About Lanita
Lanita Carter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Connecticut with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, grief, anger, trauma, or major life changes. Her goal is to form a trusting connection and offer steady support.
She brings empathy and straightforward encouragement to each session. Lanita aims to create a non-judgmental space where people can talk through what’s on their mind.
Background and approach
She listens closely and responds with practical ideas for coping and adjusting. Sessions move at each person’s pace and focus on small, usable steps toward feeling better. Her main approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions affect one another.
She adapts that work to fit each person’s story rather than using the same plan for everyone. This flexible style makes room for both short-term problem solving and deeper emotional work. Lanita emphasizes collaboration.
She helps clients set goals and chooses strategies together based on what feels useful. Over time people learn new ways to manage stress, face difficult emotions, and make changes that matter. She offers care in English and works with methods that focus on clear skills and steady emotional support.
People who want practical strategies, honest feedback, and a calm, respectful listener may find her approach helpful.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Lanita primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. That method is practical and often includes short exercises or worksheets to practice between sessions.She also draws on broader evidence-based techniques that emphasize emotional regulation and coping skills for trauma and grief. These methods teach concrete strategies to manage intense feelings and build steady routines during life transitions.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques that match your needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients and therapist decide together what feels most useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and texting allow quick exchanges and steady check-ins without scheduling a full session. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress moving forward.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Depression
- Grief
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English