Lara Kelso , LPC

Lara Kelso is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than seven years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, family conflict, and parenting challenges. She practices from a strengths-based perspective, recognizing that each person carries knowledge and resilience that can be drawn on to face difficult moments. Lara values the stories clients bring and works collaboratively to uncover practical strategies and new perspectives that support healthier patterns and improved well-being.

Her background includes working with a wide range of life transitions and emotional concerns, from grief and trauma to intimacy and self-esteem issues. Lara emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental approach that centers the client as the expert of their own experience while offering guidance informed by her training as an LPC. LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, a professional credential that indicates licensure to provide counseling services.

Beginning therapy can require real courage, and Lara honors that first step. She aims to create an environment where people feel seen, heard, and supported as they explore change, build coping skills, and work toward goals that matter to them.

Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care

Lara commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and connection. This approach can be helpful for issues such as intimacy concerns, abandonment, and family-of-origin dynamics because it focuses on understanding relational needs and building more secure ways of relating.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and support so clients can identify their own goals and solutions. This approach is often useful for improving self-esteem, processing life changes, and enhancing personal insight.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another tool in her practice that helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and develop practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Lara works collaboratively with each person to determine the best fit based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they may try different techniques and refine the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - which can make regular care easier to fit into busy lives. For many people, these options increase access to consistent support from licensed professionals while allowing therapy to adapt to individual schedules and communication styles.