Lara Kelso, LPC

Lara Kelso is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with seven years of clinical experience. She practices in Missouri and focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, parenting challenges, and life transitions. Lara presents a calm, straightforward presence and encourages clients to take the first step toward change.

She believes each person is the expert on their own life and that strengths already exist to build on. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps alongside space to tell your story. Lara aims to make the process feel manageable rather than overwhelming.

Her work often addresses grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, and career stress. She also supports people dealing with family-of-origin issues, blended family challenges, body image, codependency, and feelings of emptiness. These topics are approached with attention to how past relationships shape current patterns.

Lara draws on several therapeutic approaches to match what a client needs. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at relationship patterns, Client-Centered techniques to follow a person’s lead, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to try practical behavior and thought changes. Narrative and Solution-Focused tools are also part of her toolbox for goal-focused work.

People who value a collaborative, strengths-based approach tend to fit well with her style. She encourages small, achievable steps and listens for what matters most to the client.

How Lara’s approaches guide online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns. It helps when relationship habits, trust, or closeness feel confusing or painful. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client’s lead and creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk through what matters most.

The therapist will treat finding the right approach as a team effort. She will listen to your goals, try different tools, and adjust the plan based on what helps you most. That collaborative process is part of the work itself.

Confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing commute time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone choose a time that works around work or caregiving responsibilities. Licensed professionals can use these sessions to practice skills between meetings and keep progress moving forward without requiring in-person attendance.