Dana DeHart, LPC

Dana DeHart is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and family concerns. Dana emphasizes practical steps and steady support so people feel safer making change.

She approaches sessions from a client-centered viewpoint, meaning she listens first and follows each person’s pace. Dana also uses cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. When trauma is involved she may use EMDR to address painful memories alongside other approaches.

Sessions are conversational and down to earth. Dana aims to be straightforward and supportive while helping people find strength in their own story. She often helps clients regain confidence, handle grief, improve sleep and manage anger in ways that fit daily life.

People who come for help with career stress, parenting strain, intimacy issues, or life transitions work on small, practical steps. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used to set realistic goals and track progress. The overall focus is on what helps someone move forward now.

Dana checks messages early in the morning and again in the late afternoon to keep communication timely. Prospective clients who want to explore therapy are encouraged to start with the site’s matching process and schedule a first session.

How Dana’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. In online sessions that means the therapist asks questions, reflects what she hears, and helps the client set the pace for change. This approach helps people feel heard and understood before trying active techniques.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT often involves setting small experiments between sessions, tracking sleep or mood, and practicing different coping skills to reduce anxiety or depression symptoms.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used for processing traumatic memories. When EMDR is part of care the therapist works step by step to reduce the distress linked to specific memories while building coping skills for the present.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust techniques based on what helps. That collaborative process helps tailor care to each person rather than applying one fixed method.

The biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use the same therapeutic steps remotely as they do in person, focusing on practical tools, coping strategies, and steady support to help clients move forward.