Dana Spitz, LCSW
Licensed in New Jersey · 22 years in practice
Dana Spitz is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 22 years of experience in New Jersey.
License and registration
- LCSW, New Jersey
- 44SC05633700 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1982201653 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
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About Dana
Dana Spitz is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 22 years of experience in New Jersey. She uses a client-centered style that focuses on listening first, then helping people set clear, manageable goals. Dana aims to be a steady partner through difficult moments and practical changes.
She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and emotional abuse. She also supports those facing parenting strain, relationship conflict, career stress, compassion fatigue, and challenges with self-esteem or anger.
Background and approach
Her work includes attention to adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, codependency, and caregiver stress. Dana blends cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused strategies to create short-term plans and long-term coping skills. She looks for barriers that get in the way and works with each person to remove them.
Sessions emphasize clear steps, skill-building, and finding strengths to build on. When trauma is part of someone's story, she uses trauma-focused and emotionally-focused approaches to address difficult memories and improve emotional connection to self and others. Her aim is to help people process painful experiences while learning ways to manage strong feelings.
Dana describes her role as a partner rather than an authority. She helps people identify goals, try small changes, and track progress. This practical, steady approach is intended for those ready to take active steps toward feeling better and managing life changes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dana names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Using Practical Therapy Approaches Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding a person's experience and working at their pace. It is about listening, reflecting what matters most, and helping someone set goals that feel achievable. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and habits and teaches skills to change them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into small, manageable steps.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, preferences, and how they respond to different methods. This collaborative process helps decide whether CBT, client-centered conversations, or trauma-focused techniques will be used and when to adjust the plan.
Online therapy offers several ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video is not needed, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter or more frequent contacts when useful, and let people choose formats that match their comfort with being on camera or needing less bandwidth.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Dana address?
Dana works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and emotional abuse. She also helps with parenting strain, relationship problems, career stress, compassion fatigue, and self-esteem or anger issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She listens first, then helps people set goals and build practical steps to meet them.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience working as a therapist in New Jersey across a range of concerns and settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - licensed in New Jersey.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she use?
Sessions can be by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the person's preference.
How are fees or payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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