Living with constant worry, panic, intrusive thoughts, or exhausting compulsions can take more out of you than others realize. As a therapist specializing in anxiety, panic, stress, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), I offer a place where you can talk openly about what you’re experiencing and feel understood. Together, we’ll work toward easing distress, building confidence, and helping you feel more present in your life.

I also collaborate with physicians and nurse practitioners to support people managing the emotional and behavioral challenges that can accompany chronic conditions, including diabetes and high blood pressure. My work includes concerns related to weight, changes in health, and adjustment before and after bariatric surgery, including gastric bypass. We’ll consider your health within the context of your everyday life, relationships, and what matters to you.

Over a decade in mental health, I’ve worked with people from many walks of life—professionals, high achievers, caregivers, creatives, and people who are simply trying to get through a difficult day. You don’t have to arrive feeling hopeful or knowing exactly what to say. We can begin wherever you are.

My approach is collaborative and personalized. I draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and solution-focused strategies, choosing approaches that fit your needs and goals. I’ll help you understand what we’re doing and why, and we’ll pay attention to whether it’s helping.

My work is grounded in science, with room for the beliefs and experiences that give your life meaning. I honor the connection between mind, body, and spirit. If faith or spirituality is important to you, we can include it in our conversations in a way that respects your values.

Support is available through telehealth in Texas and Colorado, with local walk-and-talk sessions by the lake when appropriate and available. With your permission, I can also coordinate with other providers to support a more connected approach to your care.

I believe therapy should respect your time, have a clear purpose, and help you make meaningful changes beyond our sessions. You’ll have room to feel and reflect, along with practical tools to use in daily life.

Above all, I value the human relationship at the heart of this work: being heard, being treated with care, and having someone willing to work through the hard parts with you. It would be my honor to be that person.

With heartfelt care,

Lara Neely, DBH, MEd, LPC