Experienced Local SEO Partner Needed – Mental Health Practice (St. Louis)

**Please read entire posting before applying***
About Us
Pearlman & Associates is an established mental health and therapy practice in Creve Coeur, Missouri, serving the St. Louis area.
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We are looking for a long-term SEO partner, not a short-term vendor. We’ve worked with multiple SEO providers and are ready to invest in high-quality, white-hat SEO that produces real results (part-time or hourly/gig).

Goal
Increase qualified organic traffic that leads to:
• Phone calls
• Contact form submissions
• New client appointments

Results matter more than vanity metrics.

What’s Already Handled
• Google Ads / PPC
• Google Business Profile optimized
• Ongoing Google Business posts
• We write content regularly for the site

We need someone to optimize, clean up, structure, and improve content for SEO and conversions.

Target Keywords
• St Louis therapy
• St Louis therapist
• St Louis counseling
• St Louis mental health
• Creve Coeur counseling
• Therapist Creve Coeur

Scope of Work

• Technical SEO audits, indexing, speed, Core Web Vitals
• On-page SEO (metadata, headers, internal linking, schema)
• Optimization of content we provide
• SEO service pages (anxiety, depression, relationships, ADHD, stress, etc.)
• Local SEO (citations, NAP consistency, local relevance)
• High-quality, relevant backlinks only
• Authority and AI search optimization

No spam, PBNs, or automated link building.

Competitors We’re Targeting
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Who We’re Looking For
• Proven local SEO experience
• Experience with healthcare or mental health sites preferred
• White-hat but strategic and proactive
• Strong communicator
• Long-term mindset and accountability

Please Do NOT Apply If You
• Offer pre-packaged SEO
• Send generic or AI-generated proposals
• Guarantee rankings
• Use spam or bulk links

To Apply (Required)
Please answer the following:

Your experience with local SEO and healthcare/mental health clients

What you would prioritize first on our site and why

How you would compete with the sites listed above

Examples of real results you’ve achieved

How you measure and report success

We are looking for a true SEO partner to help us rank higher, drive traffic, and convert visitors into clients. We will consider part-time or hourly.