Wendi Makus

Wendi Makus is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arkansas who centers mindfulness and practical tools in her work. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and depression. Sessions aim to help people notice what is happening, choose small changes, and build better day-to-day coping skills.

Wendi sees each person as more than their symptoms. She uses a whole-person view and blends mindfulness with cognitive and client-centered strategies. Her approach often includes exploring early attachment patterns and how they affect current relationships and self-worth.

Over 13 years of practice, Wendi has guided people through grief, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, and life transitions. She also supports work around parenting strain, sleep problems, career stress, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and issues tied to family of origin. Her experience includes helping people sort complicated topics such as abandonment, communication problems, codependency, and divorce or separation.

In sessions she uses narrative techniques to help people reframe painful memories and shift unhelpful beliefs. She works with acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and take small steps that match those values. Client-centered methods are used to shape pacing, so people feel heard while they try new ways of responding.

Wendi provides care in Arkansas and conducts sessions in English. She holds Arkansas and Oregon LPC credentials and draws on a mix of approaches to meet practical goals. To begin, people use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.

How mindfulness and ACT work in online sessions

Mindfulness Therapy helps people learn to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without judgment. It’s useful for stress, anxiety, sleep problems, and building steady focus in day-to-day life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, committed actions that match those values. It can help with depression, anxiety, coping with life changes, and managing strong emotions by shifting attention toward meaningful goals.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect trust, communication, and self-esteem. It can be helpful for people dealing with abandonment, family of origin issues, or recurring relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss options and together decide which methods fit the person’s goals and preferences. Sessions can combine techniques so people practice skills and try new behaviors between meetings.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Ask about available booking times and how sessions are scheduled to see what best fits everyday life.