Most commonly seen diagnoses at this office location include PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, various personality disorders, a variety of psychotic disorders, substance use disorders, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Our most common referrals for psychological assessment are for ADHD and ASD. 

Most Compass Health clients are Caucasian, chronically mentally ill, and/or lower SES. Patients at our locations often manage barriers such as transportation, cost, and childcare. Many of our areas served do not have public transportation, and thus the cost of a vehicle and gasoline, as well as car insurance, can cause difficulty. In addition, many of our clients do not have access to affordable childcare, which is also a barrier to them receiving treatment.

Our larger offices tend to be closer to larger cities, and as a result serve a more diverse clientele with higher levels of education and SES. We serve the lifespan with respect to therapy and assessment. The following table shows a breakdown of some patient demographics across the agency from 2022-2023:

Vice President of Outpatient and Psychological Services

Dr. Muehlbach earned her degree in Clinical Psychology in 2011 at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, receiving her master’s en route (with certificates in Integrated Health Care (IHC) and Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT)). She completed her internship and post-doctoral residency at Pathways Community Health in Rolla, MO. She has training and experience in a variety of settings, including community mental health, residential treatment, inpatient, and FQHC. She has developed a specialty interest in psychological assessment, working with both children and adults. She currently has the honor of serving as Vice President of Outpatient and Psychological Services. Dr. Muehlbach has had the opportunity to provide supervision to advanced doctoral and master’s level practicum students as well. She also has experience providing individual, family, group, and couples counseling. Her theoretical orientation emphasizes aspects of interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral, and person centered approaches, while utilizing a multicultural lens to provide further understanding of her clients.

Senior Director of Outpatient Services

Dr. Ashley earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology in 2016 at Wright Institute, receiving her master’s in Marriage and Family en route. She completed her internship and post-doctoral residency at Compass Health Network in Rolla and Columbia, MO. She identifies as a Generalist and has experience providing psychological assessment and therapy in a variety of settings, including community mental health, college counseling, and private practice. Her specialty interest is in psychological assessment with all ages, for a variety of presenting issues, with specialty training areas including Autism Spectrum assessment, DBT, couples therapy, and neurofeedback. Her theoretical orientation can be described as Systemic in theory and CBT in practice. Dr. Ashley has been providing supervision since 2017 and also serves as the Senior Director of Outpatient Services.

Director of Psychology and Outpatient Services

Dr. Larson is a licensed psychologist in the state of Missouri. She has had training and experience in a variety of settings, including community mental health, university counseling, residential treatment, inpatient, and private practice. She has developed a specialty interest in psychological assessment, working with children and adults. Her current work focuses primarily on comprehensive psychological assessment of intellectual and cognitive processing, academic achievement, disability determination, autism spectrum, mood, anxiety, and personality. Further, in her training, she has had the opportunity to provide supervision to advanced doctoral and master’s level practicum students. She has also had experience providing individual, family, group, couples, and career counseling. Additionally, she is passionate about issues of diversity, activism, and social justice, and especially enjoys working with the LGBTQ community. Her theoretical orientation includes a combination of person-centered, CBT, and multicultural, and her research interests include positive psychology and gratitude.

Psychology Trainer & Supervisor

Dr. Meriweather earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology – San Francisco in 1996. She completed her internship at Children’s Hospital – Los Angeles, and her residency at Burrell Behavioral Health in Springfield, MO. She has experience across a range of settings, including leadership coaching, teaching, consulting, research, creation of various curricula for the community and professionals, health psychology, integrated care, and psychological assessment.

Dr. Hamilton earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology in 2022 at Central Michigan University. She completed her internship and post-doctoral residency at Compass Health Network in Columbia, MO. Dr. Hamilton is a generalist who works with all ages and focuses on use of evidence-based practices. She has had specialty trainings in DBT and PCIT. Dr. Hamilton’s experience in assessment ranges across the lifespan, and she has recently begun specializing in autism assessment. She leads an ADOS-2 specialty consultation group and serves as a Regional Autism Psychologist Leader for the central region.

Dr. Rhodes is a Licensed Psychologist who is Board Certified in Behavioral & Cognitive Psychology. While completing his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, he completed internship and post-doctoral training in substance-use disorder (SUD) treatment. Upon being licensed in Missouri, while providing care at a state, psychiatric hospital, he also delivered services to clients with severe psychosis, personality disorders, and trauma.

Since joining COMPASS Health in 2022, Dr. Rhodes has worked to provide evidence-based therapies (e.g. CBT, ACT, etc.) to his clients. Additionally, he delivers training and supervision to psychiatry residents and psychology interns. He is passionate about helping his client and supervisees learn and apply skills that are empowering – and allow them to do meaningful and important things in their lives.