About Dana
Dana McKennon is an Illinois-licensed clinical professional counselor with 21 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and parenting concerns. She also supports those coping with attention and concentration difficulties. Dana aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and straightforward.
Dana keeps sessions calm and direct. She focuses on listening first, so clients can say what matters without feeling judged. Together they set clear, achievable goals and practical steps for day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Sessions are paced to match each person’s needs. Her work often includes helping people with panic attacks, phobias, obsessive or compulsive behaviors, body image worries, and social anxiety. She has experience with issues common to first responders and with post-traumatic stress reactions.
That practical focus helps clients notice small improvements quickly. Dana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person. She draws on straightforward strategies aimed at symptom relief and better coping.
Progress is tracked in ways that make sense to the client. People meet Dana for video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. She encourages asking questions about how therapy will work and what to try first.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and Dana aims to make it easier by offering a steady, supportive approach.
Approaches that help with anxiety, trauma, and focus
Evidence-based techniques aim to reduce symptoms and build practical skills. One common approach uses structured strategies to address anxious thoughts and avoidance - it helps people face feared situations step by step and learn new responses to worry and panic. Another approach focuses on skills for attention and organization, offering concrete tools to improve concentration, task planning, and daily routines. These methods are useful for people noticing trouble with focus or memory.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, test what fits, and adjust methods based on the client’s goals and preferences. That collaboration helps tailor techniques to each person’s life and pace.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues similar to in-person sessions. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to keep therapy going between appointments and can fit into busy schedules. These formats increase flexibility and make it simpler to attend sessions from different locations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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