Specialties: Dantzel specializes in working with children, adolescents, and their families to manage and improve anxiety, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, oppositionality, and depression. She is highly trained in the administration of biofeedback interventions to manage the physiological and psychological expressions of stress and anxiety.
Education: Dantzel earned her Master of Science in Clinical Psychology and is currently completing her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Brigham Young University.
Experience: Dantzel has worked in community clinics, college counseling centers, and inpatient units at Primary Children’s Hospital. Across these settings, she has supported children, adolescents, and adults in navigating both their psychological and physiological experiences. Her clinical training strongly emphasizes evidence-based assessment and interventions.
Therapeutic Approach: Dantzel believes that therapy is most effective when individuals integrate new behaviors within the context of their core values. Her work is rooted in Parent Management Training (PMT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). Her goal is to empower children and adolescents to modify behaviors in ways that enhance overall life satisfaction. Her style is collaborative and evidence-based, ensuring each session anchors back to tried-and-true interventions.
About Dantzel: Dantzel was born and raised in a small agricultural and migrant town in Central Washington, where she grew up surrounded by some of the best produce in the country and learned to deeply appreciate diverse cultures. This background taught her that misunderstandings are often at the root of cultural conflict, inspiring her to continually seek to understand and learn from the backgrounds of others. Outside of her clinical work, she is passionate about her faith, her family (including her little dog, Jane), and pushing the bounds of human resilience through trail ultramarathons and road marathons.