Afshan Malik LPC, & CPC, ELI-MP EMDR, ACT, CBT.

You don’t have to stay stuck in patterns that keep repeating.

I’m Afshan Malik, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Leadership Coach based in Missouri. Guiding adults—especially women—through their surviving to thriving.

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HI There

If you’re here, chances are something in your life feels heavy right now. Maybe you’ve been holding it together for everyone else, feeling stuck, drained, or quietly wondering “Is this really it?”

You’re not broken. You’re hurt. And you’re not alone.

Healing is possible. Moving forward with clarity, confidence, and genuine happiness is possible—but only by putting yourself FIRST.

Real transformation starts when you decide that YOU MATTER TOO ! You stop surviving and start living, and you’re willing to invest time, money energy, and care into yourself — not as a luxury, but as a necessity.

Welcome to my page!

I provide Life Transition Therapy and Coaching in Ballwin, MO for Anxiety, Relationships & Personal Growth

I help adults—especially women—break patterns, navigate change, and create a life that feels aligned and fulfilling.

You Don’t Have To Do This Alone!

If you’re ready to make yourself a priority…

If you’re ready to invest in your healing, your growth, your peace, and your future…and choose strength, peace, and happiness —You don’t have to walk that path alone.

I work from a holistic, trauma-informed approach that centers warmth, safety, and support—while also valuing personal responsibility, accountability, and commitment. This work is most effective for people who are ready to invest in themselves and showup, even when it feels uncomfortable.

I am to be with you through snot running ugly cries, tearful unexpected laughs, and abrupt cussing. I am with you—without judgement, pressure, or shame as you move forward, and heal at your pace.

Struggle Is real:

You might be:

  • Feeling stuck in life or unsure of your next step

  • Overwhelmed by anxiety or constant overthinking

  • Navigating a breakup, divorce, infidelity, addiction or relationship conflict

  • Carrying unresolved trauma or emotional pain

  • Struggling with self-esteem, Co-dependency or people-pleasing

  • Going through a personal or professional life transition


Therapy That Goes Beyond Coping:

I help you understand the patterns behind your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors—so you can stop repeating cycles that no longer serve you.

Using evidence-based approaches like CBT, EMDR, and ACT, combined with deep coaching work, we focus on:

  • Awareness of your patterns

  • Emotional healing

  • Breaking self-sabotage cycles

  • Creating sustainable, intentional change


Therapy & Coaching Services in Missouri

Therapy and Coaching for Adults (18+)(some 16+)

  • Anxiety & Depression Counseling

  • Trauma-Informed Therapy (EMDR)

  • Relationship & Premarital Support

  • Divorce, Infidelity, Positive Parenting

  • Couple and family

  • Life Transition Coaching across USA & Canada

  • Therapy Across Missouri (Online and In-Person)

My Approach

Most people try to change their life by focusing on surface-level solutions.

But real change happens when you understand your patterns.

I combine evidence-based therapy approaches like CBT, EMDR, and ACT with deep coaching work to help you:

  • Identify emotional and behavioral patterns

  • Understand your triggers and responses

  • Break cycles of self-sabotage

  • Build emotional resilience and clarity

This isn’t just about coping—it’s about transformation.

What I Help With

  • Life transitions (divorce, career changes, identity shifts)

  • Anxiety, overthinking, and emotional burnout

  • Trauma and unresolved past experiences

  • Relationship challenges and communication issues

  • Self-esteem, confidence, and personal growth

  • Feeling stuck or lost in life

Ballwin, MO & St. Louis Area.

In-person sessions available in Ballwin, Missouri, with virtual therapy offered throughout the state.

Coaching offered throughout the U.S.A and Canada.

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Our Office

301 sovereign ct, suite 211

Ballwin MO 6301

 
 

What Clients Are Saying…

“Prior to working with Afshan I had issues handling the pressures of work/life balance. I was concerned with my loss of confidence in myself, behavior changes, and not feeling like myself.

  1. I gained exceptional tools to use with some daily challenges in my life.

  2. She helped me find myself again, by helping me regain elements of myself I allowed the world to take from me through different experiences.

  3. Taught me to think and speak differently over situations so that I am able to have a strategic approach.

Afshan has really been a blessing to my life. She helped me excel professionally and personally and I am forever grateful.

Thank you for all you have helped me overcome!” - Tanika P.

“I had the pleasure of having Afshan as my life coach. My experience with Afshan has been life changing to say the least. She has a very unique way of coaching that i really enjoyed. She combined her coaching skills, as well as, her counseling experience to both coach me and help me understand the “why” behind what I was experiencing which i really appreciated. I came to Afshan with the biggest goal of wanting to heal myself emotionally. I was feeling an underlying pain that never parted ways with me for years. I didn’t know where that pain was coming from, but i wanted to rid myself of it because it was weighing too heavily on me. Afshan helped me realize that my pain was due to a grief trauma that i had had at a younger age. Afshan also introduced me to EMDR which helped me tremendously with dealing with my grief trauma and going through the feelings that i had suppressed for many years. Thanks to Afshan, i no longer have to deal with that underlying pain that i thought was becoming a part of me. I feel lighter and more free.” — Noran E.

“When I came to Afshan I was struggling to deal with trauma from my past, seeing myself clearly and feeling hopeless. Afshan has helped me immensely through teaching and journaling to get more in touch with who I am at my core, disconnect emotionally from my traumas, and recognizing the signs of my old habits/attitudes. Now I feel more in touch with myself, I am better at managing my relationships and I feel like a weight has been lifted!” - Ashlee S.

 

 

Contact me TEXT 314-282-7275

 

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