About Dana
Dana Wogahn offers support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, anger, compassion fatigue, and life changes. She draws on five years of professional experience to help people manage day-to-day struggles and stronger emotional reactions. Dana is licensed in California as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and frames sessions around each person’s needs.
Dana uses a client-centered style. She asks what is working and what is not, and adjusts the plan based on real feedback.
Background and approach
Sessions can include active listening, practical suggestions, and direct feedback when wanted. She aims to combine emotional support with clear steps people can try between meetings. People meet Dana when they want to feel heard and also to build skills for coping.
She offers a calm, straightforward approach that focuses on goals the person names. Conversations are aimed at understanding what matters most and finding manageable changes. Her practice emphasizes collaboration.
Dana checks in often about progress and changes the pace or focus as needed. That way therapy stays relevant to daily life and the problems a person brings in the moment. Dana provides services in English and works with people located in California.
She has experience across a range of emotional and interpersonal issues and uses client feedback to shape each session.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Many people benefit from structured, evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change. One commonly used approach is skills-based work that teaches specific tools for managing anxiety, stress, and strong emotions. These skills can include breathing and grounding techniques, problem-solving steps, and ways to change unhelpful thinking patterns to reduce distress.Another helpful method is trauma-informed care, which emphasizes pacing and safety while addressing difficult memories and reactions. This approach supports people in reducing overwhelm, building emotional regulation, and regaining a sense of control after traumatic experiences.
Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust course based on ongoing feedback.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is a problem. Live chat and text messaging provide shorter check-ins, written reflections, or support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try different ways of connecting until the right fit is found.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English