Dana Ashli Lyttle

You've been showing up for everyone else, carrying the weight of depression, anxiety, trauma, or ADHD while trying to hold life together. Maybe you've never had a therapist who truly understood your world: the systemic stressors, the family dynamics, the quiet exhaustion of being the strong one. I'm Dana, an LCSW with over 7 years of experience supporting Black women, adults, and teens across New York. I take most major insurances and offer telehealth only, so we can meet wherever you are. Let's start with one honest conversation.

My approach is collaborative and completely at your pace. I draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), trauma-focused methods, and motivational interviewing, translating all of it into real, practical tools you can actually use. I'm not interested in giving you a diagnosis and a workbook. I want to understand what is happening in your actual life: the relationships, the pressures, the patterns, and build something useful together. I'm also affirming of faith and spirituality as part of wellness for clients for whom that matters. Healing looks different for everyone, and I meet you exactly where you are.

Your first session is about feeling safe enough to be honest. No pressure to have it all figured out or know exactly what to say. We'll talk about what brought you in, what's been heaviest lately, and what you're hoping life could feel like on the other side of this. I'll ask questions and listen closely, and together we'll start to map out what working together could look like. You'll leave with a clearer sense of direction and, hopefully, a little less alone than when you walked in.