Works with
- Anger
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
How Dana works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Dana
Dana Rivera is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of experience supporting people through major life shifts. She centers care on concerns like grief, pregnancy and postpartum struggles, fertility challenges, anxiety, depression, and anger. Dana speaks directly and calmly, helping people name what they’re feeling and decide on next steps.
Her own fertility and pregnancy losses reshaped her clinical focus. That lived experience informs how she listens and responds.
Background and approach
She aims to make conversations feel less isolating and more practical, especially when emotions are intense or confusing. Sessions often start with what matters most right now. Dana helps set small goals, practices coping tools, and checks in about progress.
Some meetings bring clarity and direction; others hold space for hard feelings that need time. She offers support for caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, life purpose questions, and the transitions that come with pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting. Dana also addresses career concerns, addictions, trauma, and anger by working with each person’s priorities and pace.
Dana uses an empathetic, straightforward style. She walks alongside people as they process grief, rebuild confidence, or manage stress and anger. Her approach is collaborative and grounded in real-life steps that can fit into busy days.
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.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Many therapists use evidence-based techniques to help with symptoms and life transitions. One common approach focuses on building practical coping skills to manage anxiety, anger, and stress. It teaches short exercises and routines you can use between sessions to reduce overwhelm and regain control of daily moments.Another approach helps people process loss and trauma by creating a clear, gentle plan for working through memories and emotions. This method builds understanding of how past events affect current feelings and supports steady steps toward healing and clearer thinking.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, current needs, and comfort level. That decision is revisited over time so strategies can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you see facial expressions and use visual tools. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, homework, or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into real life and keep momentum toward change.
Questions people ask about Dana
What concerns does Dana address?
Dana works with people facing grief, fertility and pregnancy-related issues, postpartum depression, anxiety, depression, stress, anger, addictions, trauma, career questions, and life-purpose concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and empathetic. She helps people name feelings, set small goals, and practice coping strategies in everyday life.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has nine years of clinical experience and integrates her personal experience with fertility and pregnancy loss into therapeutic work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida and practices with that credential.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.