About me

Greetings parents,
I am a parent myself. Teenagers often are reluctant to open up and talk to strangers including counselors. To make them feel more at ease I provide a variety of therapeutic exercises that do not always require them to spend the session talking to me. To give them a break from talking and to support their essential development I will teach them executive functioning skills such as attention regulation, cognitive flexibility and response inhibition. My goal is to show them that they have internal resources and capacities they can use to address their life challenges. I will also teach them some very powerful exercises to help them reduce internal conflict and promote a more positive relationship they have with themselves and parts of themselves. You can read about this model here: www.selfleadership.org

I will also ask to have a session or two with you parents. Teenagers tend to improve as the family system as a whole improves as well. They are not isolated persons whose challenges are completely inside of them. They are a member of a social system and have adapted to it in good and not so good ways. My sessions with them will be strictly confidential.

Using technology: I will encourage your teenager to complete A LOT of writing exercises. Autobiographical writing is very therapeutic. It also relieves some social anxiety some teens have in speaking with an adult, especially counselors. During our sessions they are free to chose to conduct our session via live-chat, voice or video. During the live-chat we each see what the other is typing as they type. It is like real-time texting.

Here is more information about me:
I am a native of the Land of Enchantment, where I grew up nourished by the distinctive cultural, natural and spiritual resources of New Mexico. As a longtime student of spirituality and health with graduate degrees in Theology from Yale University and Psychology from Boston College, I provide my clients with a powerful and unique integration of contemporary health science and traditional spiritual wisdom. I have expertise in supporting Christians who have experienced challenging childhoods, traumatic events, anxiety and relationship challenges. For nearly ten years I co-taught the Frontiers of Trauma Treatment retreat with Bessel van der Kolk, MD. I also specialize in teaching my clients mind-body medicine skills for healing anxiety and trauma. I am the executive editor of the Fr. Jean-Marie Déchanet publishing project and a board member of the New Mexico Counseling Association. When I am not working, I enjoy long, contemplative bike rides along the Santa Fe Trail and enjoying the diverse events and activities in Northern New Mexico. My website is www.journeywell.org. Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danacarlosmoore/

Specialties

  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Relationships
  • Trauma, Abuse
  • Intimacy
  • Coping with life changes
Also experienced in:
Addictions , Grief , Parenting issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Depression
Years of Experience: 10

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Live Chat

  • Phone

  • Video

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dana Moore. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.

Written on Apr 07, 2020 after therapy with Dana for 1 year and 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and parenting issues

Dana Moore is very thoughtful and a wonderful counselor. I would highly recommend him, actually, I already have!

Written on Jul 14, 2019 after therapy with Dana for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

I placed my trust in him... and I don't regret it. I owe him a debt of gratitude.

Written on Jul 11, 2019 after therapy with Dana for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship

My counselor is doing everything as planned and on time.

Written on Jun 19, 2019 after therapy with Dana for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes

He is very knowledgeable. I’m getting a lot out of our talks.

Written on May 14, 2019 after therapy with Dana for 2 weeks

Dana is very easy to talk to. He is insightful and extremely practical.

Written on May 13, 2019 after therapy with Dana for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

After 2 sessions I have started to open up.

Written on May 12, 2019 after therapy with Dana for 2 weeks

Dana is a very confident and concerned counselor! Listens really well and can dig through the minutia to find the real problem, even if it was from many decades ago. Also, very Christian oriented, which was exactly why I turned to faithfulcounseling.

Written on Apr 05, 2019 after therapy with Dana for 2 weeks

I wish we engaged with you earlier!

Written on Oct 03, 2018 after therapy with Dana for 3 weeks on issues concerning trauma and abuse, and self esteem

I have gotten so much out of my sessions with Dana. He is knowledgeable and willing to work on the things I find are most important. I feel like we are a team and I appreciate his input and willingness to listen.

Written on Aug 23, 2018 after therapy with Dana for 3 weeks on issues concerning addictions, and relationship

I look forward to our sessions each week.

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