Dana DeHart

Dana DeHart is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and the aftereffects of trauma and abuse. Dana values straightforward conversation and aims to make the first steps less overwhelming.

Dana centers sessions on the person in front of her. She treats clients as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on. Her manner is described as down to earth, supportive, and genuine, and she tries to keep things practical and clear.

In sessions she uses tools that match the concern at hand. That can mean working on thought patterns that fuel anxiety or practicing new ways to respond when anger flares. She also helps people rebuild confidence after difficult experiences and regain motivation when life feels stalled.

Dana combines short-term problem solving with longer-term work when needed. This can include setting small goals, testing changes between sessions, and reflecting on what works. She talks through real-life steps people can try between meetings.

Communication windows are regular - she checks messages early in the morning and again in the late afternoon. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.

How these approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. It helps people feel heard and supported while they sort through difficult feelings and decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is a method that helps people process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, what has or hasn’t helped before, and what feels most comfortable. Together they pick methods to try and adjust them as needed so the work fits the client's needs and pace.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Many people find that virtual meetings let them bring real-life problems into the conversation quickly, so skills can be practiced between sessions and reviewed with the therapist.