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Lara Christian

Lara Christian

LPC

Therapist in Texas

Empathetic counselor helping you find practical next steps

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  • Experience 15 years
  • Languages English
  • Sessions Online
  • Direct collaborative style
  • Brain-informed perspective
  • Integrates faith when requested

About Lara

Lara Christian is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain, and helps them find clearer direction and practical next steps. Many come to her when life feels confusing or they are worn down by repeated struggles.

She practices in a collaborative and straightforward way. Sessions often begin with careful listening to what matters most to the person. From there, Lara and the client identify small, doable steps to build momentum between appointments.

Lara has worked in a range of settings, including intensive inpatient and outpatient care, which shaped her approach to crisis moments and ongoing recovery. She brings experience with brain-focused tools, such as QEEG brain mapping and neurofeedback, and uses what she learns from those tools to think about emotional regulation and habit change.

Faith is part of her life, and when clients ask, she can integrate a biblical approach into sessions. She aims to help clients build clarity, resilience, and forward movement without creating dependence on therapy.

People who seek her out often bring concerns such as stress, anxiety, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, or struggles with addiction. Lara also supports issues like emptiness, forgiveness, impulsivity, life purpose, mood disorders, panic attacks, social anxiety, women’s issues, young adult concerns, and feelings of isolation or loneliness.

How evidence-based tools and online work fit together

Many of Lara's methods come from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding how the brain and behavior interact. For example, brain-informed methods use measures like QEEG brain mapping and neurofeedback to look at patterns that relate to emotional regulation and habits. These approaches can help people who struggle with mood, panic, or problems with self-control by giving concrete targets for change.

Another helpful approach focuses on steady behavioral steps and coping strategies. This style breaks larger problems into small actions people can try between sessions, which is useful for stress, low mood, sleep issues, and social anxiety. The work is practical and aimed at building momentum over time rather than quick fixes.

Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process. Lara collaborates with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, values, and day-to-day life. She listens to what matters and adjusts recommendations as the work progresses.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals often use online meetings to help people keep consistent progress without reshuffling their whole day.

License and NPI

LPC Texas · No. 75721
NPI1790106235

As shown on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

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Primary focus

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Experience

15+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Lara help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, and addictions. Additional areas include feelings of emptiness, isolation or loneliness, impulsivity, and life purpose questions.

What is her therapy style like?

The approach is collaborative and direct, starting with careful listening then moving to practical steps. Lara emphasizes small actions between sessions to build steady progress.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has 15 years of experience working in varied settings, including intensive inpatient and outpatient care. That background informs her work with both crisis moments and longer-term goals.

What credentials and region does she represent?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas. The LPC credential is shown as provided in her profile.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are used?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to know whether in-person or online meetings are available.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is determined during the sign-up process.

How do I begin working with her?

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