About Dana
Dana Wester helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship worries. She supports those dealing with trauma, grief, anger and intimacy issues. She also assists with parenting concerns, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD and identity matters.
Dana offers a calm, non-judgemental presence and focuses on what each person needs in the moment. Dana has eight years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
How Dana works
She takes an integrative approach, drawing on several ways of working to match the person in front of her. Sessions are shaped around the client rather than a single method. In practice she uses techniques such as person-centred listening, cognitive tools to manage anxious thoughts, creative options like art or play work, and mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity.
She also uses solution-focused ideas to set practical steps and Gestalt perspectives to explore relationships and patterns. Dana aims to build clear, simple goals with each client and focuses on short, manageable steps. She keeps the space open and accepting so people can talk through difficult feelings without judgement.
The emphasis is on helping people find ways to cope and move forward. People meet Dana for a mix of practical strategies and reflective conversation. She encourages your input about what feels useful and adjusts sessions as needs change.
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
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches you can try online
Many of Dana's methods focus on short practical steps and clearer thinking. Person-centred work means the therapist listens closely and follows what you bring, helping you feel heard and centred during sessions. Cognitive approaches offer simple techniques to spot and change unhelpful thought patterns, which can reduce worry and low mood.Creative techniques such as art or play elements give another way to express difficult feelings when words are hard to find. These approaches suit people who prefer doing or making as part of understanding themselves and their relationships.
Choosing the right method is a shared process. Dana works with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals and circumstances. She adapts plans over time and checks in regularly to make sure sessions remain helpful and relevant.
Online formats make attending therapy more flexible. Video calls let you see body language and keep a conversation close to an in-person feel. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when you need to be out and about. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, journalling-style reflection and messages between scheduled sessions, which can fit around busy days.
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