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01About Dana
Dr. Dana Matthews uses a person-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, career concerns, and depression. She is an LPCC - a licensed professional clinical counselor in Ohio - with 19 years of experience guiding people through life transitions and losses.
She believes in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs, so conversations and plans are practical and focused. The first steps can feel hard, and she aims to make them feel manageable.
Background and approach
Her work blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy. That means listening closely, then helping people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also draws on existential ideas to talk about meaning and on narrative therapy to look at the stories people tell about themselves.
In sessions she offers short-term, goal-oriented options as well as deeper conversations when needed. Solution-focused techniques help when someone wants clear steps to move forward. Other times she slows down to address grief or major life change at a steadier pace.
Dr. Matthews keeps her approach straightforward and practical. She helps people set small, doable goals and checks progress regularly.
Her aim is to support clearer thinking, better coping, and more satisfying daily routines.
02Credentials
- LPCC (Ohio)
- License E.0500931-SUPV · expires March 2026
- NPI
- 1225205966 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
Methods Dana names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Dana names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as they are. Online sessions that follow this approach let the therapist reflect what matters most to the client and help them name priorities and feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions; in online work it often includes brief exercises and homework to try between sessions to change thinking and behavior.Finding the right approach is part of therapy and happens together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That collaboration helps pick between short-term, action-focused work and deeper conversations about meaning or loss.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be good for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief ongoing contact and reminders. These options give practical flexibility while keeping the focus on progress and usable skills.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, career difficulties, depression, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
The approach is collaborative and warm, combining client-centered listening with practical methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of life and emotional challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPCC licensed in Ohio and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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