Staten Island, N.Y.
516-522-4090
Lana Tamaro is a NYS Licensed Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor and a Board Certified Coach specializing in couples and individual therapy. She maintains a private practice in Rockville Centre, Long Island. Lana is also an adjunct professor for Pace University's Graduate Program. In addition she writes an advice column "Ask Lana" for a Long Island periodical.
Lana received her Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Pace University and did her Post Graduate work at the highly regarded Ackerman Institute for the Family. She specializes in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Currently Lana is serving as private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. Among her areas of expertise are marital discord, anxiety, depression, PTSD and conflict resolution .
In addition to being a prominent relationship therapist, Lana has presented at National conferences and to general audiences speaking on the topics of effective communication, strengthening relationships, as well as overcoming anxiety and depression.
Lana is an interactive, emotionally/solution-focused therapist. Her therapeutic approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. She integrates complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, she works with each individual to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing.
Lana is a retired NYC Police Officer and during her tenure with the department she counseled members of the service with issues surrounding marital discord, work stress, family conflict, Anxiety and Depression, as well as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
On the weekends Lana can be found with her husband Richard at their weekend home on the Long Island Sound boating, entertaining friends, and visiting the local farms and vineyards.
EDUCATION
M.S., Mental Health Counseling
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
B.S., Forensic Psychology
LICENSE / CERTIFICATION
National Board Certified Counselor
New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Board Certified Coach (Corporate/Leadership, Health/Wellness, Personal/Career)
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
Ackerman Institute for the Family
Sue Johnson, Ed.D
How Can I Forgive You? A Radical Approach to Healing Intimate Wounds
Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D
Sexual Issues in Couples Therapy with Heterosexual and Gay Clients
Suzanne Iasenze, PhD
Couples, Families and Money: Intervention Perspectives for Therapists
G.Scott Budge, PhD
Complicated Grief and Ambiguous Loss: A Relational Approach to Resiliency When Loss Has No Closure
Pauline Boss, PhD
Couple Arrhythmias: Timely Techniques for Re-Syncing Intimate Relationships
Secrets in Families and Family Therapy
Evan Imber-Black, PhD
Challenges of Change in Couples Therapy:Facilitating Neuroplasticity & Relationship Plasticity
Mona Dekoven Fishbane, PhD
Family Therapy
Michael Davidovits, PhD
AEDP & EFT for Couples: A Dialogue and Demonstration of Attachment Based Therapeutic Work
Diana Fosha, PhD
Couples and Money: How to Understand the Systemic Meanings: How to Negotiate a Joint Financial Venture
Donna Laikind, MA, LMFT, PLC & Paula Levy, MA, CPA, LMFT
Detecting and Treating Sleep Disturbances
Ross Levin, PhD
Sexual Intelligence: Cybersex & Sex Addiction
Marty Klein, Ph.D
ADDITIONAL POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
Acceptance and Commitment in Psychotherapy
Steven Hayes, PhD
Behavioral Therapy in DBT
Marsha Linehan, PhD
Technology for Therapists
Rebecca Jorgensen, PhD
The Coherent, Emotional Dialogue of Attachment-Focused Family Therapy
Dan Hughes, PhD
Communicating with Our Thinking Hearts for Creating Family Stories
Dan Hughes, Ph.D
Using the Power of Emotion & Attachment in Couples Sessions
Sue Johnson, Ed.D
Atachment & Caregiving: Conscious & Unonscious Aspects
Phillip R. Shaver, Ph.D
The Historic Revolution in Close Relationships
Stephanie Coontz, M.A.
The New Science of Love & Attachment:
Creating Connection Seminar
Sue Johnson, Ed.D
Deepening the Affects of Innate Healing:
AEDP Redresses the Evolutionary Tilt
Diana Fosha, Ph.D
Working with Attachment & Emotion in AEDP and EFT
Elana Katz, LCSW, LMFT
Natasha Prenn, LCSW
EFT in an Organizational Setting:
Professionalism & Team Success
Kristina Jackson, MFT
EFT & Illness: Treating Chronic & Life Threatening Illness in Couples
Suzanne McCarthy, Ph.D
EFT in an Intensive Format
Sharon May, Ph.D, Rebecca Jorgensen, Ph.D
Bridging the Gap Between EFT Research & EFT Practice
Sue Johnson, Ed.D, Jonathan Sandberg, PhD, Wayne Denton, MD, PhD
An Attachment-Based Typology of Affairs
Scott Woolley PhD, Lisa Gold PhD
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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American Psychological Association
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American Counseling Association
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- National Board for Certified Counselors
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New York Academy of Sciences
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New York Mental Health Counselors Association
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New York City Emotionally Focused Therapy
- International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Subject Matter: 1. Anxiety among adolescents during senior year
2.Locked in a cage: Fears & Phobias
RESEARCH
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New York State Psychiatric Insitute / Columbia University
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Belleview Hospital / New York University
- The Disney Company / Litttle Einstein's
Located in Rockville Centre, L.I. & Staten Island