- Guilt and shame
- Compassion fatigue
- Self-esteem work
About Danna
Danna Pero is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 15 years of experience. She helps people facing family strain, grief, low self-esteem, and the stress of life changes. She also focuses on compassion fatigue and related concerns like guilt and shame.
She keeps sessions direct and practical. Conversations look at what happened, how it affects daily life, and what small changes might ease the weight of ongoing guilt or shame. She listens for patterns in relationships and responsibilities that add to stress and works with clients to test different ways of responding.
Danna draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address problem areas. She pays attention to how communication and caregiving roles shape a person’s sense of self. Forgiveness, self-love, and body image may come up as part of untangling personal expectations and voices from the past.
Her approach treats grief and coping as practical tasks as well as emotional work. Sessions often include naming difficult feelings, making specific plans for managing overwhelming moments, and checking which strategies actually help in everyday life. She supports people who need clearer boundaries, steadier routines, or better ways to ask for help.
People who contact Danna can expect plain talk and active steps in session. She accepts international clients and conducts work in English. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and proceed through the usual matching and scheduling steps outlined on the site.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions
Two evidence-based therapeutic techniques commonly used for problems like grief, guilt, and compassion fatigue are cognitive-behavioral approaches and skills-based coping work. Cognitive-behavioral approaches look at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and help people test and shift patterns that feed guilt or shame. Skills-based coping work focuses on concrete tools - pacing, boundary-setting, and grounding practices - that reduce overwhelm and make daily life more manageable.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process. The therapist will work together with clients to decide which approaches fit their situation, goals, and preferences, and will adjust methods as needed over time. That collaborative decision-making helps keep sessions practical and relevant.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so readers should confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week - fewer commute demands, quicker check-ins, and the chance to use session time for focused skill practice. Online sessions can also allow people to try techniques in the settings where stress usually happens, which supports realistic practice and gradual change.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with family strain, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue, plus related areas like guilt and shame and body image.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
The approach focuses on naming the specific thoughts and situations tied to guilt or shame, testing small behavioral changes, and practicing new ways of responding in everyday life.
What experience does she bring to this work?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with relationship issues, grief, life changes, and compassion fatigue.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.