Dana Hall

Compassionate counselor for life challenges

LCPC Illinois

Experience: 20 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Dana

Dana Hall is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 20 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship strain, addiction, and many other life challenges.

Background and approach

Dana aims to make early steps toward change feel manageable and clear. Dana draws on practical approaches that focus on everyday coping skills.

She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and build new habits. She also incorporates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotional regulation, mindfulness, and distress tolerance.

Her work is grounded in an empathic, nonjudgmental stance. Dana emphasizes respect and warmth so people can speak honestly about what they are going through.

She encourages transparency and believes telling your story is a first step toward relief. Before independent practice, Dana spent years in education and clinical settings, including roles in crisis management, supervision, and program development.

That background shaped how she structures therapy to meet each person's needs and goals. When relevant, Dana uses Gottman Method ideas to address relationship patterns and improve communication.

She aims to help people remove barriers, make healthier choices, and navigate life transitions with clearer direction. Sessions combine goal-focused work with a compassionate, strengths-based approach.

Dana supports clients through practical strategies and steady guidance as they move toward change.

Evidence-informed approaches for online care

Gottman Method work focuses on observable patterns in relationships and teaches specific communication and connection skills. It can help people notice recurring conflicts and practice new ways to listen and respond.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches skills to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where someone wants to live with more purpose.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens deeply and follows the client's lead. This approach supports people who need a steady, respectful space to make sense of their experience.

Dana treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that match those needs, and adjust the plan together as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face work for skill practice and role-play. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a workday break. Messaging and live chat offer shorter check-ins and ongoing support between appointments. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Dana work with?

Dana addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and many related struggles.

What is Dana's therapeutic style?

Dana uses an empathic, transparent, and strengths-based style. She focuses on practical coping skills, emotional regulation, and building habits that support daily functioning.

How much experience does she have?

Dana has 20 years of experience in education and mental health, including crisis management, supervision, and program development before independent practice.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LCPC credential as an Illinois LCPC and practices from Illinois.

What languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are offered?

Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Dana?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression

Also works with

Addictions LGBT Grief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Chronic pain, illness, and disability Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issues First responder issues Forgiveness Guilt and shame Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisis Mood disorders Multicultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Prejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-love Sexual assault and abuse Sexuality Social anxiety and phobia Women's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed in

Illinois

Languages

English