Danna Russell
Compassionate, practical care for emotional challenges
LCSW Utah
- Experience
- 18 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Languages
- English
About Danna
Danna Russell is a Utah-based licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 18 years of practice helping people navigate emotional challenges and life transitions.
Background and approach
She draws on evidence-informed methods to support those dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, crafting care that responds to each person's unique needs and circumstances. Her work often addresses related concerns such as caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and questions about life purpose.
Danna blends practical skills with an emphasis on self-awareness, encouraging clients to notice patterns, build new coping strategies, and strengthen self-compassion as part of longer-term growth. Clients encounter a clinician who values empathy, clarity, and collaborative problem solving.
Danna uses therapeutic tools to explore mood differences, somatization, workplace challenges, and women’s issues while supporting steps toward healthier emotional regulation and improved daily functioning.
Approaches and Online Care That Fit Your Needs
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing concrete skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety, low mood, and stress. It emphasizes short-term, goal-oriented work that helps people shift patterns influencing daily functioning.EMDR is a method used to process distressing experiences and memories by pairing focused attention with guided bilateral stimulation; it can be helpful for people whose past events continue to shape current reactions and distress. Internal Family Systems invites clients to map internal parts and cultivate a compassionate inner leadership to reduce conflict between those parts and promote self-understanding.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, explore what feels most relevant, and adapt techniques as needs evolve so that treatment aligns with your preferences and pace.
Online sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for fitting therapy into busy schedules and for accessing care from wherever you are in Utah. These formats make it easier to continue consistent work, try different methods, and stay engaged with therapeutic progress without needing to travel.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Licensed
Utah
Languages
English