- Client-centered approach
- Practical skills
- Trauma-aware care
About Dana
Dana Spitz is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in New Jersey with 22 years of experience. She uses a client-centered approach to help people understand what is causing their stress and to set clear goals for change. Dana aims to be a collaborative partner who focuses on each person's strengths and practical steps forward.
She helps with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, anger, and self-esteem. Financial and career stress are also among the areas she addresses in sessions. Her work often includes issues such as abandonment, attachment, codependency, and caregiver strain.
Dana draws on cognitive behavioral strategies and solution-focused techniques to break problems into manageable parts. She explores patterns of thinking and behavior, and then works with clients to try small, achievable changes. When past hurts or traumatic experiences are involved, she brings trauma-focused methods alongside emotionally-focused ideas to address relationship patterns and emotional safety.
Her style is direct but compassionate. Sessions emphasize practical skills, clearer communication, and steps clients can try between meetings. She helps people make plans to remove barriers that get in the way of progress and tracks small gains as part of healing.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
How Dana's Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and working at the client's pace. Dana partners with people to identify goals and build on strengths, helping them make choices that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by giving concrete tools to try between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how emotions shape relationships and communication, and it helps people change longstanding interaction patterns that cause pain.Choosing an approach is a shared process. Dana will discuss different methods with each client and help decide which mix of strategies makes sense for current needs and personal preferences. That plan can shift as people try steps and learn what helps most.
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people practice skills in real time between sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, emotion-focused conversations, and solution-focused planning to work well through remote visits, and Dana will collaborate to structure sessions so they match practical needs and goals.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Dana works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting struggles, anger, self-esteem, career worries, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She focuses on strengths, clear goals, and practical steps clients can try between sessions.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical experience working with adults, families, children, and teenagers across a wide range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - licensed in New Jersey and practices in that state.
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 does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to start therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.