Dana Urso

Hi! I'm Dana, a licensed therapist (LPC) in Philadelphia. My educational background has focused primarily on Biology (undergrad) and Trauma-Centric Counseling (grad school). This comes through in therapy as holistic attention to the body and nervous system and a lens that zeroes in on adaptations and functionality of patterns vs. diagnosis and judgement. The majority of my clinical experience has taken place in a specialized community mental health setting, working with people who have experienced acute or complex trauma in childhood and/or adulthood.

Swearing, oversharing, messy brain dumps and complicated thoughts and feelings about your mom, your partner, your best friend, your body are ALL on the table.

Currently, I work with adults who are tired of the way their past experiences keep impacting the way they show up in the present, who feel like their feelings are "too much", and who get stuck overthinking everything but are unable to make meaningful change stick. If you're struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship issues and/or low self esteem; I'm here to tell you that there isn't anything 'wrong' with you. You aren't broken, you have simply learned to cope in ways that are no longer serving you. You don't need to be labeled or pathologized, you need to be supported by someone who actually gets you.