Dayna Hunt, LMFT

Dayna Hunt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 27 years of experience. She works with common life stresses such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, and anger. She also supports people dealing with trauma, addictions, eating concerns, ADHD, and career or life-change stressors.

Dayna trained in counseling psychology and began studying relationships early in her career. She has worked in private practice, family service agencies, schools, and corporate settings. Those varied settings shaped a practical approach that focuses on real skills rather than theory alone.

In sessions she draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build distress tolerance, emotion regulation, mindfulness, and better interpersonal skills. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and test the thoughts that influence feelings and behavior. She also practices a client-centered approach, which emphasizes listening and supporting people where they are.

When anger shows up as snapping at loved ones, building resentment, or trouble at work, she helps people identify triggers and practice different responses. That includes communication skills, boundary work, and strategies to reduce escalation in the moment. She keeps suggestions concrete and action-focused so they fit into daily life.

Dayna brings practical problem solving and steady guidance to conversations about family of origin issues, blended family concerns, divorce and separation, postpartum changes, and midlife questions. Sessions are conducted in English and reflect her long experience with diverse settings and ages.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work