Staff
Joel Greiner MA LPC
Karis House Director
Contact Info: jgreiner@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 110
Education: BA Youth Ministry – Moody Bible Institute, MA Counseling – Covenant Seminary
Interest areas/specialties: premarital/marriage, depression/anxiety, and sexual abuse. I have 6 years of professional counseling experience and 3 years of youth ministry experience.Why do you work at Karis? I love seeing the intersection of counseling theory, the Gospel and local church in one room. I am regularly amazed to watch God’s story of redemption play out in real time in the counseling office.
Amy Mattia MA PLPCIntake Coordinator/Staff Counselor Contact Info: amattia@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 111 Education: BS Secondary English Education from University of Missouri Columbia, MA Theological Studies and Counseling from Covenant Seminary. Why do you work at Karis? I love working at Karis because I get to help point those I serve to God and I get to do it with a team of people who are passionate about the same thing.
Joanna Williams MA CITCounselor-in-Training Contact Info: jwilliams@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 113 Education: BA French from UNCC, MA Counseling from Covenant Seminary Interest areas/specialties: Women’s issues – identity, relationships, boundaries and depression/ anxiety. I’ve worked for 2 years as a counselor and 8 years in youth ministry. Why do you work at Karis? I love that we can talk freely about how God is involved in our stories.
Evangeline Bauer MSW LCSW, Registered Play Therapist in MOStaff Counselor Contact Info: ebauer@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 121 Education: BA Social Work and Sociology from Concordia University-Chicago and an MA International Social Work from Dominican University. I am currently working towards my LCSW. Interest areas/specialties: Child/family counseling. I have mental health experience in a variety of settings from foster care, adoption, children homes, South Africa, and HIV/AIDS. My intervention usually includes a component of play therapy. I’ve worked 8 years in the field. Why do you work at Karis? God allows me to see the miracle of change on a daily basis.
Eric Gregory M.Div. MA LPCStaff Counselor Contact Info: egregory@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 124 Education: BS Physics from Clemson University, Masters of Divinity and Counseling from Covenant Seminary. I expect to obtain my LPC in November 2010. Interest areas/specialties: I have 2 years of professional counseling experience and have enjoyed working with couples and individuals struggling with depression, sexual addiction, spiritual struggles, marital problems, and life adjustment. I am interested in helping men encounter God’s grace in the midst of sexual sin, loneliness, and relational trouble. Why do you work at Karis? I love working at Karis House because it is understood that the staff members need the Gospel at least as much as the people they are counseling.
Marsha Graham MA
Redemption Group SupervisorContact Info: mgraham@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 117 Education:BA Marketing/Management from Southwest MO State University, MA Educational Ministries from Covenant Seminary Interest areas/specialties: I’ve been serving as a Lay counselor for almost two years and as the Lay Counseling Coordinator for one year. Why you work at Karis? I really enjoy being able to serve God, the church and the community, with my husband, through Lay Counseling with support and supervision from professional counselors at Karis House.
Chad Baudhuin MA, LPC
Staff Counselor
Contact Info: cbaudhuin@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 142Education: BA Music Business from Anderson University, MA Clinical Psychology from Wheaton College. Currently pursuing an MDiv from Covenant Seminary. Previously licensed as a Professional Counselor in Wisconsin and Illinois. Currently in process for an LPC license in Missouri. Interest areas/specialties: I have 2+ years of counseling experience and 7 years of pastoral ministry. Interest areas include individuals/couples with depression, anxiety, past abuse, ineffective communication, anger, stress management and spiritual/identity confusion. I also have experience working with clients with a variety of addictions issues.
Why do you work at Karis? Grace is the foundation to effective counseling. I’m personally humbled by and dependent on God’s grace and I’m grateful to be serving within an organization that depends on it as well.
Denise Marshall
Financial Team Leader
Contact Info: dmarshall@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 118Education: BS Business Administration (Finance) from Miami University
Interest areas/specialties – My area of expertise is in supporting the counselors by performing all of the bookkeeping functions as well as the managing the scholarship process. I have 16 years of experience working in the business financial arena where I have worked as a bookkeeper, a regional accountant, and as an internal auditor. Why do you work at Karis? I love being on mission with people that find their identity in Christ, and despite their brokenness, long to see all glory to God.
Rachel Hodges, MSW
Karis Kids Director www.kariskidsstl.org
Contact Info: rhodges@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 122
Education: BA Psychology and Family Studies – Wheaton College, Masters of Social Work: Children and Family – Washington University in St Louis
Interest areas/specialties: I am passionate about helping to empower parents as they lead their families to build gospel centered homes. Additional interests include substance abuse and addiction, crisis and trauma response, and identity issues.
Why do you work at Karis? When it comes to dealing with our brokenness and mess, so much of what we hear today, even within Christian circles, is self help and behavior modification. I am excited to be a part of a team of people that aims to point our clients, each other, and ourselves to the One who changes and transforms us.
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Elizabeth ManessKaris Kids Assistant Director www.kariskidsstl.org Contact Info: lmaness@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 100,
Education: BA Psychology – Truman State University, Graduate of the Kanakuk Institute – Youth Ministry and Biblical Studies Interest areas/specialties: Children and families, foster care and adoption, depression/anxiety, psychosocial issues, communication and identity issues. Why do you work at Karis? I work at Karis House because I believe in the mission of God’s redemption and restoration for us in this life now. I believe that gospel-based counseling is a powerful avenue for heart and life change. Also, I really like the other people that work here… ____________________________________________________________________________
Abigail Matthews MA LPC
Staff CounselorContact Information: amatthews@karishouse.org Ext. 143 Education: BA Communicative Disorders and Sciences- Wichita State University; MA Counseling- Covenant Seminary Interest Areas/Specialties: Sexual Addiction & Support of Spouses & Family Members; Trauma & Abuse Recovery; Couple Counseling; Grief Recovery; Depression & Anxiety. I also offer Art Therapy as an addendum to regular counseling. Why do you work at Karis House? I have the privilege to be a witness to healing and change in the lives of people every day. ____________________________________________________________________________
Jeanette Brown MA LPC
Staff Counselor
Contact Info: jbrown@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 146
Education: BA Business Administration & MA Management – Webster University, MA in Counseling – Covenant SeminaryInterest Areas/Specialties: Women’s Issues, Conflict Resolution, Grief, Marriages/Couples/Families, Communication, Infidelity, Parenting, Stress, Self Esteem/Image, Codependency, Workplace Issues Why do you work at Karis House? I consider my work at Karis House an opportunity to help others receive the same unconditional love, strength, forgiveness, grace, and mercy as I have received from God. ____________________________________________________________________________
Kami DeJongCounseling Intern Contact Info: kdejong@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 131 Education: BS Family and Human Services – John Brown University, plan to obtain MA Counseling from Lindenwood University in May of 2012 Interest Areas/Specialties: I enjoy doing Premarital and Marital Counseling. I also have an
interest in working with individuals and families who have experienced divorce and are looking for solutions in coping with broken families. Why do you work at Karis? I am so honored to be able to do the work God has called me to where I know that God’s grace and love is the ultimate reason for lasting change. ____________________________________________________________________________
Jonathan Umbriaco
Counseling InternContact Info: jumbriaco@karishouse.org 314-802-8805 Ext. 127
Education: BA Human Development and Family Studies – University of Utah, MA in Counseling (Complete in Spring 2012) – Covenant Seminary
Interest areas/Specialties: During the course of my life and education I have formed an interest and experience working with: couples; sexual identity; eating disorders; fatherhood and masculinity.
Why do you work at Karis? It is very meaningful to me to be a part of a counseling ministry that views relationships as the vehicle of change. The opportunity to allow those hurting to come and be free to be known and accepted through Christ is very beautiful. ____________________________________________________________________________