Lara Peter brings a decade of direct clinical work to her practice in Maryland.
01About Lara
Lara Peter brings a decade of direct clinical work to her practice in Maryland. She holds MD and LCPC credentials and focuses on one-to-one therapy for adults. Lara aims to build a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship where people can speak honestly and at their own pace.
She approaches sessions with warmth and practical direction. Conversations are listened to closely and reflected back to help the person notice patterns. Lara uses that feedback to help clients set clear goals and try small, manageable changes between meetings.
Background and approach
Her work addresses common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, eating and addiction issues, and challenges with sleeping and anger. She also helps people facing career shifts, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, communication problems, caregiver stress, and forgiveness work.
Lara blends client-centered methods with solution-focused ideas and draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing when helpful. That flexible mix means sessions can include talking, skill-building, and short experiments aimed at improving daily life. In practice she favors gradual progress over quick fixes.
Sessions are paced to match each person’s comfort and readiness. People who want a collaborative therapist who offers both listening and actionable steps may find her approach fits well.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Maryland)
- License LC6145 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1003298845 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Lara names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Lara names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How Lara’s Approaches Translate to Online Sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. In sessions the therapist reflects what is shared and helps the person feel heard, which can make it easier to notice patterns and make choices that feel right.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions often include identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying small behavior changes, and using simple exercises between meetings to track progress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lara will discuss goals and preferences and collaborate on which methods to try. That may mean starting with a listening-based approach and adding targeted CBT or motivational techniques as needed.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls provide face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can handle quick check-ins, and text messaging allows brief ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a schedule and try different formats to see what works best.
05Questions people ask
What issues does Lara commonly help with?
She works with adults around stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, eating and addiction concerns, sleep and anger problems, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Lara takes a warm, nonjudgmental stance and blends listening with practical feedback. Sessions often include reflection, coping strategies, and short experiments to try between meetings.
What background does she bring to therapy?
She has 10 years of experience as a therapist and a longer history in mental health work. That time includes work in outpatient, in-home, residential, school, and university settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
Credentials shown are MD and LCPC and she practices in Maryland.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are sessions delivered online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does pricing and subscription work?
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?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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