Dana Vince MA, LPC, MHSP

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Dana Vince Quick Facts

Main Areas: Marriage, relationships, infidelity, parenting, communication
Career Focus: Keeping families together
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in the West Knoxville area of Tennessee. I am originally from New York. I spent four years in the U.S. Army in the area of military intelligence. While in the Army, I got my bachelors degree in Psychology from Chaminade University in Hawaii. Upon honorable discharge from the military I moved to Florida and attended the University of South Florida where I successfully completed my masters degree in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling with a certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy.

I have 10 years experience working with families. I have worked in a variety of settings including inpatient and outpatient care. I specialize in premarital, marital and family counseling. This work is important to me because I have seen in my own life how much people struggle with relationships. I have seen how people who start out loving each other, end up hurting each other. So it has become my life's work to help couples and families learn to communicate in ways that nurture one another and form deeper bonds in their relationships. It is important to me to provide a safe and confidential environment where couples and families can talk about the difficult and sometimes painful issues that are causing difficulties in their lives. I am happily married myself and have 2 children whom I adore.

Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Dana Vince

10 Keys to a successful marriage Dana Vince, LMHC

1. Best friends: you should be able to rely on one another, trust and be honest with one another and treat each other with mutual respect and dignity. Be each other's confidant and safe place to come home to.
2. Equality: regardless of how much money each partner makes, regardless of jobs or roles, each partner is equally valued in the relationship and each partner has an equal voice in decision making.

3. Communication: always listening to one another with empathy and compassion. Conflict is normal in a relationship, but should be dealt with in a respectful way while being open to hearing each other's point of view. Share feelings with love, respect and kindness.
4. Self-love and acceptance: it is easier to accept another's faults when you are able to accept your own. Accepting and loving yourself as an individual is of great importance in a relationship.
5. Support and encouragement: always be your partner's cheerleader. Work together in supporting one another.
6. Play: it is important to always laugh and have fun together. Never stop "dating" one another. Nurture intimacy and passion for one another.
7. Committment: love isn't always just a feeling, it is a choice. A choice to love this person even when you might not "feel" like it.
8. Compromise: always working toward a win-win solution. Compromise happens when you are able to get out of being "right", by empathizing with each other's position on the issue and negotiating disagreements.
9. Love and acceptance: a relationship grows when both partners feel safe. Feeling safe comes from knowing that you are accepted for who you are in this relationship and that you do not enter the relationship with the hopes of changing one another.
10. Interdependence: a balance between separateness and togetherness. Spend time together nurturing your relationship while also spending time developing yourself as an individual. Support your partner in doing the same.

And remember: stay away from the deadly habits of criticizing, nagging, complaining, threatening, and punishing.

Getting Started With Dana Vince

I work with couples in a comfortable, safe, confidential environment. I help couples learn the skills of effective communication to increase connection, deepen intimacy and heal from painful issues ranging from infidelity, infertility, discontentment, and other common marital issues.

Your relationship with your spouse is the most important relationship you have. Yet it can be the most difficult to maintain. It's a common question to ask why we hurt the ones we love the most. It's because it's where we are most vulnerable, and with vulnerability come fear. In order for a relationship to be healthy, there must be a sense of emotional safety for both partners to allow for vulnerability, connection, and intimacy. Emotional safety requires compassion for one another, respect and emotional responsiveness to one another's feelings and needs. It can be very difficult for couples to achieve this and reach the level of satisfaction in the relationship they desire. In counseling couples, I focus on teaching how to communicate in ways that build a safe emotional environment, while allowing for authenticity that creates stronger intimacy and connection. The counseling process can not only help you overcome the challenges you are facing right now, but also give you the skills and understanding to manage any challenge that comes along in the future.

Check out my website for more about me,

http://www.marriagecounselingknoxville.com