Danna Russell, LCSW

Danna Russell is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and self-esteem challenges. She practices in Utah and brings a steady, practical style to sessions. Danna speaks English and works with adults who want clear, doable steps to feel better. Her approach focuses on understanding what is happening day to day. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. She also draws on EMDR to address painful memories and Internal Family Systems to map different parts of a person’s inner experience. Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. Clients can expect to talk about specific problems, try tools between sessions, and check progress together. Danna pays attention to caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and issues like codependency, impulsivity, guilt, and shame. She helps people with workplace stress, life purpose questions, mood concerns, somatic symptoms, and women's issues. Therapy often includes skill practice for communication and self-compassion. Danna blends practical techniques with attention to the emotions behind them. People looking for flexible ways to meet can choose video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Danna aims to make therapy usable for everyday life.

How CBT, EMDR, and Parts Work Translate to Online Therapy

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It often includes short exercises and homework that translate well to video or text formats and helps with anxiety, stress, and low mood.

EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a method used to work through distressing memories and the emotions tied to them. When used online it involves guided attention and processing in session, and it can help people reduce the intensity of past hurts.

Internal Family Systems works by naming and listening to the different parts inside a person - for example a critical part or a protective part - and guiding those parts toward balance. This approach helps with shame, codependency, and self-criticism by building internal cooperation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then suggest CBT, EMDR, parts work, or a mix. Treatment choices are made collaboratively and can shift as progress is tracked.

Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues and work through exercises in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or eye contact are an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, and ongoing skill practice between meetings. These formats help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily rhythms.