About
- Attachment based work
- CBT techniques
- Solution focused steps
About Lara
Lara Kelso is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor with seven years of clinical experience. She is licensed to practice in Missouri, and she focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, and parenting issues.
Lara works with adults who are dealing with life changes, grief, trauma and abuse, or struggles with intimacy and self-esteem. She also addresses work-related stress, compassion fatigue, and concerns around commitment and codependency. Her approach is practical and straightforward; she helps people talk through problems and find steps that fit their daily life.
In sessions she draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how earlier relationships affect present patterns. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Narrative and solution-focused tools help clients tell their story differently and focus on small, concrete changes.
Clients can expect a collaborative, person-centered style. Lara treats the person sitting in front of her as the expert on their life and works alongside them to test what works. Conversations are aimed at making daily routines and relationships more manageable.
She also addresses more specific family-related topics such as blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, family of origin problems, and divorce or separation stress. If you are juggling parenting demands or a strained family relationship, she helps clarify priorities and practical next steps.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions. In online sessions this means noticing patterns in how people relate and practicing new ways of connecting that help with relationship and parenting strain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. Online sessions can use this approach to create concrete homework, try brief experiments, and check progress between visits.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lara will work collaboratively to pick methods that match the client’s goals and daily life. She explains options, tries techniques together, and adjusts the plan based on what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into a busy schedule, for example by making it easier to have a shorter check-in during a lunch break or avoid commuting. If you want to discuss how to make sessions work with parenting and household routines, bring that up when you schedule the first appointment.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Missouri, Arizona, Oregon
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she help with?
She works with adults on parenting stress, blended family issues, adoption and foster care matters, and family of origin problems.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and practical. She combines attachment ideas, CBT, narrative methods, and solution-focused steps to make therapy actionable.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience as an LPC working with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LPC licensed in Missouri and works with clients from that state.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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