduction or elimination of triggering sensations and reactions can be achieved in 1-5 ART sessions.

Half day or full day sessions available - Intensives allow a person to achieve results similar to spending months in weekly therapy in only 1-2 days. 

Already in Therapy? 

ART is a perfect augment to traditional therapy to address and resolve triggering memories/reactions and make room for deeper restorative work. 

Pricing varies based on length of session

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All intensive prices include: 

Required 60 minute intake to occur minimum of 1 week prior to intensive. 

Required 60 min post session 2 weeks post intensive to check in and evaluate results.

Customized workbook based on client goals.

3 hour session- $650.00 which includes pre and post sessions

6 hour session - $1,200.00 which includes pre and post sessions

Payment plans are available

Curated intensive off site retreat experience with additional wellness services available.  

**As intensives are not a covered service under insurance, we will not be able to bill for the intensive sessions. 

Options are available for utilization of insurance for intake and post session. Call or email for additional information and price adjustment. 

Price adjustment is based on clinician network status and policy coverage.