Larry Laehn, LPC

Larry Laehn is a licensed professional counselor in Wisconsin with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. He focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier and on restoring a sense of control. Larry meets people where they are and works in a straightforward, respectful way.

He combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered techniques to build manageable skills. Sessions emphasize clear goals, deliberate practice, and small changes that add up. He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and dialectical approaches when emotions become intense.

Larry's background includes vocational rehabilitation and community mental health work. That experience shaped his interest in workplace challenges, communication problems, and career-related stress. He often helps people talk through job transitions and role changes with concrete plans.

Common areas he addresses include grief, sleeping problems, anger, and coping with illness or chronic pain. He also supports people facing addiction, codependency, and compassion fatigue. The focus is on what a person can do day to day to feel steadier.

Sessions are organized around the client's goals and paced to fit their life. Larry aims to help people recognize strengths, learn coping strategies, and take practical steps toward change. He provides a steady, nonjudgmental presence while challenging unhelpful patterns.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce distress. It often suits worry, low mood, sleep problems, and patterns that keep returning. ACT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, focuses on values and taking small committed steps even when feelings are hard. It can help with chronic pain, grief, and when people feel stuck. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and uses the client's goals to guide work together.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with each person about problems, goals, and daily life. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress happens. That collaborative process helps keep work practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and practice of skills. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching, or ongoing skill practice between sessions.