About Dana
Dana Thomart is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and depression. She brings 19 years of clinical experience and a calm, down-to-earth manner to sessions. Dana aims to make the first steps feel manageable and meaningful for overwhelmed parents and caregivers.
Her approach centers on listening first and working from the client’s goals. She uses client-centered methods to create a nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters most.
How Dana works
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and develop clearer ways of thinking and coping. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills also appear in her work for people needing tools to regulate intense emotions and improve relationships. Dana helps clients practice concrete strategies during sessions and apply them between meetings.
She supports people dealing with life changes and with challenges like isolation, control issues, or social anxiety. Sessions focus on real-life problems and usable steps rather than theory. Communication problems, caregiver stress, forgiveness, and finding life purpose are common topics she addresses.
Clients can expect straightforward feedback and clear homework to try between sessions. Dana works with each person to set priorities and track small wins. She encourages self-compassion and building steady habits that reduce overwhelm.
Her style is warm, practical, and gently directive.
Dana lists 3 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
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
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Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How Dana’s approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. Online sessions let Dana follow the client’s lead and build a respectful, nonjudgmental space while working remotely. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors; it translates well to video and messaging formats because homework and thought records can be shared and discussed between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, and those concrete skills can be taught, practiced, and reinforced through online check-ins.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dana collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She will adjust techniques over time based on what is helpful and what feels doable in daily life.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls provide real-time interaction similar to in-person sessions, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief updates and on-the-spot coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistent progress while fitting therapy into everyday routines.
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A practical next step
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