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Named for a father who believed in walking it out.
Walter's Walk is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit counseling center in Hazelwood, Missouri, founded in 2010 so that the ability to pay would never decide who gets help.
Walter’s story
Walter (1913 to 2005) was a woodworker and a gardener. His philosophy for hard seasons was simple: love, support, activity, and creativity. He and his wife Gladys (1917 to 2001) raised four children, and he cheered his daughter Jean through a master’s degree in counseling and a doctorate in counselor education.
In private practice, Dr. Jean Moretto watched more and more clients lose their health coverage and, with it, their care. In 2010 she partnered with independent counselors to found Walter’s Walk, following her father’s example of building a supportive network around people who need one.
“Walter’s Walk is a non-profit organization that supports the community by providing behavioral health services to children and adults who have experienced trauma, depression and anxiety without insurance, regardless of their ability to pay.”
“Walter’s Walk will provide psychological and emotional support to each and every individual in the greater St. Louis area who comes to us, regardless of their ability to pay.”
Board of directors
Jean Moretto, PhD, LPCExecutive Director and Founder
Michael Reynolds, MDChair
Scott J. Arbaugh, MD, DFAPAVice Chair
Kathryn Van VoorheesTreasurer
Laurie Furman, LCSWSecretary
William Collins, LPCClinical Director, non-voting member
Courtney BarberBoard Member- Chris HuntBoard Member
Deb PorterBoard Member
Ralph VossmeyerBoard Member- Tenneil Zanghi, LCSWBoard Member
Our sponsors
Businesses, organizations, and families whose support keeps counseling affordable.
- Aegis Law
- Surgical Arts
- Northwest Psychiatric Associates, LTD
- Robert’s Italian Restaurant
- Wamhoff Accounting
- Greater St. Louis Trauma Recovery Network
- Mission Realty Advisors
- CertaPro Painters
- Graybar
- Clayton Capital Partners Commercial Real Estate
- Westbound Real Estate
- The Smith Family
- State Farm, Patrick Jones
- Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O’Keefe
- Peoples National Bank