About Positive Pathways
Holly Danner, MSW, LICSW, MHA, EMDR-C
I am an independently licensed social worker and the founder of Positive Pathways Psychotherapy, PLLC based in Morgantown, WV. As a region native, I am committed to providing equitable, accessible, and evidence-based care to the people of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. My work is founded in the belief that everyone possesses inherent wisdom and the capacity to lead a purposeful life. By welcoming discussions of lineage, gender, size, sexuality, and accessibility into my sessions, I aim to create a secure, nurturing, transformative environment where you feel genuinely supported, recognized, and empowered, while gently challenged to grow. As a LGBTQIA+ allied therapist, I strive to provide a safe, inclusive space for those seeking identity exploration.
Overwhelm, hypervigilance, and indecisiveness cause distress in life, which is why I take a comprehensive approach to healing. Unlike traditional talk therapy, which addresses difficult thoughts, I provide somatic therapy and EMDR which address the mind, body, and spirit. In our work together, you can learn to experience your body as a refuge and not a place to avoid. You can identify how to spot and gently move through the fixed patterns of fight, flight, and freeze that once protected you, but may now be keeping you stuck. You can gently move through difficult experiences, thereby fostering empowerment, lasting change, and freedom to live a life in alignment with your full potential.
It would be a privilege to hear your story and to guide you on your path to lasting change.
“You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn
Experience and Accreditation
From February 2011- December 2017, I served as an emergency department social worker doing intakes, assessments, and crisis work. I also served as a mental health technician in an inpatient adult psychiatric unit providing support groups. From 2020-2021, I provided group therapy to adults with substance use disorders in a crisis stabilization unit as an intern. In 2021, I served as an intern at a group practice. From 2021-2025, I worked with adults experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, disordered eating, and navigating life transitions and gender identity exploration at a group practice.
Education
- BA in psychology (2007)
- Master's of Science in Healthcare Administration (2012)
- Master's of Social Work (2022)
Professional Licensure
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in WV (DP00946323)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker in PA (CW025677)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland (LCSW-C 33461)
Certifications
- EMDR certificate of completion of basic training through Trauma Therapy Institute (2023)
- EMDRIA full certification through Trauma Therapy Institute (2025)
- Brainspotting Phases I and 2 (2023) from Awaken Consulting Services
- Completion of Beginning I- Intermediate III at Somatic Experiencing International
- Dynamic Attachment Repatterning Experience Levels I and 2 (2025) at Trauma Solutions founded by attachment expert, Diane Poole Heller
- 200 Level Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Teacher Alliance