Dana Rivera

Dana Rivera is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who understands how loss and life change can rewrite a person's story. She draws on nine years of clinical experience and a personal history with fertility struggle and pregnancy loss to help people facing grief, anger, anxiety, depression, and stress. Dana speaks plainly and meets people where they are.

Dana helps people navigate fertility issues, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and postpartum depression. She also supports those wrestling with caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, and questions about life purpose. Work may include practical coping skills, naming difficult feelings, and pacing change so it feels manageable.

Her approach mixes listening with gentle guidance. Sessions sometimes focus on making sense of painful events. Other times the work is about building steadier routines, improving self-esteem, or sorting out career and life transitions. Dana aims for clear, usable steps people can use between sessions.

People can expect a mix of reflection and action. Some meetings bring insight and clarity. Other meetings may simply hold space for heavy or unfinished feelings. Progress is described as unfolding rather than forced.

Dana centers the experiences of women, birthing people, and LGBTQ+ families navigating reproductive loss and identity shifts. She brings professional skills and lived experience to that work. If you want straightforward support through grief, anger, life change, or parenting-related strain, she can walk alongside you.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online work

Dana's practice uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people navigate grief, anger, and life transitions. One common approach focuses on building coping skills and stress management tools to reduce overwhelm and manage intense emotions. This work involves learning practical strategies to settle the body and respond differently when anger or anxiety flares.

Another approach emphasizes processing loss and identity change through reflective conversation and narrative work. That method helps people name what was lost, reframe their story, and find a path forward that feels authentic. Both approaches aim to be practical and concrete, with steps people can try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences and then suggest options to try. Together they will check what helps and adjust the plan as needed so the work fits the person's life.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and keep work and family routines intact. Others prefer a shorter check-in option when time is limited. The therapist will work with each person to choose a rhythm that supports steady progress.