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Dana Hartshorn, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-informed work
About Dana
Dana Hartshorn is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship concerns. She also helps people with identity and gender questions, eating issues, trauma and attachment difficulties.
Dana draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed work. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and patterns, trying new ways of responding, and building clearer goals. She uses person-centred listening to understand each person's experience before suggesting practical tools.
Clients can expect sessions that combine short-term problem-solving and exploration of longer-term relationship or identity patterns. Conversations may include thought records, behavioural experiments and values-based planning from ACT. Attachment ideas are used to look at how earlier relationships influence current reactions.
She is interested in how the wider environment affects wellbeing and may discuss simple ways to bring nature into coping strategies. The therapist favours clear steps people can try between sessions, and checks in on what works and what needs changing.
Dana aims to help people increase self-understanding and find direction. She supports work on self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related issues, workplace stress, and questions around gender and sexual identity. The emphasis is practical: notice patterns, try a different response, and review the results.
How Dana applies evidence-based approaches online
Many sessions use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and test small changes in behaviour. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood, worry and workplace problems by breaking issues into concrete steps and behavioural experiments.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and actions. It helps people notice difficult thoughts without being led by them, then choose actions that match what matters to them. This approach can be useful for people facing life changes, low motivation or ongoing distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss client goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.
The profile does not specify which remote session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time and help fit sessions into a busy week. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, or sessions without video when that better suits someone’s needs.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Dana help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, eating issues, identity and gender questions, trauma and attachment difficulties, grief, self-esteem and workplace stress.
How does she use CBT in sessions?
CBT is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviour patterns and to test small changes. Sessions often include practical exercises and behavioural experiments to try between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She has four years of clinical experience working in the UK and draws on person-centred, attachment and CBT approaches in her practice.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.