Hello, thank you for visiting my page. My name is Dana File and I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Indiana. I earned my Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Saint Louis University and my Bachelors in Psychology from McKendree University. I have worked in many different settings including private practice, outpatient mental health counseling, inpatient, educational systems and through the foster care system. I enjoy working with couples, families and individuals and I utilize my background in systems theory to gain a better understanding of how people operate and how much we are all impacted by the systems we are involved in. It is my greatest pleasure to join my clients on their journeys and help them to take ownership of their lives.

Looking for a therapist can be a grueling and time consuming task with a lot of questions that come up throughout the process. Every therapist has a different style of therapy that they utilize, which includes a mix of educational background, professional experiences and personal experiences. My therapeutic approach consists of full collaboration between my clients and myself. I believe that each and every one of my clients is the expert of their own life and I’m here along their journey to help them live a better life. I allow my personality to shine through in my sessions as I believe that transparency is the best policy. Clients that I have worked with describe my approach as “easy to talk to, feels like a conversation rather than a script, warm, inviting, open minded, safe, caring, validating, challenge me when I need to be challenged, helpful, humorous, enthusiastic,” to name a few.

During my free time, I am a professional bowler and I compete in tournaments across the country. I enjoy working with athletes as I can really understand the experiences and constant pressure and anxiety that stems from wanting to experience peak performance. When I’m not practicing in the bowling center or traveling for tournaments, I enjoy spending time with my husband and our son, traveling to new destinations and old favorites, photography, playing tennis, watching sports (Go Cubs!, Go Blues!), shopping and bird watching to name a few (always looking to add new hobbies! Let me know what you enjoy and I might end up loving it as well!)