About Dana
Dana Andersen is a licensed professional counselor with more than 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and depression. Dana meets each person where they are and builds on the strengths they already have.
She welcomes questions and helps people take the first steps toward feeling better. Dana works in Minnesota as an LPC and LPCC and uses straightforward, practical approaches in sessions.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps people identify small, doable changes. Sessions often include talking through emotions, practicing new ways to react, and setting achievable goals. Her practice covers a range of life challenges, including coping with illness, caregiver stress, chronic pain, and end-of-life concerns.
She also helps people facing abandonment, codependency, commitment worries, and problems with communication or isolation. Dana aims to make difficult topics feel more manageable through steady support and clear options. Many people appreciate that she treats them as the expert on their own life and helps them find tools that fit their situation.
She draws on several evidence-based methods to tailor care to each person’s needs. Progress is tracked by practical steps and regular check-ins rather than complex jargon. Dana encourages anyone who feels stuck or overwhelmed to consider a session.
Signing up begins with a short matching process and then scheduling a time that fits the person’s routine.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes by teaching practical skills for moving forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying patterns of thinking that make problems worse and practicing alternative responses. It works well for stress, anxiety, and depression by giving clear steps to change thoughts and behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s experience at the center and relies on empathy and collaboration to build trust and clarity; it helps people feel heard and find their own solutions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dana collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and comfort level. She adapts techniques over time based on what’s helpful, so the plan can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video appointments let people work face-to-face when they want that connection. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, problem-solving, or when someone prefers written communication. These options help people access care in ways that fit their routine and needs.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota, Arizona
- Languages
- English