Dana Brouca, LCSW - Therapist in New Jersey

About Dana

Dana Brouca is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who uses practical, person-focused methods to help people manage hard moments. She draws on ten years of experience and blends straightforward strategies with attentive listening. Sessions aim to make coping skills useful in daily life.

Dana works from New Jersey and conducts therapy in English. Her approach centers on the client’s perspective. She starts by hearing what matters most and then introduces tools that fit the person’s goals and routine.

Background and approach

Techniques often include thinking-skills that change unhelpful patterns and short experiments to try between sessions. Dana regularly helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and grief. She also addresses trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Additional areas she supports include caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, cancer-related challenges, money problems, and concerns common to young adults. Expect a collaborative process that balances practical steps with space to process feelings. Dana uses elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, Client-Centered Therapy, and Psychodynamic ideas, choosing what fits each person.

Sessions can include talking through patterns, setting small goals, and practicing new ways of reacting. Therapy sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely and follows what the client says is most important, then tailors support to those goals. This approach helps when someone needs a respectful space to sort feelings and decide next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns into clear steps you can change. It teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and respond differently to stressors. Clients often leave sessions with simple exercises to try at home.

Mindfulness techniques involve short attention exercises and grounding practices to reduce overwhelm. These skills can be used between sessions to calm the body and re-center during stressful moments.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That selection can change over time as progress is made.

Online therapy makes these approaches more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions offer simplicity, and live chat or text-based messaging let clients check in between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and use techniques where they need them most.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Dana commonly address?

Dana works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and depression among other concerns. She also supports people facing grief, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem struggles, and career-related stress.

What is her general therapy style?

She uses a client-centered style that pairs listening with practical tools. Expect goal-focused steps, thought work, and exercises you can try between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has ten years of professional experience providing mental health care. That experience shapes her familiarity with a range of life and relationship challenges.

What credentials and where is she licensed?

Dana is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New Jersey with license number NJ LCSW 44SC05877000.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.

How does payment and cost work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What do I need to do to get started?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, filling out a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Depression

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: New Jersey
Languages: English

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