Dayna Z. McGuire

LMSW (NM), CSWA (OR), SWC (CO), LSWAIC (WA), CSW, APSW, SAC-IT (WI)

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Fee: $100-160

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My approach, in a nutshell

is the action of universal love, abiding with the souls of my clients through their important work.

My clients describe me as

“[having an] infectious calm” | “Unconditionally supportive” | “Someone who says the hard truth, but in a kind and caring way”

When working with me, expect to be

surprised by what you will discover about yourself.

The most important thing to know about working with me is that…

I can handle your truth. Can you?

My therapy is the best fit for

Clients who want non-judgmental support for their unconventional experiences.

People seek me out when

Their previous therapist did not see their strengths or support their self-direction.

They want to feel a certain way, but they don’t know how to access it.

Highlights

Grief Midwife Playful & Present Neurodiversity Affirming Transpersonal Alchemist Depth-Oriented Explorer

APPROACH & FRAMEWORK

Present-Centered Relational Client-led Spacious Dynamic

Teaching clients to downshift out of their familiar gears, where new directions become possible.

Cultivating self-awareness that dissolves former barriers.

Open ended inquiry into the truth of the client’s own direct experiences.

Top Approaches

Internal Family Systems Brainspotting Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Grief Work Somatic Approaches Transpersonal Client-led Present-Centered Spiritual Self-Inquiry The Enneagram Jungian Cognitive Typology/MBTI and Vultology Motivational Interviewing Relationship Coaching and Skills Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics Polyvagal Theory Attachment Theory Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Relational Therapy/Intersubjectivity Mindfulness/Meditation Memory Reconsolidation Interoception The Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS)

Humanistic & Person-Centered
Cognitive & Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Metacognitive Therapy (MCT), Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology, Positive Psychotherapy
Trauma & Somatic: Somatic Therapy (Body-Centered), Polyvagal Theory/Therapy, Brainspotting
Mindfulness & Contemplation: Present-moment Centered, Inner Resourcing
Family & Relationship: Active Listening, Compassion-Based, Trauma-Informed, Attunement and Co-regulation, Mediation and Facilitation
Psychodynamic & Depth: Jungian, Dreamwork
Bilateral Stimulation
Neurodivergent & Culturally Affirming
Internal Family Systems
Alternative & Holistic Therapies: Transpersonal Therapy, Spiritual Resourcing
Typology: Enneagram and Jungian (including MBTI)
Coaching & Support Services: Life Coaching, Career Counseling, Relationship Coaching, Supervision Services, Therapeutic Coaching

Other Specialized Therapies:
Addiction Counseling
Anger Management Therapy
Gender-Affirming Care
Harm Reduction
Group Therapy
Walk and Talk Therapy

AREAS OF CARE

Neurodiversity Affirming Couples & Poly Systems Grief and Loss Addiction Spiritual/Identity Crisis Parenting and Blended Families

Climate/ecological distress & grief • Neurodivergent experiences in neurotypical systems • Relationship dynamics (couples, co-parenting & chosen family/village systems) • Addiction recovery • Attachment wounding

I bridge its clinical and transformative potential by:
• Pattern work – Using it as an therapy-adjacent map for persistent behaviors
• Intentional growth – Adapting it as a living framework for your unique goals

Mental Health Conditions
Anxiety (General, Social, Performance, Death, Climate, etc.)
Depression & Mood Disorders
Bipolar I & Bipolar II
PTSD & Complex Trauma (C-PTSD)
Dissociation & Dissociative Disorders (DID)
Borderline Personality Disorder/Adaptation (BPD)
Personality Disorders/Adaptations (General)
Factitious Disorder (Munchausen)
Adjustment Disorders
Dual Diagnosis

Addiction & Substance Use
Substance Use Disorders (Alcohol and Other Drugs)
Behavioral Addictions (Sex, Shopping, Gaming)
Addiction Recovery & Support

Neurodivergence & Development
Autism Spectrum (ASD)
ADHD/ADD
Learning Disabilities
Neurodiversity Support
Gifted/Twice Exceptional
Developmental Trauma
Educationational Trauma
Social Bullying, Mob “Justice” and Cancellation

Relationships & Family
Couples/Marriage Counseling
Non-Monogamy & Polyamory
Relationship Issues & Communication
Dating & Intimacy
Divorce/Separation Counseling
Family Conflict & Dynamics
Parenting & Co-Parenting
Blended Families/Step-Parenting
Infidelity & Affair Recovery

Identity & Self-Development
2SLGBTQQIA+ Issues & Support
Gender Identity & Transgender Support
Neuroqueer Issues & Support
Deep Ecology, Indigeneity & Global Distress
Sexual Identity & Sex-Positive Therapy
Racial/Cultural Identity
Spiritual/Meaning Issues
Nondual Spiritual Experiences and Reintegration
Self-Esteem & Self-Compassion
Identity Crises & Self-Exploration

Life Transitions & Challenges
Life Transitions (General)
Young Adult/Adulting Skills
Midlife Crisis & Aging Concerns
Career Guidance & Burnout
Grief & Loss
End-of-Life & Bereavement
Terminal & Chronic Illness

