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Lani Ete, LCMHC

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Lani is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Lani. View 33 reviews
Great news, Lani is accepting new clients!
She is normally fully-booked.
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Utah

Recent reviews

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.

Reviewed July 2024

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.

Reviewed July 2024

More about Lani

  • 17 years' experience
  • Female
  • LCMHC

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

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Trauma and abuse Anger management Self esteem Depression 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

Treatment 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

Licenses

Lani Ete's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255518080.

  • LCMHC · Utah · 6831497-6004 · Expires September 2026

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, sometimes called teletherapy, refers to talk therapy delivered remotely through digital platforms, such as video calls, phone calls, or chat. It can be a great option for people who face barriers to traditional face-to-face therapy, such as those living in remote areas, individuals with mobility issues, or people with busy schedules that make it difficult to attend in-person sessions.

Teletherapy also offers greater convenience and flexibility, allowing clients to access care from the comfort of their homes. Research shows that the treatment outcomes with online counseling are often just as effective as with traditional therapy, providing a viable alternative for individuals seeking mental health support.

Reviews for Lani Ete

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

33 reviews

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Clients mention: Great Amazing Helped Listens Anxiety Understanding Wonderful An amazing therapist Attentive Empathetic

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.

Reviewed July 2024

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.

Reviewed July 2024

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.

Reviewed June 2024

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

Reviewed May 2024

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

Reviewed May 2024

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.

Reviewed April 2024

I love lani, she listens to ALL of my concerns. She helps guide me in finding solutions myself instead of telling me how to.

Reviewed January 2024

Lani listens and give suggestions for the best possible outcome.

Reviewed August 2023

Lani has been wonderful. She is a great listener, she is extremely knowledgeable, and gives good advice. She follows up with me on goals I've made, and I truly feel like she cares.

Reviewed June 2023

I have been through 20 therapists in 20 years and she is the best! She feels handpicked just for me. She has changed my life

Reviewed May 2023

Lani has been wonderful for me! She has always been professional and kind!

Reviewed March 2023

Lani is an amazing therapist. She is very thoughtful, understanding and empathetic. She helps me think through things to understand myself better and what are the things that I need to improve. take action and develop. She is also a big help to me adjusting in the US as an immigrant. I feel like I have a friend that I am talking in every session we have. She is an amazing therapist!

Reviewed February 2023

Lani was great at helping me to see how my thinking was keeping me from the things I wanted. She is very understanding and easy to talk to.

Reviewed January 2023

Thanks for your time & consideration Lani!

Reviewed December 2022

She’s the best

Reviewed November 2022

Lani has been an amazing therapist to me who truly cares and truly values me as a person and I’m thankful to have her as a therapist

Reviewed November 2022

Only two sessions and we’ve already gotten to the core! It took a lot of courage to make that step but I am so thankful I did!

Reviewed August 2022

She’s greatly empathetic, patient, and honest! So thankfuly

Reviewed July 2022

Lani has been very attentive and sincere for each session so far, she has been very warm and is a great listener and gives me really great insight and feedback / guidance. I truly appreciate her transprency and kind demeanor as well. She truly empathizes with my concerns and shows genuine interest in my life and things I want to resolve within myself and my life.

Reviewed May 2022

An amazing therapist that truly listens and gives advice that is manageable to use in everyday life

Reviewed May 2022

She is amazing.

Reviewed December 2021

Lani's been the most helpful therapist I've had. We worked through some heavy anxiety and mild depression, but also spent a lot of time really digging into childhood traumas and the impact those have on my thinking and outlook on situations. Plus, understanding those really helped me reframe my thinking. Nothing was about putting blame on anyone else. It was all about realizing where thoughts and feelings may have developed and finding a new way to create self-compassion.

Reviewed November 2021

Lani Ete is wonderful. She's patient, kind, caring and knowledgeable. I highly recommend her expertise!

Reviewed November 2021

I first I was nervous about her because her picture looks a little grumpy in her picture but she is a big sweet softy and cares about her patients.

Reviewed June 2021

Lani is wonderful. She's kind, considerate, responsive and professional. I greatly value her wisdom, advice and expertise.

Reviewed May 2021

Really awesome and helpful

Reviewed May 2021

Lani is a great listener and really validated what I was going through, as well as provided me a few tools to deal with my anxieties in the future.

Reviewed April 2021

I engaged in counseling with Lani for about 2 months during an anxiety crisis. She helped me find the courage to start medications and gave me resources to use on the daily to combat my anxiety. I feel so much more hopeful and optimistic from my time with Lani. I don’t feel like anxiety controls my life anymore. When I have intrusive thoughts creep in, I have better ways to deal with them. This app is such an incredible resource, and Lani Ete is a great counselor.

Reviewed March 2021

I have been in counseling with Dr Lani a couple weeks now, she is very empathetic supportive and attentive, she makes it easy to communicate with her what I’m feeling, she listens really well and offers suggestions and ideas to assist in my treatment, I truly believe if I continue working with her I will be able to resolve the issues I’m facing.

Reviewed January 2021

I’ve been with Lani for a few months now, and I feel like I’ve made such good progress! She really gets me and I just feel like we have a great relationship. I’m so so glad BetterHelp connected me with her!!

Reviewed December 2020

I have been so happy to work with Lani. She provides many insights into my situation. She is quite attentive to what I say and provides valuable feedback. I like that she would never tell me what to do, I stead she would challenge me to think about some things I had brought up and helped me find my own solution to the problems I was facing. So grateful to work with her.

Reviewed November 2020

As my first therapist, Lani helped me figure out how to figure out my core problems that I wanted to focus on and how to address them. Lani helped me figure out how to take action on the important things in my life so I can accept change and move forward, which I was really struggling with. Lani was understanding and helpful.

Reviewed September 2020

Lani is very good at searching out the root of the issue and discovering how multiple facets are connected. She offers a lot of really good and easily accomplished techniques for better functioning.

Reviewed August 2020

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Frequently asked questions

Does Lani Ete offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Lani Ete works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Lani Ete speak?

Lani Ete speaks English.

How many years of experience does Lani Ete have?

Lani Ete has 17 years of experience.

Where is Lani Ete licensed to practice?

Lani Ete is licensed to practice in Utah.

Does Lani Ete accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Lani Ete does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Lani Ete offer?

Lani Ete offers clients 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, and Internal Family Systems.

How can I communicate with Lani Ete?

Lani Ete can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Lani Ete?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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