About Dana
Dana Hicks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma, and self-esteem concerns. She offers straightforward, steady support for everyday problems and hard moments. Her tone is down-to-earth and practical, aimed at people who need clear steps and calm guidance.
Dana draws on five years of clinical work as a New Jersey LCSW to shape sessions that fit each person. She listens for the immediate problem and looks for small, doable changes that reduce worry and restore balance.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what is happening now and what can help this week. She helps people process traumatic events and the aftereffects of abuse or assault. Dana also supports those coping with separation, infidelity, and caregiver stress.
She works with issues tied to guilt, shame, and veterans' experiences in ways that acknowledge the emotional weight behind them. In conversation she uses clear language and practical techniques rather than jargon. Together with clients she sets concrete goals, practices coping skills, and tracks progress.
The aim is better day-to-day functioning and more confidence managing triggers and setbacks. Sessions are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Dana practices in New Jersey and offers services in English.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a session is scheduled according to availability.
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Many clients benefit from methods that teach practical coping skills and safety planning. One common approach focuses on skill-building for stress and anxiety, teaching techniques for grounding, breathing, and interrupting worry patterns to help with daily functioning.Another helpful approach addresses trauma and its effects by guiding people to process difficult memories and reduce their emotional hold. This work often includes pacing and repeated practice of skills to manage reactions and reclaim routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick strategies that match their needs, goals, and comfort level, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text work well for quick check-ins, coaching between sessions, or people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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