Lara Waldenmaier, LPCC

Lara Waldenmaier is an Ohio LPCC who offers a steady, nonjudgmental space for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She listens with attention and helps clients name what feels overwhelming. Her approach emphasizes everyday thoughts and habits that shape feelings and choices.

Lara has worked in counseling since 2004 and brings 21 years of experience to sessions. She uses straightforward methods to help people change unhelpful thinking and manage strong emotions. Conversations focus on practical steps clients can try between meetings.

Her style centers on the person in front of her. She draws from client-centered methods to follow each person's pace and priorities. She also uses cognitive-behavioral tools to notice thought patterns and mindfulness practices to build moment-to-moment awareness.

Lara addresses issues such as trauma and abuse, intimacy-related worries, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and career or life-purpose concerns. She also helps with family-of-origin issues, aging and geriatric matters, and end-of-life or hospice related emotional needs.

Sessions typically include checking current concerns, practicing new ways of responding, and setting small goals to try between meetings. The focus on thoughts and everyday habits helps people develop skills they can use in daily life. For anyone exploring therapy, Lara aims to be a steady, compassionate companion through change and hardship.

How Lara’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following each person’s priorities. In practice this means the therapist reflects what you say and helps you set goals that matter to you, which can be done effectively in conversations over distance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying recurring thoughts and habits that affect mood. Sessions include noticing patterns, trying small behavior changes, and using homework tools to practice new responses between meetings; those steps adapt well to remote sessions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in close relationships. It helps people notice how emotions drive their interactions and supports experimenting with new ways of relating during and between appointments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean combining elements of client-centered listening, CBT skill-building, and EFT relational focus as the work evolves.

For practical matters, confirm current session formats before booking since the profile does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing check-ins around work or caregiving schedules. Some remote formats also allow shorter or more frequent touchpoints and options that avoid being on camera, which can help people stay engaged while managing day-to-day demands.