Dana Steiner , LCPC

Dana Steiner is a licensed Illinois therapist with more than 26 years of clinical experience helping individuals and couples navigate relationship challenges, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting struggles, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and life transitions. She also works with issues related to body image, eating and sleeping, self-esteem, career concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and the emotional impacts of major life changes. Her practice emphasizes practical support for coping and change, with attention to how mood and food can interact and affect well-being.

Clients often say she is "different from other therapists" they have seen because she offers direct, thoughtful feedback when appropriate and welcomes client input to refine treatment plans. That collaborative stance helps tailor therapy to each person or couple, while her supportive, compassionate manner creates a nonjudgmental space for exploring difficult feelings and building new skills.

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis and completed graduate work in Chicago at Argosy University. She became fully licensed to practice independently in Illinois five years after finishing graduate studies and holds the LCPC credential - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Her training includes intensive mindfulness therapeutic skills, level one certification as a Gottman Methodology Counselor for couples work, and certification as a supervisor for Licensed Professional Counselors and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors. She is a member of the American Counseling Association and the National Association of Professional Women, where she was honored for "Outstanding Excellence and Dedication to Her Profession and the Achievement of Women." She has been recognized as an Honored VIP member in Covington’s Who’s Who and has received a "Therapist of the Year" award voted by clients. She encourages those ready to pursue a more fulfilling life to consider therapy as a step toward sustainable change, offering support and guidance throughout the process.