Dhana Clarkson, LMHC

Dhana Clarkson is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma and abuse. She supports people facing relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, anger, low self-esteem, and the challenges that come with life changes. Her tone is encouraging and practical, aimed at people who want clear steps forward.

She uses a personal, problem-solving approach that adapts to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on building trust, identifying patterns, and practicing tools that reduce distress. She pays attention to how physical health and day-to-day habits affect mood and coping.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She mixes elements from these approaches to create a plan that fits the person in front of her rather than applying one fixed method.

She can discuss concerns from a Christian faith perspective when that is important to a client. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image, guilt and shame, loneliness, panic, post-traumatic stress, and multicultural concerns.

People who choose to work with her can expect straightforward feedback, goal-focused steps, and space to process painful experiences. The aim is to help people find clearer choices, better coping, and small changes that add up over time.

How her approaches shape online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and closeness. In sessions this often means noticing patterns in trust and connection and trying small changes to feel safer in relationships. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors link together; it uses practical exercises and experiments to break unhelpful cycles and reduce anxiety or low mood. Motivational interviewing supports change by helping people find their own reasons to act and build motivation step by step.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. She will collaborate with each person to decide what fits their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress and needs change. The work is intended to be interactive, with homework, brief skills practice, and review of what helps.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce commute time, and allow sessions during work breaks or between errands. Phone or video choices can change how a session feels - for example a phone call may be simpler if someone has limited bandwidth, while video allows face-to-face interaction - so discussing format helps match sessions to everyday life.