Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Dana works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Dana
Dana Legrande is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 12 years of experience. She helps people work through stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and challenges linked to substance use. Her style is warm and straightforward, and she uses practical tools to help people move forward.
Dana combines several approaches to meet the needs of each person. She uses client-centered techniques to follow a person's lead and Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Background and approach
She also draws on motivational interviewing to support change and solution-focused methods to set short-term, achievable goals. <brHer work often includes talking through family history and how it affects current behavior. She also offers psychoeducation about coping skills and relapse prevention when substance use is involved. Sessions focus on identifying problems, setting realistic steps, and building lasting habits.
Dana emphasizes a strengths-based outlook and supports people in finding clearer self-image and purpose. She brings compassion and a sense of humor to sessions, believing small shifts add up over time. Practical tools and steady encouragement are central to her approach.
People who want straightforward support for life changes will find clear structure in her work. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Approaches Dana lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for online change and coping
She often brings Attachment-Based Therapy into online work, which looks at how early relationships influence current emotions and interaction patterns and can help with trust, intimacy, and repeated conflict. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening carefully and following the client's lead so sessions match what matters most in their life. Motivational Interviewing is another tool she uses to help people find their own reasons to change and to build commitment step by step.Finding the right approach is part of the process and she plans to make that decision together. The therapist will review needs, goals, and preferences and adapt methods as work progresses so plans feel achievable and relevant.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues during deeper conversations, phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping the focus on steady progress.
Questions people ask about Dana
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, anger, substance use concerns, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She combines attachment-based insights with motivational interviewing and solution-focused steps to set clear, achievable goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with people facing mental health and substance use challenges and supporting long-term recovery and stability.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and provides services from that location.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions 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, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on the therapist's availability.