- Practical coping tools
- Grief and life changes
- Work and career stress
About Dayna
Dayna Pitzer is a licensed independent social worker with 18 years of clinical experience. She holds LISW and LICSW credentials and practices in Ohio. Dayna has worked across many settings and has guided people through grief, life changes, and complex stressors.
Before moving into full-time private practice, she spent years working with adults in hospitals and mental health settings. In 2016 she shifted focus to teenagers involved in the juvenile justice system and supported their parents as well. That work, combined with hospice and inpatient psychiatric experience, shaped her approach to loss and end-of-life concerns.
Dayna uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She draws on client-centered work to help people feel heard, and uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are used when managing strong emotions and building coping tools.
People come to her for many concerns including anxiety, depression, anger, ADHD, relationship problems, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses caregiving stress, chronic illness, attachment and abandonment issues, and the challenges that come with major life transitions.
Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented. Dayna helps clients set small, practical steps to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning. She encourages solutions that fit each person’s life and routines.
To begin, readers should confirm current session arrangements before booking. The therapist practices in Ohio and runs sessions in English.
How Dayna’s Approaches Work Online
Dayna draws from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to structure online sessions in a straightforward way. Client-centered work means the session begins with listening and building a respectful, collaborative relationship. This helps people feel understood and decide what to work on first. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, low mood, or stress.She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills when needed. Those skills are practical and can be practiced between sessions, which supports change in everyday life. Choosing which methods to use is a joint decision. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try a few approaches, and adjust based on what helps most.
Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a day, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up homework or skill practice between meetings. It can also make scheduling quicker around work or caregiving duties. The focus is on finding approaches and arrangements that fit each person’s routine and goals.
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Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Ohio, Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help people with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Career strain, parenting stress, ADHD, trauma, grief, and compassion fatigue are also areas she addresses.
What is her style in sessions?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She focuses on listening first, then using goal-focused strategies and skills practice to address day-to-day problems.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 18 years of clinical experience across inpatient psychiatric care, hospice, crisis intervention, and private practice settings.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds LISW and LICSW credentials and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy relationship?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.