Dana Hall , LCPC

Dana Hall is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 20 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, grief, or stressful life changes. She focuses on practical strategies that reduce distress and help people regain daily functioning. Dana aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly and begin to heal.

Her style is direct and empathetic. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of responding. She also uses principles from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

Dana has a long background in mental health and education, including roles as a crisis management specialist, consultant, educator, and senior supervising therapist. That experience informs how she structures sessions and supports people through practical problem solving and skill building.

She also works with people coping with trauma and related symptoms, and holds a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional credential. Dana draws on trauma-informed tools such as EMDR-informed thinking alongside other approaches when they fit a person’s needs.

Many callers come wanting concrete tools for relationships, sleep, parenting stress, substance concerns, or career strain. Dana helps clients set clear goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track progress so therapy feels useful and focused.

CBT, ACT, and Skill-Based Work Online

CBT helps people notice and test thoughts that fuel anxiety and depression, and gives step-by-step tools to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for worries, low mood, sleep problems, and many everyday challenges.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. ACT supports people struggling with avoidance, chronic stress, and life transitions.

Client-centered elements in Dana's work emphasize listening and collaboration so goals reflect what matters to the individual. Together a therapist and client decide which approaches - skill-based CBT, ACT strategies, or emotion-regulation skills from DBT - fit best for the situation.

Finding the right approach is part of the process; Dana will review goals and preferences and adjust methods as therapy unfolds. The work is collaborative and practical, with homework and real-life practice to help build lasting change.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and skills work that benefit from visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer flexible, shorter exchanges for coaching, check-ins, or between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when schedules change.