Meet Miranda!    Miranda (Pitonak) Myers is a Licenced Professional Counselor and an adolescent and adult therapist with Step By Step Counseling.  She enjoys working with ages 10yrs through adults. She wants to work as a partner with you in addressing concerns and allow you a place to process your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors without judgment. We have all developed unique strengths throughout our life, and she hopes to help you learn to harness those strengths in order to work through current and future problems/concerns. You are in control of the focus of therapy, and utilizing the skills discussed between sessions.

A few areas of interest are:  

• LGBTQIA+ and sexual identity 
• Anxiety & Depression and coping skills 
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Self Esteem or Self Worth
• Career development, job-related support, job loss, job unhappiness  
• Self Harm and coping skills 
• Life transitions – divorce (youth), adapting to a new school, moving, break-ups
• Friendship concerns, making friends or setting boundaries with peers
• Emotional health (understanding, processing, identifying, etc)

Educational Background

Formal education

• Bachelor of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Colorado Mesa University
• Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling from Maryville University

Certifications & Credentials

• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor 
• TAC trained (Training for Adoption Competency) 
• Working through an 18 month CPP Certification (Child-Parent Psychotherapy)

Articles or blogposts written by therapist

• Work-Life Balance: Working from home 
• Lgbtqia Considerations For College and Employment
• Taking a break does not make you lazy

Fees & Payment Information 

Fees:

• Intake: 150/session
• 53-60 minutes: 140/session
• 40-45 minutes: 120/session 
• 20-25 minute session: 75/session
• Sliding scale $85-140/session, depending on household income

Insurance:

• Medicaid plans such as MoHealthNet, Homestate Health, Show me Healthy Kids, Healthy Blue, UHC-Community plan 
• Commercial insurance: Optum, UHC, UMR, All Savers, Aetna, Meritain, Coventry, First Health, Healthlink, Ambetter

Availability and Location

Location & Hours at each location:

• Virtual
  • Thursday – afternoon/evening
• Saint Charles County office or virtual
  • Tues – afternoon/evening
  • Saturday – daytime 
• Saint Louis County office or virtual
  • Wedesday – mornings
  • Friday – daytime