Ranada Dalton, LMHC, LPC
Indiana · 19 years in practice
Ranada Dalton is a licensed mental health counselor and life coach in Indiana with 19 years of experience.
License and registration
- LMHC, Indiana
- 39003303A · expires April 2028
- LPC, Georgia
- LPC012794 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1255825550 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Ranada
Ranada Dalton is a licensed mental health counselor and life coach in Indiana with 19 years of experience. She blends a warm, client-centered style with practical techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Sessions aim to be respectful, compassionate, and paced to each person's needs.
Ranada works with concerns related to trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, grieving, parenting strain, and the life changes that follow separation or new roles.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing burnout, compassion fatigue, ADHD challenges, body image worries, and career transitions. She uses everyday language and straightforward steps in sessions. Her approach draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and shift emotional patterns, and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking.
She also uses client-centered and motivational techniques to keep work practical and goal-focused. Gottman Method principles inform her work around communication and relationship repair. Ranada adapts each plan to a person's situation rather than following one method for everyone.
She pays attention to family of origin issues, blended family dynamics, and common patterns like control issues or isolation. Her sessions often include concrete exercises, communication practice, and guided reflection. People who meet with Ranada can expect clear collaboration on goals, steps to practice between sessions, and regular check-ins on progress.
She encourages honest conversation and aims to help clients build coping skills they can use after therapy ends.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ranada lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ranada names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How EFT, Client-Centered, and CBT Translate to Online Care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify core emotions and the patterns that keep problems going. Online sessions can guide clients to notice feelings, name them, and practice new emotional responses in real time. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration, giving people space to lead the conversation while the therapist reflects and supports their choices. This approach works well over video or phone where the focus is on dialogue and understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the thoughts and behaviors that sustain stress and anxiety and adds clear steps to change them, such as tracking thoughts or trying small experiments between sessions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to emphasize emotional processing, skills-based CBT work, or a more client-led pace, and they adjust as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, coaching-style guidance, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy routines.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Ranada works with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, and career or life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, empathetic, and client-centered. She combines emotional work with practical tools and keeps sessions interactive.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 19 years of experience as a licensed mental health counselor and life coach, working with a wide range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Ranada holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Indiana.
Which languages and geographic clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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