Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Lara works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lara
Lara Peter is a Maryland-based clinician with an MD and an LCPC and ten years of experience as a therapist. She focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, and life transitions. Lara aims to create a space where people can speak freely and be heard without judgment.
She learned what therapy feels like from both sides of the couch, and that perspective shapes her approach. Sessions move at each person’s pace.
Background and approach
She listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients understand patterns that keep causing pain. Lara uses practical tools from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies to address thoughts and behaviors that fuel problems. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to build momentum and clarify next steps.
The mix is chosen with the client, not applied as a one-size-fits-all method. Common concerns she supports include grief, sleep problems, self-esteem struggles, eating and body image issues, ADHD-related challenges, and compassion fatigue. She also helps people facing relationship difficulties, career stress, and trauma-related concerns.
In sessions clients can expect direct feedback, skill-building, and resource suggestions alongside empathic listening. Lara emphasizes practical changes and small steps that can improve day-to-day life. The work is collaborative and goal oriented.
Her practice accepts English-speaking clients in Maryland and offers multiple online formats to fit different needs. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
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
- 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
Approaches Lara lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The therapist reflects what is shared, helps people notice patterns, and supports their own choices. This approach is useful when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort through feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and actions. Sessions include practical exercises and tools to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, anger, sleep, and depression.
Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest approaches to try. Treatment decisions are made together and can change as needs shift.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people talk face to face when sitting down for a full session matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are options for brief updates, homework, or shorter exchanges between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical progress.
Questions people ask about Lara
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, sleep problems, and life changes. Additional focus areas include body image, attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, and coping after trauma.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and direct. She listens closely, reflects what she hears, and offers practical tools and feedback to help clients reach their goals.
How much experience does she bring?
She has ten years of experience working as a therapist and a total of ten years providing clinical care in mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, practicing in Maryland.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
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 her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.