Dena Tranen

The Care Collective, LLC

Dena Tranen is a new thought leader in the mental health field and at the forefront of innovative approaches to clinical practice.  She earned her MSW from the George Warren School of Social Work in St. Louis, MO and received advanced clinical training working at the Harvard affiliated McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA.
In 2015 Dena moved from Boston to St. Louis, where she worked in a traditional group practice for a short time.  In 2016 Dena launched Middle Way Counseling and Consulting. Over the next 3 years she enjoyed immersing herself in the St. Louis community and growing her practice.  Dena launched The Care Collective in 2019 based on her experience working in a large academic hospital, a small traditional group practice and then being on her own, combined with a deep desire to be of service to others in her community.