Dayna Pitzer , LISW, LICSW

Dayna Pitzer is an Ohio-based licensed social worker with 18 years of clinical experience. She holds LISW and LICSW credentials - professional licenses in social work that qualify her to provide independent clinical care - and has worked across a variety of settings supporting adults and adolescents.

Early in her career she worked primarily with adults, and in 2016 she shifted her focus to teenagers involved in the juvenile justice system. Hospice work deepened her interest in grief, loss, and life-stage transitions, informed in part by her own experience caring for her mother during a battle with ovarian cancer. Her mother passed away in November 2019, and Dayna took time away from private practice to focus on healing while continuing work at a juvenile center.

In August 2020 she resumed private practice work through an online counseling service, and in 2022 she transitioned to that work full time, moving away from juvenile justice-focused practice to a broader private practice caseload. Her background includes inpatient psychiatric care, crisis intervention, hospice, and support for people managing chronic medical illness, along with a wide range of mental health and relationship concerns.

Dayna works with issues such as stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and caregiver stress, career challenges, and compassion fatigue. She brings a compassionate, strengths-focused approach and a commitment to helping people find greater peace of mind and practical tools to face lifeâs challenges.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Dayna draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to guide online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the individualâs goals and strengths, offering a supportive space where the person leads the pace of change; it is useful for building self-esteem and navigating life transitions. CBT examines patterns of thought and behavior, helping people develop practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, and stress. DBT teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that can be especially helpful for intense emotions, relationship challenges, and impulsivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dayna collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit best with their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as progress unfolds. This collaborative stance helps shape a tailored plan that respects individual differences.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexible options - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - that make it easier to fit care into busy lives, manage transportation or mobility limits, and maintain continuity of support during life transitions.