Dana McKennon

Dana McKennon is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 21 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and focus problems such as ADHD. She listens without judgment and encourages small steps toward clearer thinking and steadier days.

Her sessions aim to be straightforward and practical. Dana creates an open environment where thoughts and feelings can be named and talked through. She focuses on skills that people can use between meetings to manage worry, concentration, and intense emotions.

Over two decades of work have given her experience with a range of concerns. This includes panic, phobias, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, body image struggles, post-traumatic stress, trichotillomania, and stresses common to first responders. That background helps her tailor support to each person’s situation.

Dana values collaboration. She works with each person to set modest goals and tries approaches that fit the person's life and pace. She encourages trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting as needed.

To begin, she asks people to take a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. If you are unsure what to expect, the first step is a simple sign-up and scheduling process.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Many effective, evidence-based techniques focus on changing unhelpful thinking and building practical skills. Cognitive approaches help people notice patterns of thinking that increase anxiety or shame and teach clearer, calmer ways to respond. These techniques are useful for worries, panic, social anxiety, and body image concerns.

Exposure-based strategies gradually reduce fear and avoidance by facing situations in a controlled way. When applied step by step, exposure can help with phobias, panic symptoms, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and post-traumatic stress reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and daily life. That means trying things, seeing what helps, and adjusting plans together so the approach feels realistic and useful.

Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow quick check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice skills in the context of their everyday routines, which can make techniques learned in sessions more helpful.