Dana Lynne Kasper
Professor, Author, Speaker, Licensed Professional Counselor
My Story
Dr. Dana Kasper holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision and serves as an Associate Professor in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program within the Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies at Liberty University. Prior to joining Liberty, she was an Associate Professor at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California, where she taught in the Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling program.
Dr. Kasper is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor licensed in Ohio, the District of Columbia, Virginia, California, and Kentucky. She is also an Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health practitioner with more than a decade of clinical experience serving survivors of trauma. In 2016, she founded Reins of Freedom, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) for individuals who have experienced adversity while advancing research on the therapeutic benefits of human-horse interactions.
As Clinical Supervisor of Reins of Freedom, Dr. Kasper integrates her Trauma-Informed Psychobiological Attachment approach grounded in Christian faith. She has collaborated with organizations including Asbury University's Equine Center in Kentucky and Halo Ranch in California. At Liberty University, she currently leads a pilot course in Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy at the Liberty Mountain Equine Center for graduate and doctoral counseling students.
Dr. Kasper's clinical work is grounded in psychobiological attachment development theory. Her advanced training includes Trauma-Focused Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (Natural Lifemanship), Equine-Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA), Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (Advanced Transdisciplinary Mental Health), Advanced Attachment Training through the Neufeld Institute, Observed and Experiential Integration trauma treatment, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Play Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).
A passionate advocate for early childhood prevention, Dr. Kasper is committed to promoting secure attachment, educating parents and caregivers, and increasing awareness of childhood sexual abuse prevention. As a writer, researcher, and speaker, she is dedicated to integrating clinical excellence, scholarly inquiry, and Christian faith, attributing her gifts and calling to Christ.
My Dissertation
A Treatment Response to Attachment Deficits, Depression and Preterm Birth: Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. HERE
Curriculum Vitae
Click HERE for my C.V.
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Holding My Breath
Non-Fiction
Dana Lynne Kasper, LPCC-S, author, speaker, and survivor of childhood trauma, releases her first book titled “Holding My Breath- Letters to the Father I Never Met.” Available now on Amazon for purchase. Share this resource with those you want to provide hope and encouragement in the midst of suffering.