Dana O'Neill , LCPC, LMHC

Dana O'Neill uses client-centered work combined with practical techniques to help people move through self-doubt and overwhelm. She frames sessions around what matters to each person and helps them build clearer goals and everyday habits. Dana brings nine years of clinical experience and holds LCPC and LMHC credentials.

Many people come to her feeling stuck - unsure of their purpose, burned out, or disconnected from themselves and others. She focuses on helping people reconnect with their values, boost self-esteem, and manage anxiety and mood swings. Dana pays attention to how the body and mind interact and encourages small, steady changes that add up.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking patterns and on dialectical behavior strategies to teach emotion regulation and coping skills. Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons for change and stay engaged in the work.

Dana has experience across community, residential, and private practice settings. She often supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, addiction and eating-related issues, grief, career direction, ADHD, and concerns tied to identity and body image. She also addresses caregiver stress, chronic illness challenges, and feelings of isolation.

Sessions are practical and conversational. Dana helps clients notice patterns, try new behaviors between sessions, and track small wins. The work is collaborative - she and the client set priorities together and adjust the plan as progress is made.

How Dana's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy centers each session on the person's priorities and experiences, with the therapist listening closely and helping shape goals that matter to the client. This approach is useful for sorting life direction questions, relationship concerns, and self-esteem work.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It suits anxiety, mood challenges, and patterns that interfere with daily functioning by offering concrete exercises and homework to try between sessions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It offers tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal boundaries, which many people find helpful for relationship and anger-related issues.

Finding the best mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The aim is a practical road map that fits the person's life and values.

Online therapy lets people connect by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. Video works well for full sessions with visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging are good for brief check-ins, skill coaching, or when a shorter touchpoint is helpful during the week. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and other obligations.