- Client-centered approach
- Skills-based tools
- Grief and loss focus
About Dayna
Dayna Pitzer is a licensed social worker with 18 years of clinical experience. She holds an Ohio LISW and a Massachusetts LICSW and practices from an adult-focused perspective. Dayna moved into full-time private practice after years in hospital, hospice, and juvenile settings. She emphasizes practical help for people facing hard life moments.
Her work grew from varied settings including inpatient psychiatric care, crisis intervention, and hospice. That hospice work shaped her interest in grief, loss, and end-of-life concerns. She also spent several years supporting teenagers in the juvenile justice system and their parents before refocusing her practice.
Dayna uses straightforward, goal-focused methods in sessions. She draws on client-centered ideas to follow each person’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices are added to teach emotion regulation and grounding when needed.
People often come for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, career transition, and coping with life changes. She also supports those dealing with trauma, relationship strain, ADHD, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. Dayna listens for practical steps that fit each person’s life.
Her approach is collaborative and direct. She helps people set small, clear goals and practices skills between sessions. Many clients leave with concrete coping strategies and clearer next steps for the challenges they face.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Dayna integrates several practical methods into her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's goals, helping shape sessions around what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and uses small experiments to test new ways of responding. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She collaborates with each person to decide which tools fit their needs and goals. That may mean using CBT skills for anxiety, DBT strategies for emotion regulation, or a client-centered check-in to set priorities each week.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full visit is not needed. They also let people practice skills in the settings where difficulties occur, and make it simpler to maintain continuity when life is chaotic. Licensed professionals tailor sessions to your goals and schedule so therapy works with your everyday life rather than around it.
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Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Ohio, Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is practical and collaborative, using client-centered care and skills training to set clear goals and practice changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical experience across inpatient psychiatric care, crisis intervention, hospice, and work with youth in the juvenile system.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an Ohio LISW and a Massachusetts LICSW and practices from Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session formats handled?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; start by completing the short matching questionnaire to schedule.