Dr. Danna Andrus, Licensed, Marriage, and, Family, Therapist

My name is Dr. Danna Andrus. I am known to many as Dr. TRUTH. TRUTH is an acronym for the right understanding toward health happiness and healing. I am of the opinion that what heals quicker, and can be a permanent fix in an individual is when they are able to face the truth about themselves. I am from New Orleans Louisiana. I graduated from the University of Holy Cross in New Orleans. My Master's degree is in counseling with emphasis in marriage and family therapy. I am a veteran having served proudly in three branches of the Armed Forces. I am a strong advocate of discipline, structure, and accountability. I come from a traditional conservative background as it relates to family of origin; interestingly today I live in a progressive blended family with emphasis on the word “progressive”. Understanding the mindset and culture of the world that I came from versus the mindset and culture of the world in which I live today has greatly improved by therapeutic skills by allowing me to be more open-minded and more flexible in my approach to providing services. The motto of my therapeutic platform is: "We treat the entire person.... not just their diagnosis!" Although I am the one providing the therapy, in my design and platform you will always hear me use the word "WE." As a therapist I see myself as a compliment as well as a continuance of all the great therapeutic minds that came before me that are now a part of me; I also carry the visions of the many therapeutic minds and therapeutic modules that have yet to be manifested in our world today! I am a team player when it comes to recognizing, representing, and complementing all those who share in the practice of treating the mind. As a therapist and as a person, my greatest gift that I bring to people is my ability to listen, to acknowledge what is being said, to skillfully dissect what is not being said ( for what is not being said is usually speaking the loudest)! By way of process, I am acquainted with and rely on many of the therapeutic modules that are available to assist me as a therapist. Some of the therapeutic modalities I use are cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), person centered therapy (PCT), rational emotive therapy (RET), and my favorite module which I also find to be the most effective which is integrative and eclectic psychotherapy (IEP). The IEP therapeutic module combines and integrates all the fore-listed models and other therapeutic models available today. Over the years I have learned that everyone is basically good by design. The challenge to exposing the good is one’s ability to be able to break through all the negative barriers, all the negative stressors, thus resulting in exposing the good in the individual. I further believe that both positives and negatives are necessary components in the process of growth. To grow higher one has to embrace the positive and learn to overcome the negative by seeing the good or what good can come out of a negative situation. I am qualified to work with all people regardless of age, gender, race, lifestyle, religious background, cultural differences, political persuasions etc. I have seen a lot, and I have been through a lot. I have experienced everything from glory to grief and I am presently back to glory! Let me share my glory with you by way of a therapeutic experience. Looking forward to hearing from you.