- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Arkansas, Oregon, Maine, District of Columbia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Wendi
Wendi Makus is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arkansas who blends practical tools with a person-centered outlook. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, and parenting concerns. Wendi aims to meet people where they are and work toward clearer daily functioning and improved well-being.
Wendi frames her work around the whole person rather than just symptoms. She draws from acceptance and commitment strategies and cognitive techniques to help people notice thoughts, choose values, and take small meaningful steps.
Background and approach
She also uses attachment-focused ideas to make sense of relationship patterns and emotional reactions. In sessions she keeps language direct and practical. Conversations often include identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing short behavioral experiments, and building skills for emotion regulation.
This approach supports people coping with burnout, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, sleep disruption, and career stress. Wendi also helps clients untangle long-standing patterns tied to abandonment, attachment wounds, codependency, and family of origin problems. She uses narrative ideas to look at the stories people tell about themselves and to offer alternative ways of seeing past events that still affect daily life.
With 13 years of experience, Wendi works with adults who want concrete strategies and steady support. She communicates plainly, breaks steps into manageable tasks, and partners with clients on realistic goals. Sessions are available through multiple online formats to fit different schedules and needs.
What Wendi works with
Everything Wendi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Wendi helps people with.
- 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
Approaches Wendi lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Wendi Uses Evidence-Informed Tools Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed actions even when difficult thoughts show up; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and building new skills and behaviors to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect current trust, communication, and emotional response, which can help with relationship strain and attachment wounds.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Wendi collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. She reviews what is working, adjusts strategies over time, and invites feedback so the plan fits the person rather than forcing a single method.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions are useful for full conversations and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Messaging and live chat let people write about events as they happen and fit therapy into busy days.
Questions people ask about Wendi
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, parenting, and related challenges such as codependency and attachment issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is direct and person-centered, combining acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and attachment-focused work to create practical steps people can use day to day.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of issues from relationship patterns to coping with life changes.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LPC credential and practices in Arkansas under the AR LPC and OR LPC designations.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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