Dana DeHart

Dana DeHart is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 21 years of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and career concerns. Dana believes clients are the experts in their own stories and helps them use their strengths to move forward.

Her work covers a wide range of challenges including trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction, and parenting stress. She also supports people dealing with sleep and eating difficulties, bipolar mood swings, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Sessions emphasize clear goals and steady progress rather than long, uncertain processes.

Clients can expect a warm, genuine style. Dana aims to be straightforward and supportive while helping people notice small changes that add up. She checks messages early in the morning and again in the late afternoon to keep communication consistent.

In sessions she blends practical tools with listening and reflection. That can mean learning coping skills, testing new ways of thinking, or planning steps to handle a tough situation. Progress is paced to each person so changes feel manageable.

Those who want to begin are guided through a simple matching and scheduling process. Dana works with each person to set clear, realistic goals and to adapt the plan if life circumstances change.

How Dana’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, respect, and working at the client’s pace. It helps people who need acceptance and a calm space to make sense of their feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact; it teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, is a method some therapists use to help process traumatic memories by pairing focused attention with guided procedures.

Dana works collaboratively to find the best approach. She discusses options with each person, sets goals together, and adjusts the plan based on how things are going. Finding the right fit is part of the therapy process rather than a single upfront decision.

The therapist 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 life - sessions can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or make regular weekly time more manageable. Licensed professionals can use different techniques over video or phone to teach skills, practice new behaviors, and review progress, tailoring methods to each person’s needs.