Wendi Makus is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and mood concerns.
01About Wendi
Wendi Makus is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and mood concerns. She frames work around the whole person instead of only symptoms. Her style is practical and direct, aimed at helping people make changes that improve daily life and overall well-being.
Wendi draws on a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice what matters and move toward it.
Background and approach
She also uses attachment-based thinking to look at how early bonds shape reactions and relationship patterns. Cognitive behavioral strategies are part of her practice, offering concrete skills for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical behavior ideas are used for building emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills when feelings run high.
Sessions emphasize clear steps and skills people can try between meetings. Wendi brings 13 years of clinical experience and works with a broad set of concerns, including grief, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, addictions, ADHD, and career issues. She also addresses practical relationship problems like communication, commitment worries, and blended family challenges.
These areas often come up alongside issues such as abandonment, emptiness, or family of origin wounds. She offers sessions from Arkansas and conducts therapy in English. People connect by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the Start Therapy flow.
02Credentials
- LPC (Arkansas)
- License P1607096 · expires May 2028
- LPC (Oregon)
- License C6617 · expires October 2027
- LCPC (Maine)
- License CC6863 · expires August 2026
- LPC (District of Columbia)
- License PRC200001421 · expires October 2026
- NPI
- 1801135009 · national provider identifier
Both are public records. A state board register will confirm a license and its standing, and the national registry will confirm an NPI. This directory copies what the counselor lists and checks neither.
03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Wendi lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Wendi names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Wendi 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
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them, then choose actions that align with their values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns, and it helps people understand and change how they connect, communicate, and react in relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wendi will discuss goals and preferences and help find the methods that fit best. That way each plan is collaborative and can combine practical skills with deeper relational understanding.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can pick what works for them. Video lets people use visual cues for relationship and emotion work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a camera feels too much. Chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill coaching, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options increase flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can Wendi help with?
Wendi works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, parenting strain, relationship and communication problems, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a mix of acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical behavior strategies to create practical steps clients can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Wendi has 13 years of clinical experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and relationship concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with licensure referenced as AR LPC and OR LPC, and she practices from Arkansas.
Can I work with her in another language or from overseas?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Wendi offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication needs.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by 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, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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