My path to being a counselor has been filled with unexpected turns and God’s upheaval of my plans. Born and raised in St. Louis, I attended a local Christian high school before studying science and music in college. During that time, I became disenfranchised with the church and walked away from my faith during a period of significant anxiety and depression. Out of this period of searching and the fruitful work with a local counselor, I felt drawn to pursue an unexpected career in counseling.

After getting a Master’s degree in Counseling from Lindenwood University, I took the first job I was offered working with heroin and opiate addicts at a local clinic. Though I did not realize it at the time, this job both began a career working with people struggling with addiction and exposed my own addictions. More recently, I have found great delight in entering the frequently awkward and anxious conversations with couples to help them address sexual concerns and flourish in all forms of marital intimacy.  To equip me in this work, I am pursuing credentialing through a board for Christian sex therapists (ABCST) and am currently under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Konzen out of San Diego, California.

My desire is to help renew the heart and mind in the context of a gospel-centered therapy relationship. With all of these, I feel that no depth of struggle or ugliness of addiction can disqualify one from receiving grace.  In addition to counseling, I am also available for speaking engagements and consulting, specifically surrounding sexual health.

My wife and I live with our three kids in the city where we hope to be a part of God’s ongoing reconciling work in St. Louis. I love to laugh and have developed an appreciation of theatrical improv, which I occasionally get to perform with friends. 

I can be reached at davidkoch@stl-ccc.org