Lara Fallon, LCSW

Lara Fallon is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people through hard life moments. She focuses on common struggles like depression, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, and stress. Lara aims to make sessions practical and understandable for people who need direct help.

Her work often addresses communication problems, relationship concerns, and workplace stress. She also supports people coping with chronic health challenges and major life transitions. Aging and geriatric issues are among the additional areas she pays attention to when they are part of a person's experience.

Lara uses approaches that center the person in the room. She draws on strategies from cognitive behavioral work, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to help clients notice patterns and try small changes. Dialectical behavior ideas are used when people need tools for managing intense emotions and building coping skills.

In sessions she listens for strengths and practical steps clients can try between meetings. She helps people set realistic goals and tests what works in daily life. Progress is paced to each person's needs rather than following a rigid timeline.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation about what’s getting in the way and clear ideas for next steps. Lara aims to help people build resilience, improve relationships, and manage life changes with more confidence.

How key approaches shape online support

Client-centered therapy places the person's experience at the center and focuses on listening, validation, and supporting each person's goals. This helps people who need a respectful space to figure out what matters to them and what to try next.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching skills that people can practice between sessions.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) brings specific skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships. These tools can be helpful when emotions feel overwhelming or when someone wants clearer coping strategies.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with the person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time.

The profile does not list session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it possible to keep therapy consistent during life transitions and when managing health or caregiving demands.