About Dana
Dana Castillo is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps adults and teens facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, and life transitions. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make conversations straightforward and easy to follow. Sessions are warm and respectful, with a steady focus on practical steps.
Her style is supportive and non-judgmental. Dana works to make space for honest talk so people can name what feels hard.
Background and approach
From there she and the client identify small, doable changes that can reduce worry and lift mood. Therapy sessions focus on understanding thoughts and feelings, and on building everyday skills. That can mean learning ways to manage stress, improving communication, or sorting goals after a breakup or major change.
She also addresses topics like self-esteem, money stress, forgiveness, and women's issues. With three years of clinical experience, Dana emphasizes clear takeaways each week. Conversations often include simple tools to try between sessions and check-ins on what is or isn't helping.
She prefers language that feels practical rather than technical. Many people come seeking more clarity about life purpose or better patterns in relationships. Dana supports those goals by breaking them into manageable steps and coaching toward consistent habits.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Evidence-based techniques for online care
Online sessions with Dana draw on straightforward, evidence-based techniques that teach practical skills. One common approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns so anxious or negative thoughts have less influence on daily life. This method helps people reduce worry and improve mood by practicing new ways of thinking and noticing results over time.A second commonly used approach centers on building coping skills for stress and life transitions. That work includes short, actionable exercises for managing strong emotions, improving sleep and routine, and handling difficult conversations. These tools are aimed at everyday challenges like relationship strain, money stress, and big life changes.
Finding the right fit is part of the process. Dana collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, comfort level, and pace. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people see nonverbal cues and have a more face-to-face feel. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and work well when camera time is difficult. Chat or text is useful for short check-ins, tool coaching, or when a written conversation fits someone's routine. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, school, or caregiving demands.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish