- ACT
- CBT
- Attachment work
About Wendi
Wendi Makus is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Arkansas with 13 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and other life changes. Her practice also addresses issues like ADHD, grief, compassion fatigue, addictions, career questions, and self-esteem struggles.
Wendi uses a person-centered approach that keeps the whole person in view rather than focusing only on symptoms. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered methods to shape sessions. These approaches inform practical skills, values work, and emotion regulation strategies in ordinary life.
She works with people who are sorting out relationship and attachment problems, dealing with abandonment or codependency, or managing family of origin and blended family concerns. Wendi also helps people cope with major transitions such as divorce, career change, medical challenges like cancer, and the ups and downs of mood disorders.
In sessions she uses narrative techniques to help people name and reframe negative beliefs that developed after painful events. That can include tracing where difficult thoughts began and testing alternative, more helpful beliefs. She also incorporates skills for handling distress, improving communication, and managing sleep and daily routines.
Wendi offers counseling in English from Arkansas. If you want to begin, you complete a short matching questionnaire on the site and then schedule a first session.
How her approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking meaningful actions even when feelings are difficult; it can help with stress, anxiety, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to recognize and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which is useful for depression, sleep problems, and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in close relationships and how early connections affect current trust and communication, which helps with abandonment worries and relationship conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wendi will talk with each person about goals and preferences and help choose which methods to try first. That collaborative process makes it easier to test what helps and to adjust plans when something isn’t working.
The listing does not specify session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling around work, school, or other commitments. They also let people use shorter check-ins, turn off video when they prefer, or meet without traveling to an office. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment work to these practical arrangements so the work connects to daily life.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Arkansas, Oregon, Maine, District of Columbia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, grief, and related problems such as ADHD, addictions, and compassion fatigue.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She uses person-centered methods combined with approaches like ACT, CBT, DBT, and attachment-based work to teach skills and reframe unhelpful beliefs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional counseling experience working with adults on a range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - with credentials listed as AR LPC and OR LPC, and she practices from Arkansas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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