- 30 years experience
- LPC Wisconsin
- Practical coping skills
About Larry
Larry Laehn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 30 years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and major life changes. He focuses on practical steps people can use right away. The first goal is to make things feel more manageable.
Larry uses a client-focused style that centers on listening and understanding. He pairs that with clear, teachable skills drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Sessions often involve identifying what matters most to the person and trying small, realistic changes between meetings.
His background includes work in vocational rehabilitation and community mental health. That experience shapes his interest in workplace issues, career transitions, and social dynamics. He also supports people dealing with chronic illness, aging concerns, hospice and end-of-life matters, and the emotional impact of disasters.
People come to him for help with sleep problems, anger, grief, codependency, and substance use concerns. He also offers coaching-style support for career decisions and life direction. The focus is on building coping skills and clearer goals rather than quick fixes.
Larry aims to make sessions straightforward and useful. He creates a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through fears, guilt, or confusion. The work is collaborative and paced to fit each person's needs.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, grief, and coping with life disruptions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and is often used for worry, low mood, sleep problems, and addiction-related behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy, giving people space to make sense of their experience and find their own answers.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That choice is revisited over time so techniques align with what is helpful and realistic for the client.
This profile does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules require them. It also makes it possible to continue care during disruptions and to practice skills between meetings in everyday settings where challenges actually occur.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Larry commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, sleep problems, anger, relationship and communication issues, career questions, and coping with life changes including natural or human-caused disasters.
What is his general therapy style?
His style is client-centered and practical. He listens closely and teaches skills from approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people make small, useful changes.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He has 30 years of experience in counseling, including work in vocational rehabilitation and community mental health settings that inform his approach to workplace and career concerns.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Wisconsin and practices there.
Are sessions offered in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with this counselor?
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