Dana Fritche , LCSW

Dana Fritche is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Wisconsin who brings both broad social work experience and focused clinical counseling skills to her work. She is licensed in Wisconsin and has seven years of social work experience along with four years of clinical mental health and substance abuse counseling experience.

Dana has supported people working through addictions, struggles with motivation, challenges to self-esteem and confidence, bipolar disorder, and depression. She approaches each person with a strengths-based perspective, believing that individuals are the experts of their own stories and already possess resources that can help them move forward. That belief guides a collaborative approach in which the therapist and client work together to identify goals and build practical steps toward greater well-being.

Dana recognizes that reaching out for help is a courageous step toward a more fulfilling life, and she offers steady professional support throughout that process. Her practice emphasizes practical coping skills, compassion, and encouragement as clients address the issues that matter most to them.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist offers empathy and support. This approach helps people who want to explore personal values, increase self-confidence, and make changes at their own pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and patterns of thinking that contribute to distress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines acceptance and change strategies, teaching skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness - useful for intense emotions, impulsivity, and relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dana works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adjust strategies over time to find what is most helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone, and options for live chat or text-based messaging allow therapy to fit into daily life and schedules. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals from home or work and to maintain continuity of care when routines change.