About Adriana
Adriana Lara is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She supports people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, career strain, and concerns related to ADHD and LGBT issues. Adriana brings a calm, encouraging presence to early conversations and focuses on building trust first.
She holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Vermont, earned in 2014, and has 12 years of counseling experience.
How Adriana works
Early in her training she worked with teens and young adults dealing with substance use and mental health difficulties. Since then she has worked in both rural and urban communities with children, teens, and adults presenting anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress. Her counseling style is client-centered and adaptable.
Adriana emphasizes getting to know each person so they feel comfortable sharing what matters most. That rapport is the foundation for practical work together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - is a central tool she uses to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns.
Together they identify negative thoughts and practice replacing them with more realistic, balanced thinking. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques are added when clients need extra support setting goals and finding next steps. Adriana aims to help people find relief through clear, manageable steps and regular check-ins.
She encourages straightforward conversations, realistic goals, and small changes that add up over time. Her approach suits people who want direct feedback and usable strategies.
Adriana lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Adriana works with
The areas below are the ones Adriana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. It helps people feel heard and supports gradual change through empathy and collaboration. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Both approaches are useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan as needed so sessions match what the person wants to achieve.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work or a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easy to share thoughts between sessions or use shorter, frequent check-ins. These options help people keep therapy consistent when schedules or travel make in-person visits difficult.
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