Dana McKennon is a licensed counselor in Illinois with 21 years of experience.
01About Dana
Dana McKennon is a licensed counselor in Illinois with 21 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma or abuse, parenting concerns, and troubles with focus and attention. She speaks English and aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and clear.
She keeps sessions straightforward and calm. Dana works to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be said without fear of judgment.
Background and approach
She encourages steady progress and practical steps rather than long lectures. In sessions she listens for patterns that affect daily life, such as attention difficulties, panic, or compulsive behaviors. Together with each person she sets small goals to try between meetings.
Those steps might include experiments with daily routines, brief behavior changes, or new ways to respond to worry. Dana has broad experience across concerns like body image, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, phobias, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, trichotillomania, and first responder issues. Her practice favors clear, manageable strategies that fit into a person's life and schedule.
She describes starting therapy as a courageous choice and supports people through the first appointments and beyond. The focus is on practical coping tools, clearer thinking, and reducing the burden of persistent worry and stress.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180006076 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1811183452 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
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04Online support
Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Options
Many effective approaches use clear, practical steps to reduce worry and improve daily functioning. Cognitive approaches focus on the link between thoughts and feelings, teaching people to spot unhelpful thinking and try different responses. These techniques can help with anxiety, panic, social fears, and obsessive thinking. Behavioral methods emphasize action - testing fears with small experiments, building routines that support focus, and using gradual exposure to reduce phobias and avoidance.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, daily challenges, and what feels manageable. Together they will pick and adjust techniques over time so the work fits the person’s life and needs.
Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people see facial expressions and use visual aids. Phone sessions work well when video would be difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text can be useful for short check-ins, tracking progress, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments and to practice new skills between sessions.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
Dana supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and focus or attention difficulties such as ADHD. She also works with body image issues, OCD and related behaviors, panic, phobias, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, trichotillomania, and first responder issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She keeps sessions calm and direct, creating an open, nonjudgmental space. The approach focuses on practical steps and steady progress rather than long theoretical explanations.
What is her professional background?
She has 21 years of professional work experience helping people with anxiety, trauma, parenting concerns, and concentration problems. That experience shapes how she structures sessions and follow-up work.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
Dana holds an IL LCPC and provides services based in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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