Lana Vsetecka-Schymos, LPC - Therapist in Colorado

About Lana

Lana Vsetecka-Schymos is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with 35 years of experience. She focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, relationships, and life transitions. Lana aims to create a straightforward, respectful space where people can say what they’re feeling and figure out next steps together.

She keeps sessions direct and practical. Lana listens first, then helps identify patterns that get in the way.

Background and approach

She uses clear tools to manage anxiety, build confidence, and handle conflict at home or work. Conversations are paced to fit each person’s comfort and goals. Lana draws on a mix of approaches to guide therapy.

She uses client-centered listening to understand what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices teach simple ways to settle the mind during hard moments.

Her background includes long experience helping people through grief, trauma, parenting challenges, and relationship strain. She has worked with issues like blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care concerns, and problems tied to family of origin. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

Formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Fees vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person selects Start Therapy, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules according to therapist availability.

Lana’s style is steady, plainspoken, and focused on practical change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience. The therapist listens without judgment and helps clients clarify what matters most so they can set realistic goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to reduce anxiety and shift unhelpful habits.

Finding the right method is part of the work together. Lana will discuss options, try approaches that match a person’s goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The process is collaborative and paced to the client’s needs and comfort.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, manage urgent concerns between sessions, and continue work while traveling or living outside the immediate region. Licensed professionals can use these tools to deliver the same goal-focused strategies they apply in person.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Lana address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, grief, trauma and related problems such as self-esteem, anger, career stress, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is direct and respectful with an emphasis on listening first. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings.

What is her professional background?

She has 35 years of professional experience and has worked with a broad range of family and life transition issues over that time.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Colorado under CO LPC LPC.0003736.

Which languages and international options are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote work.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 35 years
Licensed: Colorado
Languages: English

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