Speaking
A message for your platform, shaped for your room.
Dana speaks at conferences, women's events, retreats, church services and leadership trainings, with the same warmth and directness you find in the counseling room.
What Dana brings
Talks that land, and stay
There is no canned message. Before every engagement we ask what the room is carrying and what you need people to walk out with, and the message is built around that, still rooted in Scripture, still honest about how hard the work is.
Expect warmth without soft-soap, illustrations people remember, and an invitation rather than a performance. Sessions can include prayer ministry where your setting allows for it.
Topics
What Dana is asked to speak on
These are starting points. If your theme is different, tell us in the booking form, most messages are shaped for a specific room.
Identity
Becoming who God says you are
For women's conferences and retreats: worth, identity, and the long work of unlearning what the past said about you.
Healing
Whole, not just better
On healing that goes past coping, forgiveness, boundaries, grief and rebuilding after hard seasons.
Marriage
Marriage and family
For couples' events and family ministry weekends, grounded in the counseling room rather than theory.
Leadership
Leading without losing yourself
For pastors and ministry leaders: character, capacity, conflict and staying in the assignment.
Creativity
Your message deserves craft
For writers, artists and ministries, how to get what God gave you into the world without losing the heart of it.
Formats
How an engagement can look
Keynote
Conference & event keynote
45 to 60 minutes with room for a response, tailored to your theme and your audience.
Workshop
Workshop or breakout
Hands-on sessions for leaders, counselors and small-group facilitators, with materials.
Retreat
Weekend retreat
A fuller arc across a weekend, sessions, reflection and space rather than back-to-back talks.
Panel
Panel or interview
Podcasts, panels, podcasts, summits and media interviews on counseling, authorship and faith.
Church
Church service
Sunday services, midweek teaching and special services of prayer and healing.
Training
Leadership training
Equipping lay counselors, women's ministry leaders and small-group facilitators.
What we need from you
Send these five things and we can answer quickly
- — The date (or two options)
- — The audience: who they are and how many
- — Your theme, or what prompted the invitation
- — Whether the event is in person or virtual
- — Your budget range, if you have one
- — Who we should coordinate with on the day
Honorarium and travel are discussed once your date is confirmed. Booking a full weekend, a multi-session conference or an event outside the United States is welcome, tell us what you are planning.
Booking request
Invite Dana to your event
Send the details and you will hear back with availability and next steps. If the date is open, we will confirm it with you in writing before anything is announced publicly.
Planning something larger?
Conferences, series and multi-day events
If you are planning a conference, a leadership series or a weekend of ministry, tell us the shape of it and we will help you design the sessions rather than just fill a slot.