About Dana
Dana Legrande is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, mood disorders, addiction, and relationship challenges. She works in New York and speaks English. Dana blends practical strategies with a warm, straightforward style so people can move forward from stuck patterns.
Dana emphasizes attachment-based and client-centered approaches to build stronger relationships with oneself and others. She also uses elements of the Gottman Method for intimacy and relationship issues and motivational interviewing to support change around substance use and lifestyle habits.
How Dana works
Sessions focus on clear steps, skill building, and realistic goals. Her background includes long-term work with people facing both mental health and substance use concerns, which shaped her interest in relapse prevention, coping skills, and managing mood disorders such as bipolar and depression. She brings an understanding of how family history and trauma can affect current behavior and relationships.
Dana often helps people with parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. She uses 12-step informed principles when helpful, along with education about behaviors and strategies to modify them. The work is practical and oriented toward everyday life changes.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Dana encourages humor and normalizes setbacks while helping clients identify concrete next steps. People who want combination of empathy and direct guidance tend to do well with her style.
Dana lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Dana’s Approaches Work Online
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current bonds and emotional responses; online sessions use conversation and reflective exercises to strengthen a sense of safety and connection. Client-centered therapy centers the person’s experience and priorities, with the therapist providing empathy and gentle guidance to help people find their own solutions. The Gottman-informed work looks at everyday interaction patterns and communication skills to improve intimacy and reduce conflict in relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dana will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend or combine approaches that fit. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most for coping, mood stability, addiction recovery, or relationship change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make scheduling more flexible. Video is useful for longer therapy and for practicing communication skills. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat or text messaging can be helpful for brief updates, quick problem-solving, or when writing helps someone reflect between sessions.
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