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Dana Legrande, LCSW

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Dana

Dana Legrande is an LCSW who blends relational and practical therapies to help people address persistent life challenges and build forward momentum. With 12 years of clinical experience, she draws on attachment-informed work and client-centered techniques alongside structured methods like solution-focused strategies and elements of the Gottman approach.

Background and approach

Her practice emphasizes restoring stability, improving coping, and fostering clearer goals while honoring each person’s history and strengths. She has extensive experience supporting people with mood disorders, substance-related concerns, ADHD, and a range of relational and stress-related issues.

Sessions commonly include psychoeducation, identification of problematic patterns, behavior change planning, and exploration of family of origin and past trauma when relevant. Dana incorporates motivational interviewing to support readiness for change and often integrates twelve-step principles to complement recovery-focused work.

Known for a compassionate, down-to-earth style, she values collaboration and uses humor when appropriate as part of healing. Based in New York, Dana helps clients clarify long-term objectives, strengthen self-image, and take incremental steps toward greater stability and wellbeing.

Online approaches that combine relationships and results

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current emotions and connections; in online sessions this approach helps clients explore relational needs and repair strategies that improve interpersonal stability. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and the client’s own capacity to find solutions, supporting self-exploration and increased agency through collaborative conversations. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on practical steps and small, achievable changes, which can be especially useful for managing stress, ADHD-related challenges, and setting concrete behavioral goals.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the therapeutic journey and is decided together. Dana works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and tailors techniques across these models to suit the individual rather than applying a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility for busy schedules or geographic constraints. These formats allow therapy to fit into daily life while preserving continuity of care and making it easier to maintain momentum between appointments.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Dana commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, anger, and compassion fatigue. These areas reflect her focus on emotional and behavioral patterns that impact daily functioning.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach combines attachment-based and client-centered work with solution-focused strategies and motivational interviewing. The style balances relational understanding with practical steps for change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dana brings 12 years of experience in clinical social work, including work with people facing mental health and substance use challenges. That background informs her integrative approach to treatment planning.
Where is Dana licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with license number NY LCSW 080869. Sessions are offered to clients located within that service area.
Which languages does she use in sessions?
Sessions are conducted in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Pricing details depend on the client’s chosen plan and scheduling.
How does someone begin working with Dana?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The process matches needs and preferences before the first appointment.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyGottman MethodMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English

What Dana can help with

Dana Legrande works with clients on stress and anxiety, self esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, and coping with life changes.

Dana works with people diagnosed with both mental illness and substance abuse disorders.

How Dana approaches therapy

Dana's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Dana is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in New York.