Dana Dean Doering is a nationally recognized educational consultant and child and adolescent psychiatric mental health specialist with more than 55 years of experience helping children, adolescents, young adults, and families. Her work focuses on educational planning, child and family development, comprehensive assessment, and consultation during critical moments of decision-making for students and families. Dana brings a strength-based approach to her work, helping families identify creative options, practical strategies, and meaningful solutions that support each child’s future, talents, and capacities. She has completed more than 13 years of college and advanced graduate study at the University of Texas, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Washington, and has served in academic, research, and private-practice settings. In addition to her professional work, Dana has been involved in international child advocacy, human rights, volunteer service, community development, and philanthropy. Her personal interests include reading, photography, children’s book photo illustration, and garden design.