Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Dayna works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW, LICSW
- Licensed in
- Ohio, Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
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 Ohio. Dayna draws on years in inpatient psychiatry, hospice, and juvenile justice settings to guide people through hard transitions.
She focuses on clear, practical steps rather than lengthy theory. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and the fallout from life changes.
Background and approach
Dayna also brings experience supporting grief, trauma, chronic medical conditions, and caregiver strain. She has worked with people facing cancer, end-of-life issues, chronic pain, and the emotional aftermath of loss. Her background includes crisis intervention and work with teens in the juvenile justice system earlier in her career.
In session she uses client-centered work alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical skills. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolkit. That mix helps people build coping skills, change unhelpful patterns, and make steady progress.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Dayna helps clients break problems into small, manageable steps. She guides people toward clearer thinking, better emotion regulation, and more reliable daily routines.
What Dayna works with
Everything Dayna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Dayna's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dayna lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using evidence-informed approaches in online care
Dayna blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to address day-to-day problems. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting working relationship so people feel heard and respected. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into clear patterns and teaches practical skills to change them.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills to help with emotion regulation and impulsivity. DBT provides concrete tools for managing strong emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal communication. Together these approaches target stress, anger, anxiety, and mood challenges in a straightforward way.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people work face to face, phone can fit a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth, and chat or text works for quick updates or when writing feels easier. These options help people fit sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
Questions people ask about Dayna
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, and low self-esteem, and supports people facing grief, trauma, relationship strain, and major life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is straightforward and conversational. Sessions focus on practical strategies and small steps toward change.
What is her professional background?
She has 18 years of experience including inpatient psychiatric care, hospice, crisis intervention, and work in juvenile justice settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an Ohio LISW and a Massachusetts LICSW and is based in Ohio.
Which languages are offered and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
How can sessions be delivered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.