Leigh Hobler Gerard, Ma, Lpc Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, MO

Offering Psychodynamic Psychotherapy to young adults and adults.

Psychotherapist providing services on sliding scale to the St.Louis community

St. Charles, Missouri

• Gained valuable field experience required to attain the MA in Mental Health Counseling.
• Provided group and individual therapy for St. Charles County Drug Court and other young adult and adult clients at a private, not-for-profit organization that provides addiction, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
• Specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing for substance use disorders and dual diagnosis.
• Utilized the principles of 12-Step addiction recovery programs.
• Created and maintained confidential records using client information database systems.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Took time off to raise a family and manage a household utilizing communication, multi-tasking, and organization skills.
• Served on the Board of Directors as a fundraiser / event planner for St. Louis organizations such as Springboard to Learning, Legal Advocates for Abused Women, Dance St. Louis, Hope Happens, and John Burroughs School.
• Partnered with family members to found “Hope Happens”, a not-for-profit public charity that funds collaborative research for ALS and other “orphan” diseases, and helped establish the Hope Center for Neurological.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Recruited to assist in grant writing, fundraising, public relations, and event production for a not-for-profit organization that improves the lives of children with emotional and behavioral problems.
• Developed and implemented strategies, and identified, qualified, cultivated, and strengthened relationships with donors to support the ongoing operation of the St. Louis transitional living facility;
• Performed event planning and public relations roles to promote and execute the annual fundraising Gala in St. Louis, and the five-day Wagon Train event from St. James, Missouri to the Gateway Arch.
• Assisted in writing proposals, grant applications, and networking to maximize impact of all fundraising activities.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Recruited to start-up and manage a new events division from scratch for a small, privately-held advertising agency with a diverse client base.
• Obtained and organized resources for new event planning division of agency.
• Assisted in the design of new marketing and promotional materials.
• Wrote and presented all project proposals including creative, logistics, and budgeting.
• Designed, produced, and executed all aspects of several events including a 4-day national educational seminar in Colorado for client Washington University.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Designed and executed various corporate and promotional events for a full-service agency and subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch specializing in advertising, sales promotion, and event marketing.
• Managed planning, logistics, details, budgets and execution of three-week-long experiential marketing programs to promote the Anheuser-Busch brands to contemporary adults during Spring Break in Ft. Lauderdale.
• Produced all aspects of the annual Anheuser-Busch Corporate Olympics, engaging employees in sports competition.
• Provided production and administrative support for the National Sales Convention with 6,000+ attendees in San Francisco.

Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Master Of Arts - Ma, Mental Health Counseling (Cacrep Accredited), 3.94 / 4.00

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Fine Arts