- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Hawaii, Colorado, Texas, Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Lance
Lance Nabers is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed professional counselor with 20 years of clinical experience. He offers practical, down-to-earth help for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and parenting concerns. He works by listening first, then helping clients set clear, manageable goals for change.
He brings straightforward support for relationship struggles, grief, trauma, and intimacy issues. Sessions focus on improving communication, coping with life changes, and finding small steps that reduce daily strain.
Background and approach
His style is calm and direct, with attention to each person's values and strengths. Lance uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. He draws from cognitive behavioral work to shift unhelpful thinking and from acceptance-focused methods to help people live in ways that matter to them.
Attachment ideas guide work on trust and connection in close relationships. Parents can expect focused help with the stress of caregiving, balancing responsibilities, and managing overwhelming emotions. He also addresses burnout, compassion fatigue, and challenges that overlap with physical illness or chronic pain.
Lance has practiced across multiple states and offers sessions from Texas. He works with people from diverse backgrounds, including members of the LGBT community and those coping with adoption, aging, or complex trauma. His approach emphasizes collaboration, plain language, and practical tools that fit real life.
What Lance works with
Everything Lance lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lance helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lance lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and commit to actions tied to personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines. It is often applied to anxiety, mood problems, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape trust and closeness and can guide work on relationship and intimacy issues.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods fit personal needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet that fit busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and travel schedules while keeping continuity of care across locations.
Questions people ask about Lance
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
Lance supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, parenting strain, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns such as self-esteem and career stress.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on listening, setting clear goals, and teaching hands-on strategies that can be used between meetings.
What is his professional background?
He brings 20 years of clinical experience working with diverse life challenges and transitions, including addiction, trauma recovery, and caregiving stress.
Where is this therapist licensed and located?
He holds the LMHC and LPC credentials and works from Texas while having experience across several states.
In what languages can sessions be held and can international clients participate?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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