Dana Wester, BACP

Dana Wester is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She works with adults, children and adolescents, and with parents. Dana aims to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief and identity questions including sexual identity and LGBT concerns.

She describes herself as an integrative therapist who draws on several approaches to match what each person needs. That can mean using person-centred listening, cognitive-behavioural techniques, creative tools such as art or play therapy, mindfulness, or solution-focused work. Sessions are geared towards practical steps as well as understanding feelings.

Dana has worked with people managing self-harm and suicidal thoughts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, self-esteem and identity struggles, and parenting challenges. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, loss and the emotional fallout of separation or family conflict. Her background includes work with children and adolescents in addition to adults and parents.

In the counselling room she emphasises an open, non-judgemental space where clients are placed at the centre of the process. She aims to help people name feelings, try new coping strategies, and make choices that fit their lives. Dana encourages small, steady steps toward a more manageable and satisfying day-to-day experience.

To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match with a therapist and schedule sessions. Dana accepts international clients and works in English. Her registration is with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

How therapeutic approaches work online

Evidence-based techniques she uses include person-centred work, which focuses on listening closely and reflecting back what matters to a client so they can understand themselves better. This approach helps with low self-esteem, identity questions and relationship concerns.

Cognitive-behavioural techniques (CBT) are also part of her toolkit and involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new, practical behaviours. CBT can be useful for anxiety, mood problems and coping with stress.

Creative methods such as art therapy or play therapy give another route into feelings when words are hard to find, and can help young people and adults process difficult experiences or trauma.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences and the challenges they bring. This may mean trying different techniques over several sessions to see what helps most.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel and offering flexible scheduling. It can also allow for shorter check-ins or phone or video options when those formats are available. Since specific session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm the available options before booking so you can choose what works best for you.