Works with
How Lara works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas, Colorado
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lara
Dr. Lara Neely is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage strong emotions and everyday stress. She works with adults on issues like anxiety, depression, sleep problems, parenting strain, and anger.
She practices from Texas and brings a calm, practical manner to sessions. Dr. Neely focuses on giving clients concrete tools they can use right away.
She believes people already have strengths and builds on those. Sessions often include skill practice, discussion, and simple exercises that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in psychiatric emergency treatment and community behavioral health, and several years in independent practice. That mix informs how she responds to high-stress situations and ongoing life problems. She draws on a variety of therapy methods to match each person's needs.
Clients commonly come for help with panic, mood swings, grief, relationship strain, or coping with illness and caregiving. Dr. Neely also supports people navigating identity concerns, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
She emphasizes nonjudgmental listening and practical problem solving. Therapy with her often focuses on building a personal toolbox of coping strategies. The process centers on short, manageable steps toward better sleep, steadier mood, and healthier relationships.
She encourages small changes that add up to meaningful improvement.
What Lara works with
Everything Lara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lara's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lara lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and when feeling stuck during life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior and trying small experiments to change them. CBT is often used for panic, depression, sleep problems, and anger. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens carefully and follows the client's pace, which can help with self-esteem and relationship concerns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress and needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different days and schedules. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low, live chat can be a brief check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing reassurance between sessions. These options make it easier to use therapy during busy weeks, caregiving duties, or work breaks.
Questions people ask about Lara
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, sleep issues, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, coping with life changes, and related problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions emphasize short exercises, skill practice, and building a toolbox that fits daily life.
What experience does she bring?
She has four years of clinical experience, including time in psychiatric emergency care, community behavioral health, and independent practice.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with credentials listed as CO LPC and TX LPC and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.