LANA SCHMITT, MS, MSW,LCSW

(She/her/hers)  

Specialties: Attachment, relationships, divorce, parenting, generational trauma,  life transitions, LGBTQ+ and women's issues, identity/self-esteem 

Location: Scottsdale, Central Phoenix, Online 

Lana (she/her) is a Board Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Arizona with more than fifteen years of experience in women's health, family support, and mental health settings since 2009. She specializes in working with 18+ adults, couples, and the LGBTQ+ community. Lana is an attachment-based, relationally focused, trauma-informed therapist who supports individuals and couples struggling with identity & self-esteem issues, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and myriad relationship issues. Lana utilizes Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and attachment-based therapeutic approaches. 

Lana offers integration of new coping mechanisms, assertive communication, and healthy boundaries. Whether you are struggling with finding a partner, navigating a breakup or divorce, or in the thick of parenting, Lana would love to assist you with whole-person health and healing using attachment science, strengths-based self-awareness, and compassion. She has additional training in treatment of betrayal trauma and emotional abuse dynamics. 

Her clinical trainings include the Harris Institute of Infant Mental Health, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, and Postpartum Support International for postpartum/perinatal mental health disorders. Lana completed her Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Studies in 2009, a Master of Science in Family Studies & Human Development in 2017, and her Master of Social Work in 2020.  

Payments accepted by Lana:

Direct Pay $150 per session

Initial assessment $180

Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare/Optum, Out-of-Network

Licensed with the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health and verified by Psychology Today.