Dayna Pitzer, LISW, LICSW

Dayna Pitzer is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience. She holds an Ohio LISW and a Massachusetts LICSW. Dayna has worked in a range of settings and now focuses her practice on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

She has worked in inpatient psychiatric care and crisis intervention. Dayna also has hospice experience and a long interest in grief and end-of-life counseling. Personal experience caring for a loved one with cancer shaped her understanding of loss and the slow work of mourning.

Dayna has worked with teenagers in the juvenile justice system and with parents affected by those situations. She draws on that background when supporting people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, or legal stressors.

Her approach blends practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy with client-centered listening and mindfulness skills. She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing to help people build coping skills and make clear, values-based choices.

In a session she focuses on concrete steps clients can try between meetings. She helps people break problems into small parts, practice new skills, and notice what does and does not work. Dayna aims to help clients find steadier thinking, better emotional regulation, and clearer decisions as they move forward.

How Dayna Uses Practical Approaches Online

Dayna often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. CBT sessions tend to include specific exercises, thought records, and homework that can be practiced between meetings to reduce anxiety or depression.

She also uses client-centered therapy to prioritize the person's experience. That means listening closely, reflecting what matters to the client, and letting goals guide the work rather than imposing a plan.

Dialectical behavior therapy skills are another tool she brings in when emotion regulation or impulsivity are pressing concerns. DBT-based skills focus on distress tolerance, emotional balance, and clearer communication in stressful moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dayna works collaboratively to identify which strategies fit a person's goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief ongoing coaching and reminders. These options help people access therapy in ways that fit their days and routines.