Mario Aguilar
LPC
Therapist
About Mario Aguilar
Mario was born and raised in San Salvador, El Salvador. Mario earned an undergraduate degree in psychology in El Salvador before moving to Saint Louis, Missouri to study a masters degree of art counseling.
Mario is an LPC in the state of Missouri. Mario has previous experience working for non-profit organizations focusing on school counseling and also with adolescents and adults who experience substance abuse problems. Mario practices therapy from a person center humanistic perspective. Mario’s core values in therapy are to encourage and practice mutual honesty and respect by meeting each client where they are at.
Mario has experience working with clients who experience anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and trauma. Mario has experience implementing CBT, Person Center Approach, Motivational Interview and Solution Focus Approach.
Mario enjoys spending time with his family, watching Netflix, traveling, meeting new people, loves watching soccer games at home or at the stadium. Mario values deep, meaningful and honest conversations about different topics.
Mario can be found at the following location:
Specialties:
Insurance Accepted:
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: HMO
- Aetna Better Health
- Aetna
- Aetna: Medicaid
- Aetna: Medicare
- Aetna: PPO/POS
- All Savers
- Ambetter
- Ambetter: Medicaid
- Ambetter: Medicare
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicaid
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicare
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicaid
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicare
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- Behavioral Health Systems/Telus Health
- Behavioral Health Systems/Telus Health: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Carelon
- Carelon: Medicaid
- Carelon: Medicare
- Cigna/Evernorth
- Cigna/Evernorth: Medicare
- GEHA/Government Employees Health Association
- Golden Rule
- Healthy Blue: Medicaid
- Home State Health: Medicaid
- Home State Health: Show Me Healthy Kids Medicaid
- Humana
- Humana: Medicare
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Mercy Managed Behavioral Health
- Mercy Managed Behavioral Health: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Mercy Managed Behavioral Health: Medicare
- MO HealthNet: Medicaid
- Optum
- Optum: Medicaid
- Optum: Medicare
- Partners Direct Health
- Self Pay
- Surest/UHC
- UHC Community Plan: Medicaid
- UHC/UnitedHealthcare
- UHC/UnitedHealthcare: Medicaid
- UHC/UnitedHealthcare: Medicare
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare Student Resources
- VA Community Care Network/Optum
- Wellcare: Medicare
- WellFirst
- WellFirst: Medicare
- Wellfirst SSM Medica
- Essence Healthcare: Medicare Advantage
- IBEW Local 309
- LHN/Labor Health Network
- Humana: PPO
- Humana: HMO
Therapeutic Approaches:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Solution-Focused/Brief Therapy