About Dina
Dina Mooney greets people with a straightforward, supportive approach. She helps individuals who are dealing with addiction, trauma, grief, anger, anxiety, and the stress of life changes.
Background and approach
Dina emphasizes that each person knows their story best and brings strengths to the process. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California with seven years of experience.
Sessions focus on practical steps that fit into day-to-day life. Dina helps people identify patterns, set small goals, and try new ways of coping that feel doable.
Dina works with concerns around self-esteem, relationships, eating and body image, and issues connected to family of origin. She also supports people facing codependency, commitment and communication problems, and the effects of domestic violence or separation.
Her approach is collaborative and problem-focused to keep progress clear. In session she listens for what matters most to each person and builds from their strengths.
Therapy may include talking through past wounds, developing tools for managing strong emotions, or planning practical changes at home and work. She aims to make sessions concrete and useful.
People choosing Dina can expect a steady, respectful guide who values courage and real-world change. Her California license and seven years of clinical work are part of how she brings experience to the therapeutic relationship.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Many clients begin by trying focused, evidence-based techniques that address current problems and strong emotions. Short-term, problem-focused approaches help people learn specific skills for managing anxiety, anger, and cravings related to addiction. These methods emphasize practical exercises and clear steps to use between sessions.Work that focuses on attachment and trauma looks at patterns that developed in relationships and their impact today. This kind of approach uses careful conversation to notice old responses and practice different ways of relating and coping, which can help with grief, abandonment, and family-of-origin issues.
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying one strategy for a few weeks and adjusting based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls make it possible to meet face to face from any location in California. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing support, or a way to keep momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while staying connected to a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English