Wendi Makus, LPC

Wendi Makus, LPC, uses relationship-focused and client-centered approaches to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. She emphasizes seeing the whole person instead of labeling symptoms. Her style aims to be practical and down-to-earth so people can make steady changes that improve daily life.

Wendi draws on a mix of therapies to match what each person needs. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take meaningful action. Cognitive behavioral tools are used to spot unhelpful thinking and shift behavior. Attachment-based ideas help when relationship patterns and close connections feel stuck.

Clients come to Wendi for many concerns, including relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, addictions, parenting strain, career stress, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and issues tied to family of origin. She also works with people dealing with abandonment, codependency, commitment problems, blended-family stress, and feelings of emptiness.

Her approach includes trauma-informed thinking and narrative techniques that let people reframe difficult memories and change how those memories affect current life. Sessions focus on practical steps, everyday skills, and the client’s own goals. Wendi’s work aims to reduce distress and increase functioning in daily routines.

Wendi brings 13 years of clinical experience as a licensed professional counselor in Arkansas. She communicates plainly, listens for what matters most, and helps create a plan clients can follow between sessions.

Online approaches and how they help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes clarifying personal values and taking steps that align with those values. It helps when people feel stuck or avoidant and want practical ways to move toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life changes to reduce distress and change behavior. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and sleeping problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current trust and communication. It can help when relationship habits cause repeated conflict or distance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan if something isn’t working. That collaborative process helps people stay engaged and make steady progress.

Confirm current session formats before booking so you know how appointments are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow a quicker check-in during a work break or between responsibilities. Some approaches translate well to remote sessions because they use skills practice, values work, and thought records that can be done between meetings. Ask about formats when you start the matching process to ensure they fit your routine.