Dr. Dana Scoville, LMHC

Dr. Dana Scoville is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with over two decades of experience. She focuses on practical steps people can use when stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, or relationship strains feel overwhelming. Her style is steady and encouraging, aimed at helping people move toward better day-to-day functioning rather than chasing quick fixes.

Dr. Scoville centers sessions on strengths and resilience. She helps clients notice what already works in their lives and build on those habits. The goal is to increase adaptability when life brings change, loss, or difficult emotions.

Her work treats mental health as an ongoing lifestyle practice. She asks where someone falls on a spectrum of functioning and then looks for realistic shifts to move toward more optimal days. Those shifts can be small routines, mindset changes, or new ways of responding to stressors.

Clinically, she draws from approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness-based ideas. She also uses solution-focused techniques to create clear, short-term goals that feel achievable. These methods are used together to match each person’s needs rather than following a single formula.

Dr. Scoville supports people facing trauma, compassion fatigue, career stress, intimacy-related concerns, and LGBT-related struggles among other issues. She accepts international clients and conducts work from her Florida practice. To begin, she asks clients to consider what small, practical changes would make daily life feel more manageable.

How specific approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action toward personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, grief, and navigating life changes by focusing on meaningful steps instead of fighting unwanted inner experiences.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In practice this means identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety or improve mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That process can include trying a few techniques and adjusting based on how well they help in daily life.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific formats available before booking. The profile does not list session formats, so check options when scheduling. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time so sessions are simpler to attend. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT techniques effectively for remote sessions, using exercises and practical homework to keep progress moving between meetings.