About Lana

I’m Lana, a dedicated therapist committed to helping couples and individuals build stronger, healthier, and more fulfilling relationships.
I bring a compassionate, structured, client-centered approach to counseling that will help you learn practical relational techniques, break negative interaction patterns, foster intimacy, and create meaningful, lasting change.
When working with my clients, I take a holistic perspective, considering emotional and physical health, cultural connection, and spiritual well-being. My advanced training includes Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Expressive Therapy, Mindfullness, and Energy Healing Practices.
In my work, I use an attachment-based treatment model and integrate various holistic techniques to meet the unique needs of each person and couple. Together, we will explore the challenges you face, helping you heal, reconnect, gain confidence, and rediscover your passion. Whether you seek to strengthen your relationship, find clarity in your personal journey, or align with your deeper purpose, I am here to support you in creating a life filled with meaning and authentic connection.​​​

Accreditations

  • ​Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist (EFT)
  • IFS Level I Trained Therapist
  • Facilitator of Hold Me Tight® Relational Retreats
  • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in MA, NH, CT
  • Board Member of EFT Massachusetts Planning Committee​​

​Professional Memberships

  • International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
  • EFT Massachusetts Professional Community (EFTMA)
  • New Hampshire Seacoast EFT Professional Community (SEACOST)
  • National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Education

  • Master of Clinical Social Work (MSW), Boston University 
  • Master of Science in Engineering (MS), Bauman Moscow State Technical University​

Training

​Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Core Skills Training in EFT with Jill Fischer, LICSW
  • ​Externship in EFT with Jill Fischer, LICSW​
  • Working with ADHD-Impacted Couples in EFCT with Alexine Thompson-de Benoit, LMFT, and Ben Kneubuhler
  • Melting the Iceberg: Love, Power, and Aggression Through the EFCT Attachment Lens with Jef Slootmaeckers
  • Ambivalence in Couples work, EFCT training with Dr Ting Liu, Seacost EFT
  • ​Application of Ketamine Assisted EFCT with Kathryn Rheem, LMFT
  • ​Unleash the Power of Sex in EFT with Laurie Watson, PhD, LMFT, and George Faller, LMFT
  • ​Sex in the Sycle, EFT training with Laurie Watson, PhD, LMFT
  • ​Love, Power, and Aggression Through the EFCT Attachment Lens with Jef Slootmaeckers
  • Transforming Addiction Through EFT with Michael Barnett
  • ​Working With Shame, EFT training with Jim Thomes, LMFT​​

Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • IFS Level I with Jory Agate, LMHC and Bridge Kiley, LMHC, IFS Institute
  • ​IFS and ADHD with Carol Shilliday, PsyD
  • ​IFS Online Circle with Richard Schwartz, PhD, Toni Herbine-Blank, MS, RN, and Pam Krause, LICSW, IFS Institute
  • ​Introduction to IFS with Frances D. Booth, LICSW

Somatic Interventions and Energy Healing
  • Family Constellation Facilitator Training with Samvedam Randels, LMHC, Inner Arts Institute
  • ​External Gentle Reprocessing Level I (trauma reprocessing) with Diane Spindler LMFT, LMHC
  • ​Introduction to Sandplay Therapy, Jayne Dean, LMFT, LADC
  • ​Foundation Course in Play and Art Therapy, Boston University Metropolitan College
  • Reiki Level I&II with Haleya Priest, MEd, Pioneer Valley Reiki School
  • Reiki Level I (Usui Shiki Ryoho lineage) with Elena Silaeva, MS