Dana Steinham, M.A., PLPC

Dana Steinham, MA , LPC - Understanding Minds

Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor

Supervisor: Dr. Tiffany Lin, Psy.D.

South County Location

Pronouns: he/him

My Specialties

  • Individual therapy

  • ADHD

  • ASD (esp. late/adult diagnosed)

  • Men's Issues

  • Infidelity

  • Co-parenting

  • Relationship/Marital Issues

  • Past Trauma

  • Past Abuse

  • Work Issues

  • Academic Struggles

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

My Approach to Assessment

I practice narrative therapy under the supervision of Dr. Tiffany Lin. I've learned to clarify immediately that there is no writing required in narrative therapy. Narrative therapy is a lesser known but widely well-respected evidence-based framework that sees you and I collaborating to find new, truer-feeling stories of growth tangled up within old, soul-depleting stories of stuck-ness.

My approach to narrative work incorporates elements of mindfulness, parts, and strengths-based therapy. All manner of identities are most welcome in my office. As a narrative therapist, I'm both creative and collaborative, if occasionally challenging - eager not only to hear your story, but to ask you all manner of questions about it, and to kindle in you as its author a spark of creative, workable, growable energy. My ideal outcome with clients is often not a happy ending, but a daunting - yet manageable - beginning.

Education

2023: MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Webster University in Webster Groves, MO

2010: BA in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology

Washington University in St. Louis, MO