About
My name is Summer Danner, and I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor and psychotherapist based in Houston, Texas. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. I’ve completed advanced postgraduate training in Adult Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies in Houston, where I am currently a Candidate in Adult Psychoanalysis. I am deeply committed to lifelong learning and regularly participate in continuing education and professional consultation to support and enrich my clinical work.
My experience spans a range of settings—including residential treatment, outpatient clinics, group practices, and private practice. Prior to opening my own practice, I worked with several respected organizations, including Ethos Behavioral Health Group (formerly The Lovett Center), the UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center, enCOURAGE Trauma Center, Behavior Therapy of Houston, the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo’s Student Counseling Center, Hospice of Hilo, and ‘Ai Pono Maui.
Affiliations
The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies— Candidate in Adult Psychoanalysis; Graduate of the Adult Studies in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program
Houston Psychoanalytic Society— Board Member
Publications
Frueh, B. C., Madan, A., Fowler, J. C., Stomberg, S., Bradshaw, M., Kelly, K., Weinstein, B., Luttrell, M., Danner, S. G., & Beidel, D. C. (2020). “Operator syndrome”: A unique constellation of medical and behavioral health-care needs of Military Special Operation Forces. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 55(4), 281–295.
Frueh BC, Danner SG, Madan A, Weinstein B, Newlin E, Taylor L, Fowler JC. (2019). The role of systemic inflammation in major depressive disorder and implications for novel treatment approaches. Journal of Affective Disorders 2019; 254:139-140.