About
Mia Snyder MEd, LPC is owner of Snyder Counseling, a private practice in Columbia, MO. She is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and an EMDR International Association approved Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapist. Mia is adept at thinking and working within multiple theoretical frames. In her openness to multiple points of view, people feel empowered to envision and create desired lives.
about mia
Ackerman Institute for the Family, 2023
Certificate of Completion, Core Curriculum in Couple and Family Therapy
Stephens College, 2013
Master’s of Counseling Education
University of Missouri, 1992
Master’s of Education in Special Education
University of Missouri, 1990
Bachelor of English Education
education
Mia holds a certificate of completion of the Core Curriculum in Couple and Family Therapy from Ackerman Institute for the Family in NYC, a Master of Education in Counseling from Stephens College, and a Master of Education in Special Education from the University of Missouri. As an educator, Mia worked with youth identified as at risk for dropping out in rural Missouri and taught English and Special Education in Colorado. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Mia has experience working in residential behavioral health services for youth and residential addiction treatment for individuals struggling with substance use disorders. Mia also provides supervision for provisionally licensed therapists (PLPC).
experience
At Snyder Counseling, Mia works with families, couples, individuals and offers group therapy as well. She is a strengths based, culturally affirming clinician who is passionate about mental health work. Mia is adept at thinking and working within multiple theoretical frames. In her openness to multiple points of view, people feel empowered to envision and create desired lives.
about snyder counseling
Mia’s office is co-located in her home. The quiet space is anonymous; private, calming, and full of natural light from windows which give on her yard.
