- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Trauma and attachment
About Dana
Dana Spitz is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey with 22 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship challenges. Dana also helps people coping with parenting strain, career questions, compassion fatigue, and major life changes.
She uses a client-centered stance to begin. That means she listens first, then helps people identify what’s driving their struggles. Together they set clear goals and practical steps to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.
Dana integrates cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems going. She also draws on solution-focused techniques to map small, achievable changes that build momentum.
For issues rooted in past hurt, Dana uses trauma-focused ideas and emotionally-focused work to address attachment and relationship patterns. She helps people work through adoption and foster care concerns, abandonment, family of origin problems, and the hurt that follows emotional abuse.
Sessions emphasize concrete skills and real-world problem solving. Dana addresses codependency, communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, and caregiver stress with clear strategies and joint planning. She supports people who feel empty or stuck, helping them notice practical steps toward feeling steadier.
To begin, Dana asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How Dana’s therapeutic approaches translate online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s concerns before planning next steps. Online sessions can be used to talk through what matters, set goals, and check progress from session to session.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is about identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In an online setting this often means reviewing thoughts together, assigning short exercises to practice between meetings, and following up on results.
Emotionally-focused work looks at how emotions shape relationships and attachment patterns. Online conversations can help people name emotional responses, practice new ways of connecting, and reduce reactivity in everyday interactions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Dana will work collaboratively to choose strategies that match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She reviews what is working and adjusts plans as needed so sessions stay practical and relevant.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a workday break, video conversations when a face-to-face meeting is difficult, or phone calls when bandwidth is limited. These options can reduce travel time and help maintain continuity of care while adjusting techniques to the online setting.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Dana commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and grief, parenting strain, career questions, compassion fatigue, and related issues.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She starts with a client-centered approach, listening to what matters most and setting shared goals. Then she uses practical strategies from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused work.
How much experience does she have?
Dana has 22 years of clinical experience as a practicing therapist in a variety of settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey and practices with that credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.