- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
About Dana
Dana Andersen is an LPC, LPCC licensed in Minnesota with more than 15 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and major life changes. Dana focuses on practical support and clear steps to help clients manage day-to-day challenges.
She approaches therapy as a collaborative process. Clients are treated as the experts on their own lives while Dana offers tools and perspectives to reduce distress. Sessions tend to be straightforward and focused on what is most pressing in a person’s life right now.
Dana uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. These approaches are used to help people understand strong feelings, notice patterns that cause pain, and try small changes that can make daily life easier. She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused ideas to keep work grounded and practical.
Over her career Dana has supported people dealing with issues like abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication problems, fatherhood issues, guilt and shame, and end-of-life concerns. She also helps people facing isolation, jealousy, or the emotional impact of cancer.
Her style is direct and pragmatic. Sessions typically look at immediate coping strategies and longer-term shifts in how a person relates to emotions. To begin, prospective clients are asked to choose a time on her calendar and complete a short questionnaire to match with her services.
How her methods translate to online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns of feeling and connection to help people name and work with emotions that are hard to describe. EFT is often used when emotional responses feel intense or confusing. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that reflect personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to try specific steps that reduce distress.Finding the best fit is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and recommend one or a blend of approaches. That way the plan reflects what you need and what feels doable in day-to-day life.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that work around caregiving or work breaks. Many people find remote sessions helpful for focused emotion work, CBT skill practice, and ACT exercises because they can try new strategies between meetings and report back during the session.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Minnesota, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She works collaboratively and uses clear, practical approaches. Sessions focus on emotions in the moment and steps people can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Dana has more than 15 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as LPC, LPCC and is licensed in Minnesota. Those credentials are shown as provided by her profile information.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location. Exact fees are provided during the matching and scheduling steps.
What are the first steps to begin?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session on her calendar.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.