Wendi Makus, LPC

Wendi Makus is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of experience supporting people who want to create meaningful change and improve overall well-being. She takes a whole-person view, focusing on the individual rather than reducing them to a list of symptoms. Her style is holistic, solution-focused, and trauma-informed, helping clients clarify goals and move toward the life they want with practical steps and compassionate support.

Her trauma-informed training includes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an approach that uses structured techniques to help painful past experiences carry less emotional impact over time. She is also certified in seed digging therapy (SD), an approach developed from theophostic therapy that centers on the idea that people are generally good, want to treat others well, and hope to live happy, productive lives.

In seed digging therapy, the heart is described as a “garden” where difficult experiences can plant “weeds” and positive experiences can grow “flowers.” Weeds can show up as beliefs such as feeling inadequate, unloved, or unimportant, while flowers reflect life-giving beliefs such as “I matter,” “I am loved,” and “I belong.” The process involves identifying where negative beliefs began, exploring the root of those thoughts, and working toward an alternative belief that better supports healing and growth. Wendi welcomes the opportunity to learn what matters most to each client and collaborate on clear goals and next steps.