- Strength-based
- Practical tools
- Respectful listening
About Dana
Dana Andersen is a licensed counselor with LPC and LPCC credentials and 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma. Dana aims to make the first step feel doable and affirms the courage it takes to start therapy.
She works from the belief that each person knows their story best. Sessions emphasize strengths and practical choices clients can use between meetings. Dana listens closely and helps people notice what matters to them and what gets in the way.
Dana uses several approaches to match what each person needs. She often draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful patterns and build new habits. She also uses Client-Centered and Emotionally-Focused ideas to create a respectful, warm space for talking through hard feelings.
Many people seek her help with issues tied to relationships, codependency, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and major life changes. She offers straightforward tools for coping and clearer ways to communicate with others. The work aims to reduce overwhelm and increase practical steps forward.
To begin, a person chooses a session time and starts with a short intake process. Dana encourages small moves that add up over time and supports clients as they try things between sessions.
Approaches that translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify values, and take small committed steps toward what matters. It can help with anxiety, depression, and the struggle to move forward after loss. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior and testing new ways of responding to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and building a trusting relationship where people feel heard and understood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dana will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods based on their goals, preferences, and what comes up in early sessions. That means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins, or reduce travel time. Some formats are also useful when bandwidth is limited or when a session without video better fits a day's schedule. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT techniques to work well in a virtual setting, using exercises and brief assignments between sessions to keep progress moving.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Minnesota, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Dana commonly address?
Dana helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include codependency, caregiver issues, chronic illness, and communication problems.
What is her style in sessions?
Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps. Dana centers clients' strengths and works to translate insight into actions that fit day-to-day life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
Dana holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Minnesota.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to start therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.