About Dana
Dana Sloan is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and major life changes. She focuses on straightforward support that helps clients feel steadier and more able to cope day to day. Her work centers on building self-compassion and spotting patterns that keep problems repeating.
Sessions aim to identify small, practical steps clients can try between meetings. The tone is warm and direct, with an emphasis on real-world changes rather than jargon.
Background and approach
Dana has five years of clinical experience as an LPC. Her background includes supporting people with mood disorders, postpartum depression, social anxiety, and co-occurring substance concerns. She also pays attention to aging and geriatric issues and midlife transitions.
Clients bring a wide range of struggles, from guilt and shame to impulsivity and paranoia, and she designs care around each person's needs. Treatment plans focus on clear goals like reducing panic, managing urges, or improving self-esteem. Progress is tracked through practical skills and regular check-ins.
Therapy sessions may include talking through difficult moments, learning coping strategies, and practicing new ways to respond to stress. Dana works with clients to set achievable steps and to strengthen personal resilience over time.
Approaches that guide online therapy
Evidence-based techniques are used to help people manage symptoms and build skills. One common approach emphasizes learning practical coping strategies to reduce anxiety and manage mood swings; this involves practicing breathing, grounding, and step-by-step behavior changes to lower day-to-day distress. Another approach focuses on building self-compassion and challenging harsh self-judgments; it helps people replace critical inner voices with kinder, more realistic self-talk and boosts self-esteem.Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they track what helps and adjust the plan over time to improve outcomes.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation and clearer visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients share updates and get support between scheduled meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep consistent momentum toward goals.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English