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Dana DeDonato

Dana DeDonato is a licensed clinical social worker with a passion for helping people navigate life’s most difficult challenges. Throughout her career, she has dedicated herself to supporting individuals and families coping with illness, loss and major life transitions. Whether working alongside patients managing complex medical conditions or guiding families through times of change, she strives to create a safe, compassionate space where people feel understood and supported.

Dana holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was awarded the prestigious Dorothy Kramer Bergstein Oncology Fellowship. She brings extensive experience in medical social work, providing psychosocial support and counseling to individuals across the lifespan, including those facing terminal illness. Dana is a published author and has been an invited speaker for organizations such as Living Beyond Breast Cancer and the American Psychosocial Oncology Society.

Dana enjoys working with a diverse population of young adults, adults, couples, and families, supporting them in achieving meaningful, personalized treatment goals. Her areas of focus include anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, sand elf-esteem and confidence building, parenting, and navigating life transitions. She practices from a trauma-informed, strengths-based perspective, tailoring her approach to each patient’s unique needs through the use of evidence-based theories and techniques. Her work is rooted in person-centered and solution-focused frameworks, fostering a collaborative and empowering therapeutic experience.

Her approach is rooted in empathy, collaboration, and a commitment to meeting people where they are. She is devoted to walking alongside clients as they discover new ways to heal and move forward.

She believes deeply in the power of human connection and brings both professional expertise and genuine care to the work she does. Dana lives in Southwest Florida with her husband and 3 sons.