About Lara
Dr. Lara Neely focuses on helping people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, and major life changes. She uses straightforward talk and practical strategies to help clients manage symptoms and make daily life easier.
Dr. Neely is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas and brings four years of clinical experience to her work. She sees people who are struggling with relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strains, and career stress.
How Lara works
She offers support for identity and LGBT concerns as well as mood and bipolar conditions. Her practice also addresses issues such as compassion fatigue, anger, and self-esteem challenges. Her approach blends several methods to meet people where they are.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thought patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and taking practical steps toward what matters. Client-Centered Therapy provides a respectful, nonjudgmental space.
She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation and hypnotherapy when that fits a person's goals. Sessions aim to build a practical toolbox of coping skills. Dr.
Neely emphasizes collaboration so clients learn tools they can use on their own. Her background includes work in independent practice and community behavioral health settings. She has experience with a wide range of concerns and ages.
People meet her for straightforward guidance, concrete coping skills, and steady support as they work toward more manageable, meaningful lives.
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What Lara works with
The areas below are the ones Lara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Evidence-informed approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify personal values and take small, concrete steps toward them while accepting difficult feelings. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and life changes where action tied to values matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaching practical techniques to change them; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep issues. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person feels heard and supported while they figure things out.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped in the past. Treatment is adjusted in collaboration so techniques match individual needs and comfort levels.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for full conversations and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging suits shorter check-ins or days when typing feels simpler. These options let people fit therapy into busy lives and continue care across different circumstances.
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