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 nine contracting therapists who round out the team. Dana works with adults from college up to retirement, largely dealing with depression, anxiety, life transitions, religious trauma 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 has taught as an adjunct faculty member in the Psychology Department at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She’s a 500 hour registered yoga teacher and avid yoga student. She has been married for 25 years to Randall and has a 15-year-old daughter, Evie. She enjoys working out, practicing yoga, lounging by the pool and reading in her free time.
Dana Hampson has been a guest on 6 episodes.
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The Litmus Test
August 16th, 2023 | 1 hr 8 mins
anxiety, dvm, introvert, introvets, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
Lauren and JJ welcome therapist Dana Hampson back to the podcast to talk about setting boundaries and overcoming the fear of disappointing others.
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Snackisode 2.7: Riding the Wave
June 30th, 2021 | 29 mins 17 secs
anxiety, dvm, introvert, introvets, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
Therapist Dana Hampson is back this week to talk about processing grief.
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Everyone is Tiffany
June 23rd, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
anxiety, dvm, introvert, introvets, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
In episode 2.7, fan favorite therapist Dana Hampson is back to help us tackle some dilemmas that we may face in the veterinary field.
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Snackisode 15: Monkey With Bananas
November 25th, 2020 | 47 mins 58 secs
anxiety, dvm, introvert, introvets, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
In a continuation of Episode 15, fan favorite therapist Dana Hampson is back to walk us through how to manage sticky situations in practice.
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Episode 15: We are Wizards
November 18th, 2020 | 54 mins 20 secs
anxiety, dvm, introvert, introvets, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
Fan favorite - therapist Dana Hampson - is back on the podcast to walk us through how to manage some sticky situations in practice.
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Episode 4: Anxiety Castle
June 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 23 mins
anxiety, boundaries, dana hampson, depression, dvm, introvert, introvets, licensed professional counselor, no, suicide, therapist, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician, work life balance
Lauren and JJ sit down with Dana Hampson, a Licensed Professional Counselor, to tackle some tough subjects including boundary setting, communication with colleagues, and managing anxiety in the workplace. The ladies also discuss the troubling subject of suicide in veterinary medicine.