Dana Spitz, LCSW

Dana Spitz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Jersey with 22 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, trauma and parenting challenges. She also works with concerns like codependency, family of origin issues, abandonment, and caregiver stress.

Dana uses a client-centered approach. She starts by listening to what matters most and then helps people name the problems causing distress. Together they set clear goals and practical steps to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses solution-focused methods to find small, achievable changes that make a difference quickly. For relationship and attachment concerns she brings elements of emotionally-focused work to help people notice patterns and respond differently.

Sessions include building skills to manage anxiety, grief, anger, and low self-esteem. She helps people practice boundary-setting and communication when they are habitually putting others first or living around someone else’s crises. She also addresses career stress, caregiver fatigue, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Dana frames therapy as a collaborative process. She and the person in therapy create a treatment plan, check progress, and adjust steps when barriers appear. Her focus is on practical tools and clearer choices so people can handle life changes with more control and less overwhelm.

How Dana’s approaches translate to online work