Dana Hall , LCPC

Dana Hall is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) through the International Association of Trauma Professionals, based in Chicago, Illinois. With more than 20 years of experience in education and mental health, she has worked at leading therapeutic treatment facilities and served as a crisis management specialist, professional consultant, educator, and senior supervising therapist before moving into private practice.

Dana brings a compassionate, strength-based approach that blends clinical rigor with practical skills. She created an individual Dialectical Behavior Therapy program to match clients' coping needs and routinely incorporates evidence-informed modalities including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), the Gottman Method, mindfulness practices, and trauma-focused interventions.

Her work focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, and a range of intimacy and identity issues including LGBTQ matters. Dana emphasizes transparency, respect, and warmth in the therapeutic relationship, and she follows World Professional Association for Transgender Health standards of care while welcoming LGBTQ clients.

Known for an integrated, holistic style that avoids judgment and stigma, she partners with clients to identify root causes, develop sustainable coping strategies, and rebuild a sense of agency and purpose. Dana’s practice supports people through life transitions, chronic health challenges, work and career concerns, and complex family dynamics using tailored interventions that promote long-term growth and resilience.