- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Dana
Dana DeHart is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 21 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life transitions. Dana centers conversations on what clients know about themselves and builds on their strengths to move forward.
Her style is down-to-earth and straightforward. Sessions are warm and supportive, with an emphasis on clear steps you can use between meetings. She listens first, then helps you set small, achievable goals that fit your life and schedule.
Background and approach
Dana draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and on client-centered methods to keep therapy aligned with your priorities. She also uses EMDR when trauma memories need targeted work and employs motivational interviewing to strengthen readiness for change. These tools are selected to match whatever you bring into the room.
Common concerns she addresses include family stress, parenting challenges, grief, relationship strain, substance use, sleep and eating problems, anger, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people coping with ADHD, bipolar moods, and major life shifts. Sessions combine practical strategies with empathic listening.
Dana aims to help people leave appointments with one or two clear steps to try. Her approach suits someone who wants honest feedback, emotional understanding, and doable plans for change.
What Dana works with
Everything Dana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Dana helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Approaches Dana lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's lead, helping people feel heard and guiding choices based on their own values and goals. It suits those who want a collaborative, respectful space to make sense of their situation.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change patterns that cause distress. It is useful for anxiety, stress, sleep and eating concerns, and mood management.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a targeted approach for processing distressing memories and trauma symptoms when those memories interfere with daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dana will discuss options, try interventions, and adapt methods to match a client's goals, pace, and preferences in a collaborative way.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer quick check-ins, shorter progress notes, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for parents juggling schedules, work, and caregiving.
Questions people ask about Dana
What kinds of concerns does Dana help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, sleep and eating problems, anger, career changes, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Dana uses a down-to-earth, supportive approach that focuses on strengths and practical steps. She listens first and then helps set small goals clients can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns across different settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in any other languages?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist selection; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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