Wendi Makus, LPC
Compassionate counselor focused on personal stories
Details
| Name | Wendi Makus |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Arkansas |
| Licensed in | Arkansas, Oregon, Maine, District of Columbia |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 13 |
About Wendi
Wendi Makus is a licensed professional counselor who brings 13 years of experience to her work. She centers therapy on each person, not just symptoms, and focuses on helping clients make practical changes that improve day-to-day life. Her style is conversational and down-to-earth, aimed at people who want clear next steps and real progress.
Wendi draws on Narrative approaches that help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. She blends that with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based ideas to address how past relationships shape current feelings and choices.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize understanding patterns and finding values-based actions that fit the client’s life. She regularly uses client-centered and cognitive-behavioral tools to build skills for managing anxiety, stress, mood shifts, and sleep problems. That mix supports work on depression, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and addiction-related concerns.
Wendi also helps people facing career strain, parenting stress, grief, and challenges around self-esteem. Her background includes supporting people with ADHD, bipolar concerns, and complex family-of-origin issues. She addresses problems such as abandonment, attachment struggles, communication or commitment problems, codependency, and blended family concerns.
Wendi approaches these topics with patience and practical techniques. Wendi practices in Arkansas and offers sessions in English. She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so clients can pick the format that fits their routine.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to connect people and schedule sessions.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Wendi works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Wendi among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Wendi among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Wendi among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Wendi among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Wendi among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Wendi among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Wendi among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Wendi among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Wendi among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Wendi among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Wendi among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Wendi 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 Wendi directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and ACT approaches translate to online care
Wendi uses Narrative techniques to help people examine and rewrite the stories they tell about themselves, which can reduce shame and open up new choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify values and take manageable action steps even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. Attachment-Based ideas are used to understand how early relationships affect current patterns and to develop healthier ways of relating.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Wendi treats the decision as collaborative and will talk with each person about goals and preferences before blending methods. Together they track what helps and adjust the plan so therapy matches real life needs.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for longer sessions and face-to-face interaction, phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can support quick check-ins and brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep building skills between meetings.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help people with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is narrative and client-centered, combining ACT and cognitive-behavioral techniques to reframe personal stories and build practical coping skills.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 13 years of experience working with a range of concerns including addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and family-of-origin issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) licensed in Arkansas and Oregon and practices out of Arkansas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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