Lani Ete, LCMHC

Lani Ete is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, and relationship and parenting concerns. She offers a warm, approachable style and asks clients to take an active role in their progress. Lani emphasizes practical work both during sessions and between them to support real change in everyday life.

She trained in mental health counseling and earned her master’s degree in 2007. Lani has 17 years of experience and has practiced via online telehealth since the start of the COVID pandemic. Her background includes long-term study in psychology and a mix of clinical experience that informs her flexible approach.

Lani uses an eclectic method that blends cognitive-behavioral techniques with client-centered and acceptance-based ideas. She also draws on attachment-focused thinking and dialectical strategies when they fit a person’s needs. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and everyday habits, then trying practical alternatives and skills.

Clients can expect a collaborative process that sets clear goals and follows up with homework between sessions. Lani asks people to complete work outside sessions so she can review it beforehand and tailor the next meeting. This makes sessions more productive and helps skills generalize into daily routines.

Her practice supports people dealing with grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, ADHD, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Lani aims to help people learn about themselves, process difficult experiences, and take steps toward greater control over their daily habits and thoughts.

How Lani’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match your values instead of getting stuck in unhelpful thought patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, and struggling to manage daily habits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and routines. It is often used for anxiety, mood problems, and sleep issues. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early and current relationships shape expectations and reactions in close relationships, which can help with intimacy, abandonment fears, and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lani will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time and checks in about what is helping so sessions remain focused and practical.

Lani practices via online telehealth only, so readers should confirm the current session options when booking. Online work can make scheduling easier, cut down travel time, and fit short check-ins into a busy day. It also allows sessions to focus on applying skills to the real routines where thoughts and habits happen, making practice between meetings more relevant.