Danna Russell , LCSW

Danna Russell is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of practice in Utah. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at making day-to-day life feel more manageable.

She works with people who struggle with compassion fatigue and ADHD and those feeling stuck by guilt, shame, or impulsivity. Danna also helps with workplace stress, somatic symptoms, and questions about life purpose. She brings steady, calm support while helping clients name what matters most to them.

In sessions she draws from several well-known therapeutic methods to match the work to each person. Conversations often include learning simple tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and building healthier habits. Some sessions address past painful memories in ways that reduce their power today.

Danna pays attention to how relationships and communication shape everyday wellbeing. She helps people untangle codependent patterns and improve how they set boundaries and ask for needs. The pace is set by the client and practical steps are prioritized between meetings.

Her style is compassionate and direct. She explains options clearly and checks in about what is or isn’t helping. Many clients come for short-term skill building; others stay longer to explore deeper patterns and life direction.

How her approaches translate to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence. It teaches practical skills clients can use between sessions to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change behavior patterns.

EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, helps process distressing memories that keep causing strong reactions. In short, it guides people through safely revisiting upsetting events so those memories feel less overwhelming in daily life.

Internal Family Systems looks at the different parts inside a person - for example the critic, the caretaker, or the frightened part - and helps those parts relate more peacefully. This method can be useful for reducing self-criticism and improving emotional balance.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. Adjustments are made over time based on what is working for the client.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief reflections and ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into real life while using the chosen therapeutic methods.