Lani Ete

Lani Ete is a licensed clinical mental health counselor practicing in Utah with 17 years of clinical experience. Raised in a small town in Hawaii until age 21, she completed her undergraduate degree in psychology through distance learning and went on to earn a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling in 2007 from the University of Phoenix.

She provides therapy exclusively via online telehealth and has maintained that practice model since the start of the COVID pandemic. Her approach to therapy is eclectic and tailored to each person’s needs, combining cognitive-behavioral techniques, person-centered methods, brief therapy, and solution-focused strategies, while paying particular attention to psychoanalytic processes that explore how past and present life events and relationship experiences may influence current concerns.

Lani aims to create an approachable and warm counseling environment where people can actively process and explore their experiences, gain insight, and grow to take greater direction of their lives. She emphasizes collaboration in setting goals and determining how therapy can be most helpful.

To get the most from counseling, Lani asks clients to take responsibility for their mental health by committing time and effort outside sessions. She prefers a proactive approach that includes completing between-session work in a timely manner so she has adequate time to review material prior to meetings, rather than receiving it immediately before a session.

She is genuinely interested in what brings people to therapy and looks forward to working with those who feel ready to engage in the process.