About Dana
Dana DeHart is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the aftermath of trauma and abuse. Dana centers sessions on each person’s strengths and choices, offering steady support during difficult changes.
Her style is down-to-earth and straightforward. She listens first and follows the person's lead, tailoring strategies to daily life. Dana draws on approaches that help people change unhelpful thoughts, face traumatic memories when ready, and build motivation for new habits.
How Dana works
Clients work on practical skills such as coping with panic, improving sleep, and handling career stress. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, grief, addictions, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue. Sessions aim to produce small, manageable steps rather than quick fixes.
Dana often combines short-term problem-focused work with deeper emotional processing. She may use cognitive behavioral techniques to shift thinking patterns, client-centered methods to explore values, and EMDR for trauma-related symptoms when appropriate. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy are options for people seeking clearer goals and momentum.
Communication outside sessions is predictable - Dana checks messages early in the morning and again late in the afternoon. That rhythm helps people know when to expect a reply. She welcomes English-speaking and international clients and works to make scheduling straightforward for busy lives.
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What Dana works with
The areas below are the ones Dana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
How Dana's Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so a person can make choices that fit their life. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort priorities and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches tools to reduce anxiety and improve mood; it works well for stress, sleep problems, and low mood. EMDR addresses distress tied to traumatic memories using structured processing; it can be helpful when trauma symptoms are limiting daily life.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Dana collaborates with each person to decide what methods to try based on their goals, comfort level, and progress. She often mixes practical skills work with deeper processing so the plan can change as needs evolve.
Online sessions can fit into busy days in several ways. Video calls make it possible to have a conversation similar to in-person therapy. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing reflection between sessions. Together these options offer flexibility while keeping focus on steady progress.
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