Dr. Richard Meyer
Available on a Limited Basis
In-Person (Covington)
Virtually (All of Kentucky)
To schedule with Dr. Meyer, please call or text 502.632.3249.
Virtual appointments are available on Wednesdays. If you prefer to meet in person, appointments are available on Thursdays in Covington, KY. See the location information below.
Rose Garden Center For Hope & Healing
A NOTE REGARDING INSURANCE: So that we are able to serve the whole person, provide faith-based care, and maintain the privacy of our clients, GSIB does not accept any insurance, including Medicare or Medicaid. However, upon request documentation will be provided so individuals can file their own claim for possible reimbursement from their insurance provider.
Evidence shows that in-person is the most effective form of therapy.
Virtual therapy is available as an alternative or when necessary. Just ask us—we are here for you!
Call/text (502) 632-3249 or complete the contact form below.
Dr. Meyer celebrated his 50th anniversary offering faith-based clinical mental health services in March 2024. He received his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology in 1983.
Over these 50 years he worked at the Community Mental Health Center in Lawrenceburg, Indiana and then Comprehensive Care Center in Northern Kentucky before co-founding the Christian Counseling Center of Cincinnati in 1988, and joining full time in March 1991. After working three years for New Life Clinics and then four years part-time at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Edgewood, KY from 2000 through 2003, he founded the Good Shepherd Institute in January of 2004 to more directly serve Catholic and Evangelical clients through faith-based clinical practice and inner-healing prayer.
In July 2019 Dr. Meyer began an adult Grief Group at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center’s Hospice Center in Edgewood, KY. Soon after he began another grief group at the same location for those who have suffered the loss of a child or other loved one through opioid overdose. In October 2019, Dr. Meyer was hired as HSP clinical supervisor for founding therapist, Elina Holland, and co-founded Good Shepherd Institute of the Bluegrass (GSIB), a ministry of Family Renewal Project.
GSIB serves the Catholic-Christian community in support of marriage and family life, and provides individual professional therapy services to Catholics and other Christians from an authentic faith-based perspective.
In July 2021, when Elina transitioned out of clinical practice, Dr. Meyer began seeing patients in Louisville two days per week while maintaining his practice in Covington, Kentucky. Dr. Meyer will see patients in Louisville until Andrew Van Roie is fully licensed, after which time he will be available for in-person appointments in his office in Covington or for virtual appointments.
Click HERE to read Dr. Meyer’s farewell letter to his Louisville clients.
Elina graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Kentucky (2014) with a degree in Psychology and minors in Neuroscience & Business. After college Elina attended the Institute of Psychological Sciences (IPS) at Divine Mercy University. IPS is a graduate school dedicated to educating and training psychologists in a curriculum that is firmly rooted in the integration of the Catholic-Christian understanding of the human person and rigorous psychological science. Elina graduated in 2016 with her masters in Clinical Psychology.
Elina has worked with adults, adolescents, and children from diverse backgrounds and helped her patients navigate mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, reactions to traumatic events, grief, and addiction. She has aided parents in strengthening their parenting skills and confidence and helped children cope with difficult emotions or life transitions through Child Centered Play Therapy. She is also experienced with helping patients struggling with homelessness, life transitions, and difficult relationships.
Elina believes that every person has great strengths and was designed with a purpose. She strives to help people uncover their strengths, improve their resilience, discover their story, and live a more healthy and happy life.
Elina and her husband, Jonathon, have five beautiful children.
In the Summer of 2021 Elina transitioned out of clinical practice. Though she no longer sees patients, she is using her extensive training and experience by speaking to various groups (in-person or virtually) on topics such as: marriage, the effects of technology, parenting, improving mental health, responding to issues of homosexuality/gender identity, postpartum depression, work-life balance, the effects of physical health on mental health, how to increase resilience, and much more! To inquire about her speaking to your group, please contact the FRP/GSIB office at 502.303.1996 or [email protected]
To Clients, Friends, and Supporters —
After careful and prayerful consideration, I have made the decision to leave my position at Good Shepherd Institute of the Bluegrass [GSIB]. My final day will be Wednesday, April 8.
It has been a blessing and privilege to serve the Catholic community in Louisville and the greater Kentucky area. I am deeply grateful for the trust that clients, colleagues, and partners have placed in me during my time here.
GSIB remains committed to supporting the community by providing resources, referrals, and helpful information to those seeking care — please call/text: (502) 632-3249 or email: [email protected] . Our good friend and veteran therapist, Dr. Richard Meyer, PsyD will continue scheduling appointments (either virtually or in-person at his office in Covington). Scroll down this webpage for more information about Dr. Meyer.
Thank you for allowing me to help you and those you love by bringing an authentically Catholic approach to Therapy. I will miss everyone I’ve had the honor to work with and those I’ve come to know in varying capacities during my time with FRP/GSIB. Know that you remain in my prayers and I ask that you keep my family and me in yours.
God bless,
Andrew Van Roie, MA, LPCA
Family Renewal Project was established in 2016 to help “restore the family and renew the culture by educating and forming men and women to understand, embrace, and live authentic love and responsibility.” We strive to connect persons of all ages with the message of Theology of the Body through various programming and events.
Call: 502.303.1996
Email: [email protected]
Louisville, KY