Dana Thomart, LMFT

Dana Thomart is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She uses a warm, nonjudgmental style to support parents and caregivers facing everyday strains. Dana combines practical tools with steady listening so clients can try small changes between sessions.

With 19 years of experience in California, she has worked with people dealing with low mood, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. Dana also addresses caregiver stress, communication problems, feelings of isolation, and issues around control and forgiveness. Sessions aim to help clients build clearer boundaries, steadier moods, and kinder self-talk.

Dana draws on client-centered therapy to keep the conversation focused on each person's concerns. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation when moods feel overwhelming. These approaches are used in simple, step-by-step ways that people can apply at home.

Her style is practical and straightforward. Dana helps people set small goals and practice new skills between meetings. She encourages parents and carers to notice progress, even when it feels slow.

If you are thinking about therapy, Dana asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire to get started. From there you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability and choose whether the subscription plan fits your needs.

How Dana uses therapy methods online

Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters most to the client by offering a listening, supportive space and responding to each person's priorities. It helps people feel heard and shape goals that make sense for their day-to-day life.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical steps to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Skills include emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can be useful for caregivers under chronic stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your needs, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. You and the therapist can adjust the plan as you learn what helps most.

Confirm the current session formats before booking so you know how meetings are scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during a break at work or between caregiving tasks. Discuss practical scheduling preferences when you begin so sessions match your life.