- Anger and impulse control
- Grief and life changes
- CBT and DBT skills
About Dayna
Dayna Pitzer is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Ohio and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts with 18 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing grief, trauma, parenting strain, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Dayna spent much of her career in a range of settings, including inpatient psychiatric care, crisis intervention, and hospice. That hospice work shaped her focus on grief and end-of-life concerns after she cared for a close family member through cancer. She later worked with teenagers involved in the juvenile justice system and with their parents, then moved back into full-time private practice.
Her approach draws on straightforward, skills-based methods. She uses elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice thought patterns that feed anger and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change.
Sessions are practical and focused. Expect conversations that identify triggers, build coping strategies, and practice new responses to anger and frustration. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help lower reactivity and increase present-moment awareness.
Dayna aims to help people manage impulses, rebuild strained relationships, and handle work or family stress without judgment. She works in English and provides services from Ohio. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and a scheduled first session are the steps she asks clients to follow.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what someone says. It helps people feel heard and clarify what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and reduce angry reactions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful when anger leads to impulsive acting out.Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose which tools to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit short check-ins into a workday or to practice skills between meetings. Video can allow real-time practice of breathing exercises and role plays, while phone sessions can be a quicker option that uses less bandwidth. Online work can help integrate therapy into everyday life while keeping focus on skill building and behavior change.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Ohio, Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with related to anger?
She helps people who struggle with losing their temper, building resentment, workplace frustration, and living with someone else’s anger. Anger is listed alongside anxiety, stress, and depression as common concerns she addresses.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and skills-focused. She uses strategies from client-centered work, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to build coping skills and reduce reactivity.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 18 years of clinical experience across inpatient psychiatry, crisis intervention, hospice, juvenile justice, and private practice. That range informs how she responds to intense emotions and loss.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LISW and LICSW credentials and provides services from Ohio. The credential abbreviations are used as supplied.
Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates depend on the chosen plan and location.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session. Those are the steps she requests to begin work together.