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Dana Wester, BACP

Dana Wester is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom.

About Dana

Dana Wester is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She has eight years of professional experience and works with adults, children and adolescents, and parents. Dana offers an accepting, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult feelings.

She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, identity and relationship concerns. Her approach is integrative. That means she draws on several evidence-based ways of working to match what each person needs.

Background and approach

Sessions can include conversation-based therapy alongside creative options such as art or play if that suits the person. Dana aims to make therapy feel understandable and manageable, not full of jargon. She has experience supporting people through trauma and abuse, grief and loss, eating and identity-related issues, self-harm and suicidal thoughts, and parenting or relationship strain.

She also helps with long-term conditions such as bipolar disorder, ADHD and chronic illness, and with attachment, abandonment and communication problems. Dana centres the person in the work and encourages clients to set their own goals. She uses practical strategies that can be tried between sessions.

The tone in sessions is warm and direct, with an emphasis on building trust and working step by step. Sessions are offered in English and can be held online by phone, video, live chat or text-based messaging. Dana is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	373570	February 2027

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Dana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Anger management
Depression
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behaviour changes. It is commonly used for anxiety, low mood and stress and often involves practical exercises to try between sessions.

Person-centred work centres the person's experience and pace. The therapist listens without judgement and helps the person explore their feelings and values, which can support identity, self-esteem and relationship work.

Creative methods such as art therapy or play approaches bring non-verbal ways of expressing difficult feelings. These options can be used online with simple materials and can help when words feel hard to find.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dana will discuss options with each person and decide together which methods suit their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and may change as therapy progresses.

Online sessions by video make it possible to have a face-to-face style conversation from different locations. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging allow regular, flexible contact and can fit around work, childcare or other commitments. Together these formats make therapy more accessible and easier to fit into everyday life.

Frequently asked

What concerns does Dana help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and identity concerns including LGBT matters.

What is Dana's therapeutic style?

Dana uses an integrative style that blends talking therapies with creative methods. The aim is to match approaches to what feels most helpful for each person.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of professional work experience supporting adults, children, adolescents and parents.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international arrangements are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

In what formats are sessions delivered?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.