- Guilt and shame work
- Mood and grief
- Practical coping skills
About Dana
Dana Sloan is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults carrying stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, self-esteem concerns, and the strain of life changes. People who bring guilt and shame, impulsivity, or questions about midlife shifts often find her straightforward, practical style useful.
Dana focuses on helping people notice the patterns that keep them stuck and try different ways of responding. Sessions often include talking through recent events, identifying unhelpful thoughts, and practicing small behavior changes that can be used right away. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques rather than a single method.
Dana emphasizes concrete steps and regular check-ins. That can mean trying a new response between sessions, tracking moments that trigger intense feelings, or practicing short grounding and breathing routines. Sessions balance practical strategies with reflection about beliefs that drive behavior.
She practices in Texas and conducts work in English. Before booking, readers should confirm current session formats and scheduling options through the service's booking flow.
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Two evidence-based approaches commonly used in practice are cognitive-behavioral techniques and skills-focused relapse prevention. Cognitive-behavioral techniques help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test more balanced ways of thinking; this can reduce worry and self-criticism that fuel guilt and shame. Relapse prevention and behavioral skills target patterns around substance use and impulsivity by mapping triggers and building concrete strategies to respond differently.Acceptance-informed strategies are another useful tool, helping people notice difficult emotions without getting carried away by them and choosing actions that align with personal values. These approaches are often short, practical, and focused on what someone can do between sessions to shift patterns over time.
Finding the right mix of methods is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. That match can be adjusted as the work progresses to focus more on coping skills, belief work, or behavior change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use session time to teach breathing or grounding practices, coach through a difficult moment, or set up behavioral experiments to try between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, self-esteem issues, and life transitions. Guilt and shame are explicitly listed among her focus areas.
What is her approach in sessions?
The approach is evidence-based and practical, focusing on understanding patterns, testing new responses, and building coping skills. Sessions mix conversation with concrete exercises to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience as a practicing counselor. That experience includes work with mood disorders, addiction recovery, and midlife concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Texas and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original biography does not specify formats. The booking flow will list the formats offered for scheduling.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing appears during the booking process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.