About Wendi
Wendi Makus uses evidence-informed talking therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC with 13 years of experience and works from Arkansas. Wendi writes plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions to feel steadier and more capable.
She takes a whole-person view rather than only focusing on symptoms. Sessions aim to identify patterns that cause distress and to build new habits that fit the client's values and goals.
How Wendi works
Wendi draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts, try new responses, and commit to meaningful action. Attachment-based ideas inform her work around relationship struggles, communication problems, and family of origin issues. She helps people untangle how past experiences affect current connections and practice clearer communication.
Wendi also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities. Her focus covers a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, compassion fatigue, addictions, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and parenting strain. She also supports people dealing with career transitions, sleeping problems, low self-esteem, and coping with major life changes.
Wendi offers collaborative goal-setting and practical homework so progress continues between sessions. Conversations are paced to match each person’s needs and comfort. Her approach aims to help people build coping skills, improve relationships, and take steps toward a more satisfying life.
Wendi lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Wendi works with
The areas below are the ones Wendi selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arkansas |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. Online ACT sessions often focus on short exercises and real-world experiments a person can try between meetings to see what works for them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In remote sessions Wendi uses practical tools like thought records and behavior plans so clients can track patterns and test new responses during their week.
She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to address relationship patterns and communication problems. That work often involves mapping how early experiences influence current connections and practicing new ways of relating in everyday interactions.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients help set the pace and choose exercises that fit their lives.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break or commute. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill coaching, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to work with a licensed professional on a schedule that suits daily life.
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