About Lara
Lara Waldenmaier helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, depression, and big life changes. She also supports people dealing with trauma, intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue. Lara is an Ohio LPCC and brings 21 years of counseling experience to her work.
Her style is calm and person-centered. She listens first and responds with practical tools. Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters to the client right now.
How Lara works
Lara draws on several approaches to match each person's needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of her approach for guiding people through relationship patterns and difficult emotions.
Mindfulness practices are offered to build attention and reduce reactivity during stressful moments. Lara also uses the Gottman Method for relationship work and psychodynamic ideas to understand long-standing patterns that come from early relationships. She adapts what she uses to the person in front of her rather than following a single method.
Sessions can include short practical exercises, reflective conversation, and skill-building that can be practiced between meetings. Her goal is to help people feel steadier, make clearer choices, and improve how they relate to others. To start, clients complete a brief questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their calendar.
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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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's perspective. The therapist follows the client's lead and helps people name what matters most to them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It teaches practical skills to respond differently to worry, low mood, and unhelpful habits.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and work through strong emotions and relationship patterns. It is useful when emotions get in the way of connecting or when past losses and hurts keep resurfacing.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit, and adjust as progress is made. This is a collaborative process where preferences and practical needs guide decisions.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video lets people work face to face from different locations, phone sessions can be a simpler way to connect without video, and messaging or live chat can be useful for brief check-ins or on-the-spot support. These options give flexibility so people can choose the format that works best for their schedule and communication style.
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