Dana Spitz
Seasoned, collaborative therapist focused on practical change
LCSW New Jersey
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Dana
Dana Spitz is an LCSW practicing in New Jersey with over 22 years of clinical experience. She emphasizes a client-centered approach, collaborating with each person to identify underlying causes of distress and to set practical goals.
Background and approach
Her work blends cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused strategies to help clients build skills, address barriers, and move toward meaningful change. Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care issues, attachment and family-of-origin struggles, codependency, communication and control issues, feelings of emptiness, and caregiver stress. Dana aims to meet clients where they are and to partner with them using sensitivity and compassion.
She frames therapy as a process that requires courage and collaboration, offering structure and individualized treatment planning. Sessions emphasize building practical coping skills and removing obstacles that interfere with progress, with the goal of helping clients gain insight and greater capacity to manage life changes and heal from emotional pain.
Approaches That Guide Online Care
Many of her sessions draw on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and developing practical skills to manage symptoms and change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day challenges.She also uses client-centered principles that emphasize empathy, respect, and collaboration so goals and pacing are shaped by the client’s priorities. This approach helps when people want a supportive space to explore feelings and clarify what matters most. In addition, emotionally-focused ideas can be introduced to help address relational patterns and deepen understanding of emotional responses when relevant.
Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process; the therapist works with clients to choose or combine methods based on their goals, comfort level, and the issues they bring. Together they will monitor what’s working and adjust strategies as needed so the plan fits the client’s needs.
Online therapy here is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options for different schedules and preferences. These formats allow therapy to be more accessible and make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and life demands.
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Experience
22+ years
Licensed
New Jersey
Languages
English