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Dana Wester, BACP

Dana Wester is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience.

About Dana

Dana Wester is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship concerns and issues around identity and self‑esteem. Dana also helps with parenting questions, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges and intimacy-related worries.

She practises an integrative style and draws on several approaches to match each person's needs. That can include person-centred listening, cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness, art and play methods, gestalt work, sand therapy and solution-focused techniques.

Background and approach

Sessions are shaped around what the person finds most helpful. Dana has worked with adults, children and adolescents, and she has experience supporting parents. Her background includes direct work around self-harm and suicidal thoughts, eating-related issues, sexual identity and the effects of trauma.

She aims to make the counselling room a non-judgemental place where difficult feelings can be named and explored. In practice Dana focuses on practical steps as well as emotional processing. That may mean learning new coping skills, trying creative exercises, practising mindfulness or testing out different ways to communicate.

She places the person at the centre of the work and adapts methods to individual goals. People who choose Dana can expect straightforward language and a calm, accepting approach. She encourages small, steady changes and supports people as they build more satisfying relationships with themselves and others.

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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

How Dana's approaches translate to online work

Person-centred work focuses on respectful listening and helping people feel accepted. Online, this often means setting gentle goals, offering reflective listening and using straightforward questions to deepen understanding. Cognitive behavioural ideas look at patterns of thought and behaviour and introduce practical experiments and skill practice to reduce unhelpful cycles. These techniques suit anxiety, stress and mood difficulties because they provide clear tools to try between sessions.

Some of Dana's work also uses creative and experiential methods such as art or sand techniques adapted for online use. These let people express difficult feelings visually or symbolically when words alone are hard to find. Together with the client, she will decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals and preferences - the choice is collaborative rather than fixed.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face‑to‑face conversation and visual materials, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, live chat can suit shorter check‑ins or people who prefer typing, and text messaging helps maintain momentum between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while still working on meaningful change.

Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does Dana support?

Dana supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, self‑esteem, parenting questions, ADHD and bipolar challenges, among other concerns.

What is Dana's therapeutic style like?

She practises an integrative approach, adapting techniques to each person's needs and focusing on practical steps alongside emotional exploration.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of professional experience working with adults, children and adolescents, and with parents.

What credentials and location are listed?

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

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients internationally.

How are sessions delivered?

Sessions can take place by video call, phone session, live chat or text‑based messaging to suit different preferences and situations.

How are costs handled?

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

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.