- Stress and anxiety
- Life purpose questions
- CBT and EMDR
About Danna
Danna Russell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Utah with 18 years of experience. She focuses on common and persistent problems like stress, anxiety, grief, and self-esteem concerns. Her work also addresses compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges.
Russell helps people who are worn down by caregiving or by workplace strain. She talks through communication problems, codependency, impulsivity, and feelings of guilt or shame. Life purpose questions - wondering what comes next after a major change - are also part of her practice.
Her sessions use straightforward, evidence-based approaches. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods to look at thinking and behavior patterns. She also incorporates EMDR ideas and Internal Family Systems concepts when they fit the client's needs.
In a session she helps people identify practical steps and small experiments to test new ways of coping. Conversations tend to be focused and concrete, with time set aside to practice strategies between meetings. Clients can expect direct work on symptoms like low mood, anxiety, sleep disruption, and difficulty concentrating.
Russell speaks English and works with adults in Utah. She notes experience helping people navigate workplace stress, women’s issues, somatization, and self-love concerns. To begin, clients use the site matching process and schedule a first meeting that fits their situation.
How therapy methods translate to online sessions
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and trying practical experiments to change them. It is often used for anxiety, mood difficulties, and stress-related problems and gives clear tools to use between sessions.EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, works with distressing memories and sensations by using bilateral stimulation alongside focused recall. It can help reduce the intensity of traumatic or painful memories that keep affecting day-to-day life.
Internal Family Systems looks at different parts of a person’s inner experience and helps them relate to those parts with more curiosity and steadiness. This approach can be useful for managing shame, impulsivity, and internal conflict about life choices.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then try one or a combination of methods to see what fits. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can be adjusted over time.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday or caregiving schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques like CBT exercises, EMDR procedures, and parts work to remote sessions when appropriate, and the therapist will explain how methods translate to the chosen session format.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, guilt and shame, and life purpose questions.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and evidence-based, using focused conversations to identify patterns and plan small behavior experiments. Sessions include skills practice and direct work on symptoms like mood and anxiety.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience as a clinician working with adults on a range of emotional and stress-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Utah and practices there with clients who live in that state.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not accepted; she works with adults in Utah.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the selected plan.
What are the first steps to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.