Dana is a licensed professional counselor who has been in the clinical field for over 20 years. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Montevallo, followed by her master’s degree in counseling from Auburn University. Dana also holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from Lincoln Memorial University. Dana and her husband, Randall, own The Balanced Life, a counseling private practice operating in Madison, AL that they began in April 2014. They have six contracting therapists who round out the team. Dana works with adults from college up to retirement, largely dealing with depression, anxiety, life transitions and relationship issues. Prior to private practice, Dana served in various clinical and managerial capacities in different settings including foster care, inpatient psychiatric, in home, a group home for adolescents, outdoor residential for adolescents and in-patient substance abuse. She is a licensure supervisor and also does private practice consultation. Dana is an adjunct faculty member in the Psychology Department at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She has been married for 21 years to Randall and has a 12-year-old daughter, Evie. She enjoys running, working out, doing yoga, lounging by the pool and reading in her free time.