Dana DeHart, LPC

Dana DeHart is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 21 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and anger. Dana also addresses relationship strain, addictions, grief, sleep and eating issues, parenting stress, career challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with major life changes.

Dana describes therapy as a collaborative effort where the client is the expert on their story. She focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions and uses straightforward conversation to identify what is working and what is not. Her style is down-to-earth and direct, aimed at helping people regain control over daily reactions and restore calmer patterns.

In sessions she draws on Client-Centered Therapy to listen and reflect, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and other techniques when they fit the situation. She uses evidence-informed tools to reduce immediate distress and build more reliable coping skills over time.

Dana notes the small but steady routines that support change, like short behavioral experiments and clearer communication strategies. She checks messages early in the morning and again in the late afternoon to keep scheduling and brief communications moving.

People seeking help for temper problems, chronic frustration, or difficulty managing stress at home or work will find a practical focus in her approach. The emphasis is on real-life adjustments that lessen reactivity and improve everyday functioning.

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