About Dayna
Dayna Sickau is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She brings a warm, steady presence to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Dayna works with adults who feel stuck by life changes or overwhelming emotions.
She listens closely to everyday problems and helps people build simple, usable tools. Sessions aim to reduce panic, ease social anxiety, and strengthen a sense of self-worth.
How Dayna works
Her background includes three years of clinical experience supporting people through post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, and caregiver stress. Dayna also addresses issues like attachment concerns, communication problems, guilt, and loneliness. She pairs practical strategies with attention to personal values and life purpose.
In sessions she focuses on collaboration. Dayna helps people spot patterns that keep them stuck and tries out new ways of coping together. The goal is steady progress, not quick fixes, and to help people notice real changes in daily life.
People meet with Dayna by phone, video call, live chat, or text messaging. She practices in New York and conducts work in English. To begin, someone completes a brief matching questionnaire and schedules according to the therapist's availability.
What Dayna works with
The areas below are the ones Dayna 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
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Dayna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building skills for everyday life. One approach centers on identifying and shifting thought and behavior patterns that fuel anxiety and panic, offering step-by-step practices to reduce intense symptoms and improve daily functioning. Another method focuses on understanding parts of a person that hold painful memories or strong emotions, helping people make sense of inner conflicts and respond to themselves with more compassion.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dayna will discuss options with each person, consider their goals and preferences, and adjust techniques over time. The aim is to find what helps the individual feel safer, more effective, and more in control of daily challenges.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people use visual cues and work interactively. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief updates and more frequent touchpoints between longer sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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