Counsellor profile
Dana Wester, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Person centred
- CBT approaches
- Art and play therapy
About Dana
Counsellor and BACP member Dana Wester offers eight years of experience working in the United Kingdom with adults, children and adolescents, and with parents. She lists areas she helps with including stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and identity issues, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, eating disorders, sexual identity, relationship and parenting concerns, and self-harm and suicidal ideation.
Dana describes herself as an integrative counsellor. She draws on a range of methods such as person-centred work, cognitive behavioural approaches, art therapy, solution-focused techniques, play therapy, sand therapy, mindfulness and gestalt. Sessions aim to be practical and conversational, with attention to feelings, thoughts and everyday choices.
Her style is straightforward and focused on the person in front of her. She works with parents as individuals, and with young people, using play and creative methods where helpful. She explains approaches in simple terms and helps people try things between sessions when that is useful.
Dana’s experience includes supporting people through loss, relationship stress and long-term emotional difficulties. She also notes work related to identity, eating concerns and neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome. Her practice takes an open stance and she describes unconditional acceptance of each client.
Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and international clients are accepted. Prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and to use the See online counselling options button to schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Many of Dana’s listed approaches are used to help with common emotional and practical problems. Person-centred work focuses on open listening and personal pace, supporting people to talk through feelings and choices. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and can help with anxiety, low mood and building coping strategies.She also uses creative methods such as art and play therapy. These approaches offer a different way to express feelings when words are hard to find and can be useful with adolescents or adults who prefer non-verbal work.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dana will work with each person to decide which methods are most helpful based on their needs, aims and preferences. This is a collaborative step and may change over time as work progresses.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the original biography does not list specific options. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins and making it possible to attend from a familiar setting. Registered or accredited professionals can use different formats, so check which ones are offered when you arrange a first session.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Dana works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, eating issues, identity and self-esteem problems, ADHD and related matters.
What is her therapeutic style?
She describes an integrative approach that uses practical, conversational work. Methods include person-centred listening alongside cognitive behavioural and creative methods.
How much experience does she have?
Dana has eight years of professional experience working with adults, children, adolescents and parents in the United Kingdom.
Is she a registered practitioner and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Do sessions take place in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model which can be cancelled at any time; costs vary with location.
How do I begin if I want to book?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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