Luwana Dyer, LCPC
Compassionate counselor helping parents and individuals
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Maine
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Luwana
Luwana Dyer is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 12 years of experience based in Maine. She centers practical, respectful care and offers straightforward support for parents and individuals working through stressful life moments. Her work emphasizes clear goals and steady guidance to help people move toward the life they want.
She has practiced in personal settings and in school and Head Start programs. At times she has coordinated with the state and court systems.
Background and approach
This range of settings has shaped a flexible approach that fits busy family schedules and varied needs. Her areas of focus include parenting concerns, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and challenges with sleep and eating. She also supports people navigating LGBT-related issues, relationship and intimacy questions, career transitions, and chronic health or caregiving strain.
Luwana has worked with adoption and foster care matters, attachment and blended family issues, and with people facing serious illness or end-of-life concerns. She brings a calm, compassionate presence and helps clients create practical plans for change. Clients can expect collaborative sessions that prioritize respect and sensitivity.
Luwana works with each person to set realistic steps, using evidence-based therapeutic techniques suited to the situation. She aims to make therapy useful and approachable for everyday life.
What Luwana works with
Everything Luwana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Luwana helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that guide online parenting support
Many clients benefit from practical, evidence-based methods that focus on current problems and clear steps forward. One common approach she uses emphasizes building skills for coping with anxiety and stress through structured strategies and practice. This helps when parenting demands or life changes feel overwhelming and you need tools to manage daily pressure.Another useful approach focuses on processing trauma and loss by gently working through difficult memories and their effects on behavior and relationships. It aims to reduce distressing symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning when past hurts are getting in the way of parenting or close relationships.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they adapt techniques so the work fits the client’s life and priorities.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are close to an in-person visit and work well for deeper conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are good for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help parents and individuals fit therapy into their routines.
Questions people ask about Luwana
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting challenges, plus trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and many health-related stresses.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are goal-oriented and collaborative, with a focus on practical steps and empathetic listening. She aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for daily life.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 12 years of professional experience working in independent practice, schools, Head Start programs, and sometimes with the state and court systems.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a ME LCPC, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maine, and practices from that region.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers services to people outside the U.S.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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