Lara Fallon

Lara Fallon is an LCSW with 25 years of clinical experience. She provides calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and body image concerns. She focuses on practical ways to manage intense feelings and move forward one step at a time.

She uses a client-centered style that keeps the person’s goals front and center. That means sessions start with what matters most to the client and then build strategies together. Lara also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are offered when emotions feel overwhelming, with straightforward skills for managing distress and improving relationships. Mindfulness practices are woven in to help with regulation and grounding during stressful moments. Solution-focused work helps clients identify immediate steps that fit their life and values.

Lara has long experience supporting people with relationship and communication problems, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and the effects of chronic illness or disability. She also supports those coping with life transitions like divorce, career change, or aging-related concerns.

Sessions emphasize clear goals, simple exercises to practice between meetings, and tracking small changes that add up. Lara works in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. Prospective clients are invited to consider whether her practical, steady approach feels like a good match before scheduling.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy places the person's priorities first, so online work begins by identifying what matters most and shaping sessions around those goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and online sessions use practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving over the week.

Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. Lara will talk with each person about their needs and preferences and suggest approaches that fit their situation. Together they choose strategies to try and adjust them based on what helps.

Confirm the specific session formats available before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and letting people join from wherever they are that offers quieter surroundings. Many clients find these practical benefits help therapy feel more consistent and manageable alongside day-to-day responsibilities.