Dana Juarez

Dana Juarez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Oklahoma. She brings nine years of mental health experience and a practical, straightforward style shaped in part by a prior 20-year career in the U.S. Marines. Dana focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, anger, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and related concerns.

She centers work on empathy, respect, and collaboration. Sessions begin with the client's goals and use a direct, goal-oriented tone when appropriate. Dana aims to build a space where people can speak honestly without feeling judged.

Her clinical approach blends client-centered work with solution-focused and cognitive behavioral methods. When trauma is a factor, Dana may use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing or trauma-focused cognitive behavioral techniques to address distressing memories and reactions. She also uses motivational interviewing to help clients find personal reasons for change.

Dana helps people tackle specific problems like communication breakdown, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, fatherhood issues, and first responder concerns. She also supports coping with chronic illness, disruptive mood concerns, abandonment and attachment issues, and feelings of guilt or shame.

Her training includes a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Liberty University. Dana blends practical tools, clear feedback, and collaborative planning to help clients move toward their goals.

How Dana’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is said, and helps people figure out what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and uses practical exercises to change them, which can help with anxiety, anger, and mood difficulties. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, targets distressing memories and the reactions they trigger through structured processing techniques used for trauma.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dana will work together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That collaborative planning guides which techniques are used and when to try different tools.

Session formats are not listed here, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for more consistent check-ins during work breaks or caregiver schedules. It also lets therapists use worksheets, behavioral experiments, and structured trauma processing without needing an in-person visit. Talk with the therapist during intake to learn which approaches and session arrangements will best match your situation.