About Dnaydavina
Dnaydavina James is a licensed professional counselor with 22 years of experience based in Oklahoma. She focuses on helping people navigate addictions, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. Dnaydavina uses straightforward, collaborative work to help people take practical steps forward.
Her approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and motivational interviewing. She helps clients spot unhelpful thinking patterns, practice present-moment awareness, and find internal motivation to change. Sessions aim to strengthen coping skills for stress, impulsivity, and mood shifts.
How Dnaydavina works
Dnaydavina brings long experience supporting people through relationship strain, family of origin issues, divorce and separation, and blended family concerns. She also addresses substance use and drug and alcohol addiction with a focus on steady, achievable progress. Clients work on communication, boundary setting, and reducing codependent patterns.
She pays attention to body image, feelings of emptiness, caregiver stress, and control or commitment issues. Work may include setting small goals, practicing new behaviors, and checking what is and isn’t working. The emphasis is on practical changes that fit everyday life.
Therapy is collaborative and nonjudgmental. Dnaydavina helps people build resilience and clarity over time. English-language services are offered, and she accepts international clients for remote sessions.
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What Dnaydavina works with
The areas below are the ones Dnaydavina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oklahoma |
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Online support options
How cognitive work and mindfulness fit online therapy
Dnaydavina uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT sessions focus on practical steps such as testing thoughts, trying new behaviors, and setting achievable goals to reduce symptoms like low mood or anxiety.She also integrates mindfulness therapy to help clients build awareness of thoughts and emotions without immediate reaction. Mindfulness practices taught in sessions can support stress management and reduce impulsive responses. Motivational interviewing is used to clarify values and strengthen a person’s own reasons for change when facing addictions or commitment struggles.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort with different activities. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on progress and what feels most helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth sessions and behavioral work, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain steady contact as goals evolve.
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