Dana DeHart, LPC

Dana DeHart is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, family challenges, trauma and abuse, and issues like low self-esteem or difficulty with motivation. Dana emphasizes each person's strengths and sees clients as experts in their own stories. She aims to create a straightforward, supportive space for change.

Dana uses practical, down-to-earth conversation to help people sort through what feels overwhelming. She often draws on client-centered methods that follow the person's pace and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas are used to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems stuck. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is part of her toolkit for people with painful memories who want a different way to process them.

Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps. Dana helps clients build confidence, manage symptoms, and try new approaches between visits. She also works on relationship and family stress from an individual perspective, and addresses issues like grief, addiction, sleep, and career transitions.

Practical details are handled simply. Dana checks messages early in the morning and late afternoon, which helps with timely communication. She supports people willing to take the first step toward a more fulfilling life and offers a calm, genuine presence during the work.

If you want to start, be ready to share what matters most to you now and what you hope to change. Dana will help narrow priorities and create a manageable plan for moving forward.

Approaches you can expect in online sessions

Client-centered work puts the client's priorities first and follows their pace. It emphasizes listening, reflecting what matters to the person, and building on their strengths to move forward. This approach helps with motivation, confidence, and deciding what to tackle next.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions use practical exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress management.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, offers a different way to process painful memories. It can help reduce the intensity of upsetting memories and related emotions for people working through trauma and abuse.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That choice can change over time as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can cut travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people meet from a convenient location. Since the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking so you know how meetings will be scheduled and delivered.