- Warm and non-judgmental
- Practical stress tools
- Bilingual English Spanish
About Dana
Dana Castillo is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps adults and teens manage anxiety, stress, and relationship challenges. She offers a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental space where people can speak honestly and feel heard.
Sessions focus on understanding thoughts and emotions and building practical tools for everyday life. Dana aims to help clients handle life transitions, cope with depression, and strengthen self-esteem so they can move forward with more confidence.
Her work includes attention to communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, life purpose, self-love, women's issues, and money and financial issues when they contribute to stress. She listens for what matters most and helps shape small, doable steps that fit each person's circumstances.
With three years of clinical experience in Texas, Dana blends steady support with straightforward skills practice. Conversations are paced to match each person’s needs, and sessions are focused on real problems and useful strategies.
Dana speaks English and Spanish. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
Approaches that focus on practical change
Many clients are helped by evidence-based techniques that teach skills and change unhelpful habits. One common approach is short-term skill building that helps people recognize and shift thought patterns contributing to anxiety and low mood; it focuses on simple exercises and new ways of responding to stress. Another helpful method emphasizes emotion awareness and regulation, teaching people to name emotions, tolerate difficult feelings, and try different coping actions when life feels overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Dana works collaboratively to find what fits each person's goals, needs, and preferences. Together they try methods, notice what helps, and adjust the plan so work in sessions transfers into everyday life.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes it possible to continue care through life transitions and to practice new skills in real time. Licensed professionals can tailor sessions to focus on stress management, money-related worries, relationship communication, or self-esteem work depending on what you want to accomplish.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Dana commonly help with?
Dana works with adults and teens on stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, depression, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also addresses issues like communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, life purpose, and money and financial issues when they affect wellbeing.
How would you describe the therapy style used?
The approach is warm, supportive, and non-judgmental. Sessions focus on understanding thoughts and feelings while developing practical tools to manage stress and gain clarity.
What background and experience does the therapist have?
Dana has three years of clinical experience working with adults and teens. Her practice emphasizes building skills and helping people navigate transitions and relationship challenges.
Where is Dana licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Texas.
In which languages are sessions available?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the United States work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are available to those who can work within the therapist's permitted client base.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.