About Lana
Lana Kamer is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan with 15 years of experience helping people through intense life changes. She focuses on practical ways to reduce anxiety and depression, manage stress, and face the effects of trauma and loss. Lana aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk honestly about what feels hard right now.
Her work centers on listening closely to each person’s story. She uses client-centered methods to build trust and to make sure goals come from the person in therapy.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that lead to better days. Lana also draws on motivational interviewing to support people who feel stuck and want to make changes. Narrative therapy helps unpack the stories people tell about themselves and consider new, more helpful stories.
Solution-focused techniques guide short-term planning when immediate steps are needed. She often helps people dealing with family-related stress, grief, body image worries, and the fallout of abusive or controlling relationships. Her approach is straightforward and goal-minded while staying compassionate.
Sessions focus on small, achievable steps that add up to meaningful change. Clients who work with Lana usually want clear tools and steady support. She combines listening with concrete strategies so progress is both felt and tracked.
Lana meets people where they are and helps them build workable routines for everyday life.
Therapeutic approaches that translate online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects feelings, and helps set goals that matter to them. This approach helps with anxiety, depression, and relationship strain because it builds trust and clarity about what to work on.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In sessions the therapist and client identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice different responses. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns because it offers clear exercises and homework to try between sessions.
Motivational interviewing supports people who feel unsure or stuck about change. The therapist helps clarify values and gently explores ambivalence so clients can decide what feels right for them. It works well alongside other approaches when motivation and planning are needed.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust based on the client’s goals and preferences. This collaborative process makes it easier to settle into a rhythm that feels helpful.
Online therapy offers flexibility and fits different schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations for deeper connection. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter, audio-only check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing support possible between sessions. These formats help people fit therapy into real life without long commutes.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English