Lara Jessa Macaraeg

Counselor Lara graduated her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology as Cum Laude and topnotched the Board Licensure Exam for Psychometrician. She started her career as a College Instructor and Teacher Adviser to various school organization that allows her to serve in her community. These experiences earned her to serve in one of the country's leading mental health facility as a Senior Crisis Responder at the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH), while she finishes her Master's Degree in Guidance and Counseling. She have also explored services to Drug Rehabilitation Centers and Home for the Girls in Region III. Now, as a licensed Guidance Counselor, Psychometrician, and Mental Health Advocate, she demonstrated her expertise in providing counseling support to young adults to adults with love/relationship issues, work-related concerns, emotional regulation problem, anxiety, psychosocial problems, stress management, and life crisis. Presently, she's focused in Employee Mental Health under Employee Assistance Program/EAP. She's a full-time TeleCounselor in one of the Fortune 6 Company under United Health Group and country's leading health service provider. With these years of experience in crisis management and psychosocial support, Counselor Lara have a significant contribution in bridging the gap between the public and mental health service.