Lana Kamer

Empathetic, goal-focused counseling for life transitions

LPC Michigan

Experience: 15 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Lana

Lana Kamer is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan with 15 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She emphasizes an empathetic, person-centered stance that respects each client's story while offering evidence-informed tools to address current challenges.

Background and approach

Her work blends practical interventions with attention to personal meaning and relationships, helping clients strengthen communication, process family-related concerns, and navigate life transitions. Lana brings experience with issues such as adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, body image struggles, codependency, and the impacts of domestic violence, tailoring her support to the concerns a person brings to therapy.

In sessions she aims to foster resilience and clearer decision making by combining collaborative conversation with structured strategies. Lana supports clients exploring coping skills, resolving family-of-origin patterns, and rebuilding after loss or major change.

Her approach is warm and goal-oriented, focusing on what a client needs now while honoring the complexity of their history.

Therapeutic approaches for online healing and growth

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental dialogue where the therapist listens closely and helps clients find their own solutions; this approach supports issues tied to relationships, self-image, and major life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors through practical exercises, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma-related symptoms. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative conversation style that helps people explore and strengthen their own motivation for change, particularly when facing ambivalence about decisions or habits.

Choosing the right approach often evolves during early sessions, and Lana works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods match their goals, preferences, and comfort level. Together they explore what feels most useful, adjusting techniques as progress and needs become clearer.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for differing schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to attend sessions during busy periods, maintain continuity through transitions, and select the format that best supports personal reflection and practical skill building with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lana commonly address in therapy?

She works with stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression, and also focuses on related areas like abandonment, adoption and foster care, and blended family issues.

What is Lana's therapeutic approach and style?

Her style is client-centered and collaborative, combining talk therapy with structured methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies to support practical change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Lana has 15 years of experience working as a licensed counselor, bringing long-term clinical practice to a range of emotional and relational concerns.

What credentials and location does Lana hold?

She is an LPC licensed in Michigan with licence number MI LPC 6401012131 and practices with that credential in the state.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered for online care?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to their preferences and schedule.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Fees vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are required to begin therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English