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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting support
About Dana
LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) licensed in Illinois with 21 years of professional experience, Dana McKennon focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and attention difficulties such as ADHD. She works with people who notice worry, panic, obsessive thoughts, or trouble concentrating. Sessions are conversational and aimed at practical change rather than labels.
Dana helps clients talk through immediate problems like panic attacks, phobias, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and body image worries. She also supports people dealing with post-traumatic stress and issues common to first responders. Conversations emphasize specific strategies to manage symptoms and reduce daily interference.
Her approach is straightforward. She encourages honest descriptions of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. From there she and the client identify small, concrete steps to test and shift unhelpful patterns.
Dana draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and build coping skills. She pays attention to how concentration and memory difficulties affect everyday life and offers ways to adapt routines and expectations. Parenting concerns are addressed by focusing on interactions and problem-solving techniques that can change daily family rhythms.
People meet her to get tools for anxiety, to plan responses after trauma, or to handle intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. Her sessions aim to be practical, clear, and paced to each person’s needs. To begin, a brief matching questionnaire and an initial scheduled session are the first steps.
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How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Many of the approaches Dana uses are evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and panic. These methods help with obsessive thoughts, phobias, and social anxiety by teaching practical skills and behavioral experiments.Another common element is trauma-focused work that concentrates on safety, managing symptoms, and building coping strategies after distressing events. This type of work often includes grounding exercises and paced processing to reduce post-traumatic stress reactions and improve daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dana will help clients decide which techniques match their current needs, goals, and preferences. She treats choice of method as collaborative and adjusts plans based on what helps in real life.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten travel time, and allow regular check-ins that keep momentum. Some formats are better for quick check-ins while others allow longer work on skills or trauma processing, so discuss what will fit your schedule and needs during the matching process.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and attention concerns such as ADHD. Additional focuses include OCD symptoms, panic and phobias, body image, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, trichotillomania, and first responder issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a conversational, practical style that focuses on concrete steps and coping strategies. Sessions emphasize describing current thoughts and behaviors and testing changes through small actions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of professional work experience supporting people with anxiety, trauma, attention concerns, and related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - licensed in Illinois and works with people in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What are the session formats?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. The site’s matching process will clarify the available ways to meet.
How is cost handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To get started, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.