Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
How Dana works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Alabama
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Dana
Dana Woodruff is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Alabama with eight years of practice. She focuses on anger, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and depression. Dana aims to provide a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what’s on their mind and begin to make changes.
She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Dana listens first, then helps people untangle difficult feelings and communication patterns. She supports people who are dealing with guilt, shame, or questions about life purpose and self-worth.
Background and approach
In her work she pays attention to how past hurts shape current reactions. That lens is useful for anger concerns and post-traumatic stress. Dana uses evidence-based techniques to help people notice triggers and try new coping responses.
Sessions are conversational and paced to each person. Some visits focus on immediate problem solving like calming techniques and clearer communication. Others look deeper at patterns that have accumulated over time.
Dana also offers practical support for managing everyday overwhelm. She helps people break big problems into small steps and practice changes between sessions. The goal is to leave each meeting with a clearer next step and a little more confidence.
What Dana works with
Everything Dana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Dana's practice.
Approaches that guide online support
Two evidence-based approaches Dana commonly uses include skills-focused work for managing strong emotions and trauma-informed techniques that look at how past events affect current behavior. Skills-focused work teaches practical strategies for noticing triggers, calming the body, and choosing a different response when anger arises. Trauma-informed techniques help people track patterns that began with past harm and practice new ways of responding in everyday life.She aims to find the right combination of methods with each person. The therapist and client talk about goals and preferences, try approaches in session, and adjust the plan together over time. That collaborative process helps match techniques to what actually helps the person feel and function better.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for a full-session conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free option is needed, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep continuity when in-person visits are difficult.
Questions people ask about Dana
What concerns does Dana often address?
Dana works with people facing anger, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and depression. She also supports issues like communication problems, guilt and shame, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, and self-love.
What is Dana's therapy style like?
Her approach is conversational and practical. She listens first, then helps people try coping skills and clearer ways to communicate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dana has eight years of professional work experience as a licensed counselor. That background includes helping people with relationship and anger-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential, licensed in Alabama. Her profile lists Alabama as her location.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.