Dana Steiner, LCPC
Therapist in Illinois
Dana Steiner, LCPC, is a licensed clinical professional counselor practicing in Illinois with 26 years of experience.
- License 180001600 · Illinois Expires March 2027
- NPI 1215022447 · national registry
- Experience and languages 26+ years in practice English
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About Dana
Dana Steiner, LCPC, is a licensed clinical professional counselor practicing in Illinois with 26 years of experience. She works with individuals and couples on relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and issues around food and body image. Dana is direct and interactive in sessions and asks clients for feedback to shape treatment.
She blends straightforward guidance with a compassionate style. Dana uses elements of client-centered care alongside cognitive behavior techniques and mindfulness skills.
Background and approach
She explains strategies clearly and practices active listening while offering practical tools to manage stress and mood. Dana has a background that began in Brooklyn and continued through undergraduate study at Washington University in St. Louis and graduate work in Chicago.
She earned her Illinois LCPC and has more than two decades of clinical experience across outpatient and counseling settings. When working with couples she incorporates principles from the Gottman Method to address communication and connection. With individuals she often uses CBT and mindfulness to reduce anxious thinking and improve daily coping.
Sessions emphasize skills you can use between meetings. Dana also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, blended family concerns, addiction issues, trauma, and career or life transitions. Her approach is practical, relationship-focused, and aimed at helping people make manageable changes over time.
Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180001600 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1215022447 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dana names
- Gottman Method
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the approaches Dana names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches meet online care
Clients can expect a mix of familiar, practical approaches when meeting online. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication and rebuilding connection in relationships, using exercises and structured conversations to address conflict and intimacy. Client-centered therapy centers on listening and responding to what each person needs, making space for clients to set the pace and goals of work together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new behaviors to reduce anxiety or low mood.Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Over the first sessions she will test different strategies and adjust the plan so it fits the client's situation and comfort level.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and conversations that benefit from seeing facial expressions. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth or hands-free options are needed. Live chat and text are helpful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work between in-person appointments.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Dana help with?
Dana works with relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, addictions, body image and eating concerns, stress, trauma, and many life transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a supportive, compassionate style while offering clear feedback and practical tools. Sessions combine listening with skills practice so clients can try strategies between appointments.
What is her professional background?
She completed undergraduate study at Washington University in St. Louis and graduate work in Chicago, and has practiced for 26 years in counseling settings.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds an Illinois LCPC credential and maintains a practice based in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Dana?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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