Dana Hartshorn
Therapist focused on relationships and wellbeing
About Dana
Dana Hartshorn is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation and has four years of experience working with people facing stress, anxiety and low mood. Dana uses an integrative style that draws on several therapeutic approaches to suit different needs.
She focuses on practical, short-term strategies alongside deeper work about relationships and identity. Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to each person. Dana aims to create a non-judgemental atmosphere where people can talk openly and feel heard.
Background and approach
Her caseload has included concerns such as disordered eating, trauma and attachment difficulties, gender and identity questions, and relationship strain. She also supports people dealing with grief, compassion fatigue, workplace stress and seasonal changes in mood. Dana pays attention to how life circumstances and the wider environment affect wellbeing.
In practice she helps clients set clear, achievable goals and checks progress as therapy continues. Methods may include gentle exploration of early relationships, skill-building for anxiety, and values-based actions to increase motivation. Sessions are adapted to what the individual needs in the moment.
Many people come to therapy feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Dana aims to help them find more direction and self-understanding, and to grow greater confidence in daily life. She welcomes conversations about what a helpful way forward might look like.
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Sessions & fees
How Dana's Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps in that direction. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns and can help with intimacy, abandonment and trust issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dana will discuss options and test what feels most helpful, adjusting methods based on the client's goals and responses. This collaborative way means plans can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different routines. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when less bandwidth is available, and messaging suits shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to have regular contact without travel and to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
