Dana Barrows is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and private practitioner with 20 years of experience. Through her work in private practice, she has developed an integrated approach for survivors of trauma. Her therapy incorporates CBT, Brainspotting, somatic and narrative therapies. She uses both a verbal and non-verbal assertive communication technique. Her concentration is on how trauma and specifically survivors of childhood sexual abuse effects the individual, their families and their relationship with self and the world. She has high success rate for her clients using this integrated approach. Her clients report a freedom from their intrusive thoughts related to the abuse and thus rapid and effective healing in all areas of their lives.

Dana has been the owner of Real Solutions Professional Counseling in Randolph County IL since 2011. Through her practice she serves as an educator, consultant and clinical supervisor. She is well known in her area as a dynamic speaker and discusses her own experience as a client recovering from complex childhood sexual abuse. She has presented at the Governor’s Conference on Aging and Wellness in Chicago IL, several universities, schools, hospitals, and professional organizations throughout the State of Illinois and as a Crisis Intervention Trainer for Illinois Law Enforcement. Dana has two adult children and resides in Red Bud, Illinois with her two rescue dogs Ellie, and Rocco.