Wendi Makus

Wendi Makus is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Arkansas. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, career concerns, and the fallout from trauma and relationship problems. Her style aims to treat the whole person rather than just symptoms, and she works with practical steps to make daily life feel more manageable.

Her background spans 13 years in counseling. Wendi uses a mix of approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-informed work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She also practices a narrative-style method that looks for early roots of painful beliefs and offers ways to reshape those stories.

In sessions she listens for how past hurts shape current thoughts and behaviors. She helps people identify unhelpful patterns and then build different responses. That can mean learning new skills for emotion regulation, shifting unhelpful thinking, or trying experiments that reflect a person's values and goals.

Wendi also addresses areas such as grief, parenting strain, addictions, compassion fatigue, ADHD, self-esteem, and career questions. She pays attention to attachment and family-of-origin issues when they appear in a person's story. The work is collaborative and paced to what each person reports they can handle.

To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability. Fees vary with location and use a cancellable subscription model.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small, values-driven steps despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is often useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and patterns in current connections and can be helpful for communication problems, abandonment or attachment issues. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through problems and feel heard, which supports self-esteem and grief work.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to determine which methods best match a person's goals, concerns, and comfort. That choice can shift over time as needs change and progress is made.

Session logistics and practical benefits should be confirmed before booking. When arranged, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. Ask about current session formats when you complete the matching questionnaire so options match your needs and daily life.