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Lana Kamer

Lana Kamer

LPC

Compassionate trauma-informed care for everyday life

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  • Trauma-informed focus
  • Practical coping skills
  • Client-centered care

About Lana

Lana Kamer is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma-related concerns. She speaks plainly and listens closely so a worried person can feel heard right away. Her style aims to make sessions feel practical and focused on everyday life.

With 15 years of experience in Michigan, Lana draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches. She emphasizes small, manageable steps that build safety and trust. Sessions often focus on improving communication, reducing isolation, and strengthening coping skills.

Lana often supports people dealing with family issues, relationship strain, and complex history such as abandonment or adoption and foster care challenges. She also addresses concerns like body image, eating issues, codependency, and the stressors faced by first responders. Her work includes grief and aging-related worries as well.

Her method mixes listening with structured tools. Clients can expect curiosity about their story, practical strategies to manage symptoms, and collaborative goal-setting. Lana names patterns, offers skills to change them, and helps track progress over time.

People seeking help with communication problems, divorce or separation, domestic violence recovery, or forgiveness work will find a steady, respectful approach. Lana aims to help clients rediscover purpose and build routines that support long-term resilience.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Lana uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process painful memories and reduce the everyday impact of past events. That approach focuses on building safety first and then working through how trauma shows up now. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, validation, and meeting clients where they are to help them feel understood and supported.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, another common strand in her work, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to create practical steps for change. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management because it teaches concrete skills to test and shift unhelpful thinking.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lana works together with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. That collaborative planning means techniques can be adjusted as needs change.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, help people keep regular appointments, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many clients find virtual work allows consistent practice of skills between sessions and helps therapy become part of everyday routines.

These summaries are based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp. Listing trauma-focused therapy does not mean a therapist holds a specific certification such as TF-CBT, EMDR or CPT.

Areas of expertise

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 shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-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

Credentials

Michigan

Languages

English

Licenses listed

As listed on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state licensing board and an NPI in the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Lana commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and family-related concerns. Additional areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care, body image, and eating-related issues.

How would you describe Lana's therapy style?

Her approach blends Trauma-Focused Therapy, client-centered listening, and CBT techniques to make sessions both supportive and practical. Sessions aim to name patterns and build manageable skills.

What is her experience background?

She has 15 years of clinical experience in Michigan working with adults on a range of life transitions and emotional challenges. That experience includes helping people with relationship strain and workplace stress.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds an LPC credential and practices in Michigan.

Does she provide services in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are used?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Lana?

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