Dana Schneider-Kovach, LCSW

Dana Schneider-Kovach is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Kentucky with nine years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and addresses concerns like addiction, trauma, depression, and self-esteem. Dana approaches each person with respect, dignity, and compassion. She encourages people who are nervous about beginning therapy and recognizes that taking the first step takes courage.

In sessions she works privately with the individual to match support to the person's needs. She draws on approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness to help people notice what matters and build practical skills. She also uses client-centered and dialectical behavior therapy methods when they fit the person's situation.

People often come for help with substance use, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, or the heavy strain of caregiving and control issues. She addresses guilt, shame, life purpose, and the particular challenges faced by veterans and armed forces members. The focus is on clear steps people can try between sessions to feel steadier.

Dana aims to tailor sessions to each person's goals and pace. She listens for what the person values, then helps set goals and practices that fit their daily life. Her tone is straightforward and supportive, and she works collaboratively to move toward realistic change.

To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability. That process helps make sure therapy starts with a good fit for the person's needs.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and take small committed steps toward those values, even when stress or anxiety shows up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple practices to lower reactivity and build attention to what matters most.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dana will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals, preferences, and comfort level. Together they will try strategies, review what helps, and adjust course when needed.

The therapist's biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm session options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or reduce travel time. Online sessions can make it easier to practice skills between meetings and to bring real-life situations into conversation. Ask about available formats so sessions can be planned to match daily routines and technical needs.