Dayna Pitzer , LISW, LICSW

Dayna Pitzer is a licensed social worker with LISW and LICSW credentials who has focused her career on supporting people through grief, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions. She pursued private practice full time in 2022 through the platform to expand her availability and concentrate on clinical work. LISW stands for Licensed Independent Social Worker and LICSW stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, both reflecting advanced training in clinical social work.

Over the course of her career she has worked in a variety of settings with adults and, beginning in 2016, devoted significant time to teenagers involved in the juvenile justice system. Her hospice experience deepened a commitment to grief and loss work and to helping clients manage the emotional demands of major life phases. In 2016 she also began caring for her mother, who battled ovarian cancer; after her mother passed in November 2019, Dayna paused aspects of her private practice to focus on personal healing and her ongoing work at the juvenile center.

In August 2020 she resumed private practice through the platform and by 2022 shifted her focus to full-time remote practice. Her background includes inpatient psychiatric care, crisis intervention, hospice support, and work with chronic medical illness, equipping her to address a wide range of mental health and relationship concerns while helping people find greater peace of mind and inner strength.

Online Therapeutic Approaches and Support

Dayna Pitzer integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her online practice. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a compassionate, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist supports the client's own process of self-discovery and emotional healing - this approach can be especially helpful for issues of self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, offering practical strategies to manage anxiety, depression, stress, and coping skills for everyday challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dayna collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She draws on her experience across settings to tailor sessions so they feel relevant and manageable, working together to adjust strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Dayna uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide accessible care that fits into busy schedules. These options make it easier to attend sessions from home or while traveling, offer flexibility for different communication styles, and support consistent engagement with therapeutic work over time.