Brenda Lauer, LPC
Missouri · 15 years in practice
Brenda Lauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience in independent practice.
License and registration
- LPC, Missouri
- 2003002001 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1114077864 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Brenda
Brenda Lauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience in independent practice. She works part time, typically in the afternoons on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and offers services to clients in Missouri and internationally. Brenda also practices hypnosis coaching as part of her toolkit.
Brenda takes a warm, gentle approach in sessions. She focuses on understanding each person's perspective first, then helps expand how they see and respond to stress.
Background and approach
Conversations are respectful and compassionate, and she aims to make space for whatever a client brings into the room. Her work addresses stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, attachment and communication problems, chronic health conditions, caregiving strain, body image, and other life stressors.
Brenda uses a mix of methods tailored to each person. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, and solution-focused techniques. She prefers to avoid a one-size-fits-all plan and crafts an approach around each person’s goals.
Sessions can take different forms depending on what fits best. Brenda offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She invites potential clients to complete a short match questionnaire and schedule a time that aligns with her part-time hours.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Brenda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brenda names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How specific approaches translate to online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and shifting patterns in emotional responses and the ways people connect to their feelings. In online sessions this often means the therapist guides clients to notice emotions in the moment and try new responses during conversation, which can help with grief, attachment struggles, and difficult emotional cycles.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take actions that align with what matters to them while accepting difficult thoughts or feelings. Delivered remotely, ACT can offer practical exercises and short experiential practices to use between sessions for anxiety, depression, and stress management.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and creating a respectful space where clients lead the pace and content of work. Online formats allow sessions to stay focused on what the client brings that day while the therapist reflects and supports exploration.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to weigh which methods fit the client's goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That may mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction when that helps, phone or chat can fit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth situations, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care across locations.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Brenda commonly address?
She works with people experiencing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression, along with related issues like attachment, communication, and chronic illness stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Brenda uses a warm, gentle approach that starts with understanding the client's view and then broadens how they respond to problems.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of experience in independent practice and has worked with people from many walks of life, including military and first responders.
What credentials and location are listed for Brenda?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri.
Are sessions offered in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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