Dana Wogahn , LCSW

Dana Wogahn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with five years of professional experience. She centers her work on the client, shaping each session around the individual needs, feedback, and goals of the person in therapy. Dana invites clients to share what is helpful and what is not so that sessions can be adjusted in real time to remain useful and relevant.

Dana supports people seeking constructive feedback, a listening ear, or therapeutic insight, and often combines these elements to provide balanced care. Her practice addresses issues such as family challenges, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, depression, stress and anxiety, coping with life changes, relationship difficulties, anger, compassion fatigue, and work with LGBT clients. She aims to ensure each person feels heard and supported throughout the therapeutic process by collaboratively tailoring interventions and pacing to match individual preferences and needs.

Evidence-Based Techniques and How They Work Online

Dana emphasizes a client-centered approach, which focuses on listening closely to each person's experience and adjusting sessions based on ongoing feedback. This method helps people feel understood and guides treatment toward goals that matter most to them. She also applies trauma-informed principles when working with survivors of trauma and abuse - this means recognizing how trauma can affect emotions, relationships, and daily functioning, and tailoring care to promote safety, stabilization, and gradual recovery. In addition, Dana uses skills-based coping strategies that teach practical tools for managing stress, anxiety, low mood, anger, and life transitions, helping clients build day-to-day resilience.

Choosing the best therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Dana works with clients to assess needs, try techniques, and adjust methods over time so treatment aligns with personal goals and preferences. Clients play an active role in shaping the pace and focus of therapy.

Online sessions - whether by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access support from home or elsewhere. These options provide flexibility in scheduling, multiple ways to communicate, and consistent access to a licensed professional who can offer guidance and evidence-based strategies.