- Focus on coping skills
- Experience with grief
- Practical short-term work
About Dayna
Dayna Pitzer is a licensed social worker based in Ohio with 18 years of experience. She holds an LISW and a LICSW and has spent her career working in a variety of clinical settings. Dayna moved from working with teens in the juvenile justice system to focusing her private practice full time, and she brings that breadth of experience to each conversation.
Dayna has worked in inpatient psychiatric care, crisis intervention, and hospice. Those roles shaped her interest in grief, end-of-life concerns, and coping with chronic medical illness. She also draws on long experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and the impacts of trauma and abuse.
In sessions she uses straightforward, practical methods. She leans on Client-Centered approaches to make space for each person's priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used to spot unhelpful patterns and build new skills. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing strategies help with focus and forward momentum.
People often come for help with parenting strain, relationship problems, career stress, and compassion fatigue from caregiving roles. She also supports those facing fertility challenges, chronic pain or illness, and major life transitions. Dayna emphasizes realistic steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Her bedside experience in hospice informs how she talks about grief, forgiveness, and end-of-life matters. If someone is living with health challenges, she will work with them to identify manageable goals and coping strategies. Prospective clients are encouraged to confirm current session options before booking.
Dayna has worked in inpatient psychiatric care, crisis intervention, and hospice. Those roles shaped her interest in grief, end-of-life concerns, and coping with chronic medical illness. She also draws on long experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and the impacts of trauma and abuse.
In sessions she uses straightforward, practical methods. She leans on Client-Centered approaches to make space for each person's priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used to spot unhelpful patterns and build new skills. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing strategies help with focus and forward momentum.
People often come for help with parenting strain, relationship problems, career stress, and compassion fatigue from caregiving roles. She also supports those facing fertility challenges, chronic pain or illness, and major life transitions. Dayna emphasizes realistic steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Her bedside experience in hospice informs how she talks about grief, forgiveness, and end-of-life matters. If someone is living with health challenges, she will work with them to identify manageable goals and coping strategies. Prospective clients are encouraged to confirm current session options before booking.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Ohio, Massachusetts
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's priorities. In online sessions this means the conversation starts with what matters most and the therapist adapts pacing to fit each person's needs and goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions often include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new responses between meetings to reduce anxiety and low mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for regulating emotion, tolerating distress, and improving communication. These skills are useful for strong mood swings, impulsivity, and relationship tension and can be practiced and reviewed during remote sessions.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, try out techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That process is part of treatment rather than a one-time decision.
Confirm current session options before booking to learn which remote formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes ongoing skill practice more convenient, so people can try techniques in daily life and bring results back to sessions for discussion.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, parenting strain, and issues linked to chronic illness and caregiving.
How does she approach therapy?
She uses client-centered conversations to set goals together, and employs CBT and DBT techniques to teach skills for managing thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
What is her professional background?
Dayna has 18 years of experience across inpatient psychiatric care, crisis intervention, hospice, juvenile justice settings, and private practice.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Ohio with credentials listed as LISW and LICSW, reflecting social work licensure in Ohio and Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a counseling relationship?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.