Dana Benton , LICSW

Dana Benton is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 17 years of professional experience. She focuses on grief, self-esteem, career concerns, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Dana approaches work with warmth and practical support. She emphasizes a partnered relationship where the client is treated as the expert on their life.

Dana uses simple, concrete steps to help people move forward. She listens for values and strengths, then helps set small, doable goals. Techniques may include thoughtful reflection, behavior changes, and building new coping habits to manage stress and mood changes.

Her background includes long experience supporting people through loss, trauma, and transitions. She also attends to issues tied to race, culture, and identity. People who are caregivers or facing midlife and career shifts often seek help with practical planning and emotional balance.

Dana draws from a mix of evidence-based methods to meet each person where they are. She tailors approaches to the problem at hand instead of using the same steps for everyone. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with options for short skills work or deeper processing.

She works in Massachusetts and conducts sessions in English. Dana encourages people to take small, steady steps toward the life they want, and she helps keep change manageable and realistic.

How Dana’s Approaches Translate Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It’s useful for grief, life changes, and getting unstuck by focusing on actions rather than only feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches skills to change unhelpful habits. It often helps with mood problems, self-esteem, and coping with practical stressors.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Dana will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest methods that fit that work. Together they decide whether to focus on values-based actions, skill building, attachment themes, or a mix of ideas to meet the situation.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging provide brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life while keeping the focus on practical progress.