About Dana
Dana Teeter is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Indiana who helps people manage anxiety, stress, mood shifts, and ADHD-related challenges. She blends talk therapy with practical mind-body tools so clients leave sessions with concrete skills they can use at home. Dana aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for parents and young adults juggling school, work, and daily demands.
Dana draws on ten years of experience in school settings, supporting students with anxiety, depression, trauma, and attention differences.
Background and approach
That background shaped her way of working: calm, practical, and focused on real-life strategies. She has written IEPs, 504 plans, and behavior intervention plans and has collaborated with school staff and families to put those plans into practice. In sessions she mixes Client-Centered therapy with cognitive and mindfulness techniques.
Clients may practice breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation, and other brief tools during or between sessions. Dana also integrates movement-based practices she uses personally, such as yoga and martial arts, to support mood and self-regulation. Her time parenting two sons with ADHD informs her perspective on attention and family routines.
That lived experience complements her clinical work without replacing individual assessment and planning. She focuses on helping people improve emotion regulation, build self-esteem, and manage life transitions. Dana describes therapy as a collaborative process.
She works with each person to set clear goals, teach coping skills, and adjust plans as life changes. Her approach is educational and supportive, with an emphasis on practical steps clients can try between sessions.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered therapy focuses on listening and meeting the client where they are. The therapist offers empathy, validation, and collaborative goal setting to help people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior; sessions include practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal interactions, which can be helpful for mood swings and intense reactions.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Dana will talk with the client about goals, daily challenges, and preferences to decide which methods to try first. Plans are adjusted as progress is made, and the therapist often combines approaches so tools fit each person's life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for teaching skills and practicing exercises together. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text let people check in between sessions or use shorter, focused conversations during busy days. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into school, work, or family schedules while keeping the focus on usable skills and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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