- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practices
About Dana
Dana Schneider-Kovach is a Kentucky-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with nine years of professional experience. She works with adults who are living with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and issues around self-esteem. Dana also addresses caregiver strain, control issues, guilt and shame, and concerns related to sexual assault and military service.
She focuses on practical steps in the room. Sessions often involve talking through what feels most urgent, building small daily practices, and trying out new ways of responding to hard thoughts and urges. Dana uses clear methods to help clients notice patterns and practice different choices in everyday life.
Her background includes work with people managing substance use and post-traumatic stress. She blends skills-based approaches to help clients manage overwhelming feelings and reduce unhelpful behaviors. Many clients work on rebuilding confidence and finding steadier ways to handle stress.
Dana draws on several well-established approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and mindfulness practices. She uses these methods to teach concrete tools such as values-based action, thought tracking, emotion regulation skills, and mindfulness exercises.
Sessions are intended to be straightforward and solution-oriented. Dana helps people define realistic goals, try small experiments between meetings, and track what works. If guilt or shame is part of the struggle, she aims to help people notice how those feelings affect choices and self-talk.
How Dana’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and problems tied to guilt and shame. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce distress and change behavior. CBT can be useful for anxiety, substance use patterns, and low self-esteem.Dana treats selecting an approach as a collaborative process. She will work with clients to choose or combine methods based on the person's goals, preferences, and what shows up in early sessions. That way the plan can shift if a technique is not helping.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut travel time, and use short check-ins when needed. It also allows practicing skills in the same places and routines where problems happen, which can make experiments and homework more practical.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Kentucky
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem issues. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, control issues, guilt and shame, and substance-related concerns.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses methods that help people notice how guilt and shame show up and affect choices. The work often combines mindfulness and cognitive techniques to change unhelpful self-talk and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of professional social work experience and practical work helping people with substance use, trauma, anxiety, and self-esteem.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LCSW licensed in Kentucky. Her practice is based in Kentucky.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.