Dana Crooks, MSW SWC

Welcome!

My name is Dana (she/her/they), therapist and founder of Stone & Summit Counseling, LLC. I grew up in New Mexico and have lived in Colorado since 2018. I love cooking, hiking, art, and teaching my dogs and cats to do tricks.

I became a therapist because I too have struggled, been to those dark places, felt completely broken by traumas and stuck in cycles of the past. I have blown up my entire life and started over absolutely terrified with no idea what I was doing...But with one foot in front of the other, and a little (more like a lot) of help along the way, I was able to slowly figure out who I want to be and how I want to live. 

I am a client-centered therapist in that I meet you where you are, and believe that we know ourselves best and already have the strengths and capabilities to heal and make the changes that we want and need. I view mental health struggles as stemming from attachments and traumas that we adapted to in order to survive, and we did survive, but these tactics have started to do more harm than good. “The work”, and it is work, starts from building awareness about how our past can impact our present, and then we can create and explore new paths towards a future we want. Sometimes this means starting what we’ve been avoiding, setting healthier boundaries, reparenting ourselves, slowing down to reconnect, practicing tough conversations, or making the scary but necessary leap to rebuild the life we deserve.

I bring 6+ years of experience in the mental health field. I have a master’s in clinical social work and am working towards my full clinical license in June 2026. I have experience working with anxiety, depression, and trauma across the lifespan. With an extensive background in psychology, criminology, sociology, I have worked in juvenile and adult detention, schools, and outpatient clinics. I utilize multiple modalities to meet the unique needs of every client because everyone is different. My modalities include cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, solution-focused approaches, narrative therapy, play therapy, art in therapy, IFS/parts work, and EMDR.

Master of Social Work

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology & Criminology

University of New Mexico