Lara Peter, MD, LCPC
Licensed in Maryland · 10 years in practice
Lara Peter is a licensed clinician practicing in Maryland. She holds an MD and an LCPC, and she brings ten years of direct therapy experience to her work.
License and registration
- LCPC, Maryland
- LC6145 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1003298845 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Lara
Lara Peter is a licensed clinician practicing in Maryland. She holds an MD and an LCPC, and she brings ten years of direct therapy experience to her work. Lara aims to make the therapy relationship feel safe and nonjudgmental so people can speak honestly about what matters to them.
She focuses on straightforward, individual therapy for adults. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body image issues, addictions, ADHD, and relationship or communication problems.
Background and approach
Lara also supports people facing career stress, caregiver strain, sleep disturbance, and major life changes. In sessions she listens closely and reflects back what she hears to help clients notice patterns and make changes. She uses client-centered and solution-focused ideas alongside practical strategies from cognitive behavioral approaches.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone wants to change a habit or substance use. Her style is collaborative and paced to the client. Lara offers feedback, coping tools, and concrete steps people can try between sessions.
She emphasizes small, achievable goals and checks in on progress as therapy unfolds. People who pick Lara often want clear, skills-based support delivered with empathy. She aims to help clients build insight, reduce symptoms, and regain a sense of control over daily life.
To begin, she asks people to describe their current challenges and what they hope to change so treatment can be tailored to those goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lara names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How therapy methods translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people find their own solutions. Online sessions use that same attentive listening to help clients talk through feelings and decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating issues.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will ask about your goals, habits, and what feels most useful, then suggest methods to try. Together you can adjust the plan as progress is made and switch strategies if something isn’t working.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option when video isn’t convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, or quick skill practice between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling, location, and the style of contact that suits a person best.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body image issues, addictions, ADHD, sleep trouble, anger, career strain, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and nonjudgmental. She listens, reflects what she hears, and offers practical tools and feedback to help clients meet their goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of direct therapy experience working in outpatient, in-home, residential, school, and university settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?
She holds an MD and an LCPC and practices in Maryland.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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