Licensed clinical social worker recordNew Jersey
Dana Spitz, LCSW
New Jersey
Licensed clinical social worker - stress and relationships
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in New Jersey
- LCSW, licence 44SC05633700
- NPI
- 1982201653
- Experience
- 22 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- New Jersey
These details come from information Dana supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
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- Client-centered work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Trauma-informed focus
About Dana
Dana Spitz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW, licensed in New Jersey, with 22 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who face stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse. Her practice also addresses career concerns, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
Dana uses a client-centered approach and partners with people to define practical goals. She listens for what is causing ongoing difficulty and helps build step-by-step plans to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Treatment decisions are made together, not imposed by the clinician.
She often integrates cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thought patterns and solution-focused techniques to set short-term, achievable goals. Trauma-focused methods are used when past events continue to affect present behavior and emotions. Emotionally-focused ideas guide work on relationships and attachment concerns.
Dana has worked with people dealing with family-of-origin issues, adoption and foster care questions, abandonment, codependency, caregiver stress, guilt and shame, and isolation. She helps people talk through communication and control issues, commitment doubts, and problems with dependency or emptiness.
Sessions move at a practical pace. Dana emphasizes skills you can use between meetings, such as problem-solving steps, communication practices, and emotional regulation tools. The aim is clearer thinking and improved daily coping rather than abstract theory.
To begin, prospective clients complete an intake that clarifies goals and barriers. From there Dana and the client build a plan with measurable steps and regular reviews of progress.
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How Dana’s approaches translate to online care
Dana commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in sessions. Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and helps clients set the goals that matter to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy involves spotting thought patterns that keep problems going and practicing alternative ways of thinking and behaving.She also uses emotionally-focused ideas to address relationship and attachment concerns. That approach looks at how emotions and interaction patterns shape close relationships and helps people change those patterns to improve connection and reduce conflict.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dana will discuss your goals, preferences, and the practical barriers you face, then recommend which methods to try first. The decision about techniques and pacing is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting meetings around work, school, and caregiving responsibilities, and shortening commute time so sessions are easier to keep. If you want to confirm which session formats are offered, check the available options before booking. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, such as problem-solving steps, communication practices, and emotion regulation exercises, so the work can fit into everyday life.
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Experience
22+ years
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New Jersey
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Dana works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship and family issues. She also focuses on parenting, career stress, anger, self-esteem and related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered style and partners with people to set goals. She combines cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques and includes trauma-focused and emotionally-focused methods when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience working as a therapist in clinical settings and private practice.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW, licensed in New Jersey.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers