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- Grief and loss
- Self esteem work
- Career and transition
About Dana
Dana Benton, LICSW, is licensed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and has 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on grief, self esteem, career concerns, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue, and describes her role as working alongside clients to identify goals and access strengths they already have.
Dana frames therapy as a partnership. She centers the client as the expert on their life and offers guidance and methods to move toward identified goals. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, with attention to motivation and confidence as they relate to life transitions.
Her approach draws on several well-known methods including acceptance and commitment techniques, attachment-informed work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies, and dialectical behavior ideas. She uses these approaches to help with mood concerns, trauma, and the stress that comes from caregiving or major life changes.
Dana also takes into account cultural and identity factors. She lists immigration issues, prejudice and discrimination, and multicultural concerns among her focus areas. She notes experience with postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder, and post-traumatic stress.
In practical terms she helps people clarify what matters to them, build coping skills, and make changes that fit their daily lives. The first sessions typically focus on goals and priorities. Subsequent sessions mix discussion, behavioral strategies, and skills practice to track progress.
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How her approaches guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps toward them while teaching ways to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often used for life changes, grief, and motivation concerns.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and coping. It helps people understand patterns in relationships and build more effective ways of relating and regulating emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, symptoms, and preferences and then recommend or combine methods that fit the person’s needs. Clients and therapist make adjustments over time based on what is helpful.
Confirm the current online session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Many people find remote sessions useful for fitting therapy into a busy schedule, keeping appointments that would be harder to attend in person, or using shorter check-ins when time is limited. The focus remains on practical skill building, values-based planning, and tracking progress across sessions.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She focuses on grief, self esteem, career issues, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include mood disorders, trauma, attachment issues, and multicultural concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She describes therapy as a partnership where the client is the expert on their life. Sessions combine listening with practical strategies drawn from several approaches.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 17 years of professional clinical experience.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with RI LICSW and MA LICSW listings and practices in Massachusetts.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session format options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, complete the matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.