About Lara
Lara Peter is a licensed clinician with an MD and LCPC and ten years of experience as a therapist. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, eating and addiction concerns. Lara aims to create a calm space where people can speak openly and feel heard without judgment.
Lara approaches sessions in a straightforward, practical way. She listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people notice patterns that matter.
How Lara works
She offers tools and short-term strategies when useful, and she also supports deeper exploration when people want that. Clients come for many reasons, including relationship challenges, sleep problems, anger, career stress, bipolar management, ADHD, and coping with big life changes. She also addresses concerns like attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, fertility worries, hoarding, and substance issues.
Her methods draw from client-centered principles and cognitive behavioral ideas, along with motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques. That mix lets her tailor sessions to each person’s needs and goals rather than using a single, fixed method. Lara works with clear, attainable steps and encourages collaboration about treatment goals.
Sessions can include talking, practical exercises, and homework when that fits the person. She practices in Maryland and conducts work in English.
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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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
How Lara’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The therapist mirrors what is shared and helps the person grow self-awareness and confidence. This approach is useful for people who want steady support and a nonjudgmental space to talk.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and uses practical exercises to reduce symptoms like anxiety or sleep problems. CBT in online sessions can include brief homework, thought records, and behavior changes that someone can try between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lara will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt techniques as needed. That collaboration helps shape a plan that fits the person’s life and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is best when visual interaction helps the process. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text allow quick check-ins and flexible brief contacts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep progress moving forward.
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