Dana Legrande
Practical, relational therapy for steady change
LCSW New York
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Bipolar
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Dana
Dana Legrande is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 12 years of experience helping people work through hard moments. She focuses on giving practical tools so clients can make clearer choices and move past problems that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
Dana draws on several approaches to meet each person where they are. She uses the Gottman Method alongside attachment-based and client-centered ideas to look at patterns and improve how people relate to themselves and others.
Sessions often include straightforward skill teaching, goal setting, and chances to practice new ways of coping. Her background includes work with people who face both mental health and substance use challenges.
That work shaped her interest in combining psychoeducation with behavior-focused steps, such as 12-step informed strategies and motivational interviewing techniques to support change. In therapy Dana pays attention to family history and past hurts while helping clients build stronger everyday routines.
She emphasizes self-image, long-term goals, and small habits that lead to greater stability. She also brings a humane approach and a sense of humor into sessions when it fits.
People who meet with Dana can expect a collaborative style. She helps identify problems, sets realistic next steps, and checks in on progress over time.
Her work is practical, direct, and aimed at steady improvement.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Three of the approaches Dana uses are described simply so you know what to expect. The Gottman Method looks at patterns in relationships and teaches practical tools to improve communication, reduce conflict, and rebuild connection. Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early bonds shape reactions and helps people form steadier emotional responses and healthier ways of relating. Client-centered therapy puts the person's experience at the center and emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping clients find their own solutions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Dana will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. She collaborates to pick techniques that fit the situation and adjusts the plan as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations and practice work, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging can help with quick check-ins or between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep progress moving forward.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English