- Client-centered care
- CBT and DBT skills
- Focus on life changes
About Dayna
Dayna Hunt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 27 years of experience. She practices in California and brings a straightforward, practical approach to therapy. Dayna focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, and life transitions. She also supports those facing money and financial issues, parenting strains, mood concerns, and career questions.
Dayna uses several evidence-based methods to guide sessions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used to build emotion regulation, mindfulness, and distress tolerance. Her client-centered stance means she listens first and adapts to each person's needs.
Her background includes a Bachelor of Science from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Dominican University in San Rafael. The combination of formal training and many years in practice shapes how she structures sessions and sets goals with clients.
In the room, Dayna focuses on clear, practical steps. She works on communication skills, boundary setting, and problem-solving. When money and financial stress are part of the issue, she helps people untangle emotional patterns around spending, saving, and decision making.
Outside of therapy she enjoys hiking and being in nature. Her long career includes work in private practice, schools, family service agencies, and corporate settings, which informs how she helps people balance life demands and personal growth.
How specific therapies guide online work
Dayna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thinking that keep problems going and to practice new, more helpful behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood concerns because it focuses on changing thoughts and actions.She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. DBT skills can be especially useful when strong emotions make daily tasks or relationships difficult.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try approaches that fit. This collaborative process helps tailor which techniques are emphasized over time.
Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people practice skills in the settings where they live and work, and can make scheduling around jobs or childcare simpler.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, addictions, trauma, eating issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career changes, and coping with life transitions. Money and financial issues are also listed among her focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical skills. She uses CBT to address thoughts and DBT to build emotion regulation, plus collaborative problem solving.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 27 years of professional experience working in a range of settings including private practice, schools, family service agencies, and corporate environments.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and practices in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking to make sure they meet your needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.