- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship skills
- Self esteem work
About Dana
Dana Lapsley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in California with four years of clinical experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family problems, low self-esteem, and life changes. Sessions are offered in English and focus on practical steps people can use between meetings.
Dana emphasizes clear, direct conversation. She listens to the immediate problem and helps people break it into manageable parts. That might mean working on communication skills, building confidence, or learning ways to reduce day-to-day anxiety symptoms.
Her work includes support around adoption and foster care questions, patterns like avoidant behavior or codependency, and struggles with body image, guilt, or shame. She also addresses issues such as control problems, isolation and loneliness, jealousy, and uncertainty about life purpose.
In sessions she uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide progress. The focus is on specific strategies people can try between appointments, and on checking what is and is not helping over time. Conversations are practical and goal oriented, aimed at making social situations and relationships feel more manageable.
Dana asks clients to start with a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. She does not accept international clients and works within California practice rules.
How Dana uses evidence-based techniques online
Many of Dana's sessions are grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and behavioral change. Cognitive approaches work by helping people notice and test unhelpful thoughts, which can reduce anxiety in social situations and lessen repetitive negative thinking. Behavioral methods emphasize gradual exposure to feared situations and developing step-by-step practice to increase comfort with social interaction.Finding the right method is part of the work. Dana will discuss different approaches together, try methods that match your goals, and adjust what you do based on what helps. She treats therapy as a collaboration where your feedback shapes the plan.
Practical benefits of online sessions can include easier scheduling and less travel, which helps fit therapy into busy days. If you want to check how a method feels before committing, ask about the available session formats when you book since formats are not listed here. Confirm current session options before scheduling so you know what will work with your routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Dana works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing adoption and foster care questions and issues like codependency and body image.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical strategies. Sessions aim to identify small steps clients can use between meetings to reduce anxiety and improve communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dana has four years of experience as a practicing clinician. That experience includes work related to stress, anxiety, relationship problems, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time and works within California practice rules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and are handled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.