About Surrender To Hope

Dana was born and raised on Vancouver Island. She has a Bachelor in Child and Youth Care and extensive experience in children, youth and family counselling. Personal and professional experiences led her to complete a Master of Arts in Addiction Counselling at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation School of Addiction Studies. She has been mentored by and worked alongside the experts in Addiction Treatment. She has worked in residential and outpatient treatment settings in Minnesota and on Vancouver Island. She is trained in trauma informed care, expressive therapies, an expert in 12 step facilitation, and integrates behavioural therapies into work.

Unlike other talk therapists, Dana uses psychoeducation and skill building techniques to increase her clients capacity to mange the stressors in everyday life. She is a person who values life long learning which has led her to complete a second Masters in Leadership with a health specialization.

Dana's experience and education has led her to utilize many different techniques to support people struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma responses, addiction disorders, as well as provide supportive parent coaching.