Dana Hartshorn

• Stress and anxiety
• Attachment issues
• CBT and ACT methods

About Dana

Dana Hartshorn works with stress, anxiety, relationship and identity concerns using a blend of client-centred therapy, attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years' experience in counselling and psychotherapy.

Dana focuses on ordinary, practical conversations that help people make sense of their feelings and behaviours. She uses person-centred listening alongside work on attachment patterns and thought-behaviour links. Sessions look at day-to-day problems such as low mood, worry, workplace strain and difficulties with intimacy or commitment.

She also has experience supporting people with disordered eating, gender and identity concerns, historical trauma, and complicated grief. Dana pays attention to how relationships and family matters affect current wellbeing, and she gives space to discuss body image, self-harm and compassion fatigue when these are relevant.

Dana draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters to them and make values-based choices. She uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to work on unhelpful thinking and behaviour cycles.

Her approach is collaborative and practical. Together with the client she sets short-term goals and reviews progress. She also explores ways the wider environment and nature can be part of self-understanding and coping strategies.

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How her therapeutic approaches work online

Dana works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take small steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. ACT is useful for stress, anxiety and low motivation because it focuses on action linked to what matters to the person.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships influence current patterns in closeness, trust and conflict. This can help when relationship difficulties, abandonment or attachment wounds affect day-to-day life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dana will discuss options with the client and agree which methods to try based on their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress is reviewed.

Confirm the session formats she currently offers before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals commonly use online work to maintain continuity of care and to make regular sessions more practical for people with tight schedules.

Topics Dana lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Eating disorders
• Self-esteem
• LGBT
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Anger management
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Commitment issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Gender dysphoria
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Questions about Dana

What problems does she help with?

Dana works with stress, anxiety, relationship and identity concerns, and common issues such as depression, grief and workplace problems.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She blends client-centred counselling with Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years' experience in counselling and psychotherapy.

Is she a registered professional in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

She accepts international clients and conducts sessions with people who live outside the United Kingdom.

What session formats does she use?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin counselling with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.