About Dana
Dana Hicks works with adults coping with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and problems in relationships. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on practical support and emotional safety. Parents reading on a phone will find short, clear language and straightforward next steps in her approach.
Dana uses a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and make changes that matter. Sessions focus on identifying what is most overwhelming, building coping skills, and practicing different ways of responding to hard emotions.
How Dana works
She talks with clients about concrete steps they can try between sessions. Her background includes five years of professional practice as a licensed social worker in New Jersey. That experience informs how she supports people through grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and relationship concerns.
She also addresses issues such as abandonment, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and domestic violence. Dana works with people processing sexual assault, infidelity, guilt and shame, and post-traumatic stress. She also focuses on women's issues and veteran and armed forces concerns.
The work blends skill-building, emotional processing, and realistic problem solving. Sessions are delivered online using a variety of formats to fit different schedules. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and then schedules sessions according to availability.
The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
Evidence-based techniques for online support
Dana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach helps people learn coping skills for anxiety and stress by teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step behavioral strategies to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Another approach centers on processing trauma and abuse through careful, paced exploration of difficult memories and the emotions that follow, aiming to reduce distress and increase a sense of control.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan over time. Sessions include goal setting, skill practice, and review of what is or isn't helping so adjustments can be made together.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and seeing facial cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text messaging supports short updates or between-session contact. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other daily responsibilities.
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