Dr. Lana Trotter, PhD, LPC

Individual, Couples & Gottman-Informed Couples Therapist in San Antonio, TX

You may look like you’re managing life well on the outside while feeling overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, or emotionally exhausted on the inside.

Perhaps anxiety or depression has made it difficult to feel like yourself. You may be grieving a loss, adjusting to a major life transition, struggling after a traumatic experience, or navigating the emotional challenges of pregnancy, postpartum depression, or perinatal loss.

Or maybe you and your partner still love each other but keep getting caught in the same arguments, misunderstandings, and periods of emotional distance.

You don’t have to navigate these challenges alone.

As a therapist in San Antonio, I work with teens, adults, and couples who want to better understand what they are experiencing, develop healthier ways of coping, strengthen their relationships, and begin feeling more connected to themselves and the people they love.

Individual Therapy for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma & Life Transitions

Life can change quickly, and sometimes the ways we have always coped are no longer enough.

I provide individual counseling for teens and adults experiencing:

• Anxiety and excessive worry

• Depression

• Trauma and difficult life experiences

• Grief and loss

• Stress and major life transitions

• Postpartum depression

• Perinatal and pregnancy loss

• Relationship concerns

• Emotional overwhelm and difficulty coping

Therapy provides a space to slow down, understand what may be keeping you stuck, and begin developing healthier patterns.

My goal is to meet you where you are rather than where you think you “should” be.

Together, we can work toward helping you feel more grounded, confident, emotionally healthy, and connected to the person you want to become.

A Creative and Mindful Approach to Healing

Not every experience can easily be put into words.

Depending on your needs and preferences, I may incorporate mindfulness, art, music, and other creative therapeutic practices into our sessions.

These approaches can help you explore difficult emotions, decrease emotional overwhelm, develop greater self-awareness, and find new ways of processing experiences that may be difficult to express verbally.

Therapy is not one-size-fits-all. Our work will be tailored to your needs, personality, strengths, and goals.

Couples Counseling in San Antonio

Healthy relationships still experience conflict.

The problem is often not whether couples disagree, but how they communicate and reconnect when disagreements occur.

You may find yourselves having the same argument over and over again. One partner may pursue conversation while the other shuts down or withdraws. You may feel unheard, criticized, misunderstood, lonely, or uncertain about how to repair the growing distance between you.

These patterns can leave even loving couples feeling discouraged.

I am passionate about helping couples navigate:

• Communication difficulties

• Repetitive arguments

• Emotional disconnection

• Conflict and relationship gridlock

• Difficulty resolving disagreements

• Feeling unheard or misunderstood

• Loss of intimacy and connection

• Major relationship transitions

Gottman-Informed Couples Therapy

Whether you are dating, engaged, newly married, or have been together for many years, couples counseling can help you create a stronger foundation for your relationship.

Using Gottman Method principles and relationship-focused interventions, I help couples better understand their patterns and develop practical tools for healthier communication and connection.

Our work may focus on helping you:

• Communicate more effectively

• Navigate conflict without damaging the relationship

• Better understand one another's emotional needs

• Work through recurring disagreements

• Strengthen friendship and intimacy

• Increase emotional connection

• Develop healthier ways of repairing after conflict

Couples counseling is not about deciding who is right and who is wrong.

It is about understanding what is happening between you and learning how to respond to each other differently.

A Safe Place for Your Story

One of the greatest gifts therapy can offer is a place where you can be genuinely seen, heard, and understood without judgment.

I am passionate about creating an environment where clients feel safe expressing their experiences while also feeling supported and empowered to make meaningful changes.

You do not need to have everything figured out before beginning therapy.

You simply need a place to start.

Whether you are looking for anxiety therapy, depression counseling, trauma therapy, grief counseling, teen counseling, postpartum support, or couples counseling in San Antonio, I would be honored to walk alongside you as you move toward greater healing, connection, and emotional well-being.

TRAINING & EDUCATION

Level 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy

Schedule a 30-Minute Intake Consultation

If you’re ready to begin counseling for trauma, anxiety, or relationship concerns, I invite you to schedule a 30-minute intake consultation. I will personally follow up within 48 hours or less.