About Dana
Dana Townsend is a Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP) practicing in Tennessee. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues with self-esteem. Dana also supports those dealing with trauma, addiction, family conflict, first responder stress, and veteran or armed forces concerns.
She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about hard things. Sessions are built around listening first, then deciding together what to try next.
How Dana works
Dana frames therapy as a collaborative effort and encourages small, practical steps that fit daily life. Dana uses client-centered therapy to keep the person’s goals front and center. That approach emphasizes empathy, respect, and adapting to what each person needs in the moment.
She also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) when trauma symptoms are present and a different approach could help. With two decades of experience, Dana draws on varied clinical work to tailor support to each person. She helps clients sort through feelings, reduce symptoms that get in the way, and build coping strategies that feel manageable.
Her style is steady and straightforward, focused on what will help most in real life. People who reach out can expect clear, calm guidance and a partner in working toward better day-to-day functioning. Dana emphasizes practical tools and honest conversation to help people move forward.
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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
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Training and background
| Register | LPC-MHSP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
How Dana's Methods Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding the person's experience and priorities. Online sessions allow the therapist to listen closely, reflect what she hears, and help people choose practical next steps that fit their lives. This approach suits stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and self-esteem work.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is offered for people coping with trauma and related symptoms. In EMDR, the therapist guides attention while clients process distressing memories and reduce their intensity over time. It can be helpful when trauma symptoms interfere with daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dana will talk with the client about symptoms, history, and goals and help decide whether client-centered work, EMDR, or a mix makes the most sense. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and EMDR-style work that benefits from seeing facial cues. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Messaging and live chat allow shorter, flexible touchpoints during busy weeks. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life.
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