Trauma & Stress
Attachment Wounding
Childhood Trauma & Adverse Experiences
Sexual Trauma & Human Trafficking
Religious Trauma and Cultism
Cultural & Systemic Oppression
Caregiver Stress
Undersupported Parenting & Single Parenting
Therapy for Therapists/Helping Professionals
Climate/Ecological Anxiety

Behavioral & Emotional Regulation
Anger Management
Emotional Regulation & Overwhelm
Coping Skills Development
Perfectionism & Procrastination
Compulsive Behaviors
Sleep Issues/Insomnia

Specialized Populations
Adolescents & Teens
Men’s Issues
Incarceration and Re-entry
Activists and Organizers
Adoption & Foster Care
Parenting, Co-Parenting & Blended Families
Seniors & Geriatric Concerns
Physical Disabilities
Gaming & Nerd Culture

Assessment & Specialized Services
Therapeutic Coaching
Conflict Resolution
Enneagram Coaching/Consultation
Alternative Organizational Consultation
Intentional Communities Consultation
Meeting Facilitation
Mindfulness & Meditation Practice
Spiritual Self-Inquiry

Q & A

Something changed. I don’t understand what it is, but I feel so much more free.

Why does it make complete sense that this client is having this experience?” In other words, there is more to understand here..

I’m not here to dispense advice. I have skill in aiding folks in discovering their own innate guidance and wisdom and that stuff is just way better than somebody else’s ideas.

Trauma healing happens in relationship. When it comes to trauma healing, the therapist/client attachment relationship can become an invaluable resource toward lasting resolution of ancient injuries.

Authentic. I am genuinely curious about the real you, and I’m going to be the real me.

Develops through experimentation and learning with each client as I attune to their personal needs.

processing differences (i.e. neurodiversity) account for a significant portion of relational rupture; most couples and parent/child dyads are suffering from invisible misunderstandings.

People who have had spiritual experiences that haven’t yet been integrated into their daily lives.

BACKGROUND & IDENTITY

When I was a coach, I couldn’t accept insurance. It meant I could only work with rich folks! Having never been an adult with such means myself, and coming from the ethics of gift economics and barter, pay-for-fee services broke my heart.

I didn’t figure out how to ‘adult’ until I hit my forties—not because I lacked intelligence, motivation, or a strong work ethic, but because the way my mind naturally operates was at odds with the culture I grew up in. Over decades, through practices like meditation and deep self-reflection, I discovered that I was fully capable of thriving as an adult. Even now, I’m not entirely sure how the shift happened, but I do know this: after decades of raising children while in poverty, I somehow unlocked skills that once felt completely out of reach.

Though I now choose a thriving monogamous partnership, I lived the first quarter century of my adulthood polyamorous, raising a gaggle of amazing kids in an always-evolving extended and blended, “chosen” family structure with lots of “Mama”s and “Papa”s. As my now-adult daughter recently attested “if I could redo any of my childhood, I wouldn’t change a thing”. For me, polyamory is not theoretical orientation. It is my nature, history, and home culture.

COMMUNITY & CULTURE

2SLGBTQQIA+ Affirming Neurodiversity/Neuroqueer Affirming Polyamory & Chosen Family Climate Activism & Ecological Grief Intentional Communities Movement Permaculturalist Values Death with Dignity Advocate

The Intentional Communities movement, Permaculturalists, Catholic Workers and Hospitality houses, Climate Activism, 2SLGTBQQIA+ folks, Neurodivergence/Neuroqueer, Polyamorists, rewilding, process-oriented groups, Decentralized Organizing projects, Recovery folks, slow living, Roller Derby

In permaculture, we observe that the intersection between two distinct biomes produces a unique “edge” where more biodiversity and natural creativity becomes possible. This happens in therapy, when the therapist and client come from different cultural ecologies. At the place where we meet, we discover and become more than we could have, separately.

The universal importance of grieving. Everyone has ungrieved grief locked in our bodies, protectively. We fear who we would become if we let those feelings have us, so we push them down, or run from them, or tune them out with addictions and distractions. But when we learn to let the grief do its work, we start to get free. We get more and more free.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Formal Degrees
Master of Social Work (Trauma-Informed Clinical Program), Winona State University – Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Social Work, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater – Summa Cum Laude

Licenses
Advanced Practice Social Worker – Wisconsin (#135460 – 121)
Substance Abuse Counselor – In Training – Wisconsin (#14413 – 120)
Licensed Master of Social Work – New Mexico (#SWB-2025-0456)
Clinical Social Work Candidate – Colorado (#SWC.0000002466)
Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical License – Washington (#SWIA.SC.70009816)
Clinical Social Work Associate – Oregon (#A17059)

Certifications and Formal Training
Internal Family Systems – IFSI – Level One, and others
Brainspotting – Phases I & II
Present-Centered Relationship Coaching
Accredited Enneagram Professional – International Enneagram Association

Professional Organizations
National Association of Social Workers – Professional Member
International Enneagram Association – Professional Member

PERSONALITY FRAMEWORKS AND OTHER FUN STUFF

Enneagram Type: Point 1 with a 2 wing – SXso; Tritype: 1,7,2 “The Cool Teacher” (Sx1, So7, Sp2)
Jungian Cognitive Type; Myers Briggs: NeTi III- (conscious Ne, Ti & Fe); MBTI approximate equivalent: ENTP