Dana Connor, LICSW
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Somatic Therapist
Master of Social Work (MSW)
B.A. Psychology
“To relate deeper to yourself is a journey towards more deeply relating to others, to your passions, and to the world around you. An option to explore your world in safe loving presence. An invitation to sit in the discomfort, to sit in the joy, to sit on the edge, to sit with whatever is there. With whatever is alive. With whatever is true.”
-Dana Connor
Interventions & Modalities
Somatic Therapy
Polyvagal Theory
Nervous System Regulation
Post Traumatic Growth
CBT/DBT
Multicultural Perspective
ACT
Narrative Theory
Attachment Theory
Solution Focused
Inner Child
Mindfulness
Person-Centered
About Dana
I’m Dana Connor, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Somatic Therapist providing virtual therapy to adults and couples in Massachusetts and Colorado.
My approach is grounded, direct, and collaborative. I work with people navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, self-esteem, and patterns that can feel difficult to understand or change.
My background in somatic therapy shapes the way I work. Rather than focusing only on thoughts and behaviors, we also pay attention to how stress, emotions, and past experiences show up in the body and nervous system. I integrate evidence-based approaches including CBT, DBT, ACT, attachment theory, polyvagal theory, mindfulness, and nervous system regulation based on each client’s needs.
I believe therapy should be a place where you can be honest, not a place where you have to perform, have the right language, or already know what you need. My role is to help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface, recognize patterns that may no longer be serving you, and develop practical ways to move forward.
My work is trauma-informed and inclusive of different identities, relationships, beliefs, and ways of living. For clients who want spirituality to be part of therapy, there is room for that too without it being assumed or imposed.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent more than a decade working in massage therapy and body-based practices. I later earned my B.A. in Psychology from Fort Lewis College and my Master of Social Work from the University of Denver, followed by advanced training in somatic therapy and post-traumatic growth.
Outside of therapy, I’m a real person with a love of movement, nature, travel, and getting outside whenever I can. I don’t believe therapists need to have life perfectly figured out. I do believe in showing up with curiosity, honesty, humor, and respect for the person sitting across from me.