Dayna Hunt , LMFT

Dayna Hunt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 27 years of clinical experience. She combines formal training with a long-standing curiosity about human relationships, helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family challenges, trauma, addictions, parenting concerns, career transitions, and other life changes.

Born and raised in Marin County in Northern California, she has lived in Southern California and Seattle and has traveled widely across the United States and Europe, with a brief residence in Australia. Time spent outdoors hiking and being in nature alongside family life are central to her personal life and inform her grounded, practical approach to therapy.

Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Science from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Dominican University in San Rafael, California. Her professional work began nearly three decades ago and has included roles in private practice, family service agencies, schools, and corporate settings, where she has supported individuals, couples, teenagers, children, and entire families.

Dayna uses a blend of evidence-based methods tailored to each person’s needs. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to explore and reshape thoughts that influence feelings and behavior, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to build distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, mindfulness, and emotion regulation skills, and a client-centered Rogerian stance to meet people where they are. She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and solution-focused techniques when appropriate.

Across settings and presenting concerns, Dayna emphasizes clear communication, healthier boundaries, and practical strategies to reduce conflict and increase well-being. Her long experience working with blended families, divorce and separation, family of origin issues, grief, postpartum challenges, ADHD, and mood disorders informs a flexible style that blends problem-solving with empathy and realistic goal-setting.

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