Psychiatrist in Upper Arlington, Ohio Dr. Dana Hardin, Psychiatrist
Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)
Ages Served: 3-40
Appointments: In-office and Online
Manages Medications: Yes
Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans
Dr. Dana Hardin, M.D.
Specializes In:
Dana Hardin, MD, can help patients achieve greater emotional balance and mental wellness through individualized medication management and thoughtful clinical care. Serving patients throughout Ohio, she supports children, teens, and adults navigating complex mental health challenges, providing guidance tailored to each patient’s unique needs. Her expertise spans ADHD, anxiety, depression, and more, ensuring a comprehensive approach to mental wellness for the communities she serves.
Dr. Hardin is particularly passionate about supporting patients through specialized areas such as adolescent psychiatry, transgender care, and general psychiatry. She brings a wealth of experience in board-certified psychiatric care, focusing on both developmental and clinical considerations. Her dedication to gender-affirmative medical readiness evaluations helps patients access care that is respectful, affirming, and grounded in best practices.
Patients working with Dr. Hardin benefit from her deep knowledge of both common and complex mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder, post-partum depression, PTSD, sleep disorders, and medical-psychological intersections. She emphasizes evidence-based medication management, working closely with patients and their families to create structured, effective treatment plans while remaining responsive to individual goals.
Outside of her clinical practice, Dr. Hardin enjoys hiking, reading, and engaging in dog rescue and training. She values balance and well-being in her own life, which informs her approach to supporting patients in creating sustainable mental health routines.
Providing care across Ohio, Dr. Hardin combines her extensive clinical experience with a compassionate, patient-centered approach.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Psychiatry/Medication Management: Ages 3-40
Areas of Focus
Psychiatry/Medication Management
Treat and prevent mental health disorders using medication and therapy.
- Anxiety
- Fertility
- LGBTQ+
- Panic attacks
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Stress management
- ADHD
- Adoption & foster care
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Autism: generally independent
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Autism: requires substantial support
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Brain/head injuries (TBI)
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & work issues
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Detachment/disconnection
- Dissociative disorders
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Eating issues: binging
- Eating issues: food deprivation
- Eating issues: purging/regurgitating
- Emotional abuse
- Family conflict
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender affirming evaluations
- Gender identity
- Grief & loss
- Hair pulling & skin picking
- Hallucinations
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
- Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- Medical/surgical evaluations
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other neurological conditions
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Psychosis/issues with reality
- Religion & spirituality
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sexual trauma
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stroke-related conditions
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Ambetter
- Buckeye Health Plan
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Caresource
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Custom Design Benefits
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Enterprise Group Planning
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medical Mutual of Ohio (MMO)
- Molina Healthcare
- Northwell Direct
- Ohio Health Choice
- Ohio State Health Plan (OSU)
- OhioHealthy
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
Languages
- English
Education
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Indiana University Indianapolis
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Indiana University School of Medicine
FAQs
Please call us at 614-456-2540 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Dana Hardin.
Dr. Dana Hardin generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 614-456-2540 to find out Dr. Dana Hardin's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Dr. Dana Hardin:
- Aetna
- Ambetter
- Buckeye Health Plan
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Caresource
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Custom Design Benefits
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Enterprise Group Planning
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medical Mutual of Ohio (MMO)
- Molina Healthcare
- Northwell Direct
- Ohio Health Choice
- Ohio State Health Plan (OSU)
- OhioHealthy
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 614-456-2540 to see how we can help.
Yes, Dr. Dana Hardin is licensed to prescribe medication in appropriate situations.
Dr. Dana Hardin works at:
Yes, Dr. Dana Hardin does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Dr. Dana Hardin is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: