Lara Waldenmaier, LPCC - Therapist in Ohio

About Lara

Lara Waldenmaier is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and coping with life changes. She works with issues like self-esteem, career stress, compassion fatigue, and trauma. Her style aims to make conversations straightforward and supportive so someone under pressure can feel heard and begin to make changes.

She draws on more than two decades of practice as an Ohio LPCC, offering calm, steady guidance during difficult times.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps. She listens first, then helps clients explore feelings and try new ways of responding to problems. Her approach pulls from client-centered work that prioritizes the person’s perspective.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Emotionally-Focused and the Gottman Method inform how she helps people understand patterns in relationships and reconnect when needed. Lara also integrates mindfulness to help reduce reactivity and build steady attention.

Over the years she has supported people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, end-of-life concerns, and grief. The aim is to identify small, doable changes that ease daily burdens and improve coping. Sessions are available in English and offered remotely by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.

Lara holds the Ohio LPCC license number OH LPCC E.0008228 and bases her work on the client’s goals and pace.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an open, nonjudgmental conversation where the person’s experience guides the work. Online sessions using this approach let clients speak freely while the therapist reflects and helps clarify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then tests small changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. It translates well to remote formats with homework and brief check-ins.

These approaches can be blended based on what the client needs. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most useful, adjusting techniques as goals and preferences become clearer. Finding the right fit is a shared process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. That flexibility can make it easier to fit work on relationships, grief, or stress into a busy schedule. Remote formats also allow for shorter check-ins and written notes between sessions when helpful, so care can adapt to real life and changing needs.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lara help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and coping with life changes, among other concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is conversational and practical, listening first and then helping clients try small, concrete changes to address problems.

What kind of experience does she bring?

She has practiced as a professional counselor for 21 years and has worked with clients facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, grief, and relationship challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an Ohio LPCC with license number OH LPCC E.0008228 and practices from Ohio.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote therapy.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin the process?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 21 years
Licensed: Ohio
Languages: English

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