Lana Kamer, LPC

Lana Kamer is a licensed professional counselor with 15 years of experience helping people through difficult transitions and intense emotions. She focuses on practical steps to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and find clearer footing after loss or trauma. Lana aims to make therapy feel approachable and manageable, with straightforward goals and steady support.

Her sessions center on listening closely to each person's story and building on their strengths. Lana uses conversational, skills-based methods to improve communication and reduce isolation. She helps clients name patterns, practice new responses, and try small changes that fit their daily life.

Many people seek her help for grief, family conflict, or the fallout from past abuse. She also works with concerns like body image, codependency, and problems that come with major life changes. Aging and geriatric issues are listed among her areas of focus when age-related transitions affect emotional wellbeing.

In practice she blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral strategies and solution-focused tools. Lana also draws on narrative and motivational approaches to help people reshape difficult stories and find reasons to move forward. Sessions emphasize clear steps and measurable progress.

Clients report a calm, respectful atmosphere where planning and emotional work happen together. She is based in Michigan and provides single-client therapy designed to match each person’s pace and goals.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Client-centered therapy begins with careful listening and treating the person as the expert on their life. The therapist follows the client’s lead, checks in about goals, and supports whatever changes the person wants to try. This approach helps when someone needs a respectful space to sort feelings and decide what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches simple skills for challenging unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress that interfere with daily routines.

Motivational interviewing is a short-term, goal-focused way of working that helps people find their own reasons to change. It’s practical for habits, ambivalence, and situations where a person wants to move forward but feels stuck.

Choosing an approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try a method, and adjust if something isn’t working. That collaborative process helps match techniques to the person’s needs and preferences.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow a quicker check-in during a work break. Different methods translate well to remote sessions, and the therapist will help adapt exercises and homework to your everyday routine.