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Lani Ete, LCMHC

Stress, Anxiety Trauma, Abuse Anger management Self esteem, Motivation Depression
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About me

I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. I began my college education in a humble town located in Hawaii where I was raised until the age of 21. I completed my undergraduate degree in psychology through distance learning and later earned my Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling in 2007 from the University of Phoenix. I currently practice via online telehealth only and have done so since the beginning of the COVID pandemic.

My therapy approach is eclectic, meaning I combine different therapeutic approaches based on the presenting concerns and goals that are adapted to the needs of the person via the use of cognitive-behavioral, person-centered, brief therapy and solution-focused therapy with particular attention to the psychoanalytic processes, which emphasizes how life events and relationship experiences both past and present may be affecting your current issues and circumstances. What I can bring to the counseling environment to help you with this is a style that I believe to be approachable and warm so that my patients are able to 1) actively process and explore, 2) find their way, 3) learn about themselves and 4) grow to be directors of their life.

In short, to help you have the most successful experience in counseling it is important to me that we work together in establishing what your needs are and how I can be of most benefit to you. With that comes responsibility for your mental health and dedication of your time to your mental health needs. To be more specific, I ask that you not just do therapy sessions once a week for 30-45 minutes but that you have a proactive and committed intention of working on your mental health needs outside of therapy as well via homework that is completed in a timely manner as opposed to completing it right before your sessions; I need time to look over said homework and cannot do this effectively when it is sent back the day of.

I am genuinely interested in what brings you to therapy and hope that you would feel comfortable working with me as I look forward to working with you.


Lani

Professional experience

17yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Trauma, Abuse Anger management Self esteem, Motivation Depression

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Personality disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Services offered

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License information

UT LCMHC 6831497-6004

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Lani Ete. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Lani does an excellent job of listening + picking up on subtle things that you say to elaborate + focus on what the meaning they have. She provides an educated, experienced + outside the box perspective.

Written on Jul 11, 2024 after therapy with Lani for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues

Lani is great to work with. She listens to my concerns when I have them, but also provides me with other things to work on when there isn’t something specific I need to talk about.

Written on Jul 02, 2024 after therapy with Lani for 1 year and 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

In a few sessions, I’ve had with Lani, she has already been able to change my pattern of thinking as we work together on things that are holding me back in life that I didn’t even know about.

Written on Jun 24, 2024 after therapy with Lani for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, and adhd

Lani is amazing. She’s helped me gain self confidence. She is so kind and loving 10/10 would recommend to anybody

Written on May 07, 2024 after therapy with Lani for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and self esteem

I am excited to work with Lani again! I took a small break because of financial and schedule conflicts, but Lani is amazing and welcoming

Written on May 06, 2024 after therapy with Lani for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes, adhd, and compassion fatigue

As I have leverage 4 of 8 available session (half). I am appreciative and grateful for the professionalism, patience, and instructions received up to this point. I will be happy to recommend Lani in the future.

Written on Apr 15, 2024 after therapy with Lani for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd