- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Life changes support
About Dana
Dana Vander Veen is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma or abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Dana also supports those coping with attachment and abandonment concerns, body image and eating issues, and relationship communication problems.
Her style is straightforward and person-focused. Sessions are practical and conversation-based. She listens for patterns that get in the way of daily functioning and points out small changes people can try between sessions.
Dana pays attention to how mental, physical, and spiritual factors interact for each person. She encourages talking through difficult feelings and revisiting past family dynamics that still affect current choices. When trauma or grief is present, she works at a pace the client can manage.
Clients can expect a cooperative process. Goals are set together and checked regularly. Dana offers clear explanations of techniques and why they might help, then adapts them to the client’s situation.
Her approach suits someone asking what comes next after a job loss, breakup, health change, or other major shift. The focus is on practical steps that help a person feel more steady and make clearer choices about the future.
Evidence-based approaches and online work
Many of Dana's clinical choices focus on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people regulate emotions and change unhelpful patterns. For example, cognitive-behavioral techniques look at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teach practical skills for managing anxiety and depression. Trauma-informed approaches focus on pacing and safety, helping someone process difficult memories while staying grounded in the present.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit best with their goals, needs, and preferences. That means checking progress and adjusting methods rather than sticking to a single plan.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which online formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. It can also let someone meet with a licensed professional from a different location when that is helpful.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like attachment and body image.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Her sessions are practical and conversational. She identifies patterns that limit choices and suggests small, testable steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional work experience as a counselor in Maryland.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland and practices there.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the U.S. can inquire about working together.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.