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Dhana Clarkson, LMHC

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Dhana

Dhana Clarkson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship and family challenges, trauma, grief, and mood issues.

Background and approach

She emphasizes a strengths-based, solution-focused stance that blends therapeutic methods to meet individual needs while attending to the whole person, including how physical health and life circumstances influence mood and coping. Her style is encouraging and practical, drawing on client-centered listening alongside structured techniques when helpful.

Dhana weaves together approaches such as Internal Family Systems, attachment-oriented work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and mindfulness to create individualized plans that reflect each client’s goals and values. She also offers conversations that incorporate a faith perspective when clients wish to include spiritual concerns.

Based in Florida, Dhana accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. She aims to collaborate with clients to identify clear steps forward, reduce distress, and build skills for longer-term resilience.

Integrative approaches for online healing and growth

Internal Family Systems helps people notice and relate to different inner parts in a gentle way, often reducing internal conflict and clarifying values and intentions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relational patterns shape current connections, supporting work on trust, closeness, and boundary challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating space for clients to explore concerns at their own pace and build self-directed change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work, and Dhana treats this as a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, preferences, and life context to determine which methods or combination of methods best fit a client’s needs, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to access sessions from diverse locations and fit care into busy schedules. These formats can make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different session rhythms, and integrate therapeutic tools into everyday life while working with licensed professionals who tailor methods to each person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Dhana address?
Dhana works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related problems, anger, depression, and coping with life changes, along with many related areas such as body image, attachment, and panic disorder.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is positive, encouraging, and solution-focused, blending active problem-solving with empathic listening to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has been a professional counselor for 15 years, bringing long-term experience to a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are Dhana's credentials and where is she located?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, FL LMHC MH11441, and practices from Florida while accepting clients in English.
Can non-U.S. clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts therapy in English for those located outside the United States.
In what session formats does she offer care?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteem

Also works with

Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageControl issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English