Dr. Dana Scoville, LMHC

Dr. Dana Scoville is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 23 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, trauma, and life transitions. She emphasizes a strengths-based, empowering style of therapy that supports clients in building resilience and adapting to difficult circumstances rather than attempting to control things that are outside their influence. Her practice integrates practical strategies and therapeutic tools tailored to each person, with attention to self-esteem, intimacy issues, career concerns, family dynamics, and compassion fatigue.

Dr. Scoville views mental health as a continuum that benefits from ongoing attention, similar to maintaining physical health. She guides clients to identify where they sit on that spectrum and to design realistic lifestyle adjustments that move them toward better functioning. While she does not offer quick fixes or one-size-fits-all cures, she collaborates with clients to create sustainable changes suited to their needs and capacities. Her approach combines evidence-informed techniques with mindful, solution-oriented work to help individuals and couples find practical pathways forward.

Throughout her work she attends to diverse identities and life circumstances, including LGBT concerns and international clients, offering flexible session formats to fit varied schedules and preferences.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Dr. Dana Scoville draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking committed action toward meaningful goals - it is useful for anxiety, life changes, and persistent stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning - it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. She also incorporates mindfulness techniques that teach present-moment awareness to reduce rumination and improve emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. Scoville collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress is made. This collaborative stance helps tailor treatment to individual circumstances and strengths.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer practical flexibility for busy schedules, travel, or those who prefer remote care. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access licensed professionals from different locations while working toward personal goals.