Victoria Laneri, LMHC

Victoria Laneri is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of clinical experience in New York. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and addictions. Victoria aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about difficult thoughts and feelings.

She helps people who are coping with major life changes and the fallout from difficult relationships. That includes work on abandonment, attachment concerns, and family of origin issues. Victoria also addresses codependency, feelings of emptiness, and isolation or loneliness.

Her approach centers on listening carefully and working together to set clear goals. Sessions are meant to feel direct and compassionate, so clients can try small changes between meetings. Victoria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Over her career she has supported people dealing with substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns. She also brings experience helping those with first responder stress and the particular pressures that role can create. Victoria accepts international clients and conducts her practice in English.

To begin, she asks people to describe their immediate concerns and what they hope to change. From there she and the client build a plan with steps that feel manageable and realistic for day-to-day life.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Victoria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is focused talk therapy that helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try alternative responses; this can help with anxiety and depression by breaking down problems into small, workable steps. Another approach emphasizes coping skills for trauma and addiction, teaching concrete strategies to manage triggers and reduce risky behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Victoria will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time so the plan stays useful and doable in everyday life.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, or have shorter check-ins between in-person visits. Discussing how often to meet and what will feel most helpful is part of the initial planning process so sessions support real-life routines.