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Laura Chackes
Psy.D.
The Center for Mindfulness & CBT
Telehealth Provider, Accessible Offices
Licensed In
Missouri
Provider Gender Identity
Female
Provider Race / Ethnicity
White
Payment Types
Insurance Accepted
Private Pay
Insurance
Sliding Scale Offered
Medicare
Anthem
Aetna
Cigna
UnitedHealthCare
Locations
967 Gardenview Office PkwySt. Louis, MO 63141
BFRB Specialties
Age Group Specialties
Hair Pulling
Skin Picking
Nail Biting
Cheek Biting
Other
Adults
Children
Families
Teens
Language(s) Spoken
Treatment Modalities
English
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Enhanced Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Habit Reversal Training, Mindfulness-Based BFRB Group Therapy , Other
training / education
biography
Laura Chackes Psy.D owner of The Center for Mindfulness &, CBT, is a licensed psychologist specializing in the treatment of OCD and BFRBs. She received her doctorate degree in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in 2005, and completed her Post at St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute’s Anxiety Disorders Center under the supervision of Dr. Alec Pollard. Dr. Chackes has run group therapy for BFRBs in St. Louis since 2012, and online courses to Adults with BFRBs and to train therapists. Her Mindfulness-based BFRB Group Treatment (MBGT) is currently being researched with Dr. Erika Nurmi at UCLA.
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