Lani Ete, LCMHC

Lani Ete is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship struggles, grief, and parenting challenges. She works with issues like self-esteem, sleep problems, anger, career transitions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Lani practices online from Utah and supports people through a range of life changes.

Lani draws on several approaches to shape sessions around each person's needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and change patterns. She also integrates acceptance and commitment ideas to help people act on their values when feelings are intense.

Her style is warm and approachable. Sessions focus on active processing, learning, and practical steps to move forward. She asks clients to treat therapy as a collaborative project, with work done between sessions to reinforce progress.

Lani completed a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling in 2007 and has practiced for 17 years. She began providing telehealth services early in the COVID pandemic and continues to offer remote sessions now. Her training and years of practice give her experience with a wide range of concerns and presentations.

People who choose Lani can expect clear goal-setting and a mix of strategies tailored to their situation. She emphasizes responsibility and follow-through, asking clients to complete brief homework in a timely way so sessions stay focused and productive. Lani is attentive to how past relationships and life events affect current problems and helps clients explore those connections.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with clearer, more helpful choices. It often focuses on specific skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or change patterns that keep problems going.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches ways to accept difficult feelings while committing to actions that match personal values. It can help when emotions feel overwhelming but living a meaningful life still matters.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationship experiences affect current connections and emotional responses. It can be useful for relationship struggles, intimacy concerns, and patterns that repeat across relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions are adjusted over time as work progresses and new priorities appear.

Online therapy with Lani is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for more in-depth sessions, phone works well if bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit short check-ins or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and stay consistent with steps agreed on in sessions.