Davina Morris (she/her)

Yá'át'ééh – Hi

Shí éí (I am) Davina Morris. My clans are Todích'íí'nii (Bitter Water), born for Mexican American, my maternal grandparents are Tsi'naajinii (Black Streak Wood People) and my paternal grandparents are Mexican American. I identify as a Diné cisgender female and self-proclaimed Chicana. When I decided to pursue my MSW degree, my plans were to go into community social work. Then, I took a clinical therapy class and saw the care my instructor had when discussing therapy and the people she’d worked with. It made me want to do the work she was describing, and it felt right. Five plus years later, I’ve worked primarily with adolescents providing individual therapy, family therapy, and psychoeducational groups. Adolescents are the population that resonates with me the most because they have unheard voices. I’ve found that listening to our youth is not only a teaching from my Diné culture, but I believe that we all have our own cultures that have similar insights. I know we can return to a culturally holistic approach to listening to teens and listening to one another.

I believe in a trauma informed perspective and have been trained in TF-CBT, Community Resiliency Model (CRM) and often use DBT skills, parts of CBT and components of EFT to guide a person in sharing their story. It’s my thought that each person deserves to be heard, spoken to gently and to be met at the places they are ready to share.

I received a Master of Social Work from the University of Denver.  I currently live on the Navajo reservation with my husband, children, and “grand” puppies. On my own time I enjoy being with my family, reading, jogging, podcasts, coloring, audiobooks, cooking and sending memes to my bestie.    

If you think we may be a good fit, please feel free to contact me to learn more about my services or schedule an appointment.