Lara Kelso, LPC
Compassionate counselor who centers your story
Details
| Name | Lara Kelso |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Missouri |
| Licensed in | Missouri, Arizona, Oregon |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Lara
Lara Kelso is a Licensed Professional Counselor with seven years of experience helping people navigate hard seasons. She practices in Missouri and focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting concerns, and life changes. Lara emphasizes each person’s strengths and works with them to move forward at a steady pace.
Lara uses a narrative approach that treats a person's story as important. She listens for patterns and moments that matter, then helps people reframe parts of their story so they feel less stuck.
Background and approach
She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current ones. Sessions tend to be direct and collaborative. Lara asks clear questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people set small, achievable goals.
She often brings in tools from cognitive behavioral work when a person needs concrete steps to manage thoughts and behaviors. People working with Lara can expect a down-to-earth style and a focus on what is useful right now. She supports parents facing child-rearing strain and adults dealing with grief, trauma, or career stress.
Her background includes work with adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, and family of origin concerns. Overall, Lara aims to help people regain agency in their lives. She encourages small changes that add up.
Her approach is steady, practical, and respectful of each individual’s story.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Lara works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Lara among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Lara among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Lara among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lara among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Lara directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Lara directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How different approaches shape online sessions
Many of Lara's sessions draw on Narrative Therapy, which focuses on the stories people tell about themselves. She helps clients notice harmful storylines and try new ways of talking about their experiences to reduce stuck patterns and increase agency. Attachment-Based Therapy is another influence; it looks at how early relationships affect current bonds and helps people understand and shift relational patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lara treats selection of methods as collaborative - she will listen to your goals and preferences, try approaches that fit, and adjust as needed. That way the plan evolves based on what actually helps you feel better and function more easily in daily life.
Online formats used include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging, which provide different practical benefits. Video lets you maintain face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option if bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let therapy fit into busy routines.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, career strain, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens for what matters in a person’s story and helps set small, manageable goals.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor and has worked with a range of family and relational issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is listed as an LPC and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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