Licensed clinical social worker recordCalifornia
Dana Lapsley, LCSW
California
Licensed clinical social worker - stress and relationships
Continue with DanaCredentials check
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in California
- LCSW, licence 128735
- NPI
- 1255129359
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
These details come from information Dana supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
About Dana
Dana Lapsley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on common pressures like stress and anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem struggles, and coping with life changes. Sessions are practical and straightforward, aimed at helping people manage day-to-day problems and make concrete changes.
Dana works with issues related to adoption and foster care, avoidant personality patterns, body image, and codependency. She also helps people facing commitment questions, communication problems, control issues, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Obsessions, compulsions, guilt and shame, jealousy, and searching for life purpose are additional areas she addresses.
Her approach uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to break problems into manageable steps. Conversations focus on what is happening now, what has helped before, and small actions a person can try between meetings. Expect clear goals, practical tools, and regular check-ins on progress.
Dana describes therapy as a collaborative process. She adapts the session pace to match each person’s daily demands and priorities. Appointments aim to fit into ordinary life while addressing real stresses at work, school, and home.
Language of sessions is English and services are provided in California. For people who want to start, there is a short matching questionnaire and a scheduling step to arrange the first session.
BHow sessions work
How evidence-based techniques translate to online work
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical methods that address thoughts, behaviors, and relationships. For example, cognitive-behavioral strategies look at thought patterns and test them with small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Behavioral activation encourages scheduling manageable activities to counter low motivation and increase positive experiences.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which techniques fit their goals and daily routine. Goals, pace, and methods are reviewed together and adjusted as progress is tracked.
Confirm the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the original profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Talk with the therapist about what will work with your schedule and preferences so sessions can be arranged around work, school, or family commitments.
CAreas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Dana helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also addresses topics like body image, codependency, and obsessive behaviors.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical steps. Conversations emphasize clear goals and tools people can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of clinical experience working as a therapist. That experience includes a range of common personal and interpersonal concerns.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California. Services are provided in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. Services are provided to people in California.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
What do I do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process sets up the initial appointment.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